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![(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1986VWCabriolet05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […] -
![In the early 2010s, my wife and I enjoyed an idyllic life by San Francisco Bay. We both lived and worked in a compact midcentury cottage in Corte Madera and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2016-Volkswagen-Golf-SportWagen-2022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen SEL – Aus Liebe zum Automobil (#7)")
COAL: 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen SEL – Aus Liebe zum Automobil (#7)
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 58 CommentsIn the early 2010s, my wife and I enjoyed an idyllic life by San Francisco Bay. We both lived and worked in a compact midcentury cottage in Corte Madera and […] -
![We all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_20220403_161641542_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners")
Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 8 CommentsWe all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […] -
![The summer of 1985 was a time of transition for me. For the first time of my life, I was on the verge of real life – which included two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1985-GTI-01a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Volkswagen GTI – Chapter 8, Fahrvergnugen!")
COAL: 1985 Volkswagen GTI – Chapter 8, Fahrvergnugen!
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 57 CommentsThe summer of 1985 was a time of transition for me. For the first time of my life, I was on the verge of real life – which included two […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vwjetta-butt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!")
Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […] -
![We were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Scan-220401-0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green")
COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […] -
![Edmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220102_160651787_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!")
COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 29 CommentsEdmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […] -
![I have various memories of VW Rabbits, the first one I ever rode in was actually a Golf, probably around 1976 or so when my best friend’s mom replaced her […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8632.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit C Diesel – Not Hopped Up, But All Hopped Out")
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit C Diesel – Not Hopped Up, But All Hopped Out
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsI have various memories of VW Rabbits, the first one I ever rode in was actually a Golf, probably around 1976 or so when my best friend’s mom replaced her […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2014) You are looking at the car that oversaw the decline of Volkswagen’s fortunes in the US market, but don’t hold that against it. The teal jellybean parked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mk2Golf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Golf (A2) – Ready, Steady, Golf")
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Golf (A2) – Ready, Steady, Golf
Posted on February 21, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/13/2014) You are looking at the car that oversaw the decline of Volkswagen’s fortunes in the US market, but don’t hold that against it. The teal jellybean parked […] -
![In this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opel-Vectra_Astra-Parc-des-Expos-20151111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2")
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 18 CommentsIn this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […] -
![I have developed a reputation as the Broughamy go-to author here on CC (along with Richard Bennett, natch), but the plain truth is I can find just about anything on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/356B-Roadsters-e1367280724814.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Imported CCs: Ich Mag Deutsche Bordsteinkante Klassiker – Wirklich!")
Imported CCs: Ich Mag Deutsche Bordsteinkante Klassiker – Wirklich!
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 28 CommentsI have developed a reputation as the Broughamy go-to author here on CC (along with Richard Bennett, natch), but the plain truth is I can find just about anything on […]
