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GTI Archive
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![(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1637-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track")
Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […] -
![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&quality=75&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 October 20, 2013) I used to play a game on Craigslist. Ok, OK, I’ll be honest, I still do. I will search “Cars For Sale – By Owner” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GTI16v.1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 VW GTI 16v – Must. Stop. Browsing. Craigslist.")
COAL: 1988 VW GTI 16v – Must. Stop. Browsing. Craigslist.
Posted on March 18, 2018 | 38 Comments(First Posted October 20, 2013) I used to play a game on Craigslist. Ok, OK, I’ll be honest, I still do. I will search “Cars For Sale – By Owner” […] -
![(First posted July 21, 2013, here with slight updates) When I recently wrote about the car that my girlfriend brought into the home that we had started to share, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AlliGTI1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW GTI Mk3 – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnügen?")
COAL: 1996 VW GTI Mk3 – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnügen?
Posted on December 17, 2017 | 41 Comments(First posted July 21, 2013, here with slight updates) When I recently wrote about the car that my girlfriend brought into the home that we had started to share, it […] -
![(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GTI1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!")
COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 47 Comments(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […] -
![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&quality=75&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 […] -
![If one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1995.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure?")
CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure?
Posted on May 23, 2014 | 20 CommentsIf one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […] -
![To a non-enthusiast this little Suzuki in the junkyard is no great loss. Just another little tin box disposed of after its useful life has come to an end. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1989-Suzuki-Swift-GT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1989 Suzuki Swift GT")
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Suzuki Swift GT
Posted on December 11, 2013 | 58 CommentsTo a non-enthusiast this little Suzuki in the junkyard is no great loss. Just another little tin box disposed of after its useful life has come to an end. But […] -
![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&quality=75&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 […]
