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Curbside Classics Archives
vanagon Archive
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![It was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo")
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […] -
![One thing you will see a lot of in Berkeley, is Volkswagen Type II’s (Transporters, Microbuses), or simply “VW Buses” as they are known colloquially in America. Not as many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200524_075713.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: A Trip to Buslab – A Volkswagen Journey, Type II")
Curbside Outtakes: A Trip to Buslab – A Volkswagen Journey, Type II
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 18 CommentsOne thing you will see a lot of in Berkeley, is Volkswagen Type II’s (Transporters, Microbuses), or simply “VW Buses” as they are known colloquially in America. Not as many […] -
![(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/slow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …")
CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […] -
![I’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5803-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s")
On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s
Posted on September 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsI’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […] -
![This is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/08-19-2012-023-1024x768-e1368931252616.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses…")
Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses…
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 31 CommentsThis is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […] -
![I had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-001-800x573-e1366570582706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…")
CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…
Posted on April 30, 2013 | 14 CommentsI had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […] -
![The VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-26-2012-013-e1339094801542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […] -
![In a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1984_volkswagen_vanagon-pic-57729.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 47 CommentsIn a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […]
