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![Paul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1975-Volkswagen-Rabbit-Rallye-Green-2040-cars-front-3q-right-crop.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design")
CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 53 CommentsPaul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2018) As turbocharging has become increasingly common, certain car-and-engine combinations have disappeared. We’ll probably never see another five-cylinder Volvo again. A dwindling number of mid-size sedans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/carsandcoffee-vw-golf-r32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2005-09 Volkswagen Golf R32 – The Six-Cylinder Golf Lies Six Feet Under")
Curbside Capsule: 2005-09 Volkswagen Golf R32 – The Six-Cylinder Golf Lies Six Feet Under
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 4/3/2018) As turbocharging has become increasingly common, certain car-and-engine combinations have disappeared. We’ll probably never see another five-cylinder Volvo again. A dwindling number of mid-size sedans […] -
![After VW discontinued the Cabrio, the only other non-Beetle VW convertible I was aware of was the charming yet short-lived and little-loved Eos. Which is why I was dumbfounded when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_6324_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Volkswagen Mk6 Golf Cabriolet – I Didn’t Even Know These Existed!")
CC Outtake: Volkswagen Mk6 Golf Cabriolet – I Didn’t Even Know These Existed!
Posted on December 10, 2018 | 28 CommentsAfter VW discontinued the Cabrio, the only other non-Beetle VW convertible I was aware of was the charming yet short-lived and little-loved Eos. Which is why I was dumbfounded when […] -
![Well folks, I have postponed it for a while. I wanted to never have to do it. But I am afraid here it comes. The “Sorry I have not written […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 – 218 Inches of Bankruptcy")
Auction Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 – 218 Inches of Bankruptcy
Posted on July 13, 2018 | 27 CommentsWell folks, I have postponed it for a while. I wanted to never have to do it. But I am afraid here it comes. The “Sorry I have not written […]
