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Volkswagen Archive
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![Those are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_193349.jpg "1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic")
1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 39 CommentsThose are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […] -
![First let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_1023-1.jpg "Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates")
Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsFirst let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […] -
![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 big […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1975-Volkswagen-Rabbit-Rallye-Green-2040-cars-front-3q-right-crop.webp "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 | 55 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 big […] -
![Judging by the popularity of the Vintage Photo features, a lot of people are interested not only in specific cars, but the glimpses of earlier eras they represent. I thought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1969-Chevrolet-Impala-hardtop-gold-Mecum-Auctions-W74-front-3q-left.webp "What Cars And Trucks Did Americans Buy In 1969? – A CC Auto Yearbook Feature")
What Cars And Trucks Did Americans Buy In 1969? – A CC Auto Yearbook Feature
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 66 CommentsJudging by the popularity of the Vintage Photo features, a lot of people are interested not only in specific cars, but the glimpses of earlier eras they represent. I thought […] -
![Last month I lost my beloved mom, LaVerne, who died peacefully at age 90. After her long, slow decline, our whole extended family is feeling relieved, grateful, and blessed. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FastFoto_0248_a.jpg "Mom’s Driveway Shots: Just Using Up the End of the Roll")
Mom’s Driveway Shots: Just Using Up the End of the Roll
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 37 CommentsLast month I lost my beloved mom, LaVerne, who died peacefully at age 90. After her long, slow decline, our whole extended family is feeling relieved, grateful, and blessed. In […] -
![Although it had no equivalent in the U.S. VW line until 1983, I daresay most American enthusiasts are familiar with the original Volkswagen Golf GTI, the trend-setting “hot hatch” that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AMS-1976-15-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI-road-test-1.webp "Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Volkswagen Golf GTI — VW Hot Hatch Changes The Game, But Americans Don’t Get It")
Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Volkswagen Golf GTI — VW Hot Hatch Changes The Game, But Americans Don’t Get It
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 29 CommentsAlthough it had no equivalent in the U.S. VW line until 1983, I daresay most American enthusiasts are familiar with the original Volkswagen Golf GTI, the trend-setting “hot hatch” that […] -
![“A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1978-monaco.jpeg "Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change")
Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 93 Comments“A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […] -
![A year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Car-and-Driver-1989-11-p125-top.webp "Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”")
Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 24 CommentsA year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1986VWCabriolet05.jpg "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 […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2012) How many vehicles have effected radical and lasting change? Not just in the automotive sphere, but also the realms of society, politics, popular culture, comedy, philosophy; even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-167-012.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Deluxe Micro Bus “Samba” – A Truly Revolutionary Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Deluxe Micro Bus “Samba” – A Truly Revolutionary Vehicle
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/26/2012) How many vehicles have effected radical and lasting change? Not just in the automotive sphere, but also the realms of society, politics, popular culture, comedy, philosophy; even […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2017) Sometimes, great engines are applauded and commended from day one, like the small block chevy engine. But other times they are equally as good, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EA827-2.jpg "Engine History: Audi’s (and VW) EA827 Engine – The Inline Four That Could!")
Engine History: Audi’s (and VW) EA827 Engine – The Inline Four That Could!
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 12/9/2017) Sometimes, great engines are applauded and commended from day one, like the small block chevy engine. But other times they are equally as good, […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2016-Volkswagen-Golf-SportWagen-2022.jpg "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 […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2017) Back in the Spring, when, according to the Good Book, “kings go off to war”, I hauled the Esposita out to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170430_112905-1.jpg "Car Show Classic: 2003 VW Type 1 Beetle: Last of the Mohicans")
Car Show Classic: 2003 VW Type 1 Beetle: Last of the Mohicans
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/21/2017) Back in the Spring, when, according to the Good Book, “kings go off to war”, I hauled the Esposita out to the […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2011. Updated 9/17/2023) Having the distinction of being the most built car ever (over 21 million), the Volkswagen Beetle rightfully gets a lot of CC attention. In this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-109-024-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1946 Volkswagen 1100 (Type 11): The Beetle Crawls Out Of The Rubble")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Volkswagen 1100 (Type 11): The Beetle Crawls Out Of The Rubble
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 121 Comments(first posted 2/11/2011. Updated 9/17/2023) Having the distinction of being the most built car ever (over 21 million), the Volkswagen Beetle rightfully gets a lot of CC attention. In this […]
