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VW Beetle Archive
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A Nice Set Of Curbside Finds Along the GAP Trail
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 14 CommentsI am in the process of training for my ~100 mile per day bike ride, from Pittsburgh to D.C. With that taking place, why not look at some of the […] -
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 […] -
COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part III
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 13 Comments(Note: not much sightseeing, but lots of border trouble.) The drive from Oaxaca to Tapachula (the southernmost city in Mexico) was a tedious and uneventful affair. An 8-hour 6,000 feet […] -
COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part I
Posted on March 9, 2022 | 16 CommentsBy December 2002, after a couple of years of poor finances the harsh truth couldn’t be denied: my stay in the city of San Francisco had come to an […] -
COAL: 1968 Beetle, Part II – Learning to live with the Bug.
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 18 CommentsIt sat for a couple of months in a corner of the Arco station on Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale. A used light blue 1968 Beetle, in straight shape, sitting next to […] -
COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 6 CommentsThe idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […] -
Vintage Kodachrome: Exploring and Off-Roading In The Southwest In A ’56 Volkswagen
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 46 CommentsContinuing this series, in 1956 the photographer bought himself a new Volkswagen to replace his ’53 Ford wagon. He wasn’t the only one, as VW sales suddenly took off rather […] -
CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
Posted on December 16, 2016 | 15 CommentsOne day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […] -
CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal
Posted on November 17, 2016 | 33 CommentsIn Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […] -
CC Outtake: I See Classics Of Green, Skies Of Blue
Posted on June 13, 2016 | 13 CommentsEvery year, thousands of Queenslanders from Brisbane and the Gold Coast cross the border into New South Wales and its array of delightful towns. Lennox Head is a tranquil, beachside […] -
CC Outtake: Just A Cool Old Beetle
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 33 CommentsMy Uncle Dave, who previously brought us the North Platte Bronco, once again brings us cell phone pics of a cool old car, and really, who doesn’t love an old […] -
CC Outtake: Two New Cars In Fifty Years
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe driveway in this house near mine tells a fairly obvious story: we’re not big into buying new cars very often. These two stalwarts have been there since I moved […]
![A Nice Set Of Curbside Finds Along the GAP Trail I am in the process of training for my ~100 mile per day bike ride, from Pittsburgh to D.C. With that taking place, why not look at some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250518_073517_54527723032_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 2003 VW Type 1 Beetle: Last of the Mohicans (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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170430_112905-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part III (Note: not much sightseeing, but lots of border trouble.) The drive from Oaxaca to Tapachula (the southernmost city in Mexico) was a tedious and uneventful affair. An 8-hour 6,000 feet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ze-return.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part I By December 2002, after a couple of years of poor finances the harsh truth couldn’t be denied: my stay in the city of San Francisco had come to an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1968 Beetle, Part II – Learning to live with the Bug. It sat for a couple of months in a corner of the Arco station on Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale. A used light blue 1968 Beetle, in straight shape, sitting next to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-02-04-16.07.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership The idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vvvw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Kodachrome: Exploring and Off-Roading In The Southwest In A ’56 Volkswagen Continuing this series, in 1956 the photographer bought himself a new Volkswagen to replace his ’53 Ford wagon. He wasn’t the only one, as VW sales suddenly took off rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8588096650_a51e17eeae_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City One day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pontiac-trans-sport-obrera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal In Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/vw-caribe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: I See Classics Of Green, Skies Of Blue Every year, thousands of Queenslanders from Brisbane and the Gold Coast cross the border into New South Wales and its array of delightful towns. Lennox Head is a tranquil, beachside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/vw-beetle-mgb-gt-v8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Just A Cool Old Beetle My Uncle Dave, who previously brought us the North Platte Bronco, once again brings us cell phone pics of a cool old car, and really, who doesn’t love an old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/beetle-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Two New Cars In Fifty Years The driveway in this house near mine tells a fairly obvious story: we’re not big into buying new cars very often. These two stalwarts have been there since I moved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-123-176-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


