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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(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&ssl=1 "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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part III")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part I")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Beetle, Part II – Learning to live with the Bug.")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Vintage Kodachrome: Exploring and Off-Roading In The Southwest In A ’56 Volkswagen")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: I See Classics Of Green, Skies Of Blue")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Just A Cool Old Beetle")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two New Cars In Fifty Years")
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 […]
