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vw Archive
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![After about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1982-VW-Scirocco-Ad-2-115x115.jpg "My 1982 VW (Gen II) Scirocco – This Ain’t No Outer Space Ship")
My 1982 VW (Gen II) Scirocco – This Ain’t No Outer Space Ship
Posted on August 29, 2026 | 18 CommentsAfter about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […] -
![Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Scirocco-Me-115x115.jpeg "My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account")
My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 25 CommentsUpon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […] -
![(Updated 8/10/2026) That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VW-Kübelwagen.jpg "The VW Kübelwagen And Schwimmwagen: Germany’s WW2 Jeeps")
The VW Kübelwagen And Schwimmwagen: Germany’s WW2 Jeeps
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 73 Comments(Updated 8/10/2026) That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […] -
![(Updated 2/25/2026) Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall. (Pride before the fall). The gen1 Scirocco (CC here) is a gem, one of those rare cars that has always looked good since […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-72-130-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982 VW Scirocco Mk II – We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Italian Designers")
Curbside Classic: 1982 VW Scirocco Mk II – We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Italian Designers
Posted on February 25, 2026 | 63 Comments(Updated 2/25/2026) Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall. (Pride before the fall). The gen1 Scirocco (CC here) is a gem, one of those rare cars that has always looked good since […] -
![When Volkswagen developed the original VW Golf/Rabbit, they turned to Italdesign, the design firm of Giorgetto Giugiaro. Although Giugiaro’s role in the design of the Golf is of course well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1971-Italdesign-Golf-prototype-color-rear-3q-right-115x115.webp "Giugiaro And The Golf: Rare Pictures Of The Original Italdesign VW Golf/Rabbit Prototype")
Giugiaro And The Golf: Rare Pictures Of The Original Italdesign VW Golf/Rabbit Prototype
Posted on February 7, 2026 | 28 CommentsWhen Volkswagen developed the original VW Golf/Rabbit, they turned to Italdesign, the design firm of Giorgetto Giugiaro. Although Giugiaro’s role in the design of the Golf is of course well […] -
![(Updated 12/14/2025) With its shiny red paint job and sporty wheels, this VW Pickup looks ready to leap into service, providing its owner with a useful load capacity and economical […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Front-quarter.jpg "1980 Volkswagen Pickup: Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating")
1980 Volkswagen Pickup: Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating
Posted on December 14, 2025 | 42 Comments(Updated 12/14/2025) With its shiny red paint job and sporty wheels, this VW Pickup looks ready to leap into service, providing its owner with a useful load capacity and economical […] -
![(Updated 11/29/2025) The Van Wars were in full swing by the early ’90s. The dreaded crossovers hadn’t yet put in an appearance, and the Minivan was King. Dodge and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/aa-6-11-and-6-12-2013-008.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan – The Vanagon That Wasn’t There")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan – The Vanagon That Wasn’t There
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 42 Comments(Updated 11/29/2025) The Van Wars were in full swing by the early ’90s. The dreaded crossovers hadn’t yet put in an appearance, and the Minivan was King. Dodge and […] -
![(Updated 10/10/2025) By now, it seems that Volkswagen has tried almost everything to find success in the American market. The original VW (which we covered HERE) was a true “People’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1987VWFox011.jpg "1987 Volkswagen Fox – This German Fox Has A Brazilian Accent")
1987 Volkswagen Fox – This German Fox Has A Brazilian Accent
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 91 Comments(Updated 10/10/2025) By now, it seems that Volkswagen has tried almost everything to find success in the American market. The original VW (which we covered HERE) was a true “People’s […] -
![(Updated 10/6/2025) Brazil is to VW what Australia is to the Big Three: an alternate universe where things look both familiar and yet quite surreal. Take this 1981 Volkswagen Gol, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vw-gol-l-1300-1980.jpg "1981 Brazilian VW Gol – A Shortened Audi 80 With An Aircooled Beetle Engine In Front")
1981 Brazilian VW Gol – A Shortened Audi 80 With An Aircooled Beetle Engine In Front
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 53 Comments(Updated 10/6/2025) Brazil is to VW what Australia is to the Big Three: an alternate universe where things look both familiar and yet quite surreal. Take this 1981 Volkswagen Gol, […] -
![(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3.jpg "Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country")
Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 72 Comments(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […] -
![(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fred-3.jpg "Curbside Find: Meet Fred, The Very Customized VW Van")
Curbside Find: Meet Fred, The Very Customized VW Van
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 28 Comments(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […] -
![This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg "Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars")
Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […] -
![Well now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2973.jpeg "Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion")
Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 61 CommentsWell now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with 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 […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2014) Since its inception, practicality and functionality were the dominant forces that defined Volkswagens. With the arrival of the B5 Passat in 1996, that took […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-128-038-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1992 VW Passat Wagon (B3) – Practicality Über Alles")
Curbside Classic: 1992 VW Passat Wagon (B3) – Practicality Über Alles
Posted on November 16, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/11/2014) Since its inception, practicality and functionality were the dominant forces that defined Volkswagens. With the arrival of the B5 Passat in 1996, that took […]
