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Wordless Outtake: Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Upwardly Mobile
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Wordless Outtake: Night Fever, I-10 Eastbound
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![Once more we take a deep look into the mirror universe of South American-built European brands. Known forms take on skewed proportions, familiar motifs find new ways of coming into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220601_152130347.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 – 1982 VW Brasilia – Dressed For Success")
Curbside Classic: 1978 – 1982 VW Brasilia – Dressed For Success
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 27 CommentsOnce more we take a deep look into the mirror universe of South American-built European brands. Known forms take on skewed proportions, familiar motifs find new ways of coming into […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy")
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
![The other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2659.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road")
Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 46 CommentsThe other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vwjetta-butt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!")
Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […] -
![In 1976 my family left Puerto Rico, as Dad –after completing his studies- was about to take on a job offer in his native country, El Salvador. At the time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220520_155323689_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 VW Passat TS (B1) – First Sight Memories")
Curbside Classic: 1976 VW Passat TS (B1) – First Sight Memories
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 16 CommentsIn 1976 my family left Puerto Rico, as Dad –after completing his studies- was about to take on a job offer in his native country, El Salvador. At the time, […] -
![We were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Scan-220401-0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green")
COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2012) Every good idea has its time in the sun, but the trick is to get out of it before skin cancer appears. The rear engine configuration was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VW-412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 VW 412 – VW’s Deadly Sin #1")
Curbside Classic: 1974 VW 412 – VW’s Deadly Sin #1
Posted on March 23, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/18/2012) Every good idea has its time in the sun, but the trick is to get out of it before skin cancer appears. The rear engine configuration was […] -
![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 […] -
![Edmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220102_160651787_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!")
COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 29 CommentsEdmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […] -
![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 […] -
![What in the name of Europe is this? I said, as I approached the recently discovered VW salvage yard in search of missing Golf A3 parts. An unknown shape on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220129_131615846_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Audi 50 – Fitting the Pieces")
Curbside Recycling: Audi 50 – Fitting the Pieces
Posted on February 15, 2022 | 19 CommentsWhat in the name of Europe is this? I said, as I approached the recently discovered VW salvage yard in search of missing Golf A3 parts. An unknown shape on […] -
![Work had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20191110_170907429.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate")
Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 12 CommentsWork had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […]
