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About Author: Edward Niedermeyer
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![(first posted 6/11/2014) Life can be funny. I didn’t set out to shoot this Green AMC Hornet Sportabout Gucci Edition, but then I didn’t set out to give a talk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMAG0019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Hornet Gucci Sportabout – The First Fashion Designer-Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Hornet Gucci Sportabout – The First Fashion Designer-Mobile
Posted on May 17, 2020 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/11/2014) Life can be funny. I didn’t set out to shoot this Green AMC Hornet Sportabout Gucci Edition, but then I didn’t set out to give a talk […] -
![What do you even say about a Curbside Classic like this? It’s a Beetle with a “green roof”. Amazingly there has not yet been a “but does your Beetle have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/VW-green-roof-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Portlandia Outtake: VW Beetle With Green Roof")
Portlandia Outtake: VW Beetle With Green Roof
Posted on October 19, 2016 | 20 CommentsWhat do you even say about a Curbside Classic like this? It’s a Beetle with a “green roof”. Amazingly there has not yet been a “but does your Beetle have […] -
![It is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150425_0944060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven")
Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 19 CommentsIt is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […] -
![We were somewhere outside Wasilla, at the edge of civilization (or something like it), when the drugs began to take hold. Or at least that’s what it felt like when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMAG1209.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Great Alaskan Batmobile")
CC Capsule: The Great Alaskan Batmobile
Posted on April 9, 2015 | 23 CommentsWe were somewhere outside Wasilla, at the edge of civilization (or something like it), when the drugs began to take hold. Or at least that’s what it felt like when […] -
![Much has changed since 1977, when the first episode of “Car Talk” aired on Boston’s WBUR, but the automobile’s central role in American life is not one of them. For […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Click-and-clack.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How ‘Car Talk’ Brought Us Closer To Our Cars")
How ‘Car Talk’ Brought Us Closer To Our Cars
Posted on November 4, 2014 | 39 CommentsMuch has changed since 1977, when the first episode of “Car Talk” aired on Boston’s WBUR, but the automobile’s central role in American life is not one of them. For […] -
![(Niedermeyer the younger has been busy with a number of projects since leaving TTAC almost two years ago. But TTAC alums inevitably can’t stay totally away from writing about the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Honda-nicest-people-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "From The Other Niedermeyer: You Meet The Nicest People In A Jobless Recovery")
From The Other Niedermeyer: You Meet The Nicest People In A Jobless Recovery
Posted on October 22, 2013 | 48 Comments(Niedermeyer the younger has been busy with a number of projects since leaving TTAC almost two years ago. But TTAC alums inevitably can’t stay totally away from writing about the […] -
![When you work for long enough as an “automotive journalist,” you inevitably begin to expect certain things. Frequent flier miles. Regular flattery from people you don’t know. Access to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC_0010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule Comparison: Outback With The Countryman")
CC Capsule Comparison: Outback With The Countryman
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 27 CommentsWhen you work for long enough as an “automotive journalist,” you inevitably begin to expect certain things. Frequent flier miles. Regular flattery from people you don’t know. Access to the […] -
![Edward knows I have an irrepressible passion about scaled down trucks. Like in compact, but ready for serious work. They’re all over Europe, managing to do the work that much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_05871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Greetings From Italy – Your Next Truck, Dad")
CC Outtake: Greetings From Italy – Your Next Truck, Dad
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 15 CommentsEdward knows I have an irrepressible passion about scaled down trucks. Like in compact, but ready for serious work. They’re all over Europe, managing to do the work that much […] -
![Edward sends us these shots of a Citroën Méhari found on one of the drivable areas of Venice. As well as some complaints about the realities of “modern” Italy, especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_05671.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Greetings From Venice – Citroën Méhari")
CC Outtake: Greetings From Venice – Citroën Méhari
Posted on December 10, 2011 | 6 CommentsEdward sends us these shots of a Citroën Méhari found on one of the drivable areas of Venice. As well as some complaints about the realities of “modern” Italy, especially […]
