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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![We’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/49417797227_64c6bc75ec_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Eagle-Summit-1993-1996-side-by-theProfessor47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste")
Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […] -
![(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Datsun-Sports-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […] -
![images via Hemmings The 1957 Rambler Rebel truly lived up to its name; it was totally out of character for the thrifty, compact, six-cylinder Rambler brand at the time. Out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rebel-banner-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1957 Rambler Rebel – “America’s Fastest Sedan” – Not Quite")
Vintage Review: 1957 Rambler Rebel – “America’s Fastest Sedan” – Not Quite
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 30 Commentsimages via Hemmings The 1957 Rambler Rebel truly lived up to its name; it was totally out of character for the thrifty, compact, six-cylinder Rambler brand at the time. Out […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2018) You want to know why Nissan has run a distant number two to Toyota for almost ever? Here’s just one of very many reasons: inconsistency. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CC-375-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pathfinder – The Long and Winding Path Started Here")
Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pathfinder – The Long and Winding Path Started Here
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 12/20/2018) You want to know why Nissan has run a distant number two to Toyota for almost ever? Here’s just one of very many reasons: inconsistency. […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2018) Benoît found and posted something a bit out of the ordinary for us to savor. It’s a Vanden Plas Princess 1100, the most luxurious and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/32173093908_7ab7b5343e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – When Status Came In Small Packages")
Cohort Outtake: Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – When Status Came In Small Packages
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/20/2018) Benoît found and posted something a bit out of the ordinary for us to savor. It’s a Vanden Plas Princess 1100, the most luxurious and […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2012) Is it a stretch to say that finding this beater Corolla AE86 GT-S on the street is the equivalent of finding an original and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-103-036-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S – The Legendary AE86")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S – The Legendary AE86
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 32 Comments(first posted 4/2/2012) Is it a stretch to say that finding this beater Corolla AE86 GT-S on the street is the equivalent of finding an original and […] -
![Previewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a-mystery.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Can You ID This Mystery Car?")
Can You ID This Mystery Car?
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 31 CommentsPreviewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […] -
![1965 would turn out to be a very happy new year for Plymouth with sales up 32% I’d like to wish all of you a CC readers and contributors a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/happy-new-year.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Happy New Year! And Thank You For Making 2024 Another Record Year For Curbside Classic")
Happy New Year! And Thank You For Making 2024 Another Record Year For Curbside Classic
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 15 Comments1965 would turn out to be a very happy new year for Plymouth with sales up 32% I’d like to wish all of you a CC readers and contributors a […] -
![Although more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1490.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time")
CC’s Best of 2024: The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 32 CommentsAlthough more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […] -
![David Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Vintage Photos: Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance")
CC’s Best of 2024: Vintage Photos: Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance
Posted on December 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsDavid Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […] -
![My van sojourns in the West take me through many small towns and hamlets invariably populated by a very high percentage of curbside classics. I’ve shot and shown many examples […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0200-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: All The Curbside Classics of Harrington, WA – A Complete Survey Of One Small Rural Town")
CC’s Best of 2024: All The Curbside Classics of Harrington, WA – A Complete Survey Of One Small Rural Town
Posted on December 29, 2024 | 28 CommentsMy van sojourns in the West take me through many small towns and hamlets invariably populated by a very high percentage of curbside classics. I’ve shot and shown many examples […] -
![shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg HEMI. Chrysler trademarked that name for good reasons, as it’s the only engine name that has become a genuine legend, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53683890262_da32159762_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1951 Chrysler New Yorker – The Legendary Hemi V8 Is Born")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1951 Chrysler New Yorker – The Legendary Hemi V8 Is Born
Posted on December 28, 2024 | 26 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg HEMI. Chrysler trademarked that name for good reasons, as it’s the only engine name that has become a genuine legend, […] -
![The Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0835.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 34 CommentsThe Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […] -
![Porsche 944s are getting a bit scarce around here these days, so I was cheered by seeing one pull into this gas station from a ways off. I did notice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2491.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Porsche 944 Wearing Christmas Lights – The Rolling CC Christmas Car(d)")
Porsche 944 Wearing Christmas Lights – The Rolling CC Christmas Car(d)
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 16 CommentsPorsche 944s are getting a bit scarce around here these days, so I was cheered by seeing one pull into this gas station from a ways off. I did notice […]
