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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(first posted 10/16/2013) In order to justify my headline, I have to make a few disclaimers and qualifications: by “compact”, I mean the Big Three’s low-end economy compacts that arrived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-59-036-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963½ Ford Falcon Futura V8 – The Economy Compacts Enter The V8 Era")
Curbside Classic: 1963½ Ford Falcon Futura V8 – The Economy Compacts Enter The V8 Era
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) In order to justify my headline, I have to make a few disclaimers and qualifications: by “compact”, I mean the Big Three’s low-end economy compacts that arrived […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2017) Mike Hayes has managed to catch a rare vehicle, one that has not yet made its appearance at CC. And it was hauling a load […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/35381735411_5addb29834_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Jeep FC-170 – Jeep’s Unconventional Truck Is Still At Work Hauling Gravel")
Cohort Classic: Jeep FC-170 – Jeep’s Unconventional Truck Is Still At Work Hauling Gravel
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 48 Comments(first posted 6/27/2017) Mike Hayes has managed to catch a rare vehicle, one that has not yet made its appearance at CC. And it was hauling a load […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2012) Is it the goal of CC to document every make, model and generation of car? I don’t know, but if it is, I’m going to need some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-132-138-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix – Neither Grand Nor Inspiring To Write About")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix – Neither Grand Nor Inspiring To Write About
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 155 Comments(first posted 12/5/2012) Is it the goal of CC to document every make, model and generation of car? I don’t know, but if it is, I’m going to need some […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2017) A ten cylinder Corvair engine installed in a FWD ’62 Impala? How’s that to get the juices of a hard-core Corvair air-head going? One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CC-328-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Engine Prototype: The Stillborn Corvair Gen2 Modular Engine – From Two to Twelve Cylinders")
Engine Prototype: The Stillborn Corvair Gen2 Modular Engine – From Two to Twelve Cylinders
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/14/2017) A ten cylinder Corvair engine installed in a FWD ’62 Impala? How’s that to get the juices of a hard-core Corvair air-head going? One of […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2013) The original military Jeep is rightfully considered one of the most iconic and influential vehicles ever built, right up there with the Ford Model T and Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-133-085-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon – The First Modern Station Wagon and SUV")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon – The First Modern Station Wagon and SUV
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted 10/28/2013) The original military Jeep is rightfully considered one of the most iconic and influential vehicles ever built, right up there with the Ford Model T and Volkswagen […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2017. And I forgot then to credit the Cohort poster; my apologies) It’s time for a little balance to all these big Amerkaner Strassenkreuzer. And what could be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Messerschmitt-y-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: FMR Messerschmitt Kabinenroller – The Scooter With A Cabin")
Cohort Classic: FMR Messerschmitt Kabinenroller – The Scooter With A Cabin
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/21/2017. And I forgot then to credit the Cohort poster; my apologies) It’s time for a little balance to all these big Amerkaner Strassenkreuzer. And what could be […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2017) This is going to be a quick one, as I’ve got lots of other pressing business. But this very fine Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187), […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/34802850125_42b66edb87_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1952 Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187) – A Classic In Its Time")
Cohort Outtake: 1952 Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187) – A Classic In Its Time
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 6/16/2017) This is going to be a quick one, as I’ve got lots of other pressing business. But this very fine Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187), […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2017) I may fancy myself a bit of a Corvair-O-Phile, but there’s still lots to learn. The trip to the Ypsilanti Museum yielded some new information about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Corvair-1961-heaters-both.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Corvair Warm Comfort – Heating Optional (1960-1961); Your Choice of Gasoline or Engine Heat")
Automotive History: Corvair Warm Comfort – Heating Optional (1960-1961); Your Choice of Gasoline or Engine Heat
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/15/2017) I may fancy myself a bit of a Corvair-O-Phile, but there’s still lots to learn. The trip to the Ypsilanti Museum yielded some new information about […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2013) Was it in response to VW’s Automatic Stickshift? In the spring of 1968, Chevrolet introduced its own semi-automatic transmission, called Torque Drive. It turned out to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chevy-torque-drive.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Chevrolet’s Torque Drive – A Dumber Powerglide")
Automotive History: Chevrolet’s Torque Drive – A Dumber Powerglide
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013) Was it in response to VW’s Automatic Stickshift? In the spring of 1968, Chevrolet introduced its own semi-automatic transmission, called Torque Drive. It turned out to be […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2013) One of the more unique chapters in the colorful history of the Indy 500 was written by Clessie Cummins, the irrepressible founder and promoter of his pioneering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cummins-diesels-assaulted-indy-inline-4-photo-448621-s-original.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Big Cummins Diesels Come To The Indianapolis 500")
Big Cummins Diesels Come To The Indianapolis 500
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 5/24/2013) One of the more unique chapters in the colorful history of the Indy 500 was written by Clessie Cummins, the irrepressible founder and promoter of his pioneering […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2014) In this day of nine-speed automatics and CVTs, a two-speed automatic transmission may seem downright antediluvian. Not infrequently, comments here express shock, surprise or disdain for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Powerglode-shifter-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Two-Speed Automatics vs. Three-Speed Manuals – When 2 = 3, More Or Less")
Automotive History: Two-Speed Automatics vs. Three-Speed Manuals – When 2 = 3, More Or Less
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 136 Comments(first posted 9/23/2014) In this day of nine-speed automatics and CVTs, a two-speed automatic transmission may seem downright antediluvian. Not infrequently, comments here express shock, surprise or disdain for the […] -
![EVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0743-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years")
Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 21 CommentsEVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2012. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Powerglide-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?")
Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 186 Comments(first posted 3/30/2012. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. […] -
![There were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cad-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time")
Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-087-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […]
