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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(first posted 5/18/2017) When I first saw this Olds 98 coupe at the Cohort, shot by William Rubano, its understated and rather formal elegance is what caught my eye. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34409870231_f71848474e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1964 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Custom Sports Coupe – Olds Goes Bonkers With Giant Sporty Coupes")
Cohort Capsule: 1964 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Custom Sports Coupe – Olds Goes Bonkers With Giant Sporty Coupes
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 5/18/2017) When I first saw this Olds 98 coupe at the Cohort, shot by William Rubano, its understated and rather formal elegance is what caught my eye. […] -
![(first posted 11/16/2012) Perhaps the single biggest factor in the death of the golden era of muscle cars was the explosive rise of insurance rates for anything deemed to fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/POntiac-LeMans-Sport-1970-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1970 Pontiac Le Mans Sport – The Insurance Special")
Cohort Outtake: 1970 Pontiac Le Mans Sport – The Insurance Special
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 11/16/2012) Perhaps the single biggest factor in the death of the golden era of muscle cars was the explosive rise of insurance rates for anything deemed to fall […] -
![There were a lot of different trucks on the highways in the early ’60s that kept me busy spotting them on our summer vacation trips. One that caught my eye […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52844519082_142fef7375_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: Late ’50s Diamond T COE Semi Truck – The Most Handsome COE Semi Truck?")
Vintage Truck: Late ’50s Diamond T COE Semi Truck – The Most Handsome COE Semi Truck?
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 26 CommentsThere were a lot of different trucks on the highways in the early ’60s that kept me busy spotting them on our summer vacation trips. One that caught my eye […] -
![I would not blame you for thinking this was an AI-generated image, as it’s a bit hard to imagine that front end being “real”. But real it is; all too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1954_Packard_PantherDaytonaRoadster2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage What If? 1954 Packard Panther – No, It’s Real, Not AI-Generated, And Powered By A Supercharged Flathead Straight Eight")
Vintage What If? 1954 Packard Panther – No, It’s Real, Not AI-Generated, And Powered By A Supercharged Flathead Straight Eight
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 24 CommentsI would not blame you for thinking this was an AI-generated image, as it’s a bit hard to imagine that front end being “real”. But real it is; all too […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2017) This is an exceptional find by CC reader and Cohort Teddy. The almost identical 1950 version was the first hardtop coupe in its price class, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/33811955804_bc5441d76e_o-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air – The Hardtop Era Begins")
Cohort Classic: 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air – The Hardtop Era Begins
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 5/17/2017) This is an exceptional find by CC reader and Cohort Teddy. The almost identical 1950 version was the first hardtop coupe in its price class, and […] -
![Jose Luis Herrera sent me these shots of an Argentine Dodge Coronado, which was built there from 1968 or 1969 all the way to 1981. It’s a restyled Dodge Dart, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52859930689_c99d160c08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Coronado – The A-Body Lived On, Until 1981 In Argentina")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Coronado – The A-Body Lived On, Until 1981 In Argentina
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 33 CommentsJose Luis Herrera sent me these shots of an Argentine Dodge Coronado, which was built there from 1968 or 1969 all the way to 1981. It’s a restyled Dodge Dart, […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2017) Thanks to CC reader Martin M., who shot this rare 1956 Rometsch Beeskow in Novato, CA., We can finally give this Porsche 356/Karmann Ghia alternative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Rometsch-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Rometsch Beeskow – Coach-Built VW")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Rometsch Beeskow – Coach-Built VW
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/16/2017) Thanks to CC reader Martin M., who shot this rare 1956 Rometsch Beeskow in Novato, CA., We can finally give this Porsche 356/Karmann Ghia alternative […] -
![It’s easy to underestimate the value of low depreciation of a new car. It’s like a substantial guaranteed discount off the price, collectible when it’s traded in, or at purchase, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52557269337_dd0260d510_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcard: The Biggest Reason The Impala Was A Repeat Best-Seller?")
Vintage Postcard: The Biggest Reason The Impala Was A Repeat Best-Seller?
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 52 CommentsIt’s easy to underestimate the value of low depreciation of a new car. It’s like a substantial guaranteed discount off the price, collectible when it’s traded in, or at purchase, […] -
![shot and posted by nifticus Lamborghini really made its rep with bold, revolutionary cars like the Miura and Espada, one that it has been cultivating ever since. But Ferruccio Lamborghini […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52898375655_7ee48a3291_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Lamborghini Islero S – The Conservative Lambo")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Lamborghini Islero S – The Conservative Lambo
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 11 Commentsshot and posted by nifticus Lamborghini really made its rep with bold, revolutionary cars like the Miura and Espada, one that it has been cultivating ever since. But Ferruccio Lamborghini […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2017) I’ve been seeing this big, increasingly grungy Bonneville around town for years, but have never had a proper close encounter. I shot it once from some distance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-324-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Long, Longer, Longest Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Long, Longer, Longest Tail
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/15/2017) I’ve been seeing this big, increasingly grungy Bonneville around town for years, but have never had a proper close encounter. I shot it once from some distance […] -
![This is a highly evocative snapshot, taken somewhere on 101 in 1973. That’s just one year after my epic two-month long hitchhiking trip up the California coast on Hwys 1 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52855700716_e3f55c17b4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Kenworth Hauling Lumber On Foggy 101 In 1973")
Vintage Snapshot: Kenworth Hauling Lumber On Foggy 101 In 1973
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 10 CommentsThis is a highly evocative snapshot, taken somewhere on 101 in 1973. That’s just one year after my epic two-month long hitchhiking trip up the California coast on Hwys 1 […] -
![Here’s a proud chauffeur with his new steed. I’m suddenly remembering an article I read in the early ’70s at the library in PM or such, about a ’57 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52576655314_4319d3dca9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: 1957 and 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood 75’s With Their Proud Chauffeurs")
Vintage Postcards: 1957 and 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood 75’s With Their Proud Chauffeurs
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 13 CommentsHere’s a proud chauffeur with his new steed. I’m suddenly remembering an article I read in the early ’70s at the library in PM or such, about a ’57 […] -
![shot and posted by Jerome Solberg I know I’ve sometimes given the impression of not being a big fan of ’71-’72 big Fords, but there are ways to serve them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52882531640_22a9e8ea31_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Ford City Squire – “When It Comes To Wagons, Nobody Swings Like Ford”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Ford City Squire – “When It Comes To Wagons, Nobody Swings Like Ford”
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 31 Commentsshot and posted by Jerome Solberg I know I’ve sometimes given the impression of not being a big fan of ’71-’72 big Fords, but there are ways to serve them […] -
Vintage Ad: 1958 Rambler (German Ad) – “European Size And Economy; American Comfort”
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe ad copy says it all. -
![Two turbocharged Volvo wagon. I’ve noticed that there are now significantly more of the older 240 series Volvos around than their successors. As much as I like the 240, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0593.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: A Volvo Turbo Wagon Lover Lives Here")
Driveway Outtake: A Volvo Turbo Wagon Lover Lives Here
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsTwo turbocharged Volvo wagon. I’ve noticed that there are now significantly more of the older 240 series Volvos around than their successors. As much as I like the 240, I […]
