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![Taken the day I bought the car. The VW Cabrio made such an impression on me, I wanted a Volkswagen to pound around in for the winter. This one fit the bill. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20141003_173144.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1999 Volkswagen New Beetle – Cheap Fun Winter Beater")
COAL:1999 Volkswagen New Beetle – Cheap Fun Winter Beater
Posted on December 8, 2018 | 27 CommentsTaken the day I bought the car. The VW Cabrio made such an impression on me, I wanted a Volkswagen to pound around in for the winter. This one fit the bill. […] -
![My wife and I were on the search for a fun summer car. I had my eye on some sort of convertible, as we used to run the ’71 Scout without the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0766.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Volkswagen Cabrio – Summertime Dream")
COAL:1998 Volkswagen Cabrio – Summertime Dream
Posted on December 1, 2018 | 33 CommentsMy wife and I were on the search for a fun summer car. I had my eye on some sort of convertible, as we used to run the ’71 Scout without the […] -
![Recently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gt4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?")
QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 78 CommentsRecently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […] -
![For a while I’ve been wondering about when would be a good time to prepare a long term report on the VW Passat we purchased new in September 2014. We’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7558.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Long Term Ownership Report and Future CC Road Trip: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – All In The Family")
Long Term Ownership Report and Future CC Road Trip: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – All In The Family
Posted on February 16, 2018 | 46 CommentsFor a while I’ve been wondering about when would be a good time to prepare a long term report on the VW Passat we purchased new in September 2014. We’ve […] -
![We are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ParkingMidwest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition")
CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 34 CommentsWe are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […] -
![(First posted July 21, 2013, here with slight updates) When I recently wrote about the car that my girlfriend brought into the home that we had started to share, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AlliGTI1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW GTI Mk3 – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnügen?")
COAL: 1996 VW GTI Mk3 – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnügen?
Posted on December 17, 2017 | 41 Comments(First posted July 21, 2013, here with slight updates) When I recently wrote about the car that my girlfriend brought into the home that we had started to share, it […] -
![(First posted 6/23/2013) In early 1995 Volkswagen started running a very appealing lease special in my area: a new Jetta, for $199/month with nothing down. I’d never had a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Jetta1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Volkswagen Jetta GL Mk3 – That New Car Smell Wears Off Quickly…")
COAL: 1995 Volkswagen Jetta GL Mk3 – That New Car Smell Wears Off Quickly…
Posted on November 19, 2017 | 67 Comments(First posted 6/23/2013) In early 1995 Volkswagen started running a very appealing lease special in my area: a new Jetta, for $199/month with nothing down. I’d never had a new […] -
![(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GTI1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!")
COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 47 Comments(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![I’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_1146-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines")
CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines
Posted on October 13, 2016 | 52 CommentsI’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […] -
![In this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opel-Vectra_Astra-Parc-des-Expos-20151111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2")
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 18 CommentsIn this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […] -
![There’s something about the Woodlands, TX, where I currently live, that makes it a bit of a mecca for obscure old vehicles. They seem to be mostly hidden away in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1969-VW-T2-pickup-Woodlands-TX-20130824.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: VW Type 2 and Rabbit Pickups — Zwei Kleine Lastkraftwagen")
CC Outtake: VW Type 2 and Rabbit Pickups — Zwei Kleine Lastkraftwagen
Posted on November 25, 2015 | 40 CommentsThere’s something about the Woodlands, TX, where I currently live, that makes it a bit of a mecca for obscure old vehicles. They seem to be mostly hidden away in […] -
![I could write so many COALs, but that would basically inundate this page with Volkswagens and I’ve already told my most important one (my ’59 Beetle) and another on my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ROADSTERBUS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Roadster Bus Brings Back The Spark")
COAL: The Roadster Bus Brings Back The Spark
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 19 CommentsI could write so many COALs, but that would basically inundate this page with Volkswagens and I’ve already told my most important one (my ’59 Beetle) and another on my […] -
![From the time I was very small I used to sit on the front stoop and watch the cars go by. By age five I could reliably tell you the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/0072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Outtake: 1970s VW Beetle in 1982")
CC Vintage Outtake: 1970s VW Beetle in 1982
Posted on May 5, 2015 | 22 CommentsFrom the time I was very small I used to sit on the front stoop and watch the cars go by. By age five I could reliably tell you the […] -
![(Note: This was written by my daughter, who is in 7th Grade. Except for the header picture and where noted, all pictures were taken by her.) I am not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/beverly-hillbillies-oldsmobile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Mostly Forgotten Angle – The View from the Backseat")
A Mostly Forgotten Angle – The View from the Backseat
Posted on April 5, 2015 | 85 Comments(Note: This was written by my daughter, who is in 7th Grade. Except for the header picture and where noted, all pictures were taken by her.) I am not a […]
