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About Author: Saunders David
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![Why, oh why would I buy such an old junker? The truth is I am a sucker for a cheap but ambitious project. Sometimes it works out fine but quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Austin-A40-Devon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Austin A40 Devon – A Rusty Mistake")
COAL: Austin A40 Devon – A Rusty Mistake
Posted on October 27, 2019 | 31 CommentsWhy, oh why would I buy such an old junker? The truth is I am a sucker for a cheap but ambitious project. Sometimes it works out fine but quite […] -
![For a while we went with the disposable minivan concept for my wife’s vehicle by owning back to back cheap Dodge Caravans. This worked fine for a while but then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20150525_190219.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Ford Expedition – Heavy Hauler")
COAL: 2005 Ford Expedition – Heavy Hauler
Posted on October 20, 2019 | 21 CommentsFor a while we went with the disposable minivan concept for my wife’s vehicle by owning back to back cheap Dodge Caravans. This worked fine for a while but then […] -
![I have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car")
COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 30 CommentsI have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […] -
![(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/slow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …")
CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […] -
![In part one of the concluding day we started the journey back to Calgary and in this segment we finish off the 2019 edition of the Great Beater Challenge. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Plymouth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part Two – Finale")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part Two – Finale
Posted on September 18, 2019 | 21 CommentsIn part one of the concluding day we started the journey back to Calgary and in this segment we finish off the 2019 edition of the Great Beater Challenge. We […] -
![In this installment we pick off after completing day one and staying the night in Lodgepole, Alberta. Sunrise at the GBC campground means we are ready for day two. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/camping.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part One")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part One
Posted on September 17, 2019 | 13 CommentsIn this installment we pick off after completing day one and staying the night in Lodgepole, Alberta. Sunrise at the GBC campground means we are ready for day two. We […] -
![In the first part of the day we left Calgary, traveled a short distance across the prairie and foothills towards the mountains. Then we completed the very scenic drive from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mercury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part Two")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part Two
Posted on September 13, 2019 | 19 CommentsIn the first part of the day we left Calgary, traveled a short distance across the prairie and foothills towards the mountains. Then we completed the very scenic drive from […] -
![Now that we have met the other teams it was time to get going. The day would see us travel from Calgary into the prairies, foothills and then the mountains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190824_112658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part One")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part One
Posted on September 12, 2019 | 25 CommentsNow that we have met the other teams it was time to get going. The day would see us travel from Calgary into the prairies, foothills and then the mountains […] -
![This year there was another increase in the number of entrants. Not all of them made it to the start line of course but I believe the number of teams […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/48671458901_2c85c0706c_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – The Teams")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – The Teams
Posted on September 11, 2019 | 32 CommentsThis year there was another increase in the number of entrants. Not all of them made it to the start line of course but I believe the number of teams […] -
![After the first segment I now had a cheap car that needed to serve two purposes. The first and most pressing was to replace the Civic as the kids car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/48604247756_ac659b4204_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Preparation and Theme – Creation of the Hamborghini")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Preparation and Theme – Creation of the Hamborghini
Posted on September 10, 2019 | 23 CommentsAfter the first segment I now had a cheap car that needed to serve two purposes. The first and most pressing was to replace the Civic as the kids car. […] -
![As a quick refresher the general idea of the Great Beater Challenge is as follows: buy a cheap vehicle ($700 or less all in including repairs), come up with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/47855531761_a9c90e8b51_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Selection- Plan B")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Selection- Plan B
Posted on September 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsAs a quick refresher the general idea of the Great Beater Challenge is as follows: buy a cheap vehicle ($700 or less all in including repairs), come up with a […] -
![(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fred-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Custom: Meet Fred, The Very Customized Volkswagen Van")
Curbside Custom: Meet Fred, The Very Customized Volkswagen Van
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 22 Comments(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […] -
![During the second day of our British Columbia vacation we stopped at the lake side community of Osoyoos which located in the Okanagan Valley only a few kilometers north of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mazda-MPV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Customized Mazda MPV – Built for Country Music")
Curbside Classic: Customized Mazda MPV – Built for Country Music
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 5 CommentsDuring the second day of our British Columbia vacation we stopped at the lake side community of Osoyoos which located in the Okanagan Valley only a few kilometers north of […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 30, 2019 | 44 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […] -
CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 3
Posted on June 13, 2019 | 21 CommentsIn this concluding installment I eat a burger, a DJ plays a song, a Hell’s Angel biker gets offered a snack, and a Bentley/Lincoln hybrid is spotted.
