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About Author: Saunders David
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![(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. -
![The last episode set the stage for the Fiddy Run and in this installment we finally hit the road. Which for me meant riding a scooter for the first time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 2")
CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 2
Posted on June 12, 2019 | 21 CommentsThe last episode set the stage for the Fiddy Run and in this installment we finally hit the road. Which for me meant riding a scooter for the first time […] -
![Last summer I did a long road trip on my 250cc retro-styled motorcycle and if anyone was thinking “that is fine and good but your ride was too powerful” I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/96.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 1")
CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 1
Posted on June 11, 2019 | 21 CommentsLast summer I did a long road trip on my 250cc retro-styled motorcycle and if anyone was thinking “that is fine and good but your ride was too powerful” I […] -
![Here is something you do not see everyday. A mash-up of a Mk2 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf to create a small and unique station wagon. I suspect the main body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/custom-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Oddity: Volkswagen Jetta/Golf Mk2 combination – Jolf?")
Curbside Oddity: Volkswagen Jetta/Golf Mk2 combination – Jolf?
Posted on May 16, 2019 | 21 CommentsHere is something you do not see everyday. A mash-up of a Mk2 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf to create a small and unique station wagon. I suspect the main body […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2013) Automakers responded to the mid 1970s gas crisis in a variety of different ways. Captive imports, dropping the availability of big block engines, revising axle ratios, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1976-Plymouth-Feather-Duster-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: A Lightweight – 1976 Plymouth Feather Duster")
Car Show Classic: A Lightweight – 1976 Plymouth Feather Duster
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 103 Comments(first posted 7/10/2013) Automakers responded to the mid 1970s gas crisis in a variety of different ways. Captive imports, dropping the availability of big block engines, revising axle ratios, […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Standard-Vanguard-Vignale-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?")
Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?
Posted on April 23, 2019 | 37 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […] -
![I always enjoy attending the local swap meet that runs every year in mid-February here in Lethbridge. I am sure part of the attraction is that it occurs in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-Model-T.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Swap Meet Classics – My Turn as a Vendor")
Swap Meet Classics – My Turn as a Vendor
Posted on March 12, 2019 | 8 CommentsI always enjoy attending the local swap meet that runs every year in mid-February here in Lethbridge. I am sure part of the attraction is that it occurs in the […] -
![(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980-Dodge-Maxivan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”")
COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 41 Comments(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […] -
![We recently returned from a family vacation in Mexico. While it was not ideal for car spotting I did manage to take a in flavor of the automotive market. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Volkswagen-Beetle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vacation Classics: Vehicles of Tulum, Mexico")
Vacation Classics: Vehicles of Tulum, Mexico
Posted on February 5, 2019 | 31 CommentsWe recently returned from a family vacation in Mexico. While it was not ideal for car spotting I did manage to take a in flavor of the automotive market. My […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2013) While not nearly as popular as a few years back, there is still a steady stream of 15+ year-old Japanese market vehicles that make their way into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Toyota-Crown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Toyota Crown – Japanese Import Royalty")
CC Capsule: Toyota Crown – Japanese Import Royalty
Posted on December 9, 2018 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/8/2013) While not nearly as popular as a few years back, there is still a steady stream of 15+ year-old Japanese market vehicles that make their way into […] -
![The lucky 13th segment marks the finale to this journey. In this installment I get rained on (no surprise), hailed on (surprise) and discover some genuine Curbside Classics in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43042678165_83a73e5672_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Part 13 – Finale – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike")
Road Trip: Part 13 – Finale – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on October 4, 2018 | 22 CommentsThe lucky 13th segment marks the finale to this journey. In this installment I get rained on (no surprise), hailed on (surprise) and discover some genuine Curbside Classics in the […] -
![This segment straddles a little of day 10 and 11 but marks the first time that I have visited Kalso, British Columbia. It will not be the last however as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43845757942_02739810e7_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Part 12 – Beer, Dune Buggy and a Ferry – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike")
Road Trip: Part 12 – Beer, Dune Buggy and a Ferry – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on October 2, 2018 | 14 CommentsThis segment straddles a little of day 10 and 11 but marks the first time that I have visited Kalso, British Columbia. It will not be the last however as […]
