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About Author: Saunders David
Posts by Saunders David
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![Back in the old days, CC had a run of Truck Saturdays. After the Mack pumper, this piece from Dave Saunders will fit right into that theme. So, for at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outake: Montana Military Might")
CC Outake: Montana Military Might
Posted on January 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsBack in the old days, CC had a run of Truck Saturdays. After the Mack pumper, this piece from Dave Saunders will fit right into that theme. So, for at […] -
![Before the obvious question comes up, I’ll attempt to answer it. Why run a beater car? There could many valid reasons such as financial necessity, garaging the nice car during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6555519345_2bcd927f92_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Micra – Good Autoshite")
My Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Micra – Good Autoshite
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 43 CommentsBefore the obvious question comes up, I’ll attempt to answer it. Why run a beater car? There could many valid reasons such as financial necessity, garaging the nice car during […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 10 CommentsTom Klockau got the Olds Ninety Eight right away. Perhaps this one will not be quite so easily identified. -
![How about some really rare turkey? The exact details of how the Kia Besta van came to Canada might just be lost to us. I do have some theories but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kia-Besta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Turkey Day Classic: Kia (not the) Besta – Like Your Turkey Extra Rare?")
Turkey Day Classic: Kia (not the) Besta – Like Your Turkey Extra Rare?
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 26 CommentsHow about some really rare turkey? The exact details of how the Kia Besta van came to Canada might just be lost to us. I do have some theories but […] -
![As we have seen in Paul’s Chevette article, the little Chevrolet was a version of the global T-car. I won’t repeat the details of that here but Canada, always the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Acadian-badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Cold Canadian Chevette – Pontiac Acadian")
CC Capsule: The Cold Canadian Chevette – Pontiac Acadian
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 9 CommentsAs we have seen in Paul’s Chevette article, the little Chevrolet was a version of the global T-car. I won’t repeat the details of that here but Canada, always the […] -
![On a recent visit to Calgary I came across this rather interesting customized Colt. Not sure if it was a Dodge, Plymouth or perhaps even an Eagle Vista (Canada only) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Colt-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Custom Colt – Colpage, Champage, Or?")
CC Outtake: Custom Colt – Colpage, Champage, Or?
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 20 CommentsOn a recent visit to Calgary I came across this rather interesting customized Colt. Not sure if it was a Dodge, Plymouth or perhaps even an Eagle Vista (Canada only) […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 16, 2011 | 7 CommentsCJinSD was the winner in the Audi 4000 Clue. Who will it be this time? -
![The General Lee has to one of the most replicated TV show cars around. I have to admit that I’ve never seen more than a handful of minutes of The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Dodge-truck-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: General Lee goes truckin’")
CC Outtake: General Lee goes truckin’
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 28 CommentsThe General Lee has to one of the most replicated TV show cars around. I have to admit that I’ve never seen more than a handful of minutes of The […] -
![GM has made many a baffling brand choices and is the General of badge-engineering, but I believe in Canada they have made some of the most baffling of all. Near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Passport to Badge Engineering Hell: GM Messes With Our Heads")
Passport to Badge Engineering Hell: GM Messes With Our Heads
Posted on September 10, 2011 | 58 CommentsGM has made many a baffling brand choices and is the General of badge-engineering, but I believe in Canada they have made some of the most baffling of all. Near […] -
![More often than not when you find one rough Corvair there are often several others nearby. It’s as if they’re huddled together like penguins against the cold, harsh world. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-110-Coupe-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Flocking Instinct Of Corvairs")
On The Flocking Instinct Of Corvairs
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 10 CommentsMore often than not when you find one rough Corvair there are often several others nearby. It’s as if they’re huddled together like penguins against the cold, harsh world. This […] -
![We seem to have a few minivans around here lately, so I may as well jump right on the bandwagon. My wife actually spotted this around town before I did. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/La-Grand-Petite-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Putting The Mini Back In Minivan")
CC Outtake: Putting The Mini Back In Minivan
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 28 CommentsWe seem to have a few minivans around here lately, so I may as well jump right on the bandwagon. My wife actually spotted this around town before I did. […] -
CC Clue: Grating
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsDon’t beat yourself up if you don’t get this one … -
![Most people in the US would tell you the Excel was the first Hyundai model. They’d be wrong. Most people in Canada would say that it is in fact the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hyundai-cortina.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Hyundai Origin Myth Revealed: There’s A Ford In Your Pony")
The Hyundai Origin Myth Revealed: There’s A Ford In Your Pony
Posted on July 1, 2011 | 39 CommentsMost people in the US would tell you the Excel was the first Hyundai model. They’d be wrong. Most people in Canada would say that it is in fact the […] -
![This 1979 gen2 510 reflects the general decline of Datsun at the end of the Seventies. Datsun had once been king of the Japanese import hill at the end of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1979_Datsun_510_hatchback_31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Datsun 510 – Revived In Name If Not In Spirit")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Datsun 510 – Revived In Name If Not In Spirit
Posted on May 8, 2011 | 22 CommentsThis 1979 gen2 510 reflects the general decline of Datsun at the end of the Seventies. Datsun had once been king of the Japanese import hill at the end of […] -
![[Welcome to our first reader submission, and a new series titled “My Curbside Classic”. This one is by Dave Saunders, known hereabouts as Dave7. This is not his first CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Mazda-808-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1973 Mazda 808 (aka: 818/Grand Familia/Mizer)")
My Curbside Classic: 1973 Mazda 808 (aka: 818/Grand Familia/Mizer)
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 31 Comments[Welcome to our first reader submission, and a new series titled “My Curbside Classic”. This one is by Dave Saunders, known hereabouts as Dave7. This is not his first CC […]
