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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: DougD
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![(first posted 11/22/2014) This was the shortest term of ownership I ever had a car for, about a year and a half but this brief flame burns […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1985 Mazda RX-7 – Reality Steps In")
My 1985 Mazda RX-7 – Reality Steps In
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/22/2014) This was the shortest term of ownership I ever had a car for, about a year and a half but this brief flame burns […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pair-of-450s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike")
My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2015) This little green 1980 Concord was a three-generation family car, owned by my grandfather, my aunt and myself. Like the title says, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/C-Corner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 AMC Concord – Little Green Concord, You Don’t Know What I Got")
COAL: 1980 AMC Concord – Little Green Concord, You Don’t Know What I Got
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 4/10/2015) This little green 1980 Concord was a three-generation family car, owned by my grandfather, my aunt and myself. Like the title says, I […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1981-Specs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle")
COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) Back in 1972 my father, JackD, went on a quest to buy his first new car. His primary criteria were that it carry his family of five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Matador-DD1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1972 AMC Matador – I Saved It, And It Saved Me")
COAL: 1972 AMC Matador – I Saved It, And It Saved Me
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) Back in 1972 my father, JackD, went on a quest to buy his first new car. His primary criteria were that it carry his family of five […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2015) As the Gambler sang: “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Img_2168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1962 Triumph TR4 – Know When To Hold ‘Em…")
COAL: 1962 Triumph TR4 – Know When To Hold ‘Em…
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 1/3/2015) As the Gambler sang: “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to […] -
My 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450 – You Can Always Come Home…
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 20 Comments…but you’ll quickly remember why you left. -
CC Road Trip: Across the USA in a 2016 Ford Focus; Part 2 of 2
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 22 CommentsWelcome back, in yesterday’s episode we were in Wyoming approaching Devils Tower. -
CC Road Trip: Across the USA in a 2016 Ford Focus; Part 1 of 2
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 41 CommentsThe adventurous Miss Erin D had already spent the past two summers in the west, and now for 2024 she had done it again. -
Auto-Biography: Tales From High School Auto Shop
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posed 1/31/2018) I never really took auto shop in high school. It wasn’t offered at my school, but I found a way around that… -
VaCCation Outtakes: Tri Fives and More in Varadero Cuba
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 16 CommentsGreetings, fellow curbivores. Today let’s take a trip to Varadero Cuba with Mrs DougD and I. -
![Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! The kids were home on the 9th, and all the D family vehicles were together. That’ll be the last time this year, so let’s check in with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CARAVAN.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2023 Driveway Check In – The DougD Fleet")
CC Outtakes: 2023 Driveway Check In – The DougD Fleet
Posted on October 14, 2023 | 36 CommentsHappy Canadian Thanksgiving! The kids were home on the 9th, and all the D family vehicles were together. That’ll be the last time this year, so let’s check in with […] -
![My brother moved about a year ago, a different town but still around two hours away from my house. Since our Father had not visited yet I took him last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/3-cylinder.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Day Trip with Dad (and Eight Classics!)")
Day Trip with Dad (and Eight Classics!)
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 32 CommentsMy brother moved about a year ago, a different town but still around two hours away from my house. Since our Father had not visited yet I took him last […] -
Coal Update: 1963 VW Beetle – A Summer of Discontent
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 59 CommentsAfter reading several positive update articles by Aaron65 on his classic fleet, I thought an update on my VW was in order, which has a decidedly different slant.
