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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: DougD
Posts by DougD
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![There was a large outdoor car show in our area last Saturday, although I didn’t attend it was a fun day to drive around running errands because old cars were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/merc1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1964 Mercury Marauder – The One Crucial Detail")
CC Outtake: 1964 Mercury Marauder – The One Crucial Detail
Posted on August 22, 2019 | 45 CommentsThere was a large outdoor car show in our area last Saturday, although I didn’t attend it was a fun day to drive around running errands because old cars were […] -
![As I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RUTH-FALLS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle")
Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 29 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […] -
![Having done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190608_152625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars")
CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 28 CommentsHaving done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […] -
CC Kids: On the Big Road Trip Out West in the ’66 Chevelle, #2
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 20 CommentsThis post by Blaine H. got me thinking about my grandfather’s 1966 Chevelle: -
![One of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MOPAR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival")
Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 12 CommentsOne of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Polara 500 – The Return of Green Acres
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 45 CommentsIsn’t it odd how some old cars disappear, then pop up elsewhere later? -
1980 Kawasaki 750 LTD – A Motorcycle I Hate
Posted on April 9, 2019 | 43 CommentsYep, I hate this one. Not because it’s a particularly bad motorcycle (although it isn’t particularly good), it’s because of the association with one motorcycle trip in 1994. -
Carspotting Outtake: Halifax 1972
Posted on April 4, 2019 | 32 CommentsI recently had reason to go through a bunch of old photos, and ran across a couple of CC worthy shots taken by my father on slide film. -
COAW – Car Of A Week – 2006 Toyota 4Runner
Posted on March 19, 2019 | 24 CommentsHere it is March Break, and this year I’m not in Costa Rica. I’m at work staring out my window at the snow, and at my 4Runner. -
QOTD: What’s On Your Short List? – 2019 Edition
Posted on January 29, 2019 | 87 CommentsI posed this same question here in 2017, exactly two years ago. As expected my list has evolved a bit since. -
COAL: 2007 Dodge Caravan – Always There, Always Back
Posted on January 8, 2019 | 25 CommentsDad! This is exactly what we don’t want! This is a short, red, Caravan with no roof rack! -
Artistic Outtake: A Trip to the Gallery
Posted on January 5, 2019 | 16 CommentsWe had both D children home for Christmas holidays, so decided to take a family trip to our local art gallery. -
CC For Sale: 1955 Packard Patrician – Endurance
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 41 CommentsLooking at this Packard in the snow the word Endurance comes to mind, for a couple of reasons. -
![We all have stories about the one that got away. The girl (or guy), the fish, the house and in this case the car. But sometimes with a few decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gtx1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Any Regrets About the One That Got Away?")
QOTD: Any Regrets About the One That Got Away?
Posted on November 2, 2018 | 69 CommentsWe all have stories about the one that got away. The girl (or guy), the fish, the house and in this case the car. But sometimes with a few decades […] -
CC Outtake: 1959 Buick – Not a Good Sign
Posted on October 26, 2018 | 27 CommentsI wouldn’t have seen this car if not for the forest fire.
