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About Author: DougD
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![The Detroit CC Gathering was a resounding success; what happened at the actual event will be discussed elsewhere here shortly, so let’s have a talk about my journey there. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1200-ENGINE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Detroit Roadtrip: Getting There is Half the Fun, and Most of the Trouble")
CC Detroit Roadtrip: Getting There is Half the Fun, and Most of the Trouble
Posted on June 6, 2017 | 68 CommentsThe Detroit CC Gathering was a resounding success; what happened at the actual event will be discussed elsewhere here shortly, so let’s have a talk about my journey there. This […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2012) I was born in 1967, into an immigrant family in Canada. My parents had come over from the Netherlands as teenagers during a wave of immigration […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Grandpas-Driveway-1970.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COUP: Cars Of Uncle Peter")
COUP: Cars Of Uncle Peter
Posted on May 7, 2017 | 26 Comments(first posted 12/22/2012) I was born in 1967, into an immigrant family in Canada. My parents had come over from the Netherlands as teenagers during a wave of immigration […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2011) We had a few long motorcycle trips under our belt in 1997 when my friend Bill and I came up with the idea of riding out to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Kelowna-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Born To Be Wild (At Least Once): Our Cross-Canadian Motorcycle Trip")
Born To Be Wild (At Least Once): Our Cross-Canadian Motorcycle Trip
Posted on March 5, 2017 | 31 Comments(first posted 12/10/2011) We had a few long motorcycle trips under our belt in 1997 when my friend Bill and I came up with the idea of riding out to […] -
Automotive Accessories: Scraper of a Lifetime
Posted on February 22, 2017 | 47 CommentsToday is our 20th wedding anniversary, and today this automotive accessory is also 20 years old. -
QOTD: What’s On Your Short List?
Posted on January 29, 2017 | 92 CommentsWelcome to winter in the Northern Hemisphere, where car guys with unheated garages hide indoors to drink hot beverages and consider what to do when the weather warms up. -
![Here’s all my COAL stories, some were my Dad’s or even my Grandfathers’ vehicle: COAL Series 1962 – Triumph TR4 1963 – Huron Wooden Canoe 1965 – Oldsmobile Starfire 1972 – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DougD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "DougD: Cars of a Lifetime (COAL) Series and Family Stories")
DougD: Cars of a Lifetime (COAL) Series and Family Stories
Posted on January 22, 2017 | 2 CommentsHere’s all my COAL stories, some were my Dad’s or even my Grandfathers’ vehicle: COAL Series 1962 – Triumph TR4 1963 – Huron Wooden Canoe 1965 – Oldsmobile Starfire 1972 – […] -
![I went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SIDE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?")
CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?
Posted on November 10, 2016 | 22 CommentsI went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 9, 2016 | 20 CommentsSpotted at Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage Hint: It’s the side of the vehicle, from the rocker up to the beltline. -
![I’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_1146-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines")
CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines
Posted on October 13, 2016 | 52 CommentsI’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […] -
Curbside Capsule: Bedford CA Panel Van – CA for Canada
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 22 CommentsI saw this obviously imported van in the yard at Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage, and went back later to check it out: -
CC Clue: What Does This Say?
Posted on June 23, 2016 | 17 CommentsOr, what did it used to say? And what was it painted on? -
QOTD: Do You Fix Other Peoples Cars?
Posted on June 4, 2016 | 57 CommentsDo you fix other people’s cars? I do, but only in certain situations for the right people and the right car. -
COAL: 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”
Posted on May 18, 2016 | 59 CommentsWhen the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to her new nursing job. -
CRCCC: Costa Rica Curbside Classic Capsule Part 2
Posted on April 7, 2016 | 14 CommentsWelcome back to CRCCC. In Part 1 we looked at old 4X4s I found on my vacation to Costa Rica, now let’s look at some newer vehicles I encountered. -
![To mark the beginning of our 20th year of marriage, Mrs DougD, the D kids and I returned to Costa Rica, the scene of our honeymoon. Amidst all the surfing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/087-CR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CRCCC: Costa Rica Curbside Classic Capsule Part 1")
CRCCC: Costa Rica Curbside Classic Capsule Part 1
Posted on April 6, 2016 | 17 CommentsTo mark the beginning of our 20th year of marriage, Mrs DougD, the D kids and I returned to Costa Rica, the scene of our honeymoon. Amidst all the surfing, […]
