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About Author: Dutch 1960
Posts by Dutch 1960
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![Hiking in the lesser-traveled mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest has yielded a find. This relic would have been an attractive truck in its day, for people who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/95CBF3B0-ACBD-4F4D-8EA0-8296A70C4722.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountaintop Classic: Mack L-Series Truck — Well-Baked")
Mountaintop Classic: Mack L-Series Truck — Well-Baked
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 9 CommentsHiking in the lesser-traveled mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest has yielded a find. This relic would have been an attractive truck in its day, for people who […] -
![My COAL threads split into two, along the way. One thread was hobby cars and race cars (and daily drivers that turned into hobby cars and race cars), and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7645C686-4F26-481D-B8B3-5059E31965C3.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Honda Accord and 2020 Honda CR-V — Complete Confidence in Commuting Competence")
COAL: 2017 Honda Accord and 2020 Honda CR-V — Complete Confidence in Commuting Competence
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 18 CommentsMy COAL threads split into two, along the way. One thread was hobby cars and race cars (and daily drivers that turned into hobby cars and race cars), and the […] -
![I still had a 12-A Mazda rotary engine sitting on my shop floor. It had been an unused racing spare. It had gone into my red RX-7, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/D098F52B-83A8-4927-A143-248B9122EA43.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 MG Midget — Squeezing a Litre Into a Pint Pot")
COAL: 1973 MG Midget — Squeezing a Litre Into a Pint Pot
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 18 CommentsI still had a 12-A Mazda rotary engine sitting on my shop floor. It had been an unused racing spare. It had gone into my red RX-7, but the […] -
![Sigmund Freud may or may not have said “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Given all the reasons, interpretations, and obsessions with owning or driving certain cars…well, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/E06A3089-89C7-4113-9DFE-6319D845D99F.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 and 2007 Ford Five Hundred — Sometimes a Car is Just a Car")
COAL: 2005 and 2007 Ford Five Hundred — Sometimes a Car is Just a Car
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 49 CommentsSigmund Freud may or may not have said “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Given all the reasons, interpretations, and obsessions with owning or driving certain cars…well, in […] -
![The old Monty Python quote seems appropriate here, because not only is this car British, but it is an oddball that has no good reason to exist. As readers of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5FC62EFF-FAA5-4D0F-BC8F-7BFF90763719.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Lenham Le Mans Coupe — “And Now For Something Completely Different”")
COAL: 1970 Lenham Le Mans Coupe — “And Now For Something Completely Different”
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 28 CommentsThe old Monty Python quote seems appropriate here, because not only is this car British, but it is an oddball that has no good reason to exist. As readers of […] -
![The early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/22234.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up")
COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 40 CommentsThe early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […] -
![This is one of those posts that is going to mess with your ordinary way of thinking. The car above doesn’t look much like a ‘70s Nova, does it? And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EAE15154-AA59-4E2F-AA17-2755B3327D6F.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Chevrolet Nova — Mechanical Destrier — One More Trip Back to the Racetrack")
COAL: 1976 Chevrolet Nova — Mechanical Destrier — One More Trip Back to the Racetrack
Posted on May 8, 2022 | 22 CommentsThis is one of those posts that is going to mess with your ordinary way of thinking. The car above doesn’t look much like a ‘70s Nova, does it? And […] -
![Back in the year 2000, an animated kids’ show was on constant rerun, called “The Magic School Bus”. The bus driver was named “Miss Frizzle”, voiced by Lily Tomlin, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hhhhh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Honda Odyssey — Not-Quite-Magic School Bus")
COAL: 2000 Honda Odyssey — Not-Quite-Magic School Bus
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 35 CommentsBack in the year 2000, an animated kids’ show was on constant rerun, called “The Magic School Bus”. The bus driver was named “Miss Frizzle”, voiced by Lily Tomlin, and […] -
![The first Jeeps were rolled out in 1941, as the result of a U.S. Government request for a light, go-almost-anywhere military vehicle. As such, the first Jeeps were hatched out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/58772DDC-CDB1-4B31-AA46-65A5CC258451.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1946 Jeep CJ-2A & 1953 CJ-3B — Mechanical Mules, and a Covid Project")
COAL: 1946 Jeep CJ-2A & 1953 CJ-3B — Mechanical Mules, and a Covid Project
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe first Jeeps were rolled out in 1941, as the result of a U.S. Government request for a light, go-almost-anywhere military vehicle. As such, the first Jeeps were hatched out […] -
![By 1993, our son was two years old, and there were future plans for a second child. The daily drivers of the two-seat RX-7 and the Ford F-150, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5E86DF3B-DC90-449B-A8B4-B06F1C76CDEA.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Dodge Intrepid — Showroom Switcheroo")
COAL: 1993 Dodge Intrepid — Showroom Switcheroo
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 33 CommentsBy 1993, our son was two years old, and there were future plans for a second child. The daily drivers of the two-seat RX-7 and the Ford F-150, with a […] -
![I had settled into my new job, my own place, and had gotten engaged. Time to settle down and get ready to do the family thing. But I still had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FE13D635-0526-4D49-A04D-F14AE53FFC17.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Mazda RX-7 — Cheap Japanese 2-Seater For The Win")
COAL: 1985 Mazda RX-7 — Cheap Japanese 2-Seater For The Win
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsI had settled into my new job, my own place, and had gotten engaged. Time to settle down and get ready to do the family thing. But I still had […] -
![Many cars and trucks are described or defined by how they look, whether the top folds down, or where the engine is located. Others are more easily described as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6BD9C450-EB87-4259-9A9A-540865C6C373.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Ford F-150 — Mechanical Buckboard–And A Couple Of Dodge Pickups Too")
COAL: 1986 Ford F-150 — Mechanical Buckboard–And A Couple Of Dodge Pickups Too
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 12 CommentsMany cars and trucks are described or defined by how they look, whether the top folds down, or where the engine is located. Others are more easily described as a […] -
![My racing had reached a stopping point, and I had also arrived at a point in my life when everything was due to change. I had been single, working […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mhgggn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 MG 1300 — A Driving Interregnum")
COAL: 1968 MG 1300 — A Driving Interregnum
Posted on March 27, 2022 | 33 CommentsMy racing had reached a stopping point, and I had also arrived at a point in my life when everything was due to change. I had been single, working […] -
![My daily driver/autocrossing RX-3 was actually an ideal arrangement, mechanically. I kept the engine room stock, so I could pass the biennial smog check, the car was fun and reliable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rrrd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 Mazda RX-3 — Racing a Daily Driver")
COAL: 1973 Mazda RX-3 — Racing a Daily Driver
Posted on March 20, 2022 | 4 CommentsMy daily driver/autocrossing RX-3 was actually an ideal arrangement, mechanically. I kept the engine room stock, so I could pass the biennial smog check, the car was fun and reliable […] -
![I felt the need to stash my cherished Mustang, and to find something cheap to drive to college and to leave in the harsh environment of the open parking lots. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rxxxx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1977 Mazda RX-3SP — Mastering Mechanical Malpractice")
COAL: 1977 Mazda RX-3SP — Mastering Mechanical Malpractice
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 19 CommentsI felt the need to stash my cherished Mustang, and to find something cheap to drive to college and to leave in the harsh environment of the open parking lots. […]
