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Curbside Drama: Billy Takes His Nova To The Races
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/1/2012) Billy was washing his ’79 Nova at the Sloppy Dog Car Wash and grinning from ear to ear. “I’ve got a big night tonight!”, he was thinking, […] -
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1992 Ford F-150 – My Road Trip With Grandpa Albert
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 51 Comments(Refined and expanded since first published January 2, 2013) You must be looking at this picture and saying, “A ’92 F-150! What in the world is so special about this?” […] -
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 105 CommentsIt was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […] -
Curbside Cynic & Curmudgeon: How Hard Is It To Sell A Car?
Posted on July 8, 2020 | 130 CommentsWell, the answer to that question is obviously not “easy” or I wouldn’t be writing up this soap operatic diatribe. Somebody once said something along the lines of “it’s the […] -
CC Deep Thoughts: Seven Stages of the Car Life Cycle – Showroom to Clunker to Scrap Metal
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 70 CommentsThe seven stages of man (people when viewed in a more modern light) as written by Shakespeare for Jaques’ monologue are well known: Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young man, Middle aged, […] -
It’s Snow Joke – Winter Is Coming To The Northern Hemisphere So Here’s Some Insight Into Snow Removal
Posted on October 19, 2018 | 51 CommentsWinter is fast approaching the northern hemisphere and at the time of this writing there is freezing precipitation in the Dakotas. It’s simply that time of the year. During a […] -
Affordable Classic: 1984 Innocenti Minitre SE – Reboot with a Smaller Size
Posted on September 18, 2018 | 65 CommentsFor various reasons the 1961 Pontiac Laurentian has now moved on to a new home so the next iteration of the Affordable Classic series needs a fresh, new subject. This […] -
Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – Last Minute Fixes
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 46 CommentsDespite a short and successful test drive there was still plenty to do. But not much time to do it. -
Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – First Drive!
Posted on August 23, 2018 | 46 CommentsAfter finally getting the brakes sorted it was time for the Pontiac to hit the road for the first time since 1981. Follow along to see how the Pontiac fared. […] -
Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – Back into Brakes and Other Odds and Ends
Posted on August 21, 2018 | 36 CommentsThe Great Beater Challenge is the main reason I bought this Pontiac, and the event date is fast approaching. Too fast in fact. This is not reality television-manufactured drama, there […] -
Affordable Classic: Cooling and Fueling – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on July 29, 2018 | 27 CommentsIt has been quite a while since I have posted an update on the 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. Unfortunately progress on the car has slowed but it has not stopped. The […] -
Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 50 Comments(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […] -
Affordable Classic: Shocks and Brake Removal – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on March 8, 2018 | 52 CommentsIn the last installment I tackled a few smaller jobs on the Pontiac. While the feeling of accomplishment was uplifting for the spirits the fact remains that the Pontiac was […] -
Affordable Classic: Little Fixes – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on March 1, 2018 | 34 CommentsSo I now have a project (1961 Pontiac Laurentian), a plan and have ordered some parts but what to do while waiting for the parts to arrive? Dive into some […]