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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. -
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 […] -
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. -
Canoe Classic: 1963 Huron 17′ Wood Canoe
Posted on January 5, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) This is a 1963 Huron canoe. It’s probably not too interesting to most CC readers, but what it has sat atop of may well be.. -
BOAL: 2009 Kawasaki Versys – Ugly is as Ugly Does
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 27 CommentsWhen the police came Mrs DougD was very helpful. She hollered upstairs; “Douglas! The police are here! What did you DO??“ -
CC Gallery: The Editorial Art of Doug Wright
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 23 CommentsWhen I was very young our city paper had editorial cartoons by several artists. 5 year old boys don’t have much of a feel for politics or social commentary, but […] -
COAL: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire 425 – Rocket Action
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/3/2016) This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, it’s my grandfather’s. And what an Olds it was. -
Rental Car Review: Suzuki Ignis in Ireland
Posted on June 27, 2022 | 32 CommentsMrs DougD and I returned from two weeks in Ireland recently. We had requested a small car, but unexpectedly received big fun in a small car. -
CC Outtake from Thailand: Partial Colt?
Posted on April 7, 2022 | 10 CommentsOne of my relatives is wintering in Thailand this year, exploring the country via rented motorcycle. James’ Instagram feed has been heavy on hilly scenery, temples, and food. -
The Canadian Studebaker Plant – The Last Studebaker Rolled Off The Lines Here (Plus Some Studebaker Curbside Classics)
Posted on March 16, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 5/11/2011) Today we take a trip from Eugene Oregon to Hamilton Ontario Canada, and more significantly to the opposite side of the curb for another sort of […] -
Industrial Walk – And Bonus 1971 Galaxie
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 18 CommentsWell, here we go. It’s the time of year when all the D family vehicles get sprayed with Krown oil to stave off the rust monster for another salty winter. […] -
Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth
Posted on November 4, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […] -
QOTD: Which Student Car?
Posted on November 2, 2020 | 77 CommentsLast month my daughter passed her G2 road test, so we’re a four driver family now.