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- Classic car enthusiast located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
![CC Capsule: 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia – Vintage Vinyl (first posted 5/17/2017) Ah, the early Fox body Mustang coupe. I don’t think there’s another ride around that gets me all giddy other than it’s platform cousin, the Fairmont […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_1790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier CL Wagon – Final Days (first posted 1/25/2016) Ah, the Chevy Cavalier. It would seem that every person I know (myself included) has either owned one or at least one of its J-body cousins in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/caxxv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Parisienne – Soldiering On (first posted 19/18/2015) If there’s anything that is going to stand out among the plethora of modern cars, trucks and SUVs that fill the parking lots of shopping centres such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dhfj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Granada – The Falcon’s Final Spin Off (first posted 5/5/2015) There’s no doubt about it, I can spot the long forgotten and unloved with ease, no matter where I seem to be. This time, it was on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ford-Granada-1980.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Ford Tempo GLX …And Where Have You Been Hiding? (first posted 3/25/2015) So familiar, so forgettable. For most of the motoring public, that’s the general consensus on the Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz twins. They were there, in abundance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-tempo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Caravelle – T-Topped Canadian Special (first posted 1/22/2015) Today’s find is another example of how well vehicles stay preserved here on Vancouver Island, even if there’s no real effort on the part of the owner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-ply.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix – Opportunity Knocks If there’s one thing I can say for certain when it comes to the wonderful world of vehicles, it’s that you really just never know what kind of opportunity will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_0707.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1982 Mercury Capri RS Turbo – T-Topped & T-Charged Looking back at my younger years when I happily changed vehicles as frequently as most people change the oil in theirs (okay, maybe not *that* frequently!) something that has really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_1857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Outtake – 1983 Ford Mustang GLX – A Rare One, Come and Gone Flipping through a box of old photos this morning, I came across a set of pictures and enjoyed a nice trip down memory lane. I have owned a lot of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/glx1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1995 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 – A Boy And His Car Isn’t it amazing how one simple car can leave a lasting impression? In the spring of 1995, there was a lot going on in my world as a teenager in Smithers, British […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/beretta3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1976 Buick Skyhawk – Preserved Green Bird Other than the handfuls of modified Chevrolet Monzas sporting high performance goodies that you’ll find being carted to drag strips around North America, the actual numbers of these ‘second generation’ GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/76skyhawk1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1978 Ford Fairmont – Rare Base Sedan With Three Speed Floor Shift I came across this classic on Kijiji classifieds and it immediately caught my attention. The Fairmont and Zephyr are already extremely rare to come across these days and usually if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fairmont1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Used Car Lot Classic: 1991 Pontiac 6000 LE – A Rare Sight? There was a time where one couldn’t turn around without tripping over a GM A-body, regardless of the location. The Pontiac 6000, alongside it’s badge-engineered corporate cousins in the Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pontiac-1991-6000-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


