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About Author: Saunders David
Posts by Saunders David
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CC Travel: Cuba – The Others
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 36 CommentsWhile Cuba is best known for the classic American cars that still roam its tourist areas, not all the classics are American. There are British, French, German and other countries […] -
CC Travel: Cuba – The Russian Vehicles
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 11 CommentsLast time we saw a selection of classic American cars, but this time around we will move to next era and see a selection of Russian vehicles that are still […] -
CC Travel: Cuba – The American Classics
Posted on December 3, 2019 | 32 CommentsBack in 2017 I was lucky enough to visit Cuba. I have hundreds of photos, so we will split this into three parts to share some of the best of […] -
COAL: 1980 Triumph TR8 – Powerful Wedge
Posted on December 1, 2019 | 24 CommentsUnlike most people I have always admired the styling of Triumph TR7 both in fixed head coupe (hard top) and drop head coupe forms (convertible). I have, however, always viewed […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada
Posted on November 27, 2019 | 45 Comments(first posted 10/14/2013) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these […] -
COAL: 1983 Dodge Aries SE – Our First (and Worst) Beater Challenge Car
Posted on November 24, 2019 | 15 Comments(This week’s COAL ride has been covered before at Curbside Classic but I’ve added it here to my COAL series in its proper order. So in case you missed this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 40 Comments(First Posted October 23, 2013) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty two (edit – its more than now). Most of them […] -
BOAL: 1991 Honda Nighthawk – First Motorcycle
Posted on November 17, 2019 | 17 CommentsA couple of years ago I decided to teach myself how to ride a motorcycle. The smart and reasonable way to do this is to sign up for a course. […] -
CC Outtake: Classic vs Modern – Barracuda and Challenger
Posted on November 13, 2019 | 50 CommentsI always enjoy coming across new and old versions of the same car. Or in this case very similar cars. Since Plymouth was dead by the time the Challenger was […] -
COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me
Posted on November 10, 2019 | 25 CommentsI am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […] -
COAL: 1988 Chevrolet S10 – Donor Turned Flipper
Posted on November 3, 2019 | 18 CommentsIt is becoming a bit obvious that I am not great at actually following through on making a donor vehicle an actual donor. I always seem to find some redeeming […] -
COAL: Austin A40 Devon – A Rusty Mistake
Posted on October 27, 2019 | 31 CommentsWhy, oh why would I buy such an old junker? The truth is I am a sucker for a cheap but ambitious project. Sometimes it works out fine but quite […] -
COAL: 2005 Ford Expedition – Heavy Hauler
Posted on October 20, 2019 | 21 CommentsFor a while we went with the disposable minivan concept for my wife’s vehicle by owning back to back cheap Dodge Caravans. This worked fine for a while but then […] -
COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 30 CommentsI have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […] -
CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]
![CC Travel: Cuba – The Others While Cuba is best known for the classic American cars that still roam its tourist areas, not all the classics are American. There are British, French, German and other countries […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35147841312_d4493c14ce_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Travel: Cuba – The Russian Vehicles Last time we saw a selection of classic American cars, but this time around we will move to next era and see a selection of Russian vehicles that are still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lada.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Travel: Cuba – The American Classics Back in 2017 I was lucky enough to visit Cuba. I have hundreds of photos, so we will split this into three parts to share some of the best of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35448223955_beb6dc332d_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1980 Triumph TR8 – Powerful Wedge Unlike most people I have always admired the styling of Triumph TR7 both in fixed head coupe (hard top) and drop head coupe forms (convertible). I have, however, always viewed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/29981848406_514c8f1302_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada (first posted 10/14/2013) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1988-Lada-Samara.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1983 Dodge Aries SE – Our First (and Worst) Beater Challenge Car (This week’s COAL ride has been covered before at Curbside Classic but I’ve added it here to my COAL series in its proper order. So in case you missed this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/29116843781_079cd4105e_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy (First Posted October 23, 2013) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty two (edit – its more than now). Most of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1978-Ford-Pinto-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![BOAL: 1991 Honda Nighthawk – First Motorcycle A couple of years ago I decided to teach myself how to ride a motorcycle. The smart and reasonable way to do this is to sign up for a course. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20160724_173829.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Classic vs Modern – Barracuda and Challenger I always enjoy coming across new and old versions of the same car. Or in this case very similar cars. Since Plymouth was dead by the time the Challenger was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1974-Plymouth-Barracuda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me I am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20150601_201726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1988 Chevrolet S10 – Donor Turned Flipper It is becoming a bit obvious that I am not great at actually following through on making a donor vehicle an actual donor. I always seem to find some redeeming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/16809006749_de1e50e662_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: Austin A40 Devon – A Rusty Mistake Why, oh why would I buy such an old junker? The truth is I am a sucker for a cheap but ambitious project. Sometimes it works out fine but quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Austin-A40-Devon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2005 Ford Expedition – Heavy Hauler For a while we went with the disposable minivan concept for my wife’s vehicle by owning back to back cheap Dodge Caravans. This worked fine for a while but then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20150525_190219.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car I have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when … (First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/slow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


