![In part one of the concluding day we started the journey back to Calgary and in this segment we finish off the 2019 edition of the Great Beater Challenge. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Plymouth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part Two – Finale")
![In this installment we pick off after completing day one and staying the night in Lodgepole, Alberta. Sunrise at the GBC campground means we are ready for day two. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/camping.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019: Day Two, Part One")
![In the first part of the day we left Calgary, traveled a short distance across the prairie and foothills towards the mountains. Then we completed the very scenic drive from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mercury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part Two")
![Now that we have met the other teams it was time to get going. The day would see us travel from Calgary into the prairies, foothills and then the mountains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190824_112658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part One")
![This year there was another increase in the number of entrants. Not all of them made it to the start line of course but I believe the number of teams […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/48671458901_2c85c0706c_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – The Teams")
![After the first segment I now had a cheap car that needed to serve two purposes. The first and most pressing was to replace the Civic as the kids car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/48604247756_ac659b4204_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Preparation and Theme – Creation of the Hamborghini")
![As a quick refresher the general idea of the Great Beater Challenge is as follows: buy a cheap vehicle ($700 or less all in including repairs), come up with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/47855531761_a9c90e8b51_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Vehicle Selection- Plan B")
![During the second day of our British Columbia vacation we stopped at the lake side community of Osoyoos which located in the Okanagan Valley only a few kilometers north of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mazda-MPV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Customized Mazda MPV – Built for Country Music")
![The last episode set the stage for the Fiddy Run and in this installment we finally hit the road. Which for me meant riding a scooter for the first time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 2")
![Last summer I did a long road trip on my 250cc retro-styled motorcycle and if anyone was thinking “that is fine and good but your ride was too powerful” I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/96.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 1")
![Here is something you do not see everyday. A mash-up of a Mk2 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf to create a small and unique station wagon. I suspect the main body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/custom-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Oddity: Volkswagen Jetta/Golf Mk2 combination – Jolf?")
![I always enjoy attending the local swap meet that runs every year in mid-February here in Lethbridge. I am sure part of the attraction is that it occurs in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-Model-T.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Swap Meet Classics – My Turn as a Vendor")
![(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980-Dodge-Maxivan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”")
![We recently returned from a family vacation in Mexico. While it was not ideal for car spotting I did manage to take a in flavor of the automotive market. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Volkswagen-Beetle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vacation Classics: Vehicles of Tulum, Mexico")
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