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About Author: Saunders David
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![So 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180225_154408a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Little Fixes – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
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 […] -
![In the previous installments I managed to acquire and haul home a new project car, a four door 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. I find the research and buying phase the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Studebakers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Assessment and Planning – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
Affordable Classic: Assessment and Planning – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on February 22, 2018 | 45 CommentsIn the previous installments I managed to acquire and haul home a new project car, a four door 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. I find the research and buying phase the most […] -
![In the first installment we took a look at the sights that the swap meet parking lot had to offer. This time around we will concentrate on the vehicles and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ford.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Swap Meet Classics -Treasures Inside")
Swap Meet Classics -Treasures Inside
Posted on February 20, 2018 | 28 CommentsIn the first installment we took a look at the sights that the swap meet parking lot had to offer. This time around we will concentrate on the vehicles and […] -
![I always enjoy attending the local swap meet despite usually not making any big purchases. It probably helps that it occurs in the doldrums of winter when nothing much else […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GMC-1500-Custom-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Swap Meet Classics – A Survey of the Parking Lot")
Swap Meet Classics – A Survey of the Parking Lot
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 20 CommentsI always enjoy attending the local swap meet despite usually not making any big purchases. It probably helps that it occurs in the doldrums of winter when nothing much else […] -
![In the last installment I had purchased a 1961 Pontiac Laurentian but still needed to haul it home. A few days later I secured a twenty foot rental trailer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170923_121234a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Dragging It Home – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
Affordable Classic: Dragging It Home – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 42 CommentsIn the last installment I had purchased a 1961 Pontiac Laurentian but still needed to haul it home. A few days later I secured a twenty foot rental trailer and […] -
![In the last installment I took a gamble on a faraway project that turned out to be rather more rusty than expected. All that could be done was lick my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20170922_082014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Landed One – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
Affordable Classic: Landed One – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on February 8, 2018 | 57 CommentsIn the last installment I took a gamble on a faraway project that turned out to be rather more rusty than expected. All that could be done was lick my […] -
CC Clue
Posted on February 7, 2018 | 26 CommentsBefore I reveal the new (to me) Beater Challenge car I thought I would provide clues. -
![Mention classic car ownership to most people and they might picture a British roadster blasting down a winding back road. Alternatively an impeccably polished vintage automobile on a finely manicured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-1975MGB.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: The Search Is On")
Affordable Classic: The Search Is On
Posted on February 1, 2018 | 36 CommentsMention classic car ownership to most people and they might picture a British roadster blasting down a winding back road. Alternatively an impeccably polished vintage automobile on a finely manicured […] -
![As many of you know, I have done the Great Beater Challenge the last two years in a row. It is a great automotive event combing travel, cheap cars, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Route-Day-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Anyone Up for a Beater Challenge?")
CC Road Trip: Anyone Up for a Beater Challenge?
Posted on January 31, 2018 | 42 CommentsAs many of you know, I have done the Great Beater Challenge the last two years in a row. It is a great automotive event combing travel, cheap cars, a […] -
![While eighth generation Oldsmobile 88s are getting a bit thin on the ground it is still possible to spot the occasional single example out and about still earning its keep. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oldsmobile-Delta-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Two for One")
CC Outtake: Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Two for One
Posted on January 6, 2018 | 28 CommentsWhile eighth generation Oldsmobile 88s are getting a bit thin on the ground it is still possible to spot the occasional single example out and about still earning its keep. […] -
![As the holidays wind down I was wondering what car related gifts the CC community might have received (or given) this year. I was given these rather snazzy minivan socks. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/socks.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Did You Receive Any Car Related Gifts?")
QOTD: Did You Receive Any Car Related Gifts?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | 66 CommentsAs the holidays wind down I was wondering what car related gifts the CC community might have received (or given) this year. I was given these rather snazzy minivan socks. […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oldsmobile-Toronado-Custom-rear-wheels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness")
Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […] -
![All good things must come to an end and while the dinosaur hunting was fun it was time to move on. We first headed west then south. In this episode […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1490.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part Two – Bridges, Pipes and Star Trek")
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part Two – Bridges, Pipes and Star Trek
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 16 CommentsAll good things must come to an end and while the dinosaur hunting was fun it was time to move on. We first headed west then south. In this episode […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part One – Dinosaur Hunting
Posted on September 9, 2017 | 23 CommentsIn the first day we drove from prairie to mountain back to prairie again. Day two promised to have more tarmac and less gravel with badlands, a ferry and dinosaurs. -
![In part one of day one we traveled from Lethbridge to the Crowsness Pass then along a washboard gravel road. In part two we drive through scenic Kananaskis back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170826_191509.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part Two: Out into the Prairie")
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part Two: Out into the Prairie
Posted on September 8, 2017 | 14 CommentsIn part one of day one we traveled from Lethbridge to the Crowsness Pass then along a washboard gravel road. In part two we drive through scenic Kananaskis back […]
