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About Author: Saunders David
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![(originally posted 5/1/2011) Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1968-Mercury-Ranger-M-250-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here")
Curbside Classics: Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here
Posted on January 4, 2015 | 88 Comments(originally posted 5/1/2011) Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2011) If I told you one of the most sought after cars of the early nineties was a Nissan that only came in color hues more suited to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1991-Nissan-Figaro-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Figaro – More Anime Than Animal")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Figaro – More Anime Than Animal
Posted on December 2, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 10/17/2011) If I told you one of the most sought after cars of the early nineties was a Nissan that only came in color hues more suited to […] -
![Last time on CC Mini Projects we built a Rambler hub cap clock. This time we will try something a little more practical for our garage decorations. I did not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Paper-Towel-Holder.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Mini Project: Piston Powered Shop Towel Holder")
CC Mini Project: Piston Powered Shop Towel Holder
Posted on October 28, 2014 | 8 CommentsLast time on CC Mini Projects we built a Rambler hub cap clock. This time we will try something a little more practical for our garage decorations. I did not […] -
![I still have the majority of the toy cars I grew up with. The smart kids kept their Star Wars figures in mint condition for a big collectable pay off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Miniature: Childhood Toybox Dive")
CC Miniature: Childhood Toybox Dive
Posted on October 13, 2014 | 49 CommentsI still have the majority of the toy cars I grew up with. The smart kids kept their Star Wars figures in mint condition for a big collectable pay off […] -
![Even from a distance there was some a little bit off about this GM B-Body. While the two tone paint and overall look is well integrated the front and rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Pontiac-Parisienne-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: B-Body Mashup – Cheviac Caprisienne")
CC Outtake: B-Body Mashup – Cheviac Caprisienne
Posted on October 6, 2014 | 75 CommentsEven from a distance there was some a little bit off about this GM B-Body. While the two tone paint and overall look is well integrated the front and rear […] -
![I recently restored a very poor condition Rambler partial hub cap I’d purchased on a whim at the local scrapyard. It cleaned up but rather nicely, but I couldn’t think of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ClockHubCap.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Mini Project: Rambler Hub Cap Clock")
CC Mini Project: Rambler Hub Cap Clock
Posted on October 2, 2014 | 23 CommentsI recently restored a very poor condition Rambler partial hub cap I’d purchased on a whim at the local scrapyard. It cleaned up but rather nicely, but I couldn’t think of […] -
![It has became a bit of a theme in my COAL series that I have a bigger appetite for classic or interesting cars than my modest budget allows. To mitigate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/beforeandafter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Triumph Spitfire – How To (Almost) Fix Up A Classic Car For Under $200")
COAL: 1978 Triumph Spitfire – How To (Almost) Fix Up A Classic Car For Under $200
Posted on September 28, 2014 | 30 CommentsIt has became a bit of a theme in my COAL series that I have a bigger appetite for classic or interesting cars than my modest budget allows. To mitigate […] -
![I have always admired the Volvo 240 series of cars but never expected to own one. This one literally fell into my lap and become the favorite of my winter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1984-Volvo-244-GLE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Volvo 244 GLE – Canadian Swede")
COAL: 1984 Volvo 244 GLE – Canadian Swede
Posted on September 21, 2014 | 28 CommentsI have always admired the Volvo 240 series of cars but never expected to own one. This one literally fell into my lap and become the favorite of my winter […] -
![The first CC I wrote over at the other site was on the subject of that Canadian market special, the Envoy Epic. The write up eventually migrated over here as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1965-Envoy-Epic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Envoy Epic Deluxe – The CC Circle of Car Life")
COAL: 1965 Envoy Epic Deluxe – The CC Circle of Car Life
Posted on September 14, 2014 | 42 CommentsThe first CC I wrote over at the other site was on the subject of that Canadian market special, the Envoy Epic. The write up eventually migrated over here as […] -
![My recent history with buying family-friendly classics had been only somewhat successful at best. The Mazda 808 was one of my favorites, but a lack of rear seat belts hindered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1970-Mercedes-Benz-220D.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Mercedes Benz 220D – Finally a Family Classic")
COAL: 1970 Mercedes Benz 220D – Finally a Family Classic
Posted on September 7, 2014 | 22 CommentsMy recent history with buying family-friendly classics had been only somewhat successful at best. The Mazda 808 was one of my favorites, but a lack of rear seat belts hindered […] -
![Anyone who has kids of a certain age knows the Pizza Planet pickup truck that appears in most every Pixar film, most prominently in the Toy Story franchise. As my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Pizza-Planet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1982 Toyota SR5 Pickup – I Killed The Pizza Planet Truck")
COAL: 1982 Toyota SR5 Pickup – I Killed The Pizza Planet Truck
Posted on August 31, 2014 | 15 CommentsAnyone who has kids of a certain age knows the Pizza Planet pickup truck that appears in most every Pixar film, most prominently in the Toy Story franchise. As my […] -
![Our Nissan Quest minivan had been bought as a lightly used one year old vehicle. As the most expensive non-real estate purchase I had made, it was a little distressing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2001-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 & 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan – Minimal Cost Minivans")
COAL: 1997 & 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan – Minimal Cost Minivans
Posted on August 24, 2014 | 55 CommentsOur Nissan Quest minivan had been bought as a lightly used one year old vehicle. As the most expensive non-real estate purchase I had made, it was a little distressing […] -
![This COAL is perhaps the best example of my ambition and optimism in choosing project cars, leading more often than not to my biting off way more than I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1965-Honda-S600-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Honda S600 – The Worst S600 In The World")
COAL: 1965 Honda S600 – The Worst S600 In The World
Posted on August 17, 2014 | 20 CommentsThis COAL is perhaps the best example of my ambition and optimism in choosing project cars, leading more often than not to my biting off way more than I could […] -
![For some strange reason I quite enjoy quirky looking motor homes from the late 1960s and 1970s. Manufacturers were still experimenting with body styles and construction methods at the time. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Motorhome.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Vintage Unnamed RV – From Trailer To Motorhome?")
CC Outtake: Vintage Unnamed RV – From Trailer To Motorhome?
Posted on August 13, 2014 | 28 CommentsFor some strange reason I quite enjoy quirky looking motor homes from the late 1960s and 1970s. Manufacturers were still experimenting with body styles and construction methods at the time. […] -
![Winter was past approached and my daily driver for spring and summer had been my lovely 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe. It would be criminal to drive the well preserved vintage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/friends.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Nissan Micra – Pint Sized Personality")
COAL: 1989 Nissan Micra – Pint Sized Personality
Posted on August 10, 2014 | 28 CommentsWinter was past approached and my daily driver for spring and summer had been my lovely 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe. It would be criminal to drive the well preserved vintage […]
