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About Author: DougD
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![As you may have noticed CC ran a second look at the DougD series of COAL articles, so it’s time for an update and some self reflection. I first encountered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TR4-1987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The DougD Reruns: Updates and Reflections")
The DougD Reruns: Updates and Reflections
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 16 CommentsAs you may have noticed CC ran a second look at the DougD series of COAL articles, so it’s time for an update and some self reflection. I first encountered […] -
1967 Dodge Polara 500 – The Return of Green Acres
Posted on May 10, 2025 | 12 CommentsIsn’t it odd how some old cars disappear, then pop up elsewhere later? -
![(first posted 2/9/2016) It seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Canoes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy")
My 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 105 Comments(first posted 2/9/2016) It seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, […] -
Our 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire 425 – Rocket Action
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 54 Comments(first posted 8/3/2016) This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, it’s my grandfather’s. And what an Olds it was. -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) Back in 1972 my father, JackD, went on a quest to buy his first new car. His primary criteria were that it carry his family of five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Matador-DD1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1972 AMC Matador – I Saved It, And It Saved Me")
My 1972 AMC Matador – I Saved It, And It Saved Me
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) Back in 1972 my father, JackD, went on a quest to buy his first new car. His primary criteria were that it carry his family of five […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2015) Dad gave me this photo he’d scanned from a slide. It epitomizes my childhood; mop of blonde hair, patched knees on pants, messing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/56_Fargo_Orange_Julep.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Childhood Classic: Following Cliff Around")
Childhood Classic: Following Cliff Around
Posted on April 17, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 3/24/2015) Dad gave me this photo he’d scanned from a slide. It epitomizes my childhood; mop of blonde hair, patched knees on pants, messing […] -
Canoe Classic: 1963 Huron 17′ Wood Canoe
Posted on April 9, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) This is a 1963 Huron canoe. It’s probably not too interesting to most CC readers, but what it has sat atop of may well be.. -
![(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Topaz2-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”")
My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Freestar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly")
My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […] -
My 1988 Ford Ranger – The Wee Truck
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) This is a story about a relationship that began and ended with shouting. -
![(first posted 11/22/2014) This was the shortest term of ownership I ever had a car for, about a year and a half but this brief flame burns […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1985 Mazda RX-7 – Reality Steps In")
My 1985 Mazda RX-7 – Reality Steps In
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/22/2014) This was the shortest term of ownership I ever had a car for, about a year and a half but this brief flame burns […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pair-of-450s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike")
My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2015) This little green 1980 Concord was a three-generation family car, owned by my grandfather, my aunt and myself. Like the title says, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/C-Corner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 AMC Concord – Little Green Concord, You Don’t Know What I Got")
COAL: 1980 AMC Concord – Little Green Concord, You Don’t Know What I Got
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 4/10/2015) This little green 1980 Concord was a three-generation family car, owned by my grandfather, my aunt and myself. Like the title says, I […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1981-Specs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle")
COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]
