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About Author: DougD
Posts by DougD
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Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth
Posted on November 4, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […] -
QOTD: Which Student Car?
Posted on November 2, 2020 | 77 CommentsLast month my daughter passed her G2 road test, so we’re a four driver family now. -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Isuzu Bellett – Canadian CC Holy Grail
Posted on September 21, 2020 | 45 CommentsI have literally been looking for this car my whole life, and here it is. -
Basement Find: 1984 Honda Motorcycle Poster
Posted on April 30, 2020 | 18 CommentsHere’s a poster that was on my bedroom wall for many years. I recently found it in the basement, let’s look at the great Honda motorcycles available in 1984 Canada. -
Art Class-ic: 1982 Ford Bronco
Posted on April 14, 2020 | 23 CommentsAs a kid, I always drove my art teachers nuts because all I wanted to do was draw cars. -
Road Trip: Blue Ridge Parkway and Myrtle Beach
Posted on October 26, 2019 | 20 CommentsI’d been thinking about this trip for a long time, but not quite as far back as our last real adventure. -
QOTD: Black Mustang and Blue Ridge: Road Trip Suggestions?
Posted on September 13, 2019 | 37 CommentsIt’s not just because both Jim Klein and JP Cavanaugh have recently rid themselves of fun vehicles, but I have made a deal to purchase my own fun car. -
CC Outtake: 1964 Mercury Marauder – The One Crucial Detail
Posted on August 22, 2019 | 46 CommentsThere was a large outdoor car show in our area last Saturday, although I didn’t attend it was a fun day to drive around running errands because old cars were […] -
Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 29 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […] -
CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 28 CommentsHaving done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […] -
CC Kids: On the Big Road Trip Out West in the ’66 Chevelle, #2
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 20 CommentsThis post by Blaine H. got me thinking about my grandfather’s 1966 Chevelle: -
Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 12 CommentsOne of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Polara 500 – Green Acress
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/9/2019) Isn’t it odd how some old cars disappear, then pop up elsewhere later? -
1980 Kawasaki 750 LTD – A Motorcycle I Hate
Posted on April 9, 2019 | 44 CommentsYep, I hate this one. Not because it’s a particularly bad motorcycle (although it isn’t particularly good), it’s because of the association with one motorcycle trip in 1994. -
Carspotting Outtake: Halifax 1972
Posted on April 4, 2019 | 32 CommentsI recently had reason to go through a bunch of old photos, and ran across a couple of CC worthy shots taken by my father on slide film.
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![CC Outtake: 1964 Mercury Marauder – The One Crucial Detail There was a large outdoor car show in our area last Saturday, although I didn’t attend it was a fun day to drive around running errands because old cars were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/merc1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle As I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RUTH-FALLS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars Having done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190608_152625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival One of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MOPAR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)





