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QOTD: What’s On Your Short List? – 2019 Edition
Posted on January 29, 2019 | 87 CommentsI posed this same question here in 2017, exactly two years ago. As expected my list has evolved a bit since. -
COAL: 2007 Dodge Caravan – Always There, Always Back
Posted on January 8, 2019 | 25 CommentsDad! This is exactly what we don’t want! This is a short, red, Caravan with no roof rack! -
Artistic Outtake: A Trip to the Gallery
Posted on January 5, 2019 | 16 CommentsWe had both D children home for Christmas holidays, so decided to take a family trip to our local art gallery. -
CC For Sale: 1955 Packard Patrician – Endurance
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 41 CommentsLooking at this Packard in the snow the word Endurance comes to mind, for a couple of reasons. -
QOTD: Any Regrets About the One That Got Away?
Posted on November 2, 2018 | 69 CommentsWe all have stories about the one that got away. The girl (or guy), the fish, the house and in this case the car. But sometimes with a few decades […] -
CC Outtake: 1959 Buick – Not a Good Sign
Posted on October 26, 2018 | 27 CommentsI wouldn’t have seen this car if not for the forest fire. -
COAL: 1972 AMC Matador – I Saved It, And It Saved Me
Posted on October 18, 2018 | 50 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 […] -
CC Outtake: Unused but not Abandoned Cadillac?
Posted on October 17, 2018 | 21 CommentsI had to go downtown this morning. -
CC Driveway Outtake: Multi Grade Fluid Change
Posted on October 6, 2018 | 22 CommentsHere’s a shot I took during my spring maintenance. Both the VW and I got a multi grade fluid. -
COAL: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan: A Vast Improvement
Posted on August 31, 2018 | 70 CommentsSo here’s the new D family hauler. We’ve had a few weeks to compare it back to back with our old van and here’s what we found: -
BOAL: 1986 Honda VF500 Interceptor – Baby-ceptor
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 13 Comments“I’m pregnant, and I need a sport bike. We’d better hurry up before my tummy gets in the way of the gas tank.” -
CC Day Trip: A Hundred Thousand, Harewood, and Another Corvair
Posted on July 25, 2018 | 27 CommentsI woke up extra early last Saturday, to sneak in a motorcycle ride before anyone else got up. -
CC Day Trip: Vintage Racing at Mosport
Posted on June 30, 2018 | 11 CommentsWhen I was young, my friend’s parents would take me along to the races, which was a great experience for me. -
CC Toolbox: My Favorite Tools
Posted on June 23, 2018 | 32 CommentsAnd the hands that hold them. -
Four Sentence Outtake: Further Benefits of a CC
Posted on May 26, 2018 | 23 CommentsFurther proof of the benefits of owning a classic car. When our Caravan wouldn’t start, it’s the 1963 Beetle to the rescue.