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About Author: Len Peters
Posts by Len Peters
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Curbside Outtake: TVR Tasmin
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 19 CommentsMy neighbourhood never ceases to amaze me. I remember reading about the TVR Tasmin in the buff books, but I never thought I would see one in my area. -
Curbside Sighting: Porsche 930 Turbo
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsI live in a 15 minute city and because of this, I walk a lot. It is always interesting what I see. I live about 200m from Vancouver General Hospital, […] -
Curbside Outtake: Volvo 264GL – Well Preserved Original Or Restored?
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 25 CommentsI am a pretty restless type, meaning I walk around a lot. It is the main reason I got Lola the Big White Dog to walk with me. I am […] -
Curbside Outtake:- Gen II Golf GTI
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 38 CommentsVancouver never ceases to amaze a curbivore such as myself. In Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood yesterday I spotted this lovely Gen II VW Golf GTI. -
Opinion: Len’s Top Five Engines That Don’t Get No Respect
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 67 CommentsOne of the things that gets in my craw about vintage cars is how every Chevelle was a Big Block and every Coronet had a 426 Hemi. Coming from someone […] -
COAL Update: Wolfie at Four
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 14 CommentsMy dear departed mother used to tell me, “Time goes fast when you get old.” Well, I will turn 58 this month and I can confirm mom’s saying. It has […] -
Curbside Outake: The Last Ford Festiva (Kia Pride) In The Wild?
Posted on September 21, 2022 | 41 CommentsFrom 1994-2004 I was working and living in South Korea, so this little car will always be a Kia Pride to me. Back when these little cars were new, the […] -
Curbside Update: Wolfie’s Rocky Romp 2022
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 12 CommentsOne of the many great things about living in Vancouver, British Columbia, is our proximity to nature. From 1990-1993, I taught school in a small town called Invermere, […] -
Neighbourhood Classics, Summer 2022 Edition
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 34 CommentsAfter a typically slow start, we’ve had some nice summer weather in Vancouver. This has left plenty of time for car spotting, so without further ado: I can’t remember […] -
Neighbourhood Classics, 2022 Edition
Posted on May 30, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt has been a strange year of weather here in Vancouver. We really didn’t have a spring and went to summer in one day. Anyway, with better weather, the classics […] -
COAL Update: Wolfie on Steroids
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsWho doesn’t like a Q-ship? I have always liked a good sleeper and Wolfie (2018 Golf) certainly fulfills that role. Yes, he is not a GTI, but he is a […] -
QOTD: Len’s Pick Of The Five Worst Engines – What’s Yours?
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 133 CommentsIt was a lot harder to think of the bottom five engines, but after at least ten minutes of deep contemplation, I have compiled a list, in no particular order. -
QOTD: Len’s Top Five Engines – What Are Yours?
Posted on April 9, 2021 | 102 CommentsI’ve spent a lot of years behind the wheel of various cars and over that time, a few motors have really stood out. This is completely unscientific and is really […] -
Neighbourhood Curbside Classics: Vancouver, Fairview Neighborhood
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 13 Comments(*DISCLAIMER* There is no conspiracy against trucks in this article. I do hereby swear that there are lots of trucks in Canada.) Like I said in my recent article about […] -
The Curbside Cars of Vancouver
Posted on March 31, 2021 | 77 CommentsVancouver, British Columbia is a very unique North American city for several reasons and some of them make for great car spotting. First, Vancouver is blessed with a very mild […]