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![Dad and I both had an itch to rebuild an old tractor. We’d both liked the little grey Fergie, and when an 8N came up, we bought it. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/81611-196.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tractors of a Lifetime: 1951 Ford 8N and 2008 Kioti DK40SE")
Tractors of a Lifetime: 1951 Ford 8N and 2008 Kioti DK40SE
Posted on February 2, 2019 | 8 CommentsDad and I both had an itch to rebuild an old tractor. We’d both liked the little grey Fergie, and when an 8N came up, we bought it. It was […] -
![Dad had a yearning for another tractor. A co-worker of mine had a Massey-Ferguson 135 Diesel that his father had bought nearly new in the 1970’s, and after decades of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/January-11-2010-242.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "TOAL: 1973 Massey-Ferguson 135 – Nearly Perfect")
TOAL: 1973 Massey-Ferguson 135 – Nearly Perfect
Posted on January 26, 2019 | 8 CommentsDad had a yearning for another tractor. A co-worker of mine had a Massey-Ferguson 135 Diesel that his father had bought nearly new in the 1970’s, and after decades of […] -
![Why the loader was red, I don’t know. This poor tractor had a hard, hard life before we got it. I was living away at the time, and came home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FORDTR01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "TOAL:1974(?) Ford 2000 Diesel – Cold-Blooded and Worn Out")
TOAL:1974(?) Ford 2000 Diesel – Cold-Blooded and Worn Out
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 14 CommentsWhy the loader was red, I don’t know. This poor tractor had a hard, hard life before we got it. I was living away at the time, and came home […] -
![Growing up and living out in the countryside almost my whole life, there has always been a tractor in my life. I grew up with this little Grey Fergie, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/56ferguson-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tractor of a Lifetime: 1956 Ferguson TE20 – Little Grey Fergie")
Tractor of a Lifetime: 1956 Ferguson TE20 – Little Grey Fergie
Posted on January 12, 2019 | 21 CommentsGrowing up and living out in the countryside almost my whole life, there has always been a tractor in my life. I grew up with this little Grey Fergie, and […] -
![Getting ready to wash it. Hard to believe a car I’d driven in 2016 had made such an impression on me. When I grew sick of issues with the ’09 F150 I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1376.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2012 Kia Soul – Clear Decision")
COAL:2012 Kia Soul – Clear Decision
Posted on January 5, 2019 | 26 CommentsGetting ready to wash it. Hard to believe a car I’d driven in 2016 had made such an impression on me. When I grew sick of issues with the ’09 F150 I […] -
![Just after I had gotten it. My plan in 2016 after being laid off was to fly to BC and buy an older car, and drive it home. I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WP_20160514_11_11_19_Pro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu – “A” Daily Driver")
COAL: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu – “A” Daily Driver
Posted on December 29, 2018 | 40 CommentsJust after I had gotten it. My plan in 2016 after being laid off was to fly to BC and buy an older car, and drive it home. I had […] -
![Near Princeton, BC In March 2016, I was let go by the company that I’d worked for for 11 years. Times weren’t as good as they had been in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Cross-Country Tourer")
COAL:1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Cross-Country Tourer
Posted on December 22, 2018 | 38 CommentsNear Princeton, BC In March 2016, I was let go by the company that I’d worked for for 11 years. Times weren’t as good as they had been in the […] -
![Here it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1043-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper")
COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 16 CommentsHere it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […] -
![Taken the day I bought the car. The VW Cabrio made such an impression on me, I wanted a Volkswagen to pound around in for the winter. This one fit the bill. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20141003_173144.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1999 Volkswagen New Beetle – Cheap Fun Winter Beater")
COAL:1999 Volkswagen New Beetle – Cheap Fun Winter Beater
Posted on December 8, 2018 | 27 CommentsTaken the day I bought the car. The VW Cabrio made such an impression on me, I wanted a Volkswagen to pound around in for the winter. This one fit the bill. […] -
![My wife and I were on the search for a fun summer car. I had my eye on some sort of convertible, as we used to run the ’71 Scout without the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0766.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Volkswagen Cabrio – Summertime Dream")
COAL:1998 Volkswagen Cabrio – Summertime Dream
Posted on December 1, 2018 | 33 CommentsMy wife and I were on the search for a fun summer car. I had my eye on some sort of convertible, as we used to run the ’71 Scout without the […] -
COAL: 2009 Ford F-150 – A Good One?
Posted on November 24, 2018 | 40 CommentsTaken the week I bought it. After having a few shorter-term ownership experiences, my wife decided to point me toward what I subconsciously wanted – a truck. -
![The car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming")
COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 33 CommentsThe car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […] -
![All pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler")
COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 30 CommentsAll pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […] -
![All pics are of the actual car! In the summer of 2011, we were doing quite a bit of camping. The CR-V was too small to haul the camper, so I’d bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00842.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2003 Subaru Outback – All-Weather Friend")
COAL:2003 Subaru Outback – All-Weather Friend
Posted on November 3, 2018 | 43 CommentsAll pics are of the actual car! In the summer of 2011, we were doing quite a bit of camping. The CR-V was too small to haul the camper, so I’d bought […] -
![Doesn’t look like much, but it worked good. Not being satisfied with the way that the ’87 Chevy truck in many ways – power, comfort, etc – I was on the lookout […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/august-18-186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Dodge Dakota – Plum Crazy")
COAL:1998 Dodge Dakota – Plum Crazy
Posted on October 27, 2018 | 36 CommentsDoesn’t look like much, but it worked good. Not being satisfied with the way that the ’87 Chevy truck in many ways – power, comfort, etc – I was on the lookout […]
