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About Author: David Devereaux
Posts by David Devereaux
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![March 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6FA4DB79-BCCA-487D-BD65-56FF4486A045_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8")
COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 27 CommentsMarch 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […] -
![In five months, I had gone from buying my dream car, living what felt like the dream life in a new job and new city, to smashing the 164’s oil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Alfa of a Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 S, Part 3 – The Long Way Back.")
Alfa of a Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 S, Part 3 – The Long Way Back.
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 26 CommentsIn five months, I had gone from buying my dream car, living what felt like the dream life in a new job and new city, to smashing the 164’s oil […] -
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 2 – Paradise Lost, Twice
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhat is the toughest repair job you have ever taken on? Turns out the Alfa would soon present me with a new challenge that would become a yardstick I would […] -
![Sometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams")
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 17 CommentsSometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […] -
![10/10/20 3:30 AM Pasadena CA I can’t believe I actually slept, today is one of those days where anticipation makes it almost impossible to sleep. All the best adventures start […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4301D4C1-3DD8-4F2D-BC47-31425CE25A39_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving Impressions: 1959 Porsche 356 Convertible D – The Happiest Car In The World; Or Is It The Driver?")
Driving Impressions: 1959 Porsche 356 Convertible D – The Happiest Car In The World; Or Is It The Driver?
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 17 Comments10/10/20 3:30 AM Pasadena CA I can’t believe I actually slept, today is one of those days where anticipation makes it almost impossible to sleep. All the best adventures start […] -
![Upland, California Over the course of driving 10 Vettes in 10 days, I have learned that defining a good deal is the most difficult part of buying a car as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/D5678406-28DF-4D73-A4B2-825CF19BCF38_1_105_c-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 10 – C4 “Ruth” – The Author Makes a Momentous Decision")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 10 – C4 “Ruth” – The Author Makes a Momentous Decision
Posted on July 27, 2020 | 35 CommentsUpland, California Over the course of driving 10 Vettes in 10 days, I have learned that defining a good deal is the most difficult part of buying a car as […] -
![Sacramento I missed a test drive helping my friend transport his crapped-out old Crown Vic 300 miles north to Sacramento with no AC and the heat somehow stuck on full […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/0DA96C35-C35D-4C89-87E7-C8B1A44AD1CA_1_105_c-e1595184835139.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 9: C7 Z06 – Popping the Cherry")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 9: C7 Z06 – Popping the Cherry
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsSacramento I missed a test drive helping my friend transport his crapped-out old Crown Vic 300 miles north to Sacramento with no AC and the heat somehow stuck on full […] -
![Pasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4692F85C-1094-4DAD-8370-A885F9714496_1_105_c-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsPasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […] -
![East LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/858D2C9F-2B62-4326-ACBD-1C3B291D27FC_1_105_c-e1595183083619.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 9 CommentsEast LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […] -
Ten Corvettes Ten Days Day 6 – Chloe
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsCovina Lindsay and Tiffany, the C6 and C5 Z06, were both too much for me. Surely there must be a Corvette for the beginner… -
![Long Beach If there is anything that can redeem the Corvette name after yesterday’s misadventures it is the raw potential of a C5 Z06. Yet again, the GPS leads me […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A53EE56F-C694-4DA5-BF81-AA649AE7D9EC_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 5 – C5 Z06 “Tiffany”")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 5 – C5 Z06 “Tiffany”
Posted on July 22, 2020 | 11 CommentsLong Beach If there is anything that can redeem the Corvette name after yesterday’s misadventures it is the raw potential of a C5 Z06. Yet again, the GPS leads me […] -
![Covina Ten Corvettes in ten days, from the start of this endeavor, I have been favoring the C5 and C6 over the C4 on the basis that late ’90s and […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/c4-y.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 4, C4")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 4, C4
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 28 CommentsCovina Ten Corvettes in ten days, from the start of this endeavor, I have been favoring the C5 and C6 over the C4 on the basis that late ’90s and […] -
![North Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/c6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 9 CommentsNorth Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […] -
![North Hollywood I have never seen a green Corvette with a tan interior. This particular C5 could almost be called classy. But no, like most used Vettes, this one has […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EB87360C-EC4D-42C9-977E-E9F07327B6E0_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 2")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 2
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 6 CommentsNorth Hollywood I have never seen a green Corvette with a tan interior. This particular C5 could almost be called classy. But no, like most used Vettes, this one has […] -
![I am a bit of a Europhile. Over the last couple of years, I’ve read a lot of articles and heard a lot of talk about how Corvettes balance fun […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/72149CC8-3A3D-4A07-BFB4-AA398FA70B2B_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Can a Europhile Learn to Love America’s Sports Car? Day 1: 2005 C6")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Can a Europhile Learn to Love America’s Sports Car? Day 1: 2005 C6
Posted on July 17, 2020 | 11 CommentsI am a bit of a Europhile. Over the last couple of years, I’ve read a lot of articles and heard a lot of talk about how Corvettes balance fun […]
