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Road Trip Archive
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CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland
Posted on March 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsAs our Clan continued on our little roadtrip in Ireland, I was starting to realize that this place is a bit of a CC bonanza. After the MGB GT the […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker
Posted on March 18, 2017 | 13 CommentsThis week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […] -
The Drive-Through-Tree: A Car Spotter’s Delight
Posted on March 5, 2017 | 22 CommentsConservationists and nature lovers were saddened by the collapse of the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Tree State Park on January 8, 2017. It had been among a dwindling number of […] -
CC Road Trip: A Rental 2016 Hyundai Grand i10 in Volkswagen Country
Posted on January 17, 2017 | 21 CommentsThis past week I spent with friends outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. My teenage years happened there and I miss the smell of the red dust […] -
CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines
Posted on October 13, 2016 | 52 CommentsI’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […] -
CC Road Trip: The Fiery Ford and The Flying Fifty-Four
Posted on September 28, 2016 | 16 CommentsAfter a warm spell that bridged the autumnal solstice, the last weekend in September dawned bright and cold in the Hudson Valley. I planned a long-anticipated breakfast run on “the […] -
The Great Beater Challenge: Day 2, Part 2– Finale
Posted on September 27, 2016 | 45 CommentsFor the whole of the challenge we have been struggling with a lack of power on the hilly sections. On the early portion of day two, the Aries added overheating […] -
The Great Beater Challenge: Day 2, Part 1 – The Big Climb
Posted on September 25, 2016 | 31 CommentsIn the last installment, we had safely arrived at our characterful hotel to finish off day one. The Aries clearly made some issues but it kept going (albeit rather slowly). […] -
The Great Beater Challenge: Day 1, Part 2 – Rain, Rain, and a Hotel with Character
Posted on September 23, 2016 | 27 CommentsAfter our minor roadside repairs on Day 1 Part 1 we were ready to hit the road again. Although we were still technically in the mountains, thankfully we had more […] -
The Great Beater Challenge: Day 1, Part 1 – Off To A Slow Start
Posted on September 21, 2016 | 44 CommentsIn the last installment of the Great Beater Challenge I had (hopefully) completed my preparation and we were ready to head out. I say we, as my twelve year son […] -
CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 3 – Vehicle Preparation
Posted on September 16, 2016 | 41 CommentsNow that a vehicle was chosen in the second part of The Great Beater Challenge I need to get it prepared for the almost 1,300 km trip. At the top […] -
CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 2 – 1983 Dodge Aries Purchased
Posted on September 4, 2016 | 47 CommentsIn part one I introduced you to the Great Beater Challenge. This time around I reveal the vehicle that will (hopefully) carry me the 1200+ kms of the trip. It […] -
CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 1 – Vehicle Selection
Posted on August 28, 2016 | 51 CommentsI am always looking for interesting things to do with what I perceive to be interesting cars. I enjoy oddball vehicles as well as extracting the most from something that […] -
Road Trip Outtake, 1975: Happy Canada Day!
Posted on July 1, 2016 | 24 CommentsJuly 1st, 1975 in Glacier National Park after driving through the Highway to the Sun road. Idaho is in the background as Grant Dorosh and I take a break at […]
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland As our Clan continued on our little roadtrip in Ireland, I was starting to realize that this place is a bit of a CC bonanza. After the MGB GT the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020981.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker This week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020976-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Drive-Through-Tree: A Car Spotter’s Delight Conservationists and nature lovers were saddened by the collapse of the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Tree State Park on January 8, 2017. It had been among a dwindling number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pioneer-cabin-car-cutoutpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: A Rental 2016 Hyundai Grand i10 in Volkswagen Country This past week I spent with friends outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. My teenage years happened there and I miss the smell of the red dust […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/e-cape-17-188.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Day Trip: A Beetle Among the Vines I’ve owned an old car of one sort or another for about 30 years. The amount of time I’ve owned a functional old car is measured in scant months, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_1146-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: The Fiery Ford and The Flying Fifty-Four After a warm spell that bridged the autumnal solstice, the last weekend in September dawned bright and cold in the Hudson Valley. I planned a long-anticipated breakfast run on “the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pup-in-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge: Day 2, Part 2– Finale For the whole of the challenge we have been struggling with a lack of power on the hilly sections. On the early portion of day two, the Aries added overheating […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/engineairfilteroff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge: Day 2, Part 1 – The Big Climb In the last installment, we had safely arrived at our characterful hotel to finish off day one. The Aries clearly made some issues but it kept going (albeit rather slowly). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge: Day 1, Part 2 – Rain, Rain, and a Hotel with Character After our minor roadside repairs on Day 1 Part 1 we were ready to hit the road again. Although we were still technically in the mountains, thankfully we had more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/roadagain.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge: Day 1, Part 1 – Off To A Slow Start In the last installment of the Great Beater Challenge I had (hopefully) completed my preparation and we were ready to head out. I say we, as my twelve year son […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/29759489536_f03c17269a_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 3 – Vehicle Preparation Now that a vehicle was chosen in the second part of The Great Beater Challenge I need to get it prepared for the almost 1,300 km trip. At the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28952211793_d1c70528c1_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 2 – 1983 Dodge Aries Purchased In part one I introduced you to the Great Beater Challenge. This time around I reveal the vehicle that will (hopefully) carry me the 1200+ kms of the trip. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1982-Dodge-Aries-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: The Great Beater Challenge, Part 1 – Vehicle Selection I am always looking for interesting things to do with what I perceive to be interesting cars. I enjoy oddball vehicles as well as extracting the most from something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/map1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas (Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip Outtake, 1975: Happy Canada Day! July 1st, 1975 in Glacier National Park after driving through the Highway to the Sun road. Idaho is in the background as Grant Dorosh and I take a break at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Canada-Day.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)


