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2001 Dodge Dakota Review

Knowlesville Posted on April 3, 2018 by MattApril 3, 2018
2001 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab

If you’re thinking of buying a used 2001 Dodge Dakota, don’t. When we purchased our 2001 QuadCab, it was the first year Dodge made them. It was far more comfortable than the competition’s mid-sized quad cab trucks that were available … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged 2001 Dodge Dakota, lemon

Polishing the Wheels

Knowlesville Posted on August 18, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Polished wheel

Speaking of the Del Sol, I came across a photo of it recently that was taken just after we got the polished rims put on it. The local climate had really done a number on them and it reminded me … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged Honda Del Sol

Where’s Lori?

Knowlesville Posted on August 17, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Google Street View

Once I found out that they covered Ferndale, I was wondering how much of the area they did. Found this shot of Lori’s old workplace in Eureka, and there’s the Del Sol parked out front.

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Alfa Romeo

Knowlesville Posted on August 11, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Alfa Romeo

My absolute favorite vehicle from yesterday’s parade from Pebble Beach was this Alfa Romeo. Not only was it cute and clean, it came all the way from Monaco. Picturing driving this car around the roads that make up the historic … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Ferndale

Modern Options

Knowlesville Posted on August 10, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
GPS in antique auto

We went into town this morning to have breakfast with some friends and a number of antique cars were parading into Ferndale. The cars were part of the Pebble Beach Concourse run. One of my favorite vehicles was a Model … Continue reading →

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Back at the Wrecking Yard

Knowlesville Posted on October 10, 2007 by MattJune 10, 2019
Totalled

Heidi finally decided what to do with her car so we drove back down to Cloverdale. She ended up selling it to the towing company for a few hundred dollars over what she owed for the towing and storage charges. … Continue reading →

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Deer vs. Saturn, Both Lose

Knowlesville Posted on October 6, 2007 by MattJune 10, 2019
Car hit by deer

A couple of months ago Heidi and I saw each other’s portfolios on the internet and wanted to work with each other. Only problem was we live at opposite ends of the state. But she said she could manage a … Continue reading →

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Should’ve Listened to my Intuition

Knowlesville Posted on May 8, 2007 by MattJune 7, 2019
San Mateo Apartment

Staying home would have been a good thing. We did get on the road Saturday morning, and going through South San Francisco I smelled the now familiar smell of brakes burning. We ended up in the exact same shop where … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Travels | Tagged 2001 Dodge Dakota

Something Ferny Going On

Knowlesville Posted on December 10, 2006 by MattMay 31, 2019
Fern growing on truck

Maybe this is why they called it Ferndale? They say a rolling stone gathers no moss, but apparently a rolling 4×4 can gather a few ferns. Found this vehicle in the Ferndale parking lot.

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High Speed Crash

Knowlesville Posted on August 23, 2006 by MattMay 29, 2019
High speed crash

We don’t get very many traffic accidents in Ferndale. First the town is only 1 square mile so we don’t have many roads. Second we don’t have any signals, and most of the roads are only 25mph, so chances for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, FVFD

Match Race?

Knowlesville Posted on August 10, 2006 by MattMay 29, 2019
Toyota Police Vehicle

Something new this year was a display of Toyota cars and trucks. Some were race vehicles and some were concept cars, like this mock highway patrol car. CHP also has a display at the fair featuring one of their Camaro … Continue reading →

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Where’s the snow?

Knowlesville Posted on February 17, 2006 by MattMay 23, 2019
Ice crystals

The weather reports led us to believe that we might see snow in Ferndale, or at least on the surrounding hills down to 500 feet. I heard earlier in the week there was a light dusting on Bunker Hill so … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Photography

Traveling in Style

Knowlesville Posted on August 16, 2005 by MattMay 20, 2019
Dusenberg

Each day before the fair starts we’ve been coming into the office for an hour or so just to check email, pick up mail, check phone messages, etc. This morning we were greeted by a parade of luxury antique automobiles … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Ferndale

Get there fast in style

Knowlesville Posted on July 23, 2005 by MattMay 20, 2019
Autorama

Fortuna’s Autorama is going on this weekend so I wandered over there to take a look. This car was one of my favorites. It is a 1932 Stearns Knight limousine that is pretty much stock until you look under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged Autorama

1923 American LaFrance

Knowlesville Posted on July 5, 2005 by MattMay 20, 2019
1923 American LaFrance

After the parade, and since it was out and all spiffy, I took some pictures of Ferndale’s antique fire engine. More pictures of it can be found on the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site.

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Posted in Cars & Trucks, FVFD

Getting Clocked

Knowlesville Posted on January 16, 2005 by MattMay 16, 2019
Ouch

I now know what it feels like to get really clocked. Today I had two projects that I wanted to complete. First was replacing the headlight that we lost on the way back from San Jose. I guess complaining about … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, House

Fall White

Knowlesville Posted on October 25, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019
South Fork Mountains

This is later in the trip we took Sunday, and the reason why I probably won’t be going back up there until spring. There is already snow up there, and since most of the roads are dirt, they are turning … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Photography | Tagged 2001 Dodge Dakota

Engine 1

Knowlesville Posted on September 25, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
FVFD Engine 1

This morning I photographed our Engine 1 for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. Lori has wanted a picture of me in my full turnouts so I figured I would take a shot with me posing with the engine … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, FVFD | Tagged Selfie

Humboldt Rust

Knowlesville Posted on September 10, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019
Rusty S-10 Blazer

I’m used to seeing rusty cars from back east where they salt the roads, but here on the west coast you get totally natural rust. This is the worst rusted vehicle I’ve seen in a long time and I’m not … Continue reading →

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Logging in Style

Knowlesville Posted on August 2, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
Pierce Arrow Logging Truck

The name Pierce Arrow usually makes one think of antique luxury automobiles. So you might be surprised to find out that this antique logging truck was made by Pierce Arrow. For the lumberjack who wanted to cruise the forests in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Travels

He’s Back

Knowlesville Posted on April 2, 2004 by MattMay 3, 2019
Crap

Apparently it’s that time of year again. At our house we have frog season, we have spider season, and we can tell when spring is finally here because we have bird crap season.

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Birthday Girl”

Knowlesville Posted on December 10, 2003 by MattApril 30, 2019
Natalya

Earlier this year, Natalya came up to Ferndale to get her picture taken, and we discovered we had the same birthday, only 13 years apart. When she heard we were traveling down to the Bay Area, she wanted to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Photography | Tagged 2001 Dodge Dakota, model, Natalya

End of the Line

Knowlesville Posted on October 4, 2003 by MattApril 29, 2019
Bus

I have no idea when this bus was manufactured, but it probably left the factory looking forward to transporting thousands of kids to school and back home. Throw in a few field trips for variety, and then maybe a happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, FVFD

Wildwood Days

Knowlesville Posted on August 2, 2003 by MattApril 26, 2019
Wildwood Days

My next web site project is going to be for the City of Rio Dell. Today Rio Dell started their weekend festival, “Wildwood Days”, including a parade down their main boulevard. Which got rained on. I started on the way … Continue reading →

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Hot Rod Dairy Truck

Knowlesville Posted on July 26, 2003 by MattApril 26, 2019
Milk Truck Hot Rod

Went over to Fortuna this afternoon to take a look at the annual Autorama car show on Main St. As usual many of the same vehicles were there from previous years, but there are always enough new ones to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged Autorama

Austin Healeys

Knowlesville Posted on July 8, 2003 by MattApril 26, 2019
Austin Healy Club

Ferndale is a popular spot for car clubs to come through, both for the quaintness of the town, and for the many scenic roads nearby. They often stop in Ferndale on their way to or from the Lost Coast. Today … Continue reading →

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Two Seaters

Knowlesville Posted on May 9, 2003 by MattApril 25, 2019
Antique race cars on Main Street

Today it was nice enough to leave the office door open and one of the interesting sounds we heard was a group of nine antique sports cars come in. Some were actual antiques and some were replicas, but they all … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Ferndale | Tagged Main Street

100K

Knowlesville Posted on March 28, 2003 by MattApril 19, 2019
100,000

The last few days our ’94 Honda Del Sol has been getting close to 100K on the odometer. I wanted to make sure I documented the rollover, for some reason ever since I was a kid, watching the numbers rollover … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged Honda Del Sol

Motorin’ out in the country

Knowlesville Posted on March 23, 2003 by MattApril 19, 2019
Vintage Car

Today started off with a pancake breakfast for the 4-H. Normally on the fourth Sunday we go the pancake breakfast they have at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall. This is a big Ferndale tradition. Why the 4-H scheduled their breakfast for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Ferndale

Dad’s Big Mistake (Beep, Beep)

Knowlesville Posted on July 27, 2002 by MattApril 14, 2019
Plymouth Superbird

Today was the big annual car show in Fortuna, and after stripping wood all morning, I took a break to head on over and take a look at all the hot rods on display. One of my favorites was this … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars & Trucks | Tagged Plymouth, Superbird

Bill’s Engine & Mascot

Knowlesville Posted on July 5, 2002 by MattApril 14, 2019
Bill Klatt's Fire Engine

After the fire engine rides comes the parade. If you’re lucky enough to be on the last fire engine rides, you also get to be in the parade. The 1923 LaFrance engine that the FVFD owns isn’t the only antique … Continue reading →

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