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Curbside Classics Archives
COAL Capsule Archive
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![Five years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1991-Ford-Mustang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays")
Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays
Posted on December 19, 2017 | 44 CommentsFive years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […] -
![My COAL series ended a couple years ago. Since that point, I’ve bounced around a bit, and I thought it was a fine time to share where I’ve been and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Catch-up: Have I Given Up?")
COAL Catch-up: Have I Given Up?
Posted on November 20, 2017 | 26 CommentsMy COAL series ended a couple years ago. Since that point, I’ve bounced around a bit, and I thought it was a fine time to share where I’ve been and […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: Subaru BRAT (gen 1)
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 22 CommentsWhere did all the BRATs go? Did they finally grow up to be polite Outbacks? -
![The icy hand of winter has granted the Midwest a temporary reprieve this fall, affording fall color drives a stay of execution for a bare couple of weeks, thereby offering another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Fiery Leaves and Firebirds")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Fiery Leaves and Firebirds
Posted on November 22, 2016 | 33 CommentsThe icy hand of winter has granted the Midwest a temporary reprieve this fall, affording fall color drives a stay of execution for a bare couple of weeks, thereby offering another […] -
![For the past almost four years (46 months and 7 days, to be exact) my daily driver and proud and joy has been a 2010 Acura TSX V6. Purchased new-to-me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/TSX2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2010 Acura TSX V6 – Time To Say Goodbye")
COAL Update: 2010 Acura TSX V6 – Time To Say Goodbye
Posted on August 15, 2016 | 35 CommentsFor the past almost four years (46 months and 7 days, to be exact) my daily driver and proud and joy has been a 2010 Acura TSX V6. Purchased new-to-me, […] -
![(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1970-Peugeot-504-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure")
COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure
Posted on July 25, 2016 | 65 Comments(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […] -
![The downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway")
COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway
Posted on July 7, 2016 | 94 CommentsThe downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […] -
![I could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 54 CommentsI could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […] -
![The tires on our Acura TSX Sport Wagon were overdue for a rotation, and it’s quicker to just do it at home than going somewhere, so out came my fleet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CC-294-004-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Outtake: So This Is What Honda’s Double Wishbone Suspension Looks Like")
COAL Outtake: So This Is What Honda’s Double Wishbone Suspension Looks Like
Posted on May 29, 2016 | 67 CommentsThe tires on our Acura TSX Sport Wagon were overdue for a rotation, and it’s quicker to just do it at home than going somewhere, so out came my fleet […] -
![Regular readers may recall that I recently bought a ’74 Firebird Esprit from that most dangerous of online rabbit holes, eBay. It’s the second car I’ve bought sight unseen, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Repair: 1974 Pontiac Firebird–Repairing the Classic GM Saggy Headliner")
COAL Repair: 1974 Pontiac Firebird–Repairing the Classic GM Saggy Headliner
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 45 CommentsRegular readers may recall that I recently bought a ’74 Firebird Esprit from that most dangerous of online rabbit holes, eBay. It’s the second car I’ve bought sight unseen, the […] -
![Curbside fans, I’m back with more vehicular mayhem, and the good news is that I’ve teleported directly into 1974 with the purchase of this amazingly beautiful 1974 Firebird. Although its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit: One Whip Antenna from Paradise")
COAL: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit: One Whip Antenna from Paradise
Posted on December 22, 2015 | 73 CommentsCurbside fans, I’m back with more vehicular mayhem, and the good news is that I’ve teleported directly into 1974 with the purchase of this amazingly beautiful 1974 Firebird. Although its […] -
![Longitudinally mounted V6, rear wheel drive-based AWD system, double-wishbone front suspension, car-based unibody platform, strut tower brace, huge “Ultraview” moonroof, seven-passenger seating, and luxury touches everywhere. The first-generation Cadillac SRX […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/859_763106_16151859_691315092015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2009 Cadillac SRX – The Whole Is Slightly Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts")
COAL: 2009 Cadillac SRX – The Whole Is Slightly Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 40 CommentsLongitudinally mounted V6, rear wheel drive-based AWD system, double-wishbone front suspension, car-based unibody platform, strut tower brace, huge “Ultraview” moonroof, seven-passenger seating, and luxury touches everywhere. The first-generation Cadillac SRX […] -
![It’s 1983, I’m 14 and I need a ride home from a buddy’s house. My buddy’s older brother volunteered to take me home and we hoped in his brand new, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gti-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 VW GTI 1.8T, Suddenly It’s 1983!")
COAL: 2003 VW GTI 1.8T, Suddenly It’s 1983!
Posted on November 8, 2015 | 19 CommentsIt’s 1983, I’m 14 and I need a ride home from a buddy’s house. My buddy’s older brother volunteered to take me home and we hoped in his brand new, […] -
![In 1998, I was bitten by the bug of old BMWs fairly hard, and decided to add a 1983 633csi, black over tan interior, with 97,000 miles to my 1974 BMW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bmw-633csi-1983-manual-black-on-black-163k-original-wheels-americanlisted_30720003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 BMW 633csi, Beginner’s Luck")
COAL: 1983 BMW 633csi, Beginner’s Luck
Posted on November 1, 2015 | 24 CommentsIn 1998, I was bitten by the bug of old BMWs fairly hard, and decided to add a 1983 633csi, black over tan interior, with 97,000 miles to my 1974 BMW […] -
![What could possibly go wrong? (Unlike my usual posts, all the car pictures are of my 928) In 2011 I was the happy owner of a 2009 Kia Rondo that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Porsche 928S, No Such Thing As A Cheap Porsche")
COAL: 1983 Porsche 928S, No Such Thing As A Cheap Porsche
Posted on October 25, 2015 | 51 CommentsWhat could possibly go wrong? (Unlike my usual posts, all the car pictures are of my 928) In 2011 I was the happy owner of a 2009 Kia Rondo that […]
