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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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My ’68 Opel Kadett & ’72 Chevelle, Plus Others – A Tale Of Too Many Cars
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 13 CommentsText submitted by Harry Case. The only drawback to my Chevy van was its consistent 12mpg thirst. The only cure was to park it and find a more economical […] -
Our 1970 Cadillac Calais – The Standard Of The World?
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 23 Comments(Update: on first publishing, the Calais in question was wrongly referred to as a ’72 model. Text and images have been updated accordingly.) Back in my childhood days, I […] -
My 1971 Dodge B200 & 1973 Chevy Beauville G20 – A Sequence Of Vans – A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 4
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 13 CommentsText submitted by Harry Case. The 1971 Dodge B200 van I bought on impulse after my failed Pinto experience was solid. I carpeted and paneled the interior, and added […] -
My 1986 Grand Marquis And 1977 Ford LTD – Going For Broke!
Posted on October 5, 2024 | 12 CommentsThe year was 2000 and we had bought a new home. However, as we came into the 2001 tax season, we found out that the property tax had tripled. […] -
My ’56 Jeep and ’72 Pinto Wagon – Learning The Ropes of Ownership; A Lifetime With Cars Part 3
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 16 CommentsText submitted by Harry Case. After “Heather” died my father bought a ’71 Mercury Comet for my mother and I inherited her yellow ’69 Torino fastback, the car she […] -
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #20: ’97 Acura CL — Almost A Legend In My Mind
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 24 CommentsThe Acura Legend had a very long-lasting influence on my thinking. I was already a Japanese car fan, as I liked Nissans and Hondas. Acuras seemed to be the […] -
My 2015 Ford Mustang GT (Update) – How NOT To Buy A Used Car
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 39 CommentsThe time has come for a change in my driveway! I bought my former car, a 2011 Mustang GT, new in 2010. I loved the car, which was remarkably reliable […] -
Buying a Mustang GT350 or a Tiger – No Bad Choices
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 13 CommentsOne might have thought that my first Sunbeam Tiger experience (recently described here and and here) would have put me off that particular model of Little British Car for good. […] -
My 1986 Mercury Sable – The Future Car
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 12 CommentsAs I’ve been watching this automotive trend changing, with electric vehicles and so many manufacturers moving to new horizons, I began to think back to a big change that […] -
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #19: ’97 Buick Riviera — Almost The Last Man Standing
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 15 CommentsI don’t think that there will ever be a more beautiful American car built than the ’66 Riviera. I’ve even owned TWO of them! But that was back in […] -
My 1963 Ford Fairlane Sports Coupe: Dubious Upgrades And Close Calls – A Lifetime With Cars, Part 3
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 9 CommentsText submitted by Harry Case. In 1970 I inherited my mom’s car to travel back and forth to school in Ohio. I had joined a fraternity with a large […] -
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #18: ’05 Lincoln Navigator — A Millionaire’s Yacht On Wheels
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 14 CommentsI’m sorry, I really wanted to hate these things! I started out that way. Luxury SUVs were a joke in my eyes, an abomination! These were not real Lincolns, […] -
My 1978 Ford Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee – A Story About Two Classics
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 11 CommentsBack in 2006, I was blessed to have a terrific job as a sales manager. It was a job that allowed me to make a yearly bonus. Normally, that money […] -
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #17: ’06 Mustang GT — This Is My California Kid!
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 12 CommentsIn 1974, ABC broadcast a made for prime time TV movie about a hot rodder who squares off against a sadistic small town Sheriff. It starred two human actors. […] -
My 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.0 ‘Executive’ – The All ‘Round Man
Posted on September 7, 2024 | 16 CommentsThose of you who follow my posts will recall that early in the year, I published an update of the previous cars making up the family fleet, and how these […]