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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Return with me now to those bygone days… long before the PC, the internet, and the cellphone. In May 1972, when it came time to replace the ’66 Comet, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/69-Mustang-partial-brochure-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #15: The ’69 Mustang – My Little Pony (Car)")
COAL #15: The ’69 Mustang – My Little Pony (Car)
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 13 CommentsReturn with me now to those bygone days… long before the PC, the internet, and the cellphone. In May 1972, when it came time to replace the ’66 Comet, I […] -
![This was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rGNdQkgK-EAA62-ga9w-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI")
COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsThis was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […] -
![Music takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1967-Pontiac-Full-Line-22-23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others")
COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsMusic takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […] -
![While the Cougar wasn’t the worst family car, the birth of our son made it clear that something bigger was needed. We were already a family of three, our daughter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/caravan-hero.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #9: ’90 Dodge Caravan")
COAL #9: ’90 Dodge Caravan
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 47 CommentsWhile the Cougar wasn’t the worst family car, the birth of our son made it clear that something bigger was needed. We were already a family of three, our daughter […] -
![Ah, to be four years-old again. I quickly landed on 1971 as I pondered the “If you could go back in time . . .” scenario (again) one afternoon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/30E6A402-CA4E-4796-B779-35CF9FA94570.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille — The Tale Of The Fin")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille — The Tale Of The Fin
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 44 CommentsAh, to be four years-old again. I quickly landed on 1971 as I pondered the “If you could go back in time . . .” scenario (again) one afternoon. […] -
![Before we leave my first car in the metaphorical Curbside Classic dust, it may be worth relating some snippets of cross-country adventures successfully completed during my college years at Art […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cross-country-Comet-e1705538544736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #13: One Last Mercury Caliente Story: Cross-Country Comet Capers")
COAL #13: One Last Mercury Caliente Story: Cross-Country Comet Capers
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 15 CommentsBefore we leave my first car in the metaphorical Curbside Classic dust, it may be worth relating some snippets of cross-country adventures successfully completed during my college years at Art […] -
![My new job was in Downtown Los Angeles, we lived approximately twenty miles east in Whittier. My work commute usually took a half hour when traffic was light and we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GA9355.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #8: ’84 Mercury Cougar")
COAL #8: ’84 Mercury Cougar
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 25 CommentsMy new job was in Downtown Los Angeles, we lived approximately twenty miles east in Whittier. My work commute usually took a half hour when traffic was light and we […] -
![It might seem planned that both our family’s rides would be sold within five months of each other, but actually this was, as many things are, just a luck of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20190425_065407.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2016 Opel Astra and 2015 Honda Civic Tourer – Bye Bye")
COAL Update: 2016 Opel Astra and 2015 Honda Civic Tourer – Bye Bye
Posted on January 17, 2024 | 19 CommentsIt might seem planned that both our family’s rides would be sold within five months of each other, but actually this was, as many things are, just a luck of […] -
![Time for a short break in the COAL series. When we left our protagonist, he had completed his first coast-to-coast trip in his trusty ’66 Caliente convertible. Figures just-unearthed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Art-Center-article.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Art Center Years: Settling In, Out West – Arriving To The School Where Cars Are Born")
The Art Center Years: Settling In, Out West – Arriving To The School Where Cars Are Born
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsTime for a short break in the COAL series. When we left our protagonist, he had completed his first coast-to-coast trip in his trusty ’66 Caliente convertible. Figures just-unearthed […] -
![My first Dream Car, a 1977 Coupe de Ville. The ’57 had served me well. I was approaching my college graduation. Finally, after seven years of part time attendance. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1977_cadillac_deville_1577067640f66e7dff9f98764daIMG_8396-e1578036757618.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #7: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of")
COAL #7: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 28 CommentsMy first Dream Car, a 1977 Coupe de Ville. The ’57 had served me well. I was approaching my college graduation. Finally, after seven years of part time attendance. […] -
![After I sold the 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in the summer of 2014, my wife and I decided to try living as a one car family. (I still had my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2908.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Lexus ES300 – Dressed Up Daily Driver")
COAL: 2000 Lexus ES300 – Dressed Up Daily Driver
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 13 CommentsAfter I sold the 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in the summer of 2014, my wife and I decided to try living as a one car family. (I still had my […] -
![I’d like to offer a brief update for my COAL #6 post describing the ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 two-door hardtop that was my mother’s last car. In that post, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Laurie-Ford-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #12: Notes From a Galaxie Far, Far Away")
COAL #12: Notes From a Galaxie Far, Far Away
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 11 CommentsI’d like to offer a brief update for my COAL #6 post describing the ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 two-door hardtop that was my mother’s last car. In that post, I […] -
![The quest for another vintage Cadillac started again. I had found a ’58 Coupe de Ville on a used car lot in San Leandro, that looked like a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1957-cadillac-coupe-deville-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #6: 1957 Cadillac Sedan de Ville")
COAL #6: 1957 Cadillac Sedan de Ville
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe quest for another vintage Cadillac started again. I had found a ’58 Coupe de Ville on a used car lot in San Leandro, that looked like a good […] -
![Last spring, after letting my son start to use the 1994 Volvo 940 as a daily driver, I decided to jump again into the search for another vintage vehicle. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6276.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe – Attainable Luxury")
COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe – Attainable Luxury
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 28 CommentsLast spring, after letting my son start to use the 1994 Volvo 940 as a daily driver, I decided to jump again into the search for another vintage vehicle. […] -
![I’m of the firm belief that driving across the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. Not necessarily the way I did it for the first time – traveling solo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rand-McNally-Road-Atlas-e1703873701132.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #11: A Coast-to-Coast Comet")
COAL #11: A Coast-to-Coast Comet
Posted on December 31, 2023 | 22 CommentsI’m of the firm belief that driving across the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. Not necessarily the way I did it for the first time – traveling solo […]
