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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Looking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1964-T-Bird-Front-View-Hemmings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford")
COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 15 CommentsLooking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […] -
![You can go your own way. As Fleetwood Mac would sing in 1977, I decided to follow my own automotive path. My 1966 Mustang had been a compromise. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/b05f4161d0d530f272627d997272034ae9e3223c-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL#2: 1964 Cadillac Convertible")
COAL#2: 1964 Cadillac Convertible
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 19 CommentsYou can go your own way. As Fleetwood Mac would sing in 1977, I decided to follow my own automotive path. My 1966 Mustang had been a compromise. I […] -
![With apologies to the famed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, who penned those words as part of the “book” for the Broadway musical Camelot, that phrase could be used to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/64-Galaxie-front-fender-emblem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #6: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – For One Brief, Shining Moment…")
COAL #6: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – For One Brief, Shining Moment…
Posted on November 26, 2023 | 23 CommentsWith apologies to the famed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, who penned those words as part of the “book” for the Broadway musical Camelot, that phrase could be used to […] -
![My COAL series will start with the Cars of My Youth. These are the cars that I owned in the period between my high school years until my marriage. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1966-Mustang-Classic-Cars-Coloring-Pages-600x464-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #1: 1966 Mustang – Color My World")
COAL #1: 1966 Mustang – Color My World
Posted on November 25, 2023 | 14 CommentsMy COAL series will start with the Cars of My Youth. These are the cars that I owned in the period between my high school years until my marriage. […] -
![I had a plan. I was going to buy a new Ford Bronco Two Door, with the 7-speed manual, for off highway exploration. Then I was going to travel all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6867.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 20: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited – Uba")
COAL 20: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited – Uba
Posted on November 22, 2023 | 40 CommentsI had a plan. I was going to buy a new Ford Bronco Two Door, with the 7-speed manual, for off highway exploration. Then I was going to travel all […] -
![We’re going just a bit out of strict chronological order here, for which I apologize. This COAL deals with the first “foreign” car I was ever exposed to, a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20231029_164324473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #5: A Volvo PV544 In The Springtime, 1964")
COAL #5: A Volvo PV544 In The Springtime, 1964
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 9 CommentsWe’re going just a bit out of strict chronological order here, for which I apologize. This COAL deals with the first “foreign” car I was ever exposed to, a car […] -
![I would own another LS 460L—perhaps with just RWD—but I’m highly interested in owning the LS 600hL. That one seems like an interesting experience, and I’d love to see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6042-3.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 Lexus LS 600h L – The Ultimate Toyota")
COAL: 2008 Lexus LS 600h L – The Ultimate Toyota
Posted on November 18, 2023 | 27 CommentsI would own another LS 460L—perhaps with just RWD—but I’m highly interested in owning the LS 600hL. That one seems like an interesting experience, and I’d love to see […] -
![I had lost one of the key fobs for the old Expedition. It was right around Christmas and while waiting for the parts desk lineup to clear I wandered around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9033.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 19: 2016 F-150 SuperCrew FX4 – A Crummy End of an Era")
COAL 19: 2016 F-150 SuperCrew FX4 – A Crummy End of an Era
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 26 CommentsI had lost one of the key fobs for the old Expedition. It was right around Christmas and while waiting for the parts desk lineup to clear I wandered around […] -
![If you’ve been keeping track of the evolution of our household fleet so far, as of mid-1961 it still included my father’s ’58 Plymouth station wagon (already showing the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/62-Falcon-base-two-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #4: The ’62 Falcon – The First Ford in Our Future")
COAL #4: The ’62 Falcon – The First Ford in Our Future
Posted on November 12, 2023 | 34 CommentsIf you’ve been keeping track of the evolution of our household fleet so far, as of mid-1961 it still included my father’s ’58 Plymouth station wagon (already showing the […] -
![Welcome to Jaguar number 3. My prior two Jaguars (here and here) were X350-generation cars, which were the 2004-2009 ones. I found them to be delightful, characterful machines, when they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_3661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Jaguar XJ12 – This Kitty’s Got Claws")
COAL: 1996 Jaguar XJ12 – This Kitty’s Got Claws
Posted on November 11, 2023 | 45 CommentsWelcome to Jaguar number 3. My prior two Jaguars (here and here) were X350-generation cars, which were the 2004-2009 ones. I found them to be delightful, characterful machines, when they […] -
![You couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20160329_220323-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky")
COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky
Posted on November 10, 2023 | 23 CommentsYou couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […] -
![When we found out that my wife was going to be attending summer school in the hot Okanagan Valley and commuting every day neither the ventilation-challenged Civic nor the fuel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_0299.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 18: 2011 Ford Fiesta – The Anti Expedition")
COAL 18: 2011 Ford Fiesta – The Anti Expedition
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 18 CommentsWhen we found out that my wife was going to be attending summer school in the hot Okanagan Valley and commuting every day neither the ventilation-challenged Civic nor the fuel […] -
![When our family moved to northern NJ, Mom needed a car of her own for the first time in her life, as she had commuted to her previous NYC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-11-04-23.58.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #3: Mother’s First Car – The Bow-Tie Bel Air")
COAL #3: Mother’s First Car – The Bow-Tie Bel Air
Posted on November 5, 2023 | 12 CommentsWhen our family moved to northern NJ, Mom needed a car of her own for the first time in her life, as she had commuted to her previous NYC […] -
COAL: 2010 Range Rover Supercharged – 510 HP of Glory
Posted on November 4, 2023 | 27 Comments -
![When I see someone rolling in a 460 cubic inch Lincoln Town Car I heartily approve, though I wonder why they didn’t just quit fooling around and go for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1100.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment")
COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment
Posted on November 1, 2023 | 13 CommentsWhen I see someone rolling in a 460 cubic inch Lincoln Town Car I heartily approve, though I wonder why they didn’t just quit fooling around and go for the […]
