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- TheTireWhisperer on Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – “Underneath Baroque Architecture, Some Nice Chassis Engineering”
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 2006 Range Rover Supercharged – How to Flip a Whip
Posted on August 12, 2023 | 29 CommentsFor anyone not in the know, when I use the term “whip,” I mean it in the slang, informal sense: an automobile, particularly a flashy luxury one. The Drive […] -
COAL 5: Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 14 CommentsThe combination of owning a FIAT in a harsh climate, being a bit crash prone and spending most of my time working or at college still left me driving the […] -
COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 23 CommentsMy last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […] -
COAL: Epilogue – What A (Road) Trip It’s Been
Posted on August 5, 2023 | 5 CommentsI’ve reached the end of my COAL run (6 months), but I’ve got some classics that I’ve encountered that I intend to write up. Some posts generated more discussion than […] -
COAL 8: The 1980s, Part II – Much Too Many Cars and One Dealership Too Much
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 20 CommentsIt was just after the middle of the 1980s. As I recall, the Dodge B200 Sportsman van had found a home some time ago and the cars hanging around were […] -
COAL 4: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
Posted on August 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsThe car auction listing sheet showed a beautiful blue, 1972 Dodge station wagon, formally owned by the mayor, with a big block, hidden headlights, and air conditioning. Just the thing […] -
COAL: 1991 Mazda Protegé – My Three “First” Cars (#3)
Posted on July 30, 2023 | 13 CommentsWhat do you consider to be your first car? For me, three vehicles could potentially lay claim to the title. My vote goes to a 1990 Subaru Legacy LS wagon. […] -
COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt – Chapter 22, One Bolt, Two Bolt – Red Bolt, Blue Bolt
Posted on July 29, 2023 | 19 Comments2017 Chevrolet Bolt If I added my neighbors’ cars the title would be One Bolt, Two Bolt, Three Bolt, Four Bolt, Five Bolt – Red Bolt, Blue Bolt, Black Bolt, […] -
COAL 7: The 1980s, Part I – The Barracuda Goes Into Dry Dock and the Wagon’s a Tractor
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 11 CommentsNow we’re into the 1980s. The Omni and Horizon L-Body cars with front-wheel drive had come out in ‘77, certainly different from what we were used to. Then for 1981 […] -
COAL Part 3: Coal Wagon
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 17 CommentsI grew up in a mining household in a mining town. Mining put food on the table, allowed us to have a proper house, go on vacations, and generally live […] -
COAL: 1990 Dodge Spirit ES – My Three “First” Cars (#2)
Posted on July 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf you ask me to identify my first car, I will answer with no hesitation: A 1990 Subaru Legacy LS wagon. But as I give that answer, I can […] -
COAL: Chapter 21, A Tale of Two Leafs
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 35 Comments2011 Nissan Leaf When all you need is a “station car” for your short commute a Leaf’s not a bad choice. The 2011 was purchased in January 2020 when my […] -
COAL Getting The Keys
Posted on July 19, 2023 | 15 CommentsI was 14 or so and my Dad came home from work with some exciting news. One of his workmates was selling a car for $100. It had a […] -
COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt – Chapter 20, My First BEV
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 48 Comments2017 Bolt By the time Hurricane Harvey flooded our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we had decided that our minivan days were over. Our youngest daughter was in a boarding school […]