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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Sometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scan-6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.")
COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 23 CommentsSometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […] -
![You’re looking at probably the daftest purchase I’ve made thus far, and in the middle of an economic crisis no less. But the heart wants what it wants, and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FB_IMG_1668798699480.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe – Grand Touring, the French Way")
COAL: 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe – Grand Touring, the French Way
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 27 CommentsYou’re looking at probably the daftest purchase I’ve made thus far, and in the middle of an economic crisis no less. But the heart wants what it wants, and the […] -
![“What happened to the little Sportswagon?” “Oh, no! The Sportswagon’s much too small. Besides, I got a great deal on this one.” I imagine most of you have seen the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1966.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 – Family Truckster")
COAL: 2017 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 – Family Truckster
Posted on August 26, 2023 | 28 Comments“What happened to the little Sportswagon?” “Oh, no! The Sportswagon’s much too small. Besides, I got a great deal on this one.” I imagine most of you have seen the […] -
![But first, the end of the Accord. Someone else at the studio had got a similar car, so scenes like this were common in the Autumn of 2022 into early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2014-Mazda-Capella-Front_8345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Post-COAL: 2014 Mazda 6 – Leveraging the CC Effect")
Post-COAL: 2014 Mazda 6 – Leveraging the CC Effect
Posted on August 25, 2023 | 60 CommentsBut first, the end of the Accord. Someone else at the studio had got a similar car, so scenes like this were common in the Autumn of 2022 into early […] -
![I consider myself a forward looking person. I try not to dwell on the past too much. There’s still a hope that the best thing that I will do in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20220804_0010-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 7: Beach Wagon")
COAL 7: Beach Wagon
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 15 CommentsI consider myself a forward looking person. I try not to dwell on the past too much. There’s still a hope that the best thing that I will do in […] -
![The Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG-20230320-WA0119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2")
COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […] -
![I had just closed on my house and needed a new daily driver, having sold the 2019 Tiguan SEL Premium beforehand. The 2004 XJ Vanden Plas was thoroughly unsuited to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4904-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 BMW 535i xDrive M Sport – Eh")
COAL: 2016 BMW 535i xDrive M Sport – Eh
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 14 CommentsI had just closed on my house and needed a new daily driver, having sold the 2019 Tiguan SEL Premium beforehand. The 2004 XJ Vanden Plas was thoroughly unsuited to […] -
![The five-year lease of the ‘85 Volvo 745 was about to expire. Its fuel pump was leaking at the seal and was replaced under warranty, but the new one was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/General-on-Hwy-318-at-Speed_640-480.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 9: Out of One Box and Into Another (also: Friends in High Places)")
COAL 9: Out of One Box and Into Another (also: Friends in High Places)
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe five-year lease of the ‘85 Volvo 745 was about to expire. Its fuel pump was leaking at the seal and was replaced under warranty, but the new one was […] -
![Might as well continue where we left off with another truck buried in a snowbank. At least this time it’s my very own 1972 Ford Courier, chosen, purchased and insured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_2928.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 6: Mini Truckin’")
COAL 6: Mini Truckin’
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 24 CommentsMight as well continue where we left off with another truck buried in a snowbank. At least this time it’s my very own 1972 Ford Courier, chosen, purchased and insured […] -
![Today’s episode of my COAL chronicles is about the replacement for the much-liked (but ultimately too cramped) Mazda 2, which left my stable in June of 2022. The main criteria […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Front-roadtrip.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 2006 Subaru Forester XT – Box, with Horses")
COAL : 2006 Subaru Forester XT – Box, with Horses
Posted on August 13, 2023 | 21 CommentsToday’s episode of my COAL chronicles is about the replacement for the much-liked (but ultimately too cramped) Mazda 2, which left my stable in June of 2022. The main criteria […] -
![For 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_6893-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Range Rover Supercharged – How to Flip a Whip")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20220804_0004.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 5: Something Borrowed, Something Blue")
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 […] -
![My 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230628_155406.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis")
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 […] -
![I’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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Epilogue – What A (Road) Trip It’s Been")
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 […] -
![It 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hemi-85-Volvo-wagon-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 8: The 1980s, Part II – Much Too Many Cars and One Dealership Too Much")
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 […]
