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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![The 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220804_0002.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 4: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino")
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 […] -
![What 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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1991-Mazda-Protege-DX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Mazda Protegé – My Three “First” Cars (#3)")
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. […] -
![2017 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, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Red-Bolt.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt – Chapter 22, One Bolt, Two Bolt – Red Bolt, Blue Bolt")
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, […] -
![Now 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1985_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 7: The 1980s, Part I – The Barracuda Goes Into Dry Dock and the Wagon’s a Tractor")
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 […] -
![I 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220725_0002-e1690003441152.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Part 3: Coal Wagon")
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 […] -
![If 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1990-Dodge-Spirit-ES.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Dodge Spirit ES – My Three “First” Cars (#2)")
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 […] -
![2011 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_3035.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Chapter 21, A Tale of Two Leafs")
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 […] -
![I 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220804_0005.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Getting The Keys")
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 […] -
![First cars, like first loves, find our naïve childhood fantasies crashing headlong into the realities of our present. Pinups are out of the question. If you came of age […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1990-Subaru-Legacy-LS-Wagon-Saying-Goodbye.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Subaru Legacy LS – My Three “First” Cars (#1)")
COAL: 1990 Subaru Legacy LS – My Three “First” Cars (#1)
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 21 CommentsFirst cars, like first loves, find our naïve childhood fantasies crashing headlong into the realities of our present. Pinups are out of the question. If you came of age […] -
![2017 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blue-Bolt-Left.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt – Chapter 20, My First BEV")
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 […] -
![I think that I only have two memories from when I was three years old. The first was of my dad coming home from work, putting me in his car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Engine.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL, Part 1: Growing Up – One Good Car Then a Whole Lot of Rubbish")
COAL, Part 1: Growing Up – One Good Car Then a Whole Lot of Rubbish
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 25 CommentsI think that I only have two memories from when I was three years old. The first was of my dad coming home from work, putting me in his car […] -
![Ever since the late seventies when I saw a Jensen Interceptor passing me by on my bike, on my way to school, I knew this was my dream car. Of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0419-LV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #20: 1968 Jensen Interceptor – British Built, American Driven, Italian Designed")
COAL #20: 1968 Jensen Interceptor – British Built, American Driven, Italian Designed
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 61 CommentsEver since the late seventies when I saw a Jensen Interceptor passing me by on my bike, on my way to school, I knew this was my dream car. Of […] -
![2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. In January 1984 when I bought my CJ7 (Chapter 4) I seriously considered the newly introduced Jeep Cherokee (see Paul’s recent post). When my 1996 Eagle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-07-06-15.39.25.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Jeep Cherokee SE – At long last an XJ")
COAL: 2001 Jeep Cherokee SE – At long last an XJ
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 10 Comments2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. In January 1984 when I bought my CJ7 (Chapter 4) I seriously considered the newly introduced Jeep Cherokee (see Paul’s recent post). When my 1996 Eagle […] -
![At the end of chapter 5 I mentioned filling up the ’63 Plymouth wagon’s two tanks twice, at two Bingo gas stations. That was not a casual mention; that ‘gasoline’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Richard-Petty-Magnum.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 6: The 1970s, Part II – Barking and Forthing")
COAL 6: The 1970s, Part II – Barking and Forthing
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsAt the end of chapter 5 I mentioned filling up the ’63 Plymouth wagon’s two tanks twice, at two Bingo gas stations. That was not a casual mention; that ‘gasoline’ […] -
![(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/unnamed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera")
COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 25 Comments(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […]
