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- Ralph L on Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)
- -Nate on Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 3
- Ralph L on Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)
- Daniel McLean on Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – American, Yes; Grand, Not So Much So
- -Nate on Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
- slow_joe_crow on Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil
- jonco43 on Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars
- slow_joe_crow on Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
- Thomas Merjanian on Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 3
- Susan on CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny Wagon – California Love
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL #19 – 1953 Austin Champ, A Rare But Capable British Army Jeep
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 16 CommentsWhy a Champ? Probably the main reason for it was when I joined a friend on an off-road-day event. We were in his CJ5 Jeep and I loved it. This […] -
COAL: 2004 Jaguar XJ – Fit For a Villain
Posted on July 1, 2023 | 27 CommentsI admit…I love dropping hints. This whole COAL thing is fun. Remember, at the end of one of my COALs, when I said my ex had a Town Car […] -
COPAC (Company Owned Pickup of A Career): 2007 Chevrolet Silverado – The Elephant In The Living Room
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/30/2017) Fleet vehicles often have a cursed existence. Born to be subjected to a terribly wide variety of drivers and situations, they experience a long term acid […] -
COAL: 1985 1/2 Ford Escort – A Survivor
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 42 Comments(Please enjoy this latest COAL, submitted by Denise Lima-Laskiewicz) A survivor! My 1985 ½ Ford Escort is referred to that whenever I participate in a car show. The vehicles are […] -
COAL #18 : 2004 Jaguar X-type 3.0 – Versatile Modern(ish) Wagon
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 22 CommentsAfter we sold our Subaru Outback 3.0, we were without a modern car again. And without a wagon. The old arguments to buy a modern-ish wagon began to gain […] -
COAL: 2013 Dodge Dart – Chapter 18, My Last Brand New ICE?
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 13 Comments2013 Dodge Dart SXT / Rallye In the summer of 2012 Dodge reintroduced the Dart nameplate. As I’ve commented before I grew up in a Dodge family. One Polara wagon […] -
COAL 5: The 1970s, Part I – Backing and Forthing
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 38 CommentsIt was time to find another engine for my ’63 Wagon. Frontier Auto Wrecking in Sunland turned out to be the place where I found a gold mine of parts […] -
COAL, Final Chapter (For Now): I Dream The Auto Electric
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 48 CommentsIt’s now 2021. Our 2017 Mercedes E300 has given us more-or-less good service over the past four years. But, as experience had taught me with Mercedes, things like preventive maintenance, […] -
COAL #17: 1984 Range Rover Three Door – A British Icon
Posted on June 18, 2023 | 35 CommentsMaybe it is too early to publish this now as there will be more action later in the year! My first experience with a Range Rover was in the early […] -
COAL: 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan · Chapter 17, My Last Minivan (So Far)
Posted on June 17, 2023 | 29 CommentsDodge Grand Caravan By August of 2012, the 2001 Plymouth Voyager was showing its age. We took both the Voyager and the Town & Country to a party one weekend, […] -
COAL 4: The 1960s – Serving, Saluting, and Swapping
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 21 CommentsIn the fall of ’61 I got my U.S. Army draft notice, and signed up in the U.S. Marine Corps instead. Since I would be away for some time, I […] -
COAL: The Mercedes Years
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 26 CommentsWe’re now up to January, 2017. We’d been in Seattle for six months, and we were loving life. We had a beautiful home across the street from Lake Washington, in […] -
COAL № 16: Subaru Wagons – Practical And Bland, But A Little Different
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 18 CommentsThis may come as a surprise; I always had old British cars plus the odd modern when it was needed for long commuting. So why a Subaru? I had looked […] -
COAL/TOAL Chapter 16b: The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe Cumbres & Toltec Railroad After the Santa Fe Bicentennial Convoy, several of us travelled to Antonito, Colorado to take a ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The […] -
COAL 3: Motoring Into the Working World
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 25 CommentsAfter graduating, I took a summer job at an auto repair shop in Palisades Park, NJ. I don’t recall all the details, but one day after work I discovered someone […]