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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Back in the aughts (the 2000s, for our younger readers) there was a joke going around: Q: What is the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? A: The porcupine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201109_154235-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 9: The BMW Era")
COAL № 9: The BMW Era
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 46 CommentsBack in the aughts (the 2000s, for our younger readers) there was a joke going around: Q: What is the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? A: The porcupine […] -
![About 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-1009-V-kopie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar")
COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 44 CommentsAbout 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […] -
![In 2021 I participated in a convoy held in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe trail. This closed-loop convoy began at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7038.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16a, Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?")
COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16a, Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 7 CommentsIn 2021 I participated in a convoy held in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe trail. This closed-loop convoy began at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, […] -
![(Chapter 1 was awhile ago; it is here.) My birthday would come on October 17 and I looked forward to my first set of wheels in America while mother and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hemi_Bikes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 2: Being American and Picking a Car Company")
COAL 2: Being American and Picking a Car Company
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 23 Comments(Chapter 1 was awhile ago; it is here.) My birthday would come on October 17 and I looked forward to my first set of wheels in America while mother and […] -
![It’s now the mid-1990s, and we are living in Washington, DC and driving a 1993 LHS and a 1994 Miata. For a few years now we had been making long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cabin-in-Wintoer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Jeep Cherokee and ’96 Grand Cherokee • Entering the SUV Era")
COAL: 1987 Jeep Cherokee and ’96 Grand Cherokee • Entering the SUV Era
Posted on May 31, 2023 | 26 CommentsIt’s now the mid-1990s, and we are living in Washington, DC and driving a 1993 LHS and a 1994 Miata. For a few years now we had been making long […] -
![Sui Generis is an old Latin legal term that means one-of-a-kind, or that there is nothing else like it. In other words, something that is unique. It is the term […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1974-Charger-coupe-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "TOTGA: 1974 Dodge Charger Coupe – Sui Generis Stripper")
TOTGA: 1974 Dodge Charger Coupe – Sui Generis Stripper
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 26 CommentsSui Generis is an old Latin legal term that means one-of-a-kind, or that there is nothing else like it. In other words, something that is unique. It is the term […] -
![Sorry, I had to write another chapter about Imps—this is about the Imp I have owned the longest and still do, 24 years already! and counting. When I bought the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Gondelstraat-2017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 14: 1968 Sunbeam Chamois Mk2 • Long Term Imp")
COAL № 14: 1968 Sunbeam Chamois Mk2 • Long Term Imp
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 18 CommentsSorry, I had to write another chapter about Imps—this is about the Imp I have owned the longest and still do, 24 years already! and counting. When I bought the […] -
![1944 Willys in California (2004) As part of the Return to Flight effort after OV-102 Columbia was lost Boeing Space Systems got authorization to add to their System Safety staff […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CA-20041116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16, My Real Jeep – Part 2")
COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16, My Real Jeep – Part 2
Posted on May 27, 2023 | 18 Comments1944 Willys in California (2004) As part of the Return to Flight effort after OV-102 Columbia was lost Boeing Space Systems got authorization to add to their System Safety staff […] -
![When I left off, Rick and I were living in Washington DC and driving a 1987 Toyota Celica. It was a great little car: fun to drive; sporty, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1987-Taurus.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Ford Taurus MT-5 • Tragedy, An Unexpected New Car, And Two Midlife Crises")
COAL: 1987 Ford Taurus MT-5 • Tragedy, An Unexpected New Car, And Two Midlife Crises
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhen I left off, Rick and I were living in Washington DC and driving a 1987 Toyota Celica. It was a great little car: fun to drive; sporty, and […] -
![Early 80s, my father bought a Triumph 2500TC – a Mark Two saloon. I loved that car, was the first car I could legally drive in. This car led […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1979-R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #13: 1966 Triumph 2000 – The Masterly New Triumph 2000")
COAL #13: 1966 Triumph 2000 – The Masterly New Triumph 2000
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 24 CommentsEarly 80s, my father bought a Triumph 2500TC – a Mark Two saloon. I loved that car, was the first car I could legally drive in. This car led […] -
![2001 Chrysler Voyager Late fall of 2004 I was called for Jury Duty at the Montgomery County, PA County Courthouse in Norristown, PA. On our lunch break the first day […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Voyager-Left.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Chrysler Voyager – Chapter 15, Another Blue Minivan")
COAL: 2001 Chrysler Voyager – Chapter 15, Another Blue Minivan
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 9 Comments2001 Chrysler Voyager Late fall of 2004 I was called for Jury Duty at the Montgomery County, PA County Courthouse in Norristown, PA. On our lunch break the first day […] -
![Or in proper American English: “modern french interludes”. Modern? Yes, at the time I had these. The Renault was a new car and the Citroen was a 6 year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lag-xant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 12: 1997 Renault Laguna & 1998 Citroën Xantia • Intermèdes Français Modernes")
COAL № 12: 1997 Renault Laguna & 1998 Citroën Xantia • Intermèdes Français Modernes
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsOr in proper American English: “modern french interludes”. Modern? Yes, at the time I had these. The Renault was a new car and the Citroen was a 6 year […] -
![1999 Intrepid When my wife and I got married in 1996 she owned a Subaru Legacy. While it was a part of my life for 5 years it was never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Intrepid-Lt.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Dodge Intrepid – Chapter 14, My First Internet Purchase")
COAL: 1999 Dodge Intrepid – Chapter 14, My First Internet Purchase
Posted on May 13, 2023 | 15 Comments1999 Intrepid When my wife and I got married in 1996 she owned a Subaru Legacy. While it was a part of my life for 5 years it was never […] -
![I have been waiting a decade to find a genuine CC/driver-quality Studebaker Avanti. I have now checked another life-box after I stumbled across this one several weeks ago. My delight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1963-Studbaker-Avanti-R1-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – Remembering A Mentor")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – Remembering A Mentor
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 56 CommentsI have been waiting a decade to find a genuine CC/driver-quality Studebaker Avanti. I have now checked another life-box after I stumbled across this one several weeks ago. My delight […] -
![(First posted 3/4/2016. I’m rerunning it in memory of my younger son Will, who wrote this. He lost his decade-long struggle with severe addiction yesterday (5/10/2023). He had been sober […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CC-117-021-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Daewoo Leganza – The Korean Lexus")
COAL: Daewoo Leganza – The Korean Lexus
Posted on May 11, 2023 | 122 Comments(First posted 3/4/2016. I’m rerunning it in memory of my younger son Will, who wrote this. He lost his decade-long struggle with severe addiction yesterday (5/10/2023). He had been sober […]
