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- Exfordtech on Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized Vehicle Of The Malaise Era?
- Exfordtech on Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?
- G Money on Vintage Snapshots: Driving And Sightseeing In The ’50s-’60s
- Tom wasney on Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?
- justy baum on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- justy baum on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- justy baum on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- justy baum on Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II (T60) – Rusting Gracefully, Artfully And Carefully
- doandroidsdreamofelectriccars on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- justy baum on Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II (T60) – Rusting Gracefully, Artfully And Carefully
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1965 Buick Sportwagon • My First Car
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 29 CommentsIn 1967, dad and mom had finally had enough of that unreliable 1958 Plymouth. They felt we needed a new family station wagon, so we returned to the Buick family […] -
COAL #9: 1963 Triumph TR4 – (My) Perfect Sports Car
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 61 CommentsThis COAL is the first about a car I still own today. As a result it has more than the usual number of pictures. -
BOAL (Boats Of A Lifetime): I Was Born In The Sight Of Water
Posted on April 22, 2023 | 13 CommentsMy first boat Riffing off the Little River Bands “Cool Change” and based on a quick google search it’s not literally true, but my parents were living within sight of […] -
COAL: 1958 Plymouth Custom Suburban – Dad’s Biggest Regret
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 48 CommentsIn my last post I talked about how the family had just returned to Seattle from fifteen months in East Africa. We had sold our 1953 Buick Special before we’d […] -
COAL № 8: Three More Imps—But Not For Long
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 37 CommentsToday is about Imp again. Sunbeam Chamois, Hillman Imp, Commer Imp van. A few weeks ago there was a COAL about my first Imp, I needed a second chapter […] -
COAL: 1986 Toyota Deluxe Xtra Cab – Chapter 10, L’il Red
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 9 CommentsThis photo is not my truck, mine was red and had a matching Snugtop. The only photo I could find of my truck was of a portion of the left […] -
CC Mini Project: 1989 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Buying By d’Pound
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 38 CommentsIf you have read some of my COAL series you will realize there is no brand loyalty factoring into my choices but if anything could be considered a trend it […] -
COAL: Buicks Aplenty; a Fiat, and a Pontiac • The Early Years
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 32 CommentsGreeting Curbophiles! My name is Steve Crutchfield, and I’m starting a new Cars of a Lifetime series. By way of introduction, I’m a 70 year old retiree living in Seattle. […] -
COAL #7: Triumph 2000/2500 Mk2 – Triumph’s Big Saloon
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 48 CommentsI have owned a variety of cars over 40 years. Most of these I liked a lot and I always found it not easy to sell them. In an ideal […] -
COAL: 1989 Nissan Hardbody Pickup – Chapter 9, My Graduation Present
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 6 CommentsMy sister’s 1988 Nissan In August of 1989 I was starting my final semester in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona and starting to look for a professional position. […] -
Gene Liu’s COAL Series
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 4 CommentsLinks to all of Gene Liu’s CAL series below: -
COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – Since When Is A Holiday On The Riviera Dark And Cold?
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 47 CommentsFor no tangible reason, I tend to buy cars in the waning months of autumn. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve signed the title on something, new or old, […] -
COAL #6: Morris Oxford VI – Middle Class Badge Engineering
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 30 CommentsAh, the Morris Oxford. As with many other cars I still think this is one beautiful car. Look at the picture above. Pinin Farina did well. The proportions are […] -
COAL Twofer – 2019 Kia Niro And 2021 Honda CRV – New Beginnings
Posted on March 29, 2023 | 19 CommentsMy final COAL installment brings us to the present day. After selling the Forester and trading in the MKX, we acquired two new vehicles with the knowledge that we would […] -
COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 39 CommentsNext month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […]