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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![(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 […] -
![We’re up to the fall of 1975. It was time for a big, big change in my life. I’d graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Economics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1972-Ford-Pinto-American-Classics-Car-101784793-c20b38cf1b62357a683e21d438c321e0.jpg.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: A Pair Of Pintos")
COAL: A Pair Of Pintos
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsWe’re up to the fall of 1975. It was time for a big, big change in my life. I’d graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Economics […] -
![Not sure what sparked my interest to the CX. It always had been a fascinating car of course with a fantastic design, but far out of my comfort (!) zone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rode-v1-kopie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 11: Citroen CX • Comfort Comfort Comfort – Did I Mention Comfort?")
COAL № 11: Citroen CX • Comfort Comfort Comfort – Did I Mention Comfort?
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 28 CommentsNot sure what sparked my interest to the CX. It always had been a fascinating car of course with a fantastic design, but far out of my comfort (!) zone […] -
![The car in our possession today was produced sometime in the autumn of 1978 and registered for the first time in Ravenna in December of the same year. (Since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Fuhrpark.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Alfasud Sprint, Tipo 902A (Serie 1) – Chance Meeting")
COAL: Alfasud Sprint, Tipo 902A (Serie 1) – Chance Meeting
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe car in our possession today was produced sometime in the autumn of 1978 and registered for the first time in Ravenna in December of the same year. (Since the […] -
![Here are the links to all thirty vehicles (plus prequels and wrap up impressions). And if I outlive my current fleet (which I certainly hope to do as of mid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1959-Plymouth-Futy-04a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "J P Cavanaugh’s COAL Series")
J P Cavanaugh’s COAL Series
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 4 CommentsHere are the links to all thirty vehicles (plus prequels and wrap up impressions). And if I outlive my current fleet (which I certainly hope to do as of mid […] -
![2001 Chrysler Town & Country The fall of 2000 found us living in Baltimore and thinking about expanding our family. After doing some research and test driving a couple of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Town-Country-Left.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LXi – Chapter 13, My First (Blue) Minivan")
COAL: 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LXi – Chapter 13, My First (Blue) Minivan
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 6 Comments2001 Chrysler Town & Country The fall of 2000 found us living in Baltimore and thinking about expanding our family. After doing some research and test driving a couple of […] -
![Here’s the first car that I legally owned (as opposed to driving a car registered to my parents). When I turned 21 in 1974 Dad gave me $1,000 to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Datsun_1600_Fairlady_1969_Dutch_licence_registration_AL-61-24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 • The First Car That Was Legally Mine")
COAL: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 • The First Car That Was Legally Mine
Posted on May 3, 2023 | 22 CommentsHere’s the first car that I legally owned (as opposed to driving a car registered to my parents). When I turned 21 in 1974 Dad gave me $1,000 to […] -
![It’s been six years since I bought our 2017 Promaster. It’s been utterly flawless so far, requiring nothing but oil changes, an air filter and a set of new tires. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CC-376-069.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: The Promaster Turns Six, And It’s Been Flawless So Far")
COAL Update: The Promaster Turns Six, And It’s Been Flawless So Far
Posted on May 2, 2023 | 35 CommentsIt’s been six years since I bought our 2017 Promaster. It’s been utterly flawless so far, requiring nothing but oil changes, an air filter and a set of new tires. […] -
![Mid nineties. In theory there was no need for another car. I had sold my Morris Oxford VI. To own a larger, bigger engined sedan was very seductive, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1999-met-Constructam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #10: 1967 Austin Westminster A110 – The Big Farina")
COAL #10: 1967 Austin Westminster A110 – The Big Farina
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 25 CommentsMid nineties. In theory there was no need for another car. I had sold my Morris Oxford VI. To own a larger, bigger engined sedan was very seductive, a […] -
![1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Talon-Front.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe")
COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 13 Comments1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […] -
![In 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Helen-and-Mom-1966.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Buick Sportwagon • My First Car")
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. -
![My 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cool-Change.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL (Boats Of A Lifetime): I Was Born In The Sight Of Water")
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 […] -
![In 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/58-and-55-Buicks.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1958 Plymouth Custom Suburban – Dad’s Biggest Regret")
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 […] -
![Today 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/G-vakantie-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 8: Three More Imps—But Not For Long")
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 […]
