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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![A few weeks ago, I spotted an ad for a 1987 Suzuki Forsa with only 38,000 original kilometers on the clock. The car, the ad said, was a true “barn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_1686.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New CC: 1987 Suzuki Forsa – Wake Up Little Suzuki; The Forsa Is With Me")
My New CC: 1987 Suzuki Forsa – Wake Up Little Suzuki; The Forsa Is With Me
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 23 CommentsA few weeks ago, I spotted an ad for a 1987 Suzuki Forsa with only 38,000 original kilometers on the clock. The car, the ad said, was a true “barn […] -
![Before the grand finale of my COAL series I thought I would pause for an interlude to talk about two cars from my formative years. This week is the first. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Aspen-cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – Flashback – The Cars Of My Childhood 1 – 1977 Dodge Aspen SE – Peak MOPAR Malaise Machine")
COAL – Flashback – The Cars Of My Childhood 1 – 1977 Dodge Aspen SE – Peak MOPAR Malaise Machine
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 35 CommentsBefore the grand finale of my COAL series I thought I would pause for an interlude to talk about two cars from my formative years. This week is the first. […] -
![Or rather, cars of my parents. But since my mother took no interest in cars at all the title reflects what it was. Born in the mid sixties, I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Citroen-Ami-65.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #3: The Cars Of My Father")
COAL #3: The Cars Of My Father
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 26 CommentsOr rather, cars of my parents. But since my mother took no interest in cars at all the title reflects what it was. Born in the mid sixties, I have […] -
![A Pretty Face Some cars you buy because they strike your fancy, some because you always wanted them and some because you’ve got a specific need. This van fell into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/A100-and-Duster.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Dodge A108 Van – Chapter 6, Some Cars Are Just Tools")
COAL: 1968 Dodge A108 Van – Chapter 6, Some Cars Are Just Tools
Posted on March 11, 2023 | 21 CommentsA Pretty Face Some cars you buy because they strike your fancy, some because you always wanted them and some because you’ve got a specific need. This van fell into […] -
![Our garage in 2015 contained my Fusion and the Subaru Forester as described in the previous COAL. My wife, now gainfully employed at Ford, was driving the Fusion while I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sync_logo_small-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 2011 Lincoln MKX – The Goldilocks SUV, Not Too Small, Not Too Big, Just Right")
COAL – 2011 Lincoln MKX – The Goldilocks SUV, Not Too Small, Not Too Big, Just Right
Posted on March 8, 2023 | 39 CommentsOur garage in 2015 contained my Fusion and the Subaru Forester as described in the previous COAL. My wife, now gainfully employed at Ford, was driving the Fusion while I […] -
![Technically an Imp, yes. But the Sunbeam Marketing Department probably would not agree. While I had a car I could drive, the 2CV, there was a longing to own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/oprit-V.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #2: My First Imp")
COAL #2: My First Imp
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 40 CommentsTechnically an Imp, yes. But the Sunbeam Marketing Department probably would not agree. While I had a car I could drive, the 2CV, there was a longing to own […] -
![Ready to Cruise Sitting on the USS Eisenhower in the Med during the fall of 1983 I decided that I wanted a motorcycle. I liked the idea of a fairing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1982-Silverwing.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing – Chapter 5, The Baby “Wing”")
BOAL: 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing – Chapter 5, The Baby “Wing”
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsReady to Cruise Sitting on the USS Eisenhower in the Med during the fall of 1983 I decided that I wanted a motorcycle. I liked the idea of a fairing […] -
![The new company that I joined after leaving GM decided that my prior experience working in China was useful, so they proceeded to send me and the family back to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/679f0c60b2e0d161825488cefba326a0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 2010 Subaru Forester – Green, It’s What Makes A Subaru, A $ubaru")
COAL – 2010 Subaru Forester – Green, It’s What Makes A Subaru, A $ubaru
Posted on March 1, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe new company that I joined after leaving GM decided that my prior experience working in China was useful, so they proceeded to send me and the family back to […] -
![Note the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car")
COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 67 CommentsNote the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […] -
![It’s January 1984. We got back from the Med just before Christmas. I went on leave over New Years and now I’m back on the ship missing my Jeep. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CJ7-3-Qtr-LF.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Jeep CJ7 – Chapter 4, A “Modern” Jeep")
COAL: 1983 Jeep CJ7 – Chapter 4, A “Modern” Jeep
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 18 CommentsIt’s January 1984. We got back from the Med just before Christmas. I went on leave over New Years and now I’m back on the ship missing my Jeep. I […] -
![When I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-23-at-5.07.19-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!")
COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhen I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […] -
![In late 2004 GM sent me on a 3 year assignment in China, bringing the whole family along. We sold our house and our vehicles, and settled into expat life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2003_Ford_427Concept3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Ford Fusion – My Second Favorite")
COAL: 2006 Ford Fusion – My Second Favorite
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn late 2004 GM sent me on a 3 year assignment in China, bringing the whole family along. We sold our house and our vehicles, and settled into expat life […] -
![A near impossible task is to fill in the gap that JPC leaves behind. Thank you JPC for many months of excellent COALS! I can only try to aim […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brug.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Introduction: A Personal European Car History Of The Last 40 Years")
COAL Introduction: A Personal European Car History Of The Last 40 Years
Posted on February 19, 2023 | 69 CommentsA near impossible task is to fill in the gap that JPC leaves behind. Thank you JPC for many months of excellent COALS! I can only try to aim […] -
![Photo is not my Jeep, but is a reasonable representation. It appears I never took any photo’s. A couple of weeks before the Dodge Rampage tried to kill me, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1946_Willys_Jeep.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1946 Willys CJ2A – Chapter 3, Catch & Release")
COAL: 1946 Willys CJ2A – Chapter 3, Catch & Release
Posted on February 18, 2023 | 7 CommentsPhoto is not my Jeep, but is a reasonable representation. It appears I never took any photo’s. A couple of weeks before the Dodge Rampage tried to kill me, I […] -
![Let’s go back in time, to late 2019. The previous July, I’d bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland RWD from Carvana. That was a very pleasant experience, and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_2892.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: A Tale of Two Tiguans")
COAL: A Tale of Two Tiguans
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 23 CommentsLet’s go back in time, to late 2019. The previous July, I’d bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland RWD from Carvana. That was a very pleasant experience, and the […]
