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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Funny enough, our story starts again in January. This time, January 2010. My newly roadworthy Firebird is months old from its restoration. Up to this point, eastern Iowa has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ranger02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Ford Ranger – “Winter Beater”")
COAL: 1998 Ford Ranger – “Winter Beater”
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 13 CommentsFunny enough, our story starts again in January. This time, January 2010. My newly roadworthy Firebird is months old from its restoration. Up to this point, eastern Iowa has […] -
![Here’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6613.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?")
COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 61 CommentsHere’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […] -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/111_1859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: The Rest Of The Fleet – Resisting The Urge To Muck It Up")
COAL Update: The Rest Of The Fleet – Resisting The Urge To Muck It Up
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 44 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […] -
![I had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968Newport02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well")
COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 50 CommentsI had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […] -
![It is January 2009. I have been driving on my own for about a year. At this same time, I am beginning to share the Saturn with my sister, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/34777_1505061703462_7189538_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Pontiac Firebird V6 – “Unmet Expectations”")
COAL: 1998 Pontiac Firebird V6 – “Unmet Expectations”
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 23 CommentsIt is January 2009. I have been driving on my own for about a year. At this same time, I am beginning to share the Saturn with my sister, […] -
![A few COAL’s ago I related the story of my trip to the local Chevrolet establishment circa 1981 where I was subjected to a salesperson’s harangue on the evils […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6604.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Geo Metro – Embracing the Suzuki Method")
COAL: 1990 Geo Metro – Embracing the Suzuki Method
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 31 CommentsA few COAL’s ago I related the story of my trip to the local Chevrolet establishment circa 1981 where I was subjected to a salesperson’s harangue on the evils […] -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/111_0585a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Apart At The Seams")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Apart At The Seams
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 37 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […] -
![Because each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1994-Club-Wagon-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing")
COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 26 CommentsBecause each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […] -
![I didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6391.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look")
COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 18 CommentsI didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […] -
![It is January 2008. I am a freshman in high school. I have successfully just completed my first semester of high school and managed to keep my parents exceptionally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/saturn011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Saturn SC2 – “A Family Affair”")
COAL: 2002 Saturn SC2 – “A Family Affair”
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 24 CommentsIt is January 2008. I am a freshman in high school. I have successfully just completed my first semester of high school and managed to keep my parents exceptionally […] -
![We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6539.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition")
COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 16 CommentsWe interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […] -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for my mind to wander, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220823_113626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – “On Duties” (And The New Parts Blues)")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – “On Duties” (And The New Parts Blues)
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 45 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for my mind to wander, […] -
![In the summer of 1993, my car life was in fine shape: We had the stalwart ’88 Accord sedan and the ’86 Marquis Wagon (the smaller one, like a Fairmont) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1985-Crown-Victoria-02-Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Chapter 17, Heavy The Head That Wears The Crown")
COAL: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Chapter 17, Heavy The Head That Wears The Crown
Posted on November 6, 2022 | 46 CommentsIn the summer of 1993, my car life was in fine shape: We had the stalwart ’88 Accord sedan and the ’86 Marquis Wagon (the smaller one, like a Fairmont) […] -
![(Despite my COAL series being over, there was a little more left to skim off the mine. It seems appropriate to run this on the heels of that series. JS) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2018-impala.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COCAC (Company Owned Car Of A Career) 66,092 Mile Update: 2018 Chevrolet Impala – Hitting The Target?")
COCAC (Company Owned Car Of A Career) 66,092 Mile Update: 2018 Chevrolet Impala – Hitting The Target?
Posted on November 5, 2022 | 28 Comments(Despite my COAL series being over, there was a little more left to skim off the mine. It seems appropriate to run this on the heels of that series. JS) […] -
![(A warm welcome to our newest COAL writer) Greetings! I am excited to be the newest contributor to this series. I have always dreamed of sharing my personal car stories […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221101_0001_NEW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT – The “Loophole”")
COAL: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT – The “Loophole”
Posted on November 5, 2022 | 19 Comments(A warm welcome to our newest COAL writer) Greetings! I am excited to be the newest contributor to this series. I have always dreamed of sharing my personal car stories […]
