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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![When we left off I had just sold both my ’67 Galaxie convertible and my ’63 Cadillac Fleetwood to the same guy for not as much money as I should […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1968FordMustang2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Ford Mustang – Chapter 4, A Brief Opportunity To Be Normal")
COAL: 1968 Ford Mustang – Chapter 4, A Brief Opportunity To Be Normal
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 60 CommentsWhen we left off I had just sold both my ’67 Galaxie convertible and my ’63 Cadillac Fleetwood to the same guy for not as much money as I should […] -
![The article in Cars & Parts magazine hooked me. They were advertising a cruise to happen next year in 1997 along Old US 66, that long storied and fabled highway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1955-Chevrolet-210.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Portia Faces Life")
COAL: 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Portia Faces Life
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 33 CommentsThe article in Cars & Parts magazine hooked me. They were advertising a cruise to happen next year in 1997 along Old US 66, that long storied and fabled highway […] -
COAL: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire 425 – Rocket Action
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/3/2016) This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, it’s my grandfather’s. And what an Olds it was. -
![(first posted 7/31/2016) I was still traveling to Rikers about twice a week and needed a more inmate proof car to do that in than the Miata, so once again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2001PassatRightRear34.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Passat GLX 5 Speed – From the Chrysler Frying Pan Into The VW – er – Frying Pan")
COAL: 2001 Passat GLX 5 Speed – From the Chrysler Frying Pan Into The VW – er – Frying Pan
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 128 Comments(first posted 7/31/2016) I was still traveling to Rikers about twice a week and needed a more inmate proof car to do that in than the Miata, so once again […] -
![Car number 2, which you read about last week, was my big black 1963 Cadillac. Among the Cadillacs of 1963, the Fleetwood Sixty Special sedan was the boss of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1963-Cadillac-parts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille – Chapter 3, My Personal Pick A Part")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille – Chapter 3, My Personal Pick A Part
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 29 CommentsCar number 2, which you read about last week, was my big black 1963 Cadillac. Among the Cadillacs of 1963, the Fleetwood Sixty Special sedan was the boss of the […] -
![The hankering had been growing for a while. I knew what I wanted, had test driven two or three examples, and it was just a matter of acting upon it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/96-tbird.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Ford Thunderbird – The Young & The Restless")
COAL: 1996 Ford Thunderbird – The Young & The Restless
Posted on July 30, 2022 | 73 CommentsThe hankering had been growing for a while. I knew what I wanted, had test driven two or three examples, and it was just a matter of acting upon it. […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2016) My wife TIP (The Irish Princess) poured forth to the marriage counselor dude we were seeing her litany of complaints about her boring husband: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MiataTopTrunkUp-e1467937353654.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Miata – A Permanent Solution To A Temporary Marriage")
COAL: 1999 Miata – A Permanent Solution To A Temporary Marriage
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/24/2016) My wife TIP (The Irish Princess) poured forth to the marriage counselor dude we were seeing her litany of complaints about her boring husband: […] -
![In August of 1978, my grandma had a heart attack. I was preparing to head off to college and was sure that it was not the worst news – after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1963-Cadillac-Fleetwood-01a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Chapter 2, Never Buy An Old Luxury Car")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Chapter 2, Never Buy An Old Luxury Car
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 70 CommentsIn August of 1978, my grandma had a heart attack. I was preparing to head off to college and was sure that it was not the worst news – after […] -
![Yes, the title is correct. While I had the 1963 Galaxie for a very long time, there was an interloper in there for about ten years, with this pair stored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Galaxie-and-Plymouth.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1962 Ford Galaxie – The Brighter Day")
COAL: 1962 Ford Galaxie – The Brighter Day
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsYes, the title is correct. While I had the 1963 Galaxie for a very long time, there was an interloper in there for about ten years, with this pair stored […] -
![(first posted 7/17/2016) (Also a Mini-COAL report on a 1996 Saturn SL2) In early 1990 after the birth of our son, my Dublin born and Manhattan bred wife TIP (The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1996EVTSiRightSide-e1467290186237.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Eagle Vision TSi – All the Fun and Build Quality of a 1957 Chrysler Without the Benefit of TorqueFlite.")
COAL: 1995 Eagle Vision TSi – All the Fun and Build Quality of a 1957 Chrysler Without the Benefit of TorqueFlite.
Posted on July 17, 2022 | 112 Comments(first posted 7/17/2016) (Also a Mini-COAL report on a 1996 Saturn SL2) In early 1990 after the birth of our son, my Dublin born and Manhattan bred wife TIP (The […] -
![When we left off, I had just bought my first-ever car – a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible in splendiforous (or maybe putrilicious) Lime Gold Metallic. My own car! If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1967-Ford-Galaxie-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1.5, Long Ago In A Galaxie Far, Far Away")
COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1.5, Long Ago In A Galaxie Far, Far Away
Posted on July 17, 2022 | 61 CommentsWhen we left off, I had just bought my first-ever car – a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible in splendiforous (or maybe putrilicious) Lime Gold Metallic. My own car! If […] -
![(Author’s Note: Upon taking the dive to present a COAL series, it occurred to me life is a grand soap opera of sorts but with somewhat less melodrama and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1991_Ford_Mustang-06-07-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Ford Mustang LX – Search For Tomorrow")
COAL: 1989 Ford Mustang LX – Search For Tomorrow
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 76 Comments(Author’s Note: Upon taking the dive to present a COAL series, it occurred to me life is a grand soap opera of sorts but with somewhat less melodrama and […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2016) In late 1986, I had a Manhattan co-op near Union Square, an Irish princess wife, no car, no pool, no pets, and soon no job due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sable11-e1466693698257.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Mercury Sable Wagon – We Thought We Were Getting A Toyota Camry Wagon")
COAL: 1990 Mercury Sable Wagon – We Thought We Were Getting A Toyota Camry Wagon
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/10/2016) In late 1986, I had a Manhattan co-op near Union Square, an Irish princess wife, no car, no pool, no pets, and soon no job due to […] -
![Ever since getting my driver’s license in the summer of 1976, I had been pining for my very own car. Actually, I had been begging for my own car long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1967Galaxie500Edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1, In The Beginning")
COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1, In The Beginning
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 56 CommentsEver since getting my driver’s license in the summer of 1976, I had been pining for my very own car. Actually, I had been begging for my own car long […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2016) In 1982 at the age of 38, just 10 short years since the Tempest/Duster dust up, I was fortunate enough to be able to sell my share […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1982AccordRear34-e1466119640983.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1982 Honda Accord Hatchback – A Simple Car For A Simpler Life")
COAL: 1982 Honda Accord Hatchback – A Simple Car For A Simpler Life
Posted on July 3, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/3/2016) In 1982 at the age of 38, just 10 short years since the Tempest/Duster dust up, I was fortunate enough to be able to sell my share […]
