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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![(first posted 5/15/2016) When we left off in the third edition of this COAL saga, it was March 1966, I was newly married, was about three months shy of getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1961CometBlue2-e1461776195790.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1961 Comet – Not Nearly As Bad As I Expected")
COAL: 1961 Comet – Not Nearly As Bad As I Expected
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 5/15/2016) When we left off in the third edition of this COAL saga, it was March 1966, I was newly married, was about three months shy of getting […] -
![The early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/22234.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up")
COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 40 CommentsThe early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […] -
![My 2017 Subaru Forester is the closest to a new car that I’ve owned, and unlike many of the cars I’ve owned, it’s far from an unusual vehicle – there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mt-Rose-Scrubbed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 2017 Subaru Forester – Sube’s Small SUV")
COAL – 2017 Subaru Forester – Sube’s Small SUV
Posted on May 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsMy 2017 Subaru Forester is the closest to a new car that I’ve owned, and unlike many of the cars I’ve owned, it’s far from an unusual vehicle – there […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2016) I had been driving my first car, a 1953 yellow Chrysler convertible, starting in high school and then in college for more than four years and it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1957 Oldsmobile 88 – Chrome, Reflections, Rockets, and Dog Leg Windshields")
COAL: 1957 Oldsmobile 88 – Chrome, Reflections, Rockets, and Dog Leg Windshields
Posted on May 8, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/8/2016) I had been driving my first car, a 1953 yellow Chrysler convertible, starting in high school and then in college for more than four years and it […] -
![This is one of those posts that is going to mess with your ordinary way of thinking. The car above doesn’t look much like a ‘70s Nova, does it? And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EAE15154-AA59-4E2F-AA17-2755B3327D6F.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Chevrolet Nova — Mechanical Destrier — One More Trip Back to the Racetrack")
COAL: 1976 Chevrolet Nova — Mechanical Destrier — One More Trip Back to the Racetrack
Posted on May 8, 2022 | 22 CommentsThis is one of those posts that is going to mess with your ordinary way of thinking. The car above doesn’t look much like a ‘70s Nova, does it? And […] -
![My wife, the ’68 Beetle, and I, in 2024. Time to create a link to my not-too-extensive COAL Series. Not that varied in cars, and all rather humble ones (Say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-11-28-00.31.22.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rich Baron’s COAL Series")
Rich Baron’s COAL Series
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 1 CommentMy wife, the ’68 Beetle, and I, in 2024. Time to create a link to my not-too-extensive COAL Series. Not that varied in cars, and all rather humble ones (Say […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2016) When I turned 16 1n 1960, my mother took that afternoon off from her real estate job and waited for me to come running home from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1953ChryslerSide-e1460470039102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1953 Chrysler Windsor Convertible – Love At First Sight")
COAL: 1953 Chrysler Windsor Convertible – Love At First Sight
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/1/2016) When I turned 16 1n 1960, my mother took that afternoon off from her real estate job and waited for me to come running home from the […] -
![Back in the year 2000, an animated kids’ show was on constant rerun, called “The Magic School Bus”. The bus driver was named “Miss Frizzle”, voiced by Lily Tomlin, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hhhhh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Honda Odyssey — Not-Quite-Magic School Bus")
COAL: 2000 Honda Odyssey — Not-Quite-Magic School Bus
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 35 CommentsBack in the year 2000, an animated kids’ show was on constant rerun, called “The Magic School Bus”. The bus driver was named “Miss Frizzle”, voiced by Lily Tomlin, and […] -
![After selling my 1993 GMC Vandura, I was back to using my Falcon as my only car. I was now engaged and a homeowner (or, at least, a condo-owner). Neither […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/lplk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1995 Subaru Legacy (and Briefly a 1997)")
COAL – 1995 Subaru Legacy (and Briefly a 1997)
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 16 CommentsAfter selling my 1993 GMC Vandura, I was back to using my Falcon as my only car. I was now engaged and a homeowner (or, at least, a condo-owner). Neither […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2016. We don’t usually rerun COAL series, but this one deserves a second run) When Paul put out the call for COAL submissions, CCer CJC replied that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/uuuh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: From Dynaflow to Presto-Matic")
COAL: From Dynaflow to Presto-Matic
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/24/2016. We don’t usually rerun COAL series, but this one deserves a second run) When Paul put out the call for COAL submissions, CCer CJC replied that […] -
![The first Jeeps were rolled out in 1941, as the result of a U.S. Government request for a light, go-almost-anywhere military vehicle. As such, the first Jeeps were hatched out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/58772DDC-CDB1-4B31-AA46-65A5CC258451.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1946 Jeep CJ-2A & 1953 CJ-3B — Mechanical Mules, and a Covid Project")
COAL: 1946 Jeep CJ-2A & 1953 CJ-3B — Mechanical Mules, and a Covid Project
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe first Jeeps were rolled out in 1941, as the result of a U.S. Government request for a light, go-almost-anywhere military vehicle. As such, the first Jeeps were hatched out […] -
![We were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Scan-220401-0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green")
COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […] -
![By 1993, our son was two years old, and there were future plans for a second child. The daily drivers of the two-seat RX-7 and the Ford F-150, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5E86DF3B-DC90-449B-A8B4-B06F1C76CDEA.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Dodge Intrepid — Showroom Switcheroo")
COAL: 1993 Dodge Intrepid — Showroom Switcheroo
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 33 CommentsBy 1993, our son was two years old, and there were future plans for a second child. The daily drivers of the two-seat RX-7 and the Ford F-150, with a […] -
![Music and motor vehicles have been my two lifelong obsessions, and my ownership of a GMC Vandura 3500 van, which was used as a tour vehicle for my band, brought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ClarkVan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1993 GMC Vandura 3500 – Police Van to Band Van")
COAL – 1993 GMC Vandura 3500 – Police Van to Band Van
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 16 CommentsMusic and motor vehicles have been my two lifelong obsessions, and my ownership of a GMC Vandura 3500 van, which was used as a tour vehicle for my band, brought […] -
![I had settled into my new job, my own place, and had gotten engaged. Time to settle down and get ready to do the family thing. But I still had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FE13D635-0526-4D49-A04D-F14AE53FFC17.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Mazda RX-7 — Cheap Japanese 2-Seater For The Win")
COAL: 1985 Mazda RX-7 — Cheap Japanese 2-Seater For The Win
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsI had settled into my new job, my own place, and had gotten engaged. Time to settle down and get ready to do the family thing. But I still had […]
