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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![In 1995 I had just purchased the 1969 Dodge Charger you see above for $1960.00, as detailed in my last COAL, and I was heading back up the Peninsula to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nnnbbn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 Dodge Charger – Musclecar of a Lifetime")
COAL: 1969 Dodge Charger – Musclecar of a Lifetime
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 34 CommentsIn 1995 I had just purchased the 1969 Dodge Charger you see above for $1960.00, as detailed in my last COAL, and I was heading back up the Peninsula to […] -
![Edmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220102_160651787_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!")
COAL: 1980 VW Rabbit – Hellish Ride in GTI Guise via Westmoreland!
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 29 CommentsEdmund S. generally avoided performing work for others, instead staying busy on his own cars; a couple of 1980 beige Rabbits, and a faded black one of same vintage. […] -
![I was sixteen, I had been saving my money, I had my license, I had been driving the family’s Mercury wagon, I had been lusting for the family’s Mustang, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/63DAD420-4643-4A6F-B69B-53EB5CC33045.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1972 Toyota Celica- Starting in Cologne, Winding Up In Japan")
COAL: 1972 Toyota Celica- Starting in Cologne, Winding Up In Japan
Posted on February 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsI was sixteen, I had been saving my money, I had my license, I had been driving the family’s Mercury wagon, I had been lusting for the family’s Mustang, and […] -
![In the mid-1990s, I started to get the itch for another V8 American car. My daily driver ’85 Honda Civic was reliable, thrifty, and actually pretty nice to drive, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vvvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Shopping for Budget V8 Muscle")
COAL: Shopping for Budget V8 Muscle
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 17 CommentsIn the mid-1990s, I started to get the itch for another V8 American car. My daily driver ’85 Honda Civic was reliable, thrifty, and actually pretty nice to drive, but […] -
![It sat for a couple of months in a corner of the Arco station on Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale. A used light blue 1968 Beetle, in straight shape, sitting next to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-02-04-16.07.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Beetle, Part II – Learning to live with the Bug.")
COAL: 1968 Beetle, Part II – Learning to live with the Bug.
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 18 CommentsIt sat for a couple of months in a corner of the Arco station on Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale. A used light blue 1968 Beetle, in straight shape, sitting next to […] -
![Vehicles engineered toward a specific use can be frustrating when they also must be applied as broad-spectrum transportation. Five years and sixty-thousand miles into our 4Runner ownership, I’ve had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20190627_152654384.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: I hate you, 4Runner. I love you, 4Runner.")
COAL Update: I hate you, 4Runner. I love you, 4Runner.
Posted on February 14, 2022 | 56 CommentsVehicles engineered toward a specific use can be frustrating when they also must be applied as broad-spectrum transportation. Five years and sixty-thousand miles into our 4Runner ownership, I’ve had […] -
![Per my last COAL posting, I had fallen head-over-heels for the family’s Mustang Fastback, but it was now time to get my license and actually start driving cars for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/D5B67876-47D6-4B2A-B016-4693169ADBDD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 Mercury Colony Park – The Incredible Hulk")
COAL: 1973 Mercury Colony Park – The Incredible Hulk
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 42 CommentsPer my last COAL posting, I had fallen head-over-heels for the family’s Mustang Fastback, but it was now time to get my license and actually start driving cars for […] -
![My last few automotive purchases were a case of me coming across a car that captivated me and deciding to buy it rather than being in need of a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Doc-Jan-23-2022-5-32-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1985 Honda Civic 1300 Hatchback – Base Model Bargain")
COAL – 1985 Honda Civic 1300 Hatchback – Base Model Bargain
Posted on February 12, 2022 | 17 CommentsMy last few automotive purchases were a case of me coming across a car that captivated me and deciding to buy it rather than being in need of a car […] -
![On February 28, 1983, CBS aired the final episode of M*A*S*H, the long running series about a US Army hospital in the Korean War. Titled Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0292.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Off To New Pastures: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – Goodbye, Farewell and Amen")
Off To New Pastures: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Posted on February 11, 2022 | 84 CommentsOn February 28, 1983, CBS aired the final episode of M*A*S*H, the long running series about a US Army hospital in the Korean War. Titled Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, it […] -
![I include my birth year in my on-line name, because it can help to explain where I might be coming from in my comments, based on my age. For […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nmmh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – Glorious Misery From The Back Seat")
COAL: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – Glorious Misery From The Back Seat
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 39 CommentsI include my birth year in my on-line name, because it can help to explain where I might be coming from in my comments, based on my age. For […] -
![My Capri II is another car I picked up for $400.00, which is the approximate price point of several memorable cars in my past, and for the use I got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cccf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1976 Mercury Capri II – The Sexy European")
COAL – 1976 Mercury Capri II – The Sexy European
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 25 CommentsMy Capri II is another car I picked up for $400.00, which is the approximate price point of several memorable cars in my past, and for the use I got […] -
![Who doesn’t like a Q-ship? I have always liked a good sleeper and Wolfie (2018 Golf) certainly fulfills that role. Yes, he is not a GTI, but he is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20220131_112200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Wolfie on Steroids")
COAL Update: Wolfie on Steroids
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsWho doesn’t like a Q-ship? I have always liked a good sleeper and Wolfie (2018 Golf) certainly fulfills that role. Yes, he is not a GTI, but he is a […] -
![The idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vvvw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership")
COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 6 CommentsThe idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […] -
![There can be different definitions of one’s “first car”. It can be the first one you actually purchased, or maybe it was bought for you. It can be your first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0188.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: When Does The First COAL Count?")
COAL: When Does The First COAL Count?
Posted on January 30, 2022 | 21 CommentsThere can be different definitions of one’s “first car”. It can be the first one you actually purchased, or maybe it was bought for you. It can be your first […] -
![One of the treasured delicacies of my childhood was kosher German cold cuts – aufschnit. When I was a baby, there were several skilled butchers/charcutiers in Washington Heights left of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20151023_180950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Subaru Outback – Aufschnit und Wurst")
COAL: 2016 Subaru Outback – Aufschnit und Wurst
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 54 CommentsOne of the treasured delicacies of my childhood was kosher German cold cuts – aufschnit. When I was a baby, there were several skilled butchers/charcutiers in Washington Heights left of […]
