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- Sam on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- justy baum on Curbside Classic: 1963 Alpine A110 GT4 – In The Family Way
- Eric703 on Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
- justy baum on Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
- Martin on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- Moparlee on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- justy baum on Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
- justy baum on Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
- Thomas Merjanian on Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
- Thomas Merjanian on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021)
Posted on October 20, 2021 | 11 CommentsAfter driving the same Toyota RAV4 for 13 years, I was ready for a change. I was tempted to buy a convertible but it would have forced me to […] -
COAL: 2018 Ford F150 SuperCab – And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 27 Comments(ED: Rich’s last COAL had to be postponed to this week due to a death in the family. SajivW’s COAL series will pick up again next Sunday) I started […] -
COAL: 1962 Dodge Lancer, Part IV – A Stop
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 53 CommentsThe Lancer was being doted on in Northern Michigan, as much as it’s possible for a man with too many cars of his own (and a day job seeing to […] -
COAL: “P-Wagen”, the Black Porsche Cayman (2010)
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 10 Comments“P-Wagen” – another car with a name. I know, the specialists will argue that the pre-war P-Wagen was a Porsche-designed Audi, not a Porsche. But for whatever reason, our […] -
COAL: 1992 Camaro RS- Nothing But The Rain
Posted on October 12, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs a fan and occasional writer of science fiction, there are some worlds I absolutely love and take inspiration from in my own work. The likes of Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, […] -
COAL: 1973 AMC Hornet – The Devil You Know
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 10/10/2015. I don’t normally rerun COALs but this one is well worth it) Last week I shared my brief fling with a respectable vehicle, the above car represents […] -
COAL: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle – First Car Blues or, How Not to buy a Volkswagen: a Manual of Step by Step Mistakes for the Compleat Idiot
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 28 Comments(RichP’s final COAL is postponed to next Sunday, due to a death in his family, so we’ll give his replacement, SajivW a head start. He’s from Sri Lanka, and […] -
COAL: 1962 Dodge Lancer, Part III – Nothing Is Permanent
Posted on October 9, 2021 | 47 Comments[Part I is here. Part II is here.] After I went off to university, dad carried on driving the Dodge every day, to and from work and wherever-all he wanted […] -
COAL: “Toyota”, the Silver RAV4 (2007)
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis one had a name. Even the dogs knew it. Say “Toyota” out loud, and even now, they’ll spring out of their basket, and run to the entry door. […] -
COAL: 2011 Toyota Highlander – The Camry of SUVs
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 11 CommentsThere is a famous line in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty where Chili Palmer questions the rental car attendant about the Oldsmobile Silhouette he’s been delivered. “I […] -
COAL: 2007 Honda Accord – Jenna’s Orange Doid
Posted on October 2, 2021 | 54 CommentsI’ll give it its due credit: this is the most dependable car I’ve ever owned. It has been almost entirely trouble-free. It starts on the sixth compression every time—not the […] -
COAL: The Blue-Grey 3rd Gen Miata (2007)
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 8 CommentsI liked this car enough to keep it for seven years, but I was not crazy about it. In retrospect, it ended up being a mild disappointment. I guess […] -
COAL: 2017 Ford C-Max – Ford v Toyota
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 40 CommentsWhile sitting in church on Earth Day 2018 I had an epiphany. Our sermon that day was, logically enough, on the topic of Earth Day. I will admit, my mind […] -
COAL: 1991 Dodge Spirit ES – Let’s Try That Again…!
Posted on September 25, 2021 | 35 Comments“Eek, a ghost!” That was the subject of an -
COAL: The Silver Honda CR-V (1998)
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 15 CommentsAfter I got my Beetle, it was not long before my wife needed her own car. She was in America, and wanted what she felt was a “big SUV”, […]