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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![It was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/suzuki1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi")
COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […] -
![The first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1544300_10152210748891060_1944972980_n.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right?")
COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […] -
![If you survey my COAL history most of the vehicles I have owned that been on the more “affordable” side. Affordable is, of course, a very relative term according to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2017-Mazda-MX-5-RF-GT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF GT – Affordable Exotic")
COAL: 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF GT – Affordable Exotic
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 22 CommentsIf you survey my COAL history most of the vehicles I have owned that been on the more “affordable” side. Affordable is, of course, a very relative term according to […] -
![Not our car, but you get the idea. “I’m not putting our baby in that thing!” It was 1999 and my pregnant young wife Darlene was referring to our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/outside-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Pontiac Tempest – A Corsica In Disguise")
COAL: 1990 Pontiac Tempest – A Corsica In Disguise
Posted on November 3, 2021 | 17 CommentsNot our car, but you get the idea. “I’m not putting our baby in that thing!” It was 1999 and my pregnant young wife Darlene was referring to our […] -
![A few weeks ago, I shared some images from a recent October road trip in another Ford product, my ’65 Mustang. September and October are the best months for such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/111_1924a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Road Trip: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Honoring FoMoCo And Buying Trouble In Return")
COAL Road Trip: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Honoring FoMoCo And Buying Trouble In Return
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 50 CommentsA few weeks ago, I shared some images from a recent October road trip in another Ford product, my ’65 Mustang. September and October are the best months for such […] -
![British roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SANY2564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine")
COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 38 CommentsBritish roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […] -
Daniel Stern’s COAL Series
Posted on October 30, 2021 | 9 CommentsHere’s Daniel Stern’s COAL Series, with links to each post: -
![(note: this is the second car in this COAL mini-series; the first was the 1993 Cutlass he bought at age sixteen) Sometimes, we get a little overconfident when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Old-Marquis-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis – Lightning Really Doesn’t Strike Twice")
COAL: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis – Lightning Really Doesn’t Strike Twice
Posted on October 30, 2021 | 75 Comments(note: this is the second car in this COAL mini-series; the first was the 1993 Cutlass he bought at age sixteen) Sometimes, we get a little overconfident when […] -
![I honestly doubt anyone would see this car as “vintage”, but as someone who has been into cars as a hobby for as long as I can remember, I wouldn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210917_135632.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My First Car, At Age Sixteen: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – These Hold Up Over Time, Right?")
My First Car, At Age Sixteen: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – These Hold Up Over Time, Right?
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 CommentsI honestly doubt anyone would see this car as “vintage”, but as someone who has been into cars as a hobby for as long as I can remember, I wouldn’t […] -
![It’s a nice coincidence that Roger Carr’s excellent history on the first two generations of Ford Escort went up recently, as I happen to have owned one of them. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lead.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Ford Escort 1300 GT – Here’s To You, Mrs Robinson")
COAL: 1967 Ford Escort 1300 GT – Here’s To You, Mrs Robinson
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 27 CommentsIt’s a nice coincidence that Roger Carr’s excellent history on the first two generations of Ford Escort went up recently, as I happen to have owned one of them. This […] -
COAL Dust – The Rest of the Stories + Afterword
Posted on October 23, 2021 | 80 CommentsThe metal, unpadded dashboard on D’Valiant wasn’t just matte (an anti-glare improvement from the glossy paint used in ’64), it was also -
![After 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/xt_spanish_wrangler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021)")
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 […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PXL_20211016_170618795.NIGHT_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2018 Ford F150 SuperCab – And Now For Something Completely Different")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lancer-Offload_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1962 Dodge Lancer, Part IV – A Stop")
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 […] -
![“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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Porsche-cayman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “P-Wagen”, the Black Porsche Cayman (2010)")
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 […]
