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- Dave Buckley on Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
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- Lee Wulf on Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
- JT on Vintage Snapshots: The Cars In Our Neighborhoods In The ’50s-’60s – Part 3
- Johnster on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- Biscuit John on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- Tim Bennett on Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
- J P Cavanaugh on Vintage Snapshots: The Cars In Our Neighborhoods In The ’50s-’60s – Part 3
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Cut And Try Method
Posted on September 20, 2021 | 21 CommentsIt’s been awhile since I’ve read Smokey Yunick’s entertaining, colorful, and seemingly endless autobiography, but I recall his depreciating those who relied on what he called “cut and try” methods […] -
COAL: 2014 VW Beetle – Again With The Red Beetle
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a whim, after four uneventful years of ownership, I traded my appliance white 2012 Jetta for a red 2014 Beetle. I was on the downward glide of a 40 […] -
COAL: 1996 Toyota Camry Wagon – Glass Onion
Posted on September 18, 2021 | 51 CommentsLast week I told about my trip out West, from Toronto to -
COAL: “Beetle”, The White New Beetle (1999)
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe New Beetle was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole – an homage to a form designed in the thirties for a rear engined car, […] -
COAL: 2012 VW Jetta SE – Bland Is As Bland Does
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhen we bought our Volvo C30, we decided to trade my Mazda 3 instead of Maggie’s PT Cruiser, knowing it would net us a lot more. That would leave […] -
COAL: 1973 Dodge Dart – Border? I Almost Lost ‘er!
Posted on September 11, 2021 | 87 CommentsAt the tag end of Summer 2009, an acclaimed Canadian Chrysler historian and expert pointed me at an ad for a car; specialists in the field of addiction call this -
COAL: “Fend la Bise”, The 1990 Miata I Will Forever Regret Selling
Posted on September 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsThere must be a special place in heaven for first generation Miatas. Particularly the red ones, with BBS alloy wheels, a Momo steering wheel and a free flow exhaust. […] -
Cars Of My Family: Mustard Yellow Excrescences
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) There has been some discussion on CC about the mustard yellow that was popular in the early ‘70s on imports, and some domestics such as Jeep. […] -
COAL: 2012 Volvo C30 – “I’ve Always Wanted A Volvo”
Posted on September 5, 2021 | 22 CommentsIt’s my wife Maggie who always wanted a Volvo, so strictly speaking, this is another one of my COALs that’s not actually my COAL. -
COAL: 1964 Dodge Dart – Greasing the Grief
Posted on September 4, 2021 | 79 CommentsAround 2004 I spotted this tooth-enamel white ’64 Dart, an eight- (or three-) minute walk uphill from (or downhill to) my grandfather Stern’s house in Seattle, or a 1-minute drive […] -
COAL: the Blue Citroen Saxo 1.6L VTL (1996)
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 17 CommentsThe Saxo was the adult version of the Citroen AX. Derived from the Peugeot 106 – itself derived from the AX, it had lost some of the extreme characteristics […] -
COAL: 1997 Mazda Miata – How Many Mid-Life Crisis Are We Allowed?
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 12 CommentsWhen the kids reached the age where they no longer needed dad to pick them up after school, I started to toy around with the idea of buying something really […] -
COAL: 1971 Dodge Dart – Chase, Chase, Chase, POUNCE!
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 56 CommentsIn May of 2002, on my first venture out into traffic after my primary (before my secondary) battle with some godawful strain of flu, I spotted an alien. At first […] -
COAL: the Black Citroen AX 11 TRE (1987)
Posted on August 25, 2021 | 18 CommentsWhen it was taken over by Peugeot in 1974, Citroen had successful middle size and full size cars in its range (the GS and the CX), but its line […] -
COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 16 CommentsYeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […]