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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![When 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2012-jetta-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 VW Jetta SE – Bland Is As Bland Does")
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 -
![There 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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0038370-R2-053-25_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “Fend la Bise”, The 1990 Miata I Will Forever Regret Selling")
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. […] -
![(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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Westport-72002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of My Family: Mustard Yellow Excrescences")
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. -
![Around 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/64_Dodge_Dart_LeF34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1964 Dodge Dart – Greasing the Grief")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/saxo_catalog_side2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: the Blue Citroen Saxo 1.6L VTL (1996)")
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 […] -
![When 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WhiteMiata-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Mazda Miata – How Many Mid-Life Crisis Are We Allowed?")
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 […] -
![In 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/71-Dart-RHside.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Dodge Dart – Chase, Chase, Chase, POUNCE!")
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 […] -
![When 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/citroen_ax_front-e1629377144164.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: the Black Citroen AX 11 TRE (1987)")
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 […] -
![Yeah, 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PT-side-w-sunroof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party")
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 […] -
![Y’know the Doppler Effect: it causes the sound pitch of cars and horns and sirens and suchlike to seem lower as they pass and move away from you at speed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spirit_ESRT_LF34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Dodge Spirit ESRT – The Nine-Year Lesson")
COAL: 1992 Dodge Spirit ESRT – The Nine-Year Lesson
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 24 CommentsY’know the Doppler Effect: it causes the sound pitch of cars and horns and sirens and suchlike to seem lower as they pass and move away from you at speed. […] -
![(Welcome our newest COAL series contributor) There will be cars sold in America in this series, even a car made in America. But I’m going to start where it started […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Peugeot-104-ZA-1977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1977 Peugeot 104 ZA – The “Choucroute”")
COAL: 1977 Peugeot 104 ZA – The “Choucroute”
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 18 Comments(Welcome our newest COAL series contributor) There will be cars sold in America in this series, even a car made in America. But I’m going to start where it started […] -
COAL: 2007 Mazda 3 Hatchback – Purple People Eater
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 20 CommentsEven as my Protege5 was disintegrating before my eyes, I found myself falling for another Mazda. -
![[I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00_Outback_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog")
COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 44 Comments[I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […]
