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![It is often said that it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. I’ve driven my share of slow as well as fast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vwbelchertown.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Rabbit Diesel L – Demonstration of the Practicality v. Desire Equation")
COAL: 1984 Rabbit Diesel L – Demonstration of the Practicality v. Desire Equation
Posted on July 14, 2021 | 13 CommentsIt is often said that it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. I’ve driven my share of slow as well as fast […] -
COAL: 1995 Subaru Outback – The Pretender
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 11 CommentsSubaru debuted the Legacy Outback as a trim level option in 1995 in response to the growing popularity of SUVs like the Ford Explorer. -
![I’ve always liked the Volvo 164. The first one I remember belonged to a teacher at my elementary school in the early 1980s, Mrs. DeLeo. I liked the boxy body, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Volvo_164_A3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Volvo 164 – Dreams Deferred Indefinitely")
COAL: 1971 Volvo 164 – Dreams Deferred Indefinitely
Posted on July 10, 2021 | 80 CommentsI’ve always liked the Volvo 164. The first one I remember belonged to a teacher at my elementary school in the early 1980s, Mrs. DeLeo. I liked the boxy body, […] -
![Today’s COAL chapter focuses on the first car that was truly mine and mine alone. Having spent my early – high school – driving years behind the wheel of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/buickgrill.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre – The Car for the Man Who Knows Who I Am")
COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre – The Car for the Man Who Knows Who I Am
Posted on July 7, 2021 | 29 CommentsToday’s COAL chapter focuses on the first car that was truly mine and mine alone. Having spent my early – high school – driving years behind the wheel of my […] -
![This COAL will be a bit of a cheat, I’m combining a Ford Courier with two Mazda pickups. Honestly, these trucks were so similar and so likable, I’m giving myself […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1981_Ford_Courier_Brochure-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Ford Courier and 1984 & 1993 Mazda Pickups – Good, Better and Best")
COAL: 1981 Ford Courier and 1984 & 1993 Mazda Pickups – Good, Better and Best
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 29 CommentsThis COAL will be a bit of a cheat, I’m combining a Ford Courier with two Mazda pickups. Honestly, these trucks were so similar and so likable, I’m giving myself […] -
![That ’63 VW I referred to before was in fact a Valiant wagon. Beyond that, gosh, what’s to tell? Everyone who visits California from Colorado gets a free ’63 Valiant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Red-Valiant-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Valiant (+ the Spirit R/T Goes Away) – Planes, Trains and Automobiles")
COAL: 1963 Valiant (+ the Spirit R/T Goes Away) – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Posted on July 3, 2021 | 45 CommentsThat ’63 VW I referred to before was in fact a Valiant wagon. Beyond that, gosh, what’s to tell? Everyone who visits California from Colorado gets a free ’63 Valiant […] -
![This chapter in my COAL takes a bit of a break from focusing on a specific car and instead revisits something that I wrote about in the introductory chapter – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/allaboard.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – And Ships Too")
COAL: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – And Ships Too
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis chapter in my COAL takes a bit of a break from focusing on a specific car and instead revisits something that I wrote about in the introductory chapter – […] -
COAL: 1989 Toyota Camry Wagon – Family Practice
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 21 CommentsAs I have been working my way through my Cars Of A Lifetime, I’ve been dreading the Camry years. While Camrys have been competent automobiles, they are nothing if not -
COAL: 1999 UM Maize Blaze – Everybody Makes Mistakes
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe trouble was, we had much too much money. -
![Full disclosure, this COAL is going to feature pictures of a lot of cars that were not my specific cars. The reason has something to do with the fact that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/wwhsfiat.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 Fiat 128 — Finally Behind the Wheel")
COAL: 1974 Fiat 128 — Finally Behind the Wheel
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 44 CommentsFull disclosure, this COAL is going to feature pictures of a lot of cars that were not my specific cars. The reason has something to do with the fact that […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![I had been driving small, modestly equipped, two door imports for 12 years. Boston was teeming with sports sedans like the Audi 4000 and Honda Accord. It was time for me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Camry-rear-qtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Toyota Camry – All Grown Up")
COAL: 1985 Toyota Camry – All Grown Up
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 18 CommentsI had been driving small, modestly equipped, two door imports for 12 years. Boston was teeming with sports sedans like the Audi 4000 and Honda Accord. It was time for me […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
COAL: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T, Part II – Oh, Grow Up!
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 58 CommentsMy first headlamp upgrade had been on -
![It seems that the people in marketing at Chrysler in 1970 were somewhat on different pages when it came time to design the sales brochures. On one hand we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1971chrysler_14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Chrysler Town and Country Wagon – Movin’ On Up")
COAL: 1971 Chrysler Town and Country Wagon – Movin’ On Up
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 43 CommentsIt seems that the people in marketing at Chrysler in 1970 were somewhat on different pages when it came time to design the sales brochures. On one hand we have […]
