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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![While I’m overdue for an update on our 2020 Tesla Model Y, it’s currently at 5,558 miles without any significant issues and has settled in to the garage as “just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech / COAL: Deconstruction – More 2020 Tesla Model Y Under The Skin")
Curbside Tech / COAL: Deconstruction – More 2020 Tesla Model Y Under The Skin
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 20 CommentsWhile I’m overdue for an update on our 2020 Tesla Model Y, it’s currently at 5,558 miles without any significant issues and has settled in to the garage as “just […] -
![After my relatively good experience with the Kadett, it might have been obvious that I should get another German car, but the truth is that it was my older brother […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Red-Beetle-for-sale-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 VW Beetle – Dead Ringer")
COAL: 1969 VW Beetle – Dead Ringer
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 37 CommentsAfter my relatively good experience with the Kadett, it might have been obvious that I should get another German car, but the truth is that it was my older brother […] -
![I felt no longer like just a visitor, but a proper resident once I brought the Valiant out to Oregon, and so I started to explore. I was happily astonished […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DValiant_Alviso-edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Valiant, Part III – Making Friends and Bucking Entropy")
COAL: 1965 Valiant, Part III – Making Friends and Bucking Entropy
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 73 CommentsI felt no longer like just a visitor, but a proper resident once I brought the Valiant out to Oregon, and so I started to explore. I was happily astonished […] -
![Like many Americans during the pandemic (and current shortages and long lead times reflect this), I was stuck at home and bored – which led to shopping. Even though I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_0586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Toyota Tacoma – A Keeper")
COAL: 2015 Toyota Tacoma – A Keeper
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 11 CommentsLike many Americans during the pandemic (and current shortages and long lead times reflect this), I was stuck at home and bored – which led to shopping. Even though I […] -
![I have often wondered if our first car sets the pattern for the types of cars we buy over the course of our lives. Or are the choices we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kadett-L-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Opel Kadett L – Training Wheels")
COAL: 1965 Opel Kadett L – Training Wheels
Posted on May 9, 2021 | 20 CommentsI have often wondered if our first car sets the pattern for the types of cars we buy over the course of our lives. Or are the choices we […] -
![In March of 1995, with my first Spring Break approaching, I persuaded my parents to let me fetch the Valiant from Denver and drive it back to the University of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DValiant-Depart-UO-Dad_s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Valiant, Part II – The Oregon Trail")
COAL: 1965 Valiant, Part II – The Oregon Trail
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 55 CommentsIn March of 1995, with my first Spring Break approaching, I persuaded my parents to let me fetch the Valiant from Denver and drive it back to the University of […] -
![It’s been a while since my 2002 Tacoma post but as you may recall, I had been shopping for a bigger truck to accommodate our growing family as we were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_2327.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Toyota Tacoma – What a Deal")
COAL: 2012 Toyota Tacoma – What a Deal
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 13 CommentsIt’s been a while since my 2002 Tacoma post but as you may recall, I had been shopping for a bigger truck to accommodate our growing family as we were […] -
BOAL: “English Racers” – Raleigh-oop!
Posted on May 1, 2021 | 63 CommentsAfter high school there was a disturbance in the force, by which I mean my motorised automobility got interrupted. One of my -
![As you may recall from my Miata story, my wife was concerned for our safety and well-being driving it out on the highway – which rendered the car almost useless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_0501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Toyota Supra – Spoiler Alert")
COAL: 1993 Toyota Supra – Spoiler Alert
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs you may recall from my Miata story, my wife was concerned for our safety and well-being driving it out on the highway – which rendered the car almost useless […] -
![The genesis of one man’s love for the big American automobile started on a cool spring day in 2007. Approaching from behind, on the rain-spackled streets, the big American automobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/crownvic1fc4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "One Man’s Love for the Big American Car: Miss Vicky and Me – The Beginning")
One Man’s Love for the Big American Car: Miss Vicky and Me – The Beginning
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 31 CommentsThe genesis of one man’s love for the big American automobile started on a cool spring day in 2007. Approaching from behind, on the rain-spackled streets, the big American automobile […] -
COAL: 1962 Valiant, 1964 & 1970 Dodge Darts – Hot Dogs and Mustard
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 29 CommentsOld cars and stashes of old car parts go together like Calvin and Hobbes or hot dogs and mustard: the one -
![After my last spats with the 1996 Tacoma and 1993 Pickup, I decided to cool my jets on a truck for a while. My Altima provided great and economical transportation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_9917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Toyota Tacoma – Finally a Winner!")
COAL: 2002 Toyota Tacoma – Finally a Winner!
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 7 CommentsAfter my last spats with the 1996 Tacoma and 1993 Pickup, I decided to cool my jets on a truck for a while. My Altima provided great and economical transportation […] -
COAL: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron – Don’t Say Grey!
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 50 CommentsThe decision to sell the ’90 Jetta was easy, troublemaker that it was. Now then: what would replace it? We talked about it round the -
![Not long after my girlfriend and I moved into our house, unrelated, my dad was looking around at options to replace his beloved but aging Mazda Miata. He had it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/P1110212.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Mazda Miata – A Welcome Gift")
COAL: 2003 Mazda Miata – A Welcome Gift
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 22 CommentsNot long after my girlfriend and I moved into our house, unrelated, my dad was looking around at options to replace his beloved but aging Mazda Miata. He had it […] -
![Here are just a few more observations and recollections of police vehicles I had the opportunity to drive over my 28 year military law enforcement career. Again, photos are not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/28e77d2a7ee6128da004529b528f094c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Police COAL: 1978-2006 Ford, Chevy, Jeep, and ??? – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Part Deux")
Police COAL: 1978-2006 Ford, Chevy, Jeep, and ??? – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Part Deux
Posted on April 10, 2021 | 13 CommentsHere are just a few more observations and recollections of police vehicles I had the opportunity to drive over my 28 year military law enforcement career. Again, photos are not […]
