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- Peter Wilding on Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Holden Brougham – A Case Of GM Following The Market
- Stéphane Dumas on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- Stéphane Dumas on Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
- Stéphane Dumas on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- Jonathan E. on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- Stéphane Dumas on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
- Thomas on Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Pay 8% More, Get 13% Less HP and 33% Fewer Cylinders
- Dan Berning on The Junkyard Sculpture Garden
- Jason Shafer on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- Bill McGill on Automotive History: When Did Each GM Division Stop Making Their Own V8 Engines? A Brief History of V8 Engine Sharing at GM
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1998 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe – When Just Any Luxury Car Won’t Do
Posted on October 2, 2020 | 37 CommentsAs I turn 39 in a few months, I realize I’m a simple man. Foreign whips don’t faze me like they do a lot of other millennials. I was born […] -
COAL: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – Owning Someone Else’s Car
Posted on September 28, 2020 | 65 CommentsEveryone seemed to like the photo that was recently posted of the 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special at the Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. I selected that photo […] -
COAL: Return of the NC Miata
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 4 CommentsThe one stipulation I had for selling my 2009 Miata was that I was to get the first right of refusal when it went back on sale. Shane had […] -
COAL: The Great Alaskan Road Trip in a ’66 Mustang – Alcan 5000
Posted on September 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsEvery two years, a group of cars and motorcycles embark on a long road rally, starting in the Seattle area and ending up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Known as the […] -
POAL #18: 1977 Piper Archer PA28-181 – Planes Of A Lifetime
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 36 Comments“Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to CloudSide Classic Airlines inaugural Flight #1. In preparation for departure, please ensure that your seat belt is fastened and your tray table […] -
COAL: Rallying The Mustang, Prep For The Alcan
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 8 CommentsI had two years to prepare the Mustang for its round trip from Michigan to Alaska and back. I had just returned from my road trip to the West Coast […] -
COAL: #31/#32 1975 Volvo 164’s – Junk Yard Specials
Posted on September 12, 2020 | 3 Comments**Note these cars were bought at different times, so I will try my best to not expose any future COALs. First up, is the silver 1975 Volvo 164. This car […] -
COAL #17: 1973 Porsche 914 2.0 – Like A Fine Wine, It’s Better With Age
Posted on September 9, 2020 | 24 CommentsThe Porsche 914 was a highly polarizing vehicle over its six year production life. Whether from raised-nose Porschephiles – “it’s not a real Porsche”, muscle car owners “80 measly standard […] -
COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Perfect but Boring
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 14 CommentsI had sold my Focus ST for way too cheap, and a new ND Miata replaced it as my dual purpose daily driver and Street class autocross car. Then […] -
COAL: #30 2007 Toyota 4Runner Limited – How the High and Mighty Have Fallen
Posted on September 5, 2020 | 42 CommentsAlright, this is the post. This is the car that changed it all. So it was late 2017, I had my 2017 Subaru Outback, 1954 Volvo 444, 1962 Volvo P1800, […] -
COAL #16: 1978 Datsun King Cab – King of Space Mountain in the Small Truck Sandbox
Posted on September 2, 2020 | 49 CommentsThe 1977 Datsun King Cab pickup revolutionized the small truck market in the US, and pointed out a new direction for truck makers that still exists today. As archaeologists of […] -
Post-COAL Update: My 2002 Porsche Carrera Lives On, One Year Later
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 7 CommentsYesterday I received a text from an unfamiliar number, turned out it was from David, the fellow that purchased my Porsche from me exactly a year ago (has it been […] -
COAL: 2003 Corvette Z06 – A Cascade Of Bad Decisions
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 26 CommentsEven now, it’s hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about the C5 Corvette Z06. It was simultaneously one of the best cars and one of […] -
COAL: #29 1971 Volvo 164 – A Regal Volvo
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 21 CommentsAs I write this post I realized that I don’t have great pictures of this car. Sorry in advance. If you know anything about me by now, it’s that I […] -
COAL: 2018 Mazda 3 Sedan
Posted on August 28, 2020 | 19 CommentsSo what does one do when your wife’s car is stolen and then held hostage by the tow company?