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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL #15: 1971 Datsun 1200 Coupe and Sedan – The Flight Attendant and Librarian Sisters of the Economy Car World
Posted on August 26, 2020 | 27 CommentsThe Datsun 1200 and Toyota Corolla were Japan’s entrants in America’s economy car arms race of the early 1970’s. VW’s Beetle had long ruled the economy car sales mountain, but […] -
COAL: #28 1971 Volvo 145 – The Green Family Machine
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 19 CommentsIf you have been following my COAL series, you might recall that I had traded my 1974 Volvo 142 for something. Well this week, you finally get to know what […] -
COAL #14: 1970 Dodge Challenger – A Secretary’s Special in Hemi Clothing
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 39 CommentsThe 1970 Dodge Challenger was a stylish new entrant in the hard fought Pony Car Wars of the late 60’s & early 70’s. But like the sorority party girl who […] -
COAL: 1961 Corvair Monza Coupe – We Can Do It!
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 33 CommentsFinally. After three months, I finally have my car back and can tell her story! -
COAL: The Great American Road Trip with a ’66 Mustang
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 23 CommentsAfter the success of the Mustang’s first road trip down to North Carolina for the Mustang 50th Birthday celebration, I was thinking about the next road trip I could […] -
COAL: Mr. President and Me – One Man’s Love for the Big American Automobile, Again
Posted on August 15, 2020 | 29 Comments“Why do you want to drive a big old car like this?” he asked. -
COAL: #27 1966 Volvo 122 – Green With Envy
Posted on August 15, 2020 | 11 CommentsAs luck would have it, I just so happened to be searching Craigslist ads, and spotted my next car. It was being advertised in St. Louis, which was not too […] -
COAL #13: 2013 Audi A7 3.0T – A Future Curbside Classic Premier
Posted on August 12, 2020 | 29 CommentsIn a world of pickup trucks, SUV this and CUV that, where sedans are rapidly becoming an endangered species, the Audi A7 will offer future Curbside Classic archaeologists a peek […] -
COAL: My 2016 Mazda Miata – A Tragic Tale
Posted on August 9, 2020 | 20 CommentsI’m not too keen on tragedies in literature and media. The quintessential classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, all about love, loss, and fate resulting in an dour ending is […] -
COAL: #26 1974 Volvo 142 – Disco Fever
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 17 CommentsI was longing for a Volvo at this point. I had a 4Runner, and a Subaru that I daily drove, and for the first time ever did not have a […] -
COAL: 2020 Tesla Model Y Dual Motor AWD Long Range – Seduced By Elon, Order Placed, Now The Wait
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 92 CommentsYes, it appears that I’ve come full circle from being an admitted early Tesla skeptic (but not shortseller!) and reluctant embracer of Mr. Musk’s shtick, to now having just placed […] -
COAL #12: 2004 Audi A6 2.7T S-Line – Still Crazy After All These Years
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 10 Comments“I met my old lover, on the street last night; She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled And we talked about some old times, and drank ourselves […] -
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 15 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […] -
COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsRoy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. Roy was always bespoked in a dark red suit, and […] -
COAL: #25 2008 Toyota 4Runner – Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn 2017 I had just gotten rid of my Volvo XC90, and my Volvo XC60. I had just bought my first new car, a 2017 Subaru Outback. I had plans […]