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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: #18 2015 Subaru Outback – That’s Not a Volvo!
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 15 CommentsAt this point in my life I had a part time job at a bank, I was going to school at the University of Arkansas, and my 07 XC90 was […] -
COAL: 2017 Audi A3 – Oops I Did It Again
Posted on June 12, 2020 | 10 CommentsAs we all get older, we tend to revisit our greatest hits. We can’t help but look back on our greatest accomplishments and successes, be they athletic, professional, personal, or […] -
COAL #4: 1981 VW Scirocco S – Peak Sporty Efficiency
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 15 CommentsIt was fall 1981, and my Camaro was still providing dependable, sporty performance. I was working in downtown Los Angeles for the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), and wasn’t […] -
COAL: 2012 Ford Focus SE – Doing Hot Hatch Things With A Not-Hot Hatch
Posted on June 7, 2020 | 19 CommentsHaving moved from Central Illinois to Southeast Michigan and finding myself a condo with a two car garage, I was determined to retire the 2009 Mazda Miata from daily driver […] -
COAL: #17 2005 Volvo S80 – Comfort at its Finest
Posted on June 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsMy friend David was enjoying the 98 C70 that I had just sold him. I had my sights on something I almost bought instead of the C70. I had seen […] -
COAL: 1953 Buick Special Riviera – My Vehicular Soulmate
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 100 Comments(first posted 6/23/2014) “Big Blue” is my vehicular soulmate. She’s my 4000 pound friend: beautiful, unhurried, unique, glorious, etc. I ogled this car from afar for about two years before […] -
COAL #3: 1969 Fiat 850 Spider – The Sexy Little Italian
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt was 1976 and my head did a double take as I passed by the gas station. There she was, a sexy Italian with big eyes that seemed to follow […] -
COAL: New Miata, New Beginnings
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 16 CommentsI graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in December of 2008. By then, the Great Recession was in full swing, and my new Mechanical Engineering degree didn’t […] -
COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Taming The Bull, With Dad
Posted on May 30, 2020 | 41 CommentsDoes my bull have a temper? In between my March 26 update and today’s post, I attempted to take the Taurus out for a spin so it could stretch its […] -
COAL #16: 1975 Volvo 164 – Velour Galore
Posted on May 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsRight after I had sold my 74 164, I knew right away that I wanted another 164, but one that didn’t need as much work. Let’s be honest though, I […] -
Curbside Classic/COAL: 1975 BMW 530i (E12) – My First Car, At Age 15
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 44 Comments(First posted 6/13/2014. The story is by Richard Swartz. The photos are from Steve Evans, of his incredibly pristine 530i. So we have a first here, a collaborative effort by […] -
COAL #2: 1967 Camaro – Personalizing a Blank Canvas
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 33 CommentsNow that I had my very own personal transportation device, it was time to make it a little more…personal. I had always liked the look of the Camaro RS/SS packages […] -
COAL: Learning To Wrench On a Rust Belt Car, Or How I learned Not To Fear the Cutting Wheel
Posted on May 24, 2020 | 15 CommentsMy 1991 Mazda Miata was purchased from Gurnee, Illinois, one of the many suburbs ringing the city of Chicago. It was a relatively high mileage car that was originally equipped […] -
COAL: #15 1998 Volvo C70 Coupe – Let’s Drive By Wire
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 13 CommentsAfter selling my S90 to a friend, I already knew what I was going to get. Something a little more fun, and sporty, but of course still a Volvo. I […] -
COAL #1: 1967 Camaro – Who Needs a V-8?
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 37 Comments(After reading a couple of Ed Hardy’s COAL submissions and loving every bit of them, I decided they were too good to wait a couple of months. So we’re […]