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- Steve on Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More
- Johannes Dutch on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- Nick Despress on Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II (T60) – Rusting Gracefully, Artfully And Carefully
- Syke on Curbside Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST – When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin
- John O'Leary on Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Stuck In The In-Between
- BlueovalDave on CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
- BlueovalDave on CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
- Newt Creighton on Automotive History: A Tribute To The Australian Ford Falcon
- Chip on Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe – Work In Progress?
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL Extra: 1985 Honda Civic CRX – Never Co-sign For A Car Loan
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 13 CommentsBy 1985, my sister had graduated high school and was working full time in retail while pursuing a career in secretarial performing arts. She had proven to my parents that […] -
COAL: Grandpa Was a Gearhead
Posted on March 20, 2024 | 25 CommentsOne of my earliest memories is of going to the wrecking yard with my Grandpa Ed. He was friends with the guy who owned the place, so we got […] -
Mazda Of A Lifetime: 1982 Mazda GLC Sport – One Owner Since New
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 19 CommentsSo how many of these are left on the road anywhere? As a daily driver no less. Well here is one I am very familiar with. -
COAL: The ’70 F-100 — From Pony Car to Pickup
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 11 CommentsArt Center graduation was less than a year away, and there was little or no prospect of landing a junior designer position at any of the then-Big Three (least of […] -
COAL: 2004 Buick LeSabre — Father To Son Again
Posted on March 16, 2024 | 26 CommentsIn 2004 my father bought his second new personal car in my lifetime. Before he had used those of the Army in 1946, then company cars during his working life, […] -
COAL Extra: 1977 AMC Gremlin – The Dangers of Procrastination
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 34 CommentsI’m calling this one an “Extra” because this was not my car nor a car I ever drove. This was my sister’s first car, and it’s a good enough story […] -
COAL: The ’69 Mustang — “I’m a Lawyer, and I Saw the Whole Thing…”
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsBy November of 1972, student life on the fringes of West Los Angeles was going reasonably well. I had left Mrs. Ray’s boarding house at 411 South Norton, moving […] -
COAL #15: 2017 Ford Flex — Urban Alternative
Posted on March 9, 2024 | 41 CommentsI was intrigued by the Flex when it was introduced in 2009. -
COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 42 CommentsFrom the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […] -
COAL: The ’69 Mustang — A “Super Sporty” Adventure in Towing
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsAs was the case for most Transportation Design students at Art Center, I frequently visited Autobooks, a long-standing Burbank mecca for gearheads interested in perusing, or purchasing, the latest […] -
COAL #14: ’07 Ford Mustang – A New Classic Version Of America’s Car.
Posted on March 2, 2024 | 33 CommentsWhen I saw the new 2005 Ford Mustang, I thought this was the best looking Mustang since the late 1960s. I had owned a ’66 Mustang and as I […] -
COAAL (Cars Of My Aunt’s Lifetime): Saddle Shoes, Swimsuits, and Studebakers
Posted on February 29, 2024 | 39 CommentsIn the fall of 2018, my wife’s Aunt Barbara came to live with us. Nice lady, over 90, never married, no kids. It was unbelievable, in every sense of […] -
COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Sedan – The Good Life
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 33 CommentsOur move to Rochester in June 1977 was the beginning of a four-and-a-half year period I’ll call “The Good Life” (TGL). My father often said that timing is everything. Apparently, […] -
COAL #16: Dad’s 1969 Ford Torino GT – The (T)-Bird has Flown the Coop
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 12 CommentsThis week, we’ll take a brief interlude from my Art Center reminiscences and get back to the family fleet. Let’s set the way-back machine for the fall of 1968. I […] -
COAL#13: 2007 Ford F150 – Bold Moves
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn 2007, Ford advertising adopted the theme: Bold Moves. Their truck ads featured stories of buyers who used their new trucks to make real changes in their lives. Like […]