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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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Van Of A Lifetime: 1971 Ford Econoline E100 – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 5, 2018 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/13/2013. Updated with a new ending 2/3/2018) At eight-thirty on the morning of February 12, 1971, two weeks after turning eighteen, I sat on a wooded hillside looking […] -
COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 38 Comments(First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […] -
COAL: 1986 Mazda B2000 – Third Time is the Charm
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 19 CommentsImage: SMClassiccars.com Foreword: Because this was 30 years ago, and my memory is hazy, this series is going to go slightly out of order. I’m lumping the next three vehicles […] -
COAL: 50 Years Of Vehicles From My Grandfather’s Life
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 36 CommentsRecently I had a look through some of my grandmother’s photos that included several of the cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles from my grandfather’s life. Many I remember but some, […] -
COAL: 2012 Lexus IS250 AWD – It’s the Last One, I Promise
Posted on February 3, 2018 | 10 CommentsAfter driving the Lexus HS for about 18 months or so and not really liking it all that much (and it seems that a lot of CC readers are with […] -
COAL: 1993 Audi S4 – My 19th Vehicle So Far In This Series But The First One I Really Wish I Still Had
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 54 Comments(First posted September 1, 2013) Summer of ’99, my significant other was traveling in Europe, I was at home working, and decided it was time for another car. Once again […] -
COAL: 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Camper – Not Quite Enough Crumple Zone
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 50 Comments(Welcome our newest COALman. He has a short series of six cars, and then our next new COALer will start his series). Driving to the store the other day with […] -
COAL: 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC Part 2 – This Time for Keeps
Posted on January 27, 2018 | 46 CommentsWe have reached a bit of a milestone with this week’s entry – this is the first car in my COAL series that I still own today. The car itself […] -
COAL: 2016 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S – Dad Trades In His First Honda
Posted on January 23, 2018 | 44 CommentsIn my farewell post to dad’s 2006 Taurus, I used the past tense to talk about his 2013 Honda Civic coupe. That was intentional, because he traded it in at […] -
COAL: 1998 Honda Civic GX – I Was An Early Car-Sharing Study Guinea Pig
Posted on January 21, 2018 | 38 Comments(First posted August 25, 2013) When we moved from San Mateo on the San Francisco Peninsula to the East Bay (Dublin) my commute increased significantly. While driving was always an […] -
COAL: 2011 Kia Optima EX-T – Branching Out
Posted on January 20, 2018 | 26 CommentsThe Mazda6 that we acquired in late 2008 represented a bit of a departure for us, since it was not a Toyota and was a bit more interesting than the […] -
COAL: 1967 Fiat Dino Spider – The Less Famous But Not Less Seductive Dino
Posted on January 19, 2018 | 21 Comments(Submitted by Filippo R.) Most people are familiar with the mid-engine “Dino” 206/246 GT versions but not so many know the sister convertible Fiat Dino Spider. Long neglected and obscure, […] -
COAL: Triumph TR7 – A Real “Rat Motor”
Posted on January 17, 2018 | 66 CommentsMy Uncle Gary was a popular radio DJ in Northern California. I don’t know when Cal State Chico got its reputation as a party school, but it’s difficult for me […] -
COAL: 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – In Sweden They Spell Panther Without An “H”
Posted on January 14, 2018 | 57 Comments(First posted August 18, 2013) Having always had a thing for wagons, I decided that it would be a good time to own another one. Although we already had […] -
COAL: 2009 Mazda6 – Outside the Comfort Zone (But Not By Much)
Posted on January 13, 2018 | 16 CommentsI think every reader in the CC community figured out that a “Zoom-Zoom” Mazda was the follow-up car for the 2007 Camry based on my not-so-subtle hints. Some commenters expressed […]