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- Martin on Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Giannini 500 TV – What’s This All Abarth?
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- Randerson on Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
- Martin on Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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CC Global: Where Alfa Romeos Are Loved
Posted on May 29, 2017 | 20 CommentsA conversation at our local model and toy fair alerted me to ‘a place where they fix old Alfas.’ As I had an hour to spare I followed directions and […] -
COAL: 2002 Audi TT Quattro Roadster – The Impulse Purchase
Posted on May 28, 2017 | 18 CommentsIt all started with a bad test grade in the spring of 2015. Our oldest son Josh, then in 8th grade, had just bombed a math test, and as a […] -
COAL: 1978 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 – My First COAL
Posted on May 27, 2017 | 59 Comments(note: the cars in this COAL series have not been in chronological order. ED) My first car. A friend saw this car for sale in a nearby trailer park. He […] -
COAL: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – The Plot Twist
Posted on May 21, 2017 | 82 CommentsFor those keeping score at home, my auto enthusiasm appears to have begun to wane over my last several COAL installments. After a series of sedans, SUVs, and even a car I […] -
COAL: 1994 Nissan 300ZX – 600ZX Actually, After I Got Done With It
Posted on May 20, 2017 | 23 Comments“Buy low/sell high” is a great rule for practically any business venture. If you can do both, you’re well on your way to profitability. If you can regularly achieve at […] -
COAL: 2014 Lincoln MKZ – Redemption
Posted on May 14, 2017 | 75 CommentsAs my COAL series heads towards is inexorable conclusion, second story arc begins to emerge. In the first half of this series, I focused on my quixotic search for automotive perfection, only […] -
COAL: 1999 GMC Sierra – Truck Number Six
Posted on May 13, 2017 | 25 CommentsContact information in a classified ad is necessary, but by revealing it you can’t select who is going to contact you. Its a double-edged sword. You need serious, prospective buyers […] -
COUP: Cars Of Uncle Peter
Posted on May 7, 2017 | 26 Comments(first posted 12/22/2012) I was born in 1967, into an immigrant family in Canada. My parents had come over from the Netherlands as teenagers during a wave of immigration […] -
COAL: 2011 Buick Lacrosse – The Punching Bag
Posted on May 7, 2017 | 35 CommentsAugust 17, 2010: US Auto Parts purchases Whitney Automotive Group. I am officially working on borrowed time. Almost immediately, my sole job is to lead the transition and migration […] -
COAL: 1986 Chevrolet El Camino – A Sad Ending
Posted on May 6, 2017 | 27 CommentsThe Chevy El Camino makes me smile. It is one of those vehicles people love to hate on. The El Camino was certainly a niche market vehicle and those outside […] -
COAL: 2009 Acura MDX – The Goldilocks Car
Posted on April 30, 2017 | 39 CommentsA funny thing about our 2006 Chrysler Pacifica: Neither Kristen nor I can recall why we chose to get it. You’ve already read my recollection of events, where I […] -
COAL: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 2.3 – Drag Racing Duty
Posted on April 29, 2017 | 36 CommentsThe first time I saw it, it was parked down the street in the neighbor’s driveway: A very plain, white, Fox-bodied Mustang. This car was not a hatchback, it was […] -
COAL: 2008 Lexus IS 250 – Hitting The Big Time
Posted on April 23, 2017 | 27 CommentsJC Whitney. There, I said it – Get all the chuckles out of your system now, because this COAL contains the story of how I ended up working for […] -
COAL: 1996 Mazda Millenia – Repo Special
Posted on April 22, 2017 | 17 CommentsA friend from church worked at a local bank. She approached me one Sunday and said “We’ve got a repo at our branch. It makes a bad noise when you […] -
Cadillac Of A Lifetime: 1991 Cadillac Brougham — D is for Divine
Posted on April 16, 2017 | 43 CommentsThere have been many, many articles featuring the ’77-’90 B/D bodies on Curbside Classic but here is my COAL: A ’91 Cadillac Brougham. This basic body style, with a fairly […]