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- Peter Wilding on CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Breath of Fresh Air
Posted on January 22, 2017 | 34 CommentsAs I have mentioned in my previous COALs, my extended family is crazy about classic cars. Most of my Dad’s brothers owned at least one, if not several. After […] -
COAL: 2006 Saab 9-2 – Saab Story #2 – Short-Lived Orphan
Posted on January 21, 2017 | 38 CommentsAfter my Bonneville had sold much more quickly than I was expecting, I found myself in a situation where I needed a car – fast. -
COAL: 1984 VW Rabbit Diesel: Volkswagen (and Heath) Does It Again!
Posted on January 18, 2017 | 55 CommentsAw the ’84 Rabbit, where do I begin? Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. After the failure of the 1951 Ford F-1 to live […] -
COAL: 1981 Plymouth Reliant Sedan – Old Reliable
Posted on January 15, 2017 | 83 CommentsI was always kind of aware of the various vintage and classic cars that my extended family collected, but I didn’t really see the point. With all the accumulated wisdom […] -
COAL: 2004 Pontiac Bonneville – Used, But Not Used Up
Posted on January 14, 2017 | 41 CommentsI still think it cuts a handsome profile. Mine was also Bronze Dust Mist in colour, and almost never looked really dirty. After the nightmare that was my 1993 Saab […] -
COAL: 1979 VW Rabbit Diesel: You Can’t Get There From Here
Posted on January 9, 2017 | 41 Comments(Heath McClure is back with another highly entertaining installment of his COAL. Don’t miss it. PN) If ya recall, we skipped ahead on our heroes Life Well Lived™ and bypassed the […] -
COAL: 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Diesel – Smoke ’em If You Got ’em
Posted on January 8, 2017 | 52 CommentsOne of my earliest childhood memories is of cutting out pictures of cars from magazines and “collecting” them. My parents sacrificed many an issue of Time and Newsweek to […] -
COAL: 1993 Saab 900 S – Saab Story #1
Posted on January 7, 2017 | 12 CommentsSo after selling the Sidekick, I assumed the ownership of my partner John’s Saab 900. It was the last year of the long-lived original 900 platform, having originated in 1969 […] -
COAL: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – A Good Start
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 54 CommentsWelcome to my first Cars of a Lifetime post. I truly have been blessed with a lifetime of cars (20+), and it is with pleasure that I will be […] -
COAL: 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 – My Dream Car Is Another Dodge Station Wagon
Posted on December 25, 2016 | 56 CommentsI have a mental exercise that I go through often when I see a car that catches my eye. I play a little game of “What if?”. What if I […] -
COAL: 1998 Suzuki Sidekick (Vitara) – Fun In The Sun, Not So in the Winter
Posted on December 24, 2016 | 8 CommentsAfter a black-ice related accident totalled my 1999 Suzuki Swift, I was in a somewhat precarious position. I didn’t have much money for a car and I was also scared […] -
COAL: 2012 Mercedes Benz E350 BlueTec – A Different Type Of High Mileage Benz
Posted on December 18, 2016 | 57 Comments[Buy a car just before Christmas, you get a big red bow on it.] Our 2008 Dodge Nitro R/T (COAL) served us well for over 5 years, but (my now […] -
COAL: 1999 Suzuki Swift – An All Too Brief Experience With An Ok-Car
Posted on December 17, 2016 | 23 Comments(Not my exact car, but a virtual twin) So after my 1988 LeBaron was no longer safe or reliable to drive and with a bit of cash to spend, it […] -
COAL Update: A Time Capsule Discovered in the Volvo, Thanks to a Heater Core Replacement
Posted on December 15, 2016 | 52 CommentsWell over two years have passed since I posted about my Volvo 740 wagon. I got a new job and I moved to a different part of town. The […] -
COAL: 2006 Ford Mustang GT Convertible – A Horse Of A Different Color
Posted on December 11, 2016 | 24 CommentsAfter driving my 2006 Ford Fusion (COAL) for a couple of years, my daily driving had gotten to be as exciting as watching the dryer dry clothes. When it came […]