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- Mark E. SWITZER on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- Rich Baron on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- Joe on CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
- (Re)Tiredoldmechanic on CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
- John in NH on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- Moe on Vintage Snapshots: Southern California — Mid ’50s to Mid’60s
- Daniel M. on Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
- Chris Williams on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- -Nate on CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
- Daniel M. on CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 2001 Ford Mustang GT Convertible – Time To Go Topless
Posted on November 6, 2016 | 33 CommentsLiving in San Diego really spoils you with weather. The joke is that it is always sunny and 70 degrees. It’s not quite like that, but pretty close. At least […] -
COAL: 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt – Objects In Mirror Are Losing
Posted on October 30, 2016 | 32 CommentsAfter 18 months, we no longer had a need to have the big hulking Excursion (COAL). It worked very well when we needed a tow vehicle, but without anything to […] -
COAL: 2001 Ford Excursion Powerstroke – It’s Bigger Than The Cineplex
Posted on October 23, 2016 | 54 CommentsAcquiring a new vehicle is sometimes brought on by embarking on a new hobby. After a somewhat impulsive purchase of an old cabin cruiser boat, we realized that our xTerra […] -
COAL: 1992 Ford Tempo GLS – SHO Little Brother That You Didn’t Know Existed
Posted on October 16, 2016 | 66 CommentsAs the head administrator of the online Ford Tempo / Mercury Topaz car club (www.tempotopaz.com, now offline), I had strived to create a website that had the most complete documentation […] -
COAL: 2001 Nissan xTerra SE 4×4 – Off-Road Ready, Just Add Trails
Posted on October 9, 2016 | 19 CommentsWhen my partner James and I met, he was driving a 1998 Dodge Neon that he picked up from a neighbor. Once we moved to San Diego, it seemed that […] -
COAL: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – My $(2)400 Winter Beater
Posted on October 8, 2016 | 68 CommentsI had first seen the 1985 Grand Marquis LS in 2011 after friend Jim bought it from a neighbour down the street. It looked impressive in its Deep Canyon Red […] -
COAL: 1983 Cadillac Coupe deVille – I Won A Caddy!
Posted on October 2, 2016 | 58 CommentsUp to this point, you’ve enjoyed several long C.O.A.L. posts from me. This here is going to be my shortest C.O.A.L. entry, because this was the car that I owned […] -
COAL: 2012 Opel Astra J – On The Way Up
Posted on October 1, 2016 | 43 CommentsRecently I’ve traded in the family’s Astra J for the new, much improved 2016 Astra K (a review of that will follow). And it got me thinking this was the […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1977 Dodge 200 Tradesman Van
Posted on September 28, 2016 | 25 Comments(first posted 9/2/2012) In 1979, my good friend Bob Frerck asked me to accompany him on a four-month photography job in Mexico and Guatemala. Although we had worked together […] -
COAL: 1993 Mercury Topaz GS – First New Car Becomes First Project Car
Posted on September 25, 2016 | 58 CommentsIt is already a few months into the 1994 model year, but what’s a dealer to do with all these leftover 1993 models. Inventory Blowout Sale!!!! Drop the prices to […] -
COAL: 1972 Ford F-250: Middle Aged Spread
Posted on September 24, 2016 | 50 CommentsWhen we last left our hero he was young. Now, not so much. Indeed the years have not been kind, and the big 5-0 has come and gone. Middle Age. […] -
Convertible Of A Lifetime: The Nightbird, Or How To Love And Lose A 1966 Ford Galaxie
Posted on September 22, 2016 | 42 CommentsIt’s been a long time coming. After a two-year hiatus, I’m back on track to CC it up for all y’all. So without any further ado: My very first […] -
QOTD: What Should Dad Buy To Replace His 2006 Taurus?
Posted on September 21, 2016 | 114 CommentsHermine was the first hurricane to directly impact Florida in quite some time. Several weeks ago a similarly rare event occurred: my dad expressed interest in purchasing another car to […] -
COAL: 1985 Plymouth Turismo – You Can’t Polish A Turd
Posted on September 18, 2016 | 38 CommentsFrom pretty much birth, I’ve always been interested in cars. I took my first trip down the ¼ mile in a car seat with my dad at the wheel of […] -
COAL: 1951 Ford F1 Pickup -“Bonus Blunder”
Posted on September 17, 2016 | 32 CommentsMy young family (still) needed reliable transportation. When we last left our hero, he’d just traded up and gotten rid of the Ultimate MiniVan Driving Machine™ the lime green 77’ […]