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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1977 Dodge Aspen Wagon – The Party Wagon For The Whole Family, For 34 Years and 360,000 Miles
Posted on September 11, 2016 | 61 Comments[My first time behind the wheel.] (welcome to our new Sunday COAL series) This starts my Cars Of A Lifetime journey. I’m not starting with the first car that I […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1977 VW Type 2 Westfalia – Concrete In The Console
Posted on September 10, 2016 | 53 Comments(Welcome our newest COAL contributor Heath McClure. You’re going to love the ride! Click on the author’s name for the rest of his posts. PN) So, my young family […] -
COAL: 2016 BMW 228i xDrive (F22) – There’s No Point In Living If You Can’t Feel Alive
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 67 CommentsWell, from the cover picture and title, I think it’s clear what I decided to replace my 2010 Acura TSX with. For nearly my entire life I’ve dreamed of owning a […] -
COAL Update: 2007 Holden VE Calais V – Farewell, Old Frenemy
Posted on August 19, 2016 | 25 CommentsI’m not sure why I never really connected with my third car, but on three separate occasions I contemplated selling it. When an annoying front suspension knock emerged and quickly […] -
COAL Update: 2010 Acura TSX V6 – Time To Say Goodbye
Posted on August 15, 2016 | 35 CommentsFor the past almost four years (46 months and 7 days, to be exact) my daily driver and proud and joy has been a 2010 Acura TSX V6. Purchased new-to-me, […] -
COAL: 1974 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – The Beginning, And The End
Posted on August 6, 2016 | 34 Comments[Mine was green] Car guy/gal or not, everyone remembers their first car. Mine had what may be the longest official name in the history of automobiles: Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic […] -
COAL: 1979 Chevrolet C-10 – My First Engine Swap!
Posted on July 30, 2016 | 25 Comments[Not mine. This one was from the Lambrecht Auction.] I always wanted a truck like this. I think a lot of “car guys” idealize these trucks. Near as I could […] -
COAL: 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D – “Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me…”
Posted on July 23, 2016 | 52 Comments[This is a ’78. At least it’s the right shade of poo brown] In the midst of Volvo mania, the (ex)wife changes her mind. Now she wants a Mercedes. Diesel. […] -
COAL: 1990 Plymouth Laser – Badass Babysitter
Posted on July 22, 2016 | 24 CommentsPicture this: It’s the summer of 1997. You’re five years old and about to begin kindergarten in suburban Michigan. Your mother is driving you to school in a […] -
COAL: Nora II, III, IV, Etc. – Own ALL the Volvo 240s!
Posted on July 16, 2016 | 22 Comments[Nora II looked just like this] If you read the story of Nora (the first), you may recall that my first experience with a Volvo 240 was a bit of […] -
COAL: 1995 Ford Ranger XL – Son of Ranger
Posted on July 9, 2016 | 50 CommentsMine was dark blue, not teal Perhaps I fibbed a bit when I said that the 1989 Dodge Omni was the only brand-new car I ever bought. On a technicality, […] -
COAL: 1980 Volvo 244 GL – Nora (the First)
Posted on July 2, 2016 | 33 Comments[It looked just like this.] This week, another hand-me-down story. This one begins with the second fuel crisis of 1979. Mother was getting tired of her 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood and […] -
COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Biiiiiiig Pimpin’
Posted on June 25, 2016 | 38 Comments[Not mine, but the correct and rare triple white] My Pop was born in 1925. That made him a member of the so-called “Greatest Generation”. Folks from that era loved, […] -
Working Cars Of A Lifetime: My Dad Reflects On Time Spent In His Grumman Kabmaster(s) – After His Involuntary Retirement
Posted on June 19, 2016 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/01/2012) In my previous post, I touched on the fact that my dad was a route salesman for Wonder Bread, a division of Hostess Brands. After having delivered […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – About Fathers, Sons and Cars
Posted on June 19, 2016 | 48 CommentsThe Continental Mark IV has become a polarizing car. On the one hand, it cemented Lincoln’s position as the king of 1970s luxury cars, or at least of American luxury […]