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- CJA on Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels
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- DUANE HUGHES on Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL #7: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 28 CommentsMy first Dream Car, a 1977 Coupe de Ville. The ’57 had served me well. I was approaching my college graduation. Finally, after seven years of part time attendance. […] -
COAL: 2000 Lexus ES300 – Dressed Up Daily Driver
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 13 CommentsAfter I sold the 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in the summer of 2014, my wife and I decided to try living as a one car family. (I still had my […] -
COAL #12: Notes From a Galaxie Far, Far Away
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 11 CommentsI’d like to offer a brief update for my COAL #6 post describing the ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 two-door hardtop that was my mother’s last car. In that post, I […] -
COAL #6: 1957 Cadillac Sedan de Ville
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe quest for another vintage Cadillac started again. I had found a ’58 Coupe de Ville on a used car lot in San Leandro, that looked like a good […] -
COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe – Attainable Luxury
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 28 CommentsLast spring, after letting my son start to use the 1994 Volvo 940 as a daily driver, I decided to jump again into the search for another vintage vehicle. […] -
COAL #11: A Coast-to-Coast Comet
Posted on December 31, 2023 | 22 CommentsI’m of the firm belief that driving across the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. Not necessarily the way I did it for the first time – traveling solo […] -
COAL #5: 1976 Pontiac Astre
Posted on December 30, 2023 | 26 CommentsShort and sweet. I don’t have a lot to say about this car. -
COAL: 1994 Volvo 940 Sedan – Swedish Rhapsody, Part 3 (A Love Song in Three Movements)
Posted on December 27, 2023 | 7 CommentsAfter I sold my 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in 2014, I decided to swear off Volvos for a while. Perhaps it was the reliability issues or the expense of getting […] -
COAL #10: Not so Caliente – My First Accident
Posted on December 24, 2023 | 5 CommentsIn last week’s post, I briefly mentioned the sweet feeling of freedom when I slid behind the wheel of my ’66 Comet Caliente convertible for the first time. Driving […] -
COAL #4: 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhile my motorcycling career was doing well I found myself wanting another car of my own. So the search began. Of course, it had to be another Cadillac. -
COAL: 2012 Cadillac Escalade Platinum – How To Say Fleetwood Brougham In The 21st Century
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 16 CommentsFor all the versatility a full size sedan offers, there are just some jobs that an SUV can do better. I quickly realized that I would need to find […] -
COAL Update: 100,000 Mile 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 32 CommentsWell, almost. Checking in with update #3, after purchase in September, 2020 at just under 11,000 miles; 39,000 miles in November 2021, and 72,000 miles in December, 2022. We are […] -
COAL: 1996 Volvo 850R Wagon – Swedish Rhapsody Pt. 2 (A Love Song in Three Movements)
Posted on December 20, 2023 | 12 CommentsAfter the untimely demise of my 1990 Volvo 240 wagon, in the summer of 2010, I decided I wanted another try at owning a Volvo wagon. While I had been […] -
COAL #9: ’66 Comet Caliente Convertible – You Never Forget Your First…
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 10 CommentsDad was well aware that his seventeen-year-old son was certifiably car-crazy long before I turned seventeen in the spring of 1970. Fortunately, the question was not whether I would have […] -
COAL # NONE: The Latency Period (Motorcycles Part One)
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsCome on, it’s a joke! I was a psych major. After the passing of the ’66 Lincoln, I entered a latency period in regards to my automotive affections. I maintained […]