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COAL Archive
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COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […] -
Help Me Choose My New Car (Mis)adventure, Meet the Contenders – 2024/25 Edition
Posted on February 20, 2025 | 65 CommentsGreetings, fellow Curbsiders, and welcome to another instalment of my automotive misadventures. It’s been a little over two years since I last asked you to weigh in on an automotive […] -
From Dream to Driveway: Owning a 1955 Packard Patrician
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 37 CommentsWhat 30 something dreams of owning a 61 year old luxury sedan from a marque that most people have no idea even existed? This one. -
COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 42 CommentsFrom the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […] -
COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Sedan – The Good Life
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 33 CommentsOur move to Rochester in June 1977 was the beginning of a four-and-a-half year period I’ll call “The Good Life” (TGL). My father often said that timing is everything. Apparently, […] -
COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 60 CommentsA Time of Change Our goal in moving from Endicott to Vestal, NY in winter of 1974 was recapturing the rural magic of living in Unadilla. While the move was […] -
COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 18 CommentsWe acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […] -
COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsWith our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […] -
COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsMusic takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […] -
COAL Capsule(s)/Round up: 2012 Perodua Viva and 1999 Nissan Primera – Short Term Cars and a Bit of Reflection
Posted on September 10, 2023 | 22 CommentsThe two cars that feature in this final (for the moment) installment of my COAL series both didn’t stick around long enough to form much of an impression on our […] -
COAL : 1970 Volkswagen Beetle – Full Circle
Posted on September 3, 2023 | 31 CommentsI suppose we could say it was inevitable that a Beetle would feature once again in my COAL chronicles. I’ve had a hankering on and off for for one ever […] -
COAL: 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe – Grand Touring, the French Way
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 27 CommentsYou’re looking at probably the daftest purchase I’ve made thus far, and in the middle of an economic crisis no less. But the heart wants what it wants, and the […] -
COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […] -
COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 23 CommentsMy last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […]