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Auto-Biography Archive
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My 1963 Ford Galaxie 500, Part 1
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 32 Comments(Author’s Note: In case you were suspicious, my name really isn’t Jack Lord. Jason is my given name; my surname is of German origin and has an Americanized spelling. Googling... -
The Colonnade Cutlass Cult (And Have I Escaped It?)
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 34 CommentsEver know a car you can’t escape? That’s my relationship with the Colonnade Cutlass models from 1973-77. It’s not the only car I’ve ever known, but it’s the car I’ve... -
Cars Of A Lifetime: So Long And Farewell
Posted on May 6, 2012 | 79 CommentsOver the past year or so I have written a COAL every Sunday. It has been a lot of fun (most of the time) and I really appreciate Paul for... -
Auto-Biography: 1968 Dodge A-100 Van – The Dream-mobile
Posted on April 21, 2012 | 17 Comments“In dreams begin responsibilities” – W.B. Yeats Being young is about dreaming. And our cars were often the vehicles of our dreams. Not so much the splendiferous cars we dream... -
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1962 Ford Fairlane – Sometimes It Is About The Destination
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 27 Comments“It’s about the journey, not the destination”. Tell that to a family of six, one of them seven months pregnant, on the third day being jammed into in a black... -
Auto-Biography: Bus We Must
Posted on April 2, 2012 | 17 CommentsIt was the mother of all drifts. Forty feet behind me, the back of Iowa City Transit bus #13 was coming around fast, threatening to wipe out a block’s worth... -
CC Outtake: My 1st Car – The 1970 Jaguar X-J6 That Never Ran
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 25 CommentsSometimes sitcoms imitate life, or life imitates television. Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years got his 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sedan for $1. Did I ever tell you about the time my... -
Auto-Biography: 1968 MGB GT – No Dream Car
Posted on March 24, 2012 | 49 CommentsI once met a girl in a complicated and unfulffilling dream. But it was so vivid, that for years afterward, I had trouble remembering whether she had been a real... -
The Great American Anti-Towing Conspiracy
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 58 CommentsSon Will on the day we “towed” four houses in 1997 “Scion does not recommend towing a trailer… your vehicle was not designed for towing.” Welcome to the great American... -
Auto-Biography: Super Duty Truckin’
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 28 CommentsIt was a successful launch, and I was going for the record books. The 534 cubic inch Ford V8 bellowed and roared through the two short pipes exiting under my...
