![Note: None of these pictures are of the actual car, but are close. In 1983, an opportunity presented itself that I could not pass up. A friend of my sister […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1980-buick-skylark-34-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Buick Skylark – From the X-Files")
![Note: None of the pictures here are of the actual car. This is the same color combo as mine. When the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon first came to market in 1978, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Plymouth-Horizon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Dodge Omni – It Did Everything Well")
![My apologies to Yogi Berra, but I couldn’t resist. In a previous post, I told the story of my 1967 Plymouth Valiant. In 1978, I was working for Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/67-dart-gt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Dodge Dart GT – Deja Vu All Over Again")
![In 1976, my 1967 Plymouth Valiant was getting up in age and I was beginning to be concerned about its longevity. Every couple of months, I was making 1200 mile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volare-ad-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Dodge Aspen – A Wagon Out of Wedlock")
![Note: None of the pictures in this post are of the actual car. They were pulled from the Internet. Upon demise of the Vega, I needed to obtain a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2valiants.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Plymouth Valiant 100 – Grandma’s Car")
![The excitement for the 1971 Chevrolet Vega started a year early, with teaser ads showing all of the technology and design features. As an 18 year old, I was eagerly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/71-vega-everything-well-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Chevrolet Vega – The Little Car That Did Everything Well, Well Maybe…")
![(welcome our new COALman, 83LeBaron) Chrysler fans will know that there was a 440 CID engine, but they know about a 1963 Dodge sedan named 440? Did it have a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dodge63-440e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Dodge 440 – That Thing Got a 440?")
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