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![I have not posted in a while so thought I’d update two COALs which I still have. First, the 2012 Equinox which was profiled in January of 2019 here. At […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_7319.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL UPDATES: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and 2008 Saturn Astra – The Family Grinders")
COAL UPDATES: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and 2008 Saturn Astra – The Family Grinders
Posted on April 6, 2020 | 31 CommentsI have not posted in a while so thought I’d update two COALs which I still have. First, the 2012 Equinox which was profiled in January of 2019 here. At […] -
![My Astra was so filthy yesterday I could no longer stand it, so with my 89 year old Mother and son in tow, ran the car through the coin wash. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6452.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Cleanest First Generation Chevy S-10?")
Curbside Outtake: The Cleanest First Generation Chevy S-10?
Posted on December 28, 2019 | 22 CommentsMy Astra was so filthy yesterday I could no longer stand it, so with my 89 year old Mother and son in tow, ran the car through the coin wash. […] -
![Yesterday I was stopping by my mechanic to checking on a minor issue with my 2014 Regal GS, and then remembered the venerable folks at A&A are closed the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ford Ikon – A Surprise Mexican Vistitor To Michigan")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Ikon – A Surprise Mexican Vistitor To Michigan
Posted on December 18, 2019 | 23 CommentsYesterday I was stopping by my mechanic to checking on a minor issue with my 2014 Regal GS, and then remembered the venerable folks at A&A are closed the first […] -
![On July 24th, my 2016 Camaro SS was totaled. It took a while for the dust to settle but I received a much larger insurance settlement than expected. And I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 – Stupid Is As Stupid Does?")
COAL: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 – Stupid Is As Stupid Does?
Posted on December 14, 2019 | 40 CommentsOn July 24th, my 2016 Camaro SS was totaled. It took a while for the dust to settle but I received a much larger insurance settlement than expected. And I […] -
![I’ve had my 2016 Camaro not quite two years and is the subject of a COAL I wrote about earlier this year. Making a long story short, I’ve owned my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WRECL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update, 2016 Camaro SS2: So Long Friend, I Hardly Knew Ya!")
COAL Update, 2016 Camaro SS2: So Long Friend, I Hardly Knew Ya!
Posted on August 13, 2019 | 35 CommentsI’ve had my 2016 Camaro not quite two years and is the subject of a COAL I wrote about earlier this year. Making a long story short, I’ve owned my […] -
![First Polish CC, outside Pope John Paul II airport. Anyone? Anyone? A trip to Poland is one I’ve always wanted to make. All four of my grandparents emigrated from Poland […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/krakow-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Poland Trip June 2019: In Search of Polish Curbside Classics")
Poland Trip June 2019: In Search of Polish Curbside Classics
Posted on July 21, 2019 | 61 CommentsFirst Polish CC, outside Pope John Paul II airport. Anyone? Anyone? A trip to Poland is one I’ve always wanted to make. All four of my grandparents emigrated from Poland […] -
![Paul and other contributors in various parts of the country with more car-friendly climates have no shortage of great CCs that end up here. I was in northern California […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_4002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Under My Nose: Neighborhood Walkabout")
CC’s Under My Nose: Neighborhood Walkabout
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 25 CommentsPaul and other contributors in various parts of the country with more car-friendly climates have no shortage of great CCs that end up here. I was in northern California […] -
![I have two sons involved in high school band, and it’s turned out to be a pretty good gig for them. The band takes a major (fly somewhere) and a […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190411_171450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2019 Toronto Trip: (No) Planes, Trains and (No) Automobiles")
2019 Toronto Trip: (No) Planes, Trains and (No) Automobiles
Posted on April 20, 2019 | 35 CommentsI have two sons involved in high school band, and it’s turned out to be a pretty good gig for them. The band takes a major (fly somewhere) and a […] -
![I happened to be in downtown Flint , MI today and walked past this late model Buick Verano with the rear passenger wheel snapped off on Saginaw Street. A kindly […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/verano1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Buick Verano With Rear Wheel Steering")
CC Outtake: Buick Verano With Rear Wheel Steering
Posted on February 15, 2019 | 34 CommentsI happened to be in downtown Flint , MI today and walked past this late model Buick Verano with the rear passenger wheel snapped off on Saginaw Street. A kindly […] -
![With the Miata now departed in the summer of 2017, I had a green light from the Mrs. to replace it. The world was my oyster, within reason. A C-6 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/16ss.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS2- The Angry Car")
COAL: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS2- The Angry Car
Posted on February 3, 2019 | 26 CommentsWith the Miata now departed in the summer of 2017, I had a green light from the Mrs. to replace it. The world was my oyster, within reason. A C-6 […] -
![In the spring of 2013, I was almost 47. I had (and have) a good life and much to be thankful for. There were however, a lot of “what […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/miataenginebay.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Mazda Miata MX-5 10 Year Anniversary Edition – My First Fun Car")
COAL: 1999 Mazda Miata MX-5 10 Year Anniversary Edition – My First Fun Car
Posted on January 27, 2019 | 23 CommentsIn the spring of 2013, I was almost 47. I had (and have) a good life and much to be thankful for. There were however, a lot of “what […] -
![The day we sold our 1999 Prizm, we went to pick up our Equinox. Our boys were getting bigger and we wanted a more substantial family hauler. The Equinox first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2010-chevrolet-equinox-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Equinox LT – The Appliance")
COAL: 2011 Equinox LT – The Appliance
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 57 CommentsThe day we sold our 1999 Prizm, we went to pick up our Equinox. Our boys were getting bigger and we wanted a more substantial family hauler. The Equinox first […] -
![For a brief time at the end of 2017, I drove my Mom and Dad’s 2002 Buick Century with the task of selling it. My Dad was in cognitive decline […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/century.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Buick Century – A Sidenote")
COAL: 2002 Buick Century – A Sidenote
Posted on January 13, 2019 | 36 CommentsFor a brief time at the end of 2017, I drove my Mom and Dad’s 2002 Buick Century with the task of selling it. My Dad was in cognitive decline […] -
![In early 2015, I decided I felt it was the right time for me to upgrade from the Astra, now 7 years old. I was aiming high and was looking […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/regalgs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Buick Regal GS – An Insignia in Disguise")
COAL: 2014 Buick Regal GS – An Insignia in Disguise
Posted on January 6, 2019 | 29 CommentsIn early 2015, I decided I felt it was the right time for me to upgrade from the Astra, now 7 years old. I was aiming high and was looking […] -
![In late summer of 2008, our Malibu Maxx went back on lease. We had our Prizm, and decided to be a two compact car family, biased toward thrift. Of interest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/manta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 Saturn Astra XR – Our German Orphan")
COAL: 2008 Saturn Astra XR – Our German Orphan
Posted on December 30, 2018 | 54 CommentsIn late summer of 2008, our Malibu Maxx went back on lease. We had our Prizm, and decided to be a two compact car family, biased toward thrift. Of interest […]
