![My 2017 Subaru Forester is the closest to a new car that I’ve owned, and unlike many of the cars I’ve owned, it’s far from an unusual vehicle – there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mt-Rose-Scrubbed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 2017 Subaru Forester – Sube’s Small SUV")
![After selling my 1993 GMC Vandura, I was back to using my Falcon as my only car. I was now engaged and a homeowner (or, at least, a condo-owner). Neither […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/lplk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1995 Subaru Legacy (and Briefly a 1997)")
![Music and motor vehicles have been my two lifelong obsessions, and my ownership of a GMC Vandura 3500 van, which was used as a tour vehicle for my band, brought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ClarkVan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1993 GMC Vandura 3500 – Police Van to Band Van")
![The photo above is me taking my Shay Roadster (A 1929 Ford replica) on the longest drive I ever attempted — a trip of several blocks from my garage to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shay-1-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – “1929” Shay Roadster – A Stalled Project")
![I picked up my 1965 Ford Falcon nearly a quarter-century ago, and I still own it and drive it quite regularly. It came into my life due to a string […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Painted-Falcon-CropScrubbed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1965 Ford Falcon – The One I Kept")
![I had sold my 1969 Dodge Charger, and my 1985 Honda was developing a clicking halfshaft and a slipping clutch that foretold expensive repairs in the near future. As I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ggtttg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1986 Ford Mustang GT – Rollin’ In My 5.0")
![In 1995 I had just purchased the 1969 Dodge Charger you see above for $1960.00, as detailed in my last COAL, and I was heading back up the Peninsula to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nnnbbn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 Dodge Charger – Musclecar of a Lifetime")
![In the mid-1990s, I started to get the itch for another V8 American car. My daily driver ’85 Honda Civic was reliable, thrifty, and actually pretty nice to drive, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vvvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Shopping for Budget V8 Muscle")
![My last few automotive purchases were a case of me coming across a car that captivated me and deciding to buy it rather than being in need of a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Doc-Jan-23-2022-5-32-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1985 Honda Civic 1300 Hatchback – Base Model Bargain")
![My Capri II is another car I picked up for $400.00, which is the approximate price point of several memorable cars in my past, and for the use I got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cccf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1976 Mercury Capri II – The Sexy European")
![In 1991, I was living in San Francisco and working as a bicycle mechanic, and after selling my Maxima to my brother, I had been carless for over a year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/accd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL -1979 Honda Accord Hatchback – Back on Four Wheels")
![It was 1988, and I was working as a word processor at a bank in Scotts Valley, California, back when word processor was a job title rather than just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mxxx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Datsun Maxima – Long Life, Sudden End")
![I owned my 1968 Barracuda for less than a year, and it was somewhat by chance that I bought it, but it also led to me briefly owning a Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BarracudaVolvoBass1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL- 1968 Plymouth Barracuda to Volvo 122 to Bass Guitar")
![The second car I owned was a 1978 Toyota Celica GT Liftback. After selling my 68 Falcon, I was mainly getting around on my motorcycle and sometimes borrowing my parent’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1998001_1979_Celica_Liftback-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL – 1978 Toyota Celica GT Liftback. Who Could ask for Anything More?")
![(Another new COALer begins his journey) I’ll begin my COAL with the first car that I actually held title to, and the first one I have much photographic documentation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Scan-24.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Falcon Club Coupe – Ford Has a Better Idea")
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