![With my 1998 328is comfortably incumbent as the number one whip, I once again felt compelled to augment our “fleet.” Why? No idea. The BMW did everything, and did it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/50AC3917-FFBF-4C8D-AF53-67FDE277AE0A.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible: A Layman’s Engineering Experiment")
![Disclaimer: If you don’t like BMWs, now might be an excellent time for you to explore the plethora of finely written, well-researched articles in Curbside Classic’s comprehensive library. With that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-03-12.04.56.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "My 1998 BMW 328is: Die Schönste Stunde! (The Finest Hour!)")
![With my ‘70 Mustang convertible sent to greener pastures, I spent the rest of 2001 and spring of 2002 replenishing my bank account and pondering my next move. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/toyota_camry_solara_i_coupe_5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2001 Toyota Solara SE V6: You CAN Sell an Old Man’s Car To a Young Man")
![In early 2000, I was six months into my new position at a local software training materials company, having departed LCP in ‘99 after 10 years, one college degree, many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AE2AA808-0515-4F18-B47C-AE0A81349F22.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible: Fun To Imagine, Tough To Live With – Many Lessons Learned")
![School Nights and School Days In life, a temporary situation often becomes, if not permanent, then at least a long-term arrangement. By 1994, I had worked in publishing for five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-23-11.59.20.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1995 Ford Probe GT: A Very Purple, And Satisfying, Slice Of The ’90s")
![Thing 1: “Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars . . . ” By June of 1993, my time working at LCP, and living in Rochester, appeared to be coming to a close. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-09-15.58.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1989 and 1992 Mustang LX 5.0s: Meet Thing 1 and Thing 2 – A Dose Of Double Trouble!")
![Working and Waiting As winter ‘89 turned to spring, I worked my temporary job and searched for permanent employment as we tried to stabilize our household finances. For me, working […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cDM9o6pFGIuLzbNArkWQgMhOatBe_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1986 Buick Century Gran Sport: “Sometimes The Clothes Do Not Make The Man”")
![Choices, Choices . . . If I called the shots on my car ownership journey, I would have started not with a janky ‘79 Capri, but instead a ‘64-‘72 GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-13-14.50.07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1979 Buick Regal: Finally, Something That Runs!")
![When I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-27-00.30.54.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box")
![As summer 1984 turned to autumn, I was reeling from the one-two punch of theater school flameout and wrecking the ’70 Riviera. My early-summer mojo had certainly pulled an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-14-00.53.42.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My Family’s 1976 Buick LeSabre Custom — A Disappointing, Dependable Replacement")
![After an extended hiatus, I am resuming my COAL series. In Part I, I covered the Riviera’s introduction to our household in the mid-’70s, including my instant attraction to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-25-00.02.01-e1748207454468.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1970 Buick Riviera (Part 2): A Challenging “Student Driver” Car And An Unexpected Crash Test")
![From 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5587BF74-AD26-42F9-88D0-164A52B4F1FD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water")
![Our 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, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/78-bville-brougham.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Sedan – The Good Life")
![A 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/70-grille-green.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else")
![We 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0216x1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd")
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