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![I am not sure the words I type here will do this car the complete justice it deserves. How does one write about something that has been with them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_1161.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula – Always Fun, Never Boring")
COAL: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula – Always Fun, Never Boring
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 24 CommentsI am not sure the words I type here will do this car the complete justice it deserves. How does one write about something that has been with them […] -
![“Never buy a grey car” is what my wise 90-year-old uncle said to me when I told him I purchased a grey Ford Escape, “they are nothing but problems.” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_1609.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Ford Escape – “Finding the limit”")
COAL: 2011 Ford Escape – “Finding the limit”
Posted on January 21, 2023 | 21 Comments“Never buy a grey car” is what my wise 90-year-old uncle said to me when I told him I purchased a grey Ford Escape, “they are nothing but problems.” […] -
COAL: 1999 Ford Ranger – “My Ford”
Posted on January 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsSometimes life gives us a second chance. I like to think this was my automotive third time is the charm second chance. -
![Sometimes we think we know what we want and spend a lot of time focused on getting that specific thing. We strike out and end up with a different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CX-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Mazda CX-5 – “My Number One Recommendation”")
COAL: 2015 Mazda CX-5 – “My Number One Recommendation”
Posted on January 7, 2023 | 26 CommentsSometimes we think we know what we want and spend a lot of time focused on getting that specific thing. We strike out and end up with a different […] -
![As life moves forward, we sometimes have to make hard decisions. Decisions from the outside do not make sense to others, but to us, are the right decision. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Mazda6 6MT – “The One That Got Away”")
COAL: 2016 Mazda6 6MT – “The One That Got Away”
Posted on December 31, 2022 | 21 CommentsAs life moves forward, we sometimes have to make hard decisions. Decisions from the outside do not make sense to others, but to us, are the right decision. This […] -
![Last week I told you about my love-hate relationship with my Italian American. Before I tell you what came after that, we must first reflect on the ownership of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4845.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Ford Ranger – “Family Friend”")
COAL: 1993 Ford Ranger – “Family Friend”
Posted on December 24, 2022 | 18 CommentsLast week I told you about my love-hate relationship with my Italian American. Before I tell you what came after that, we must first reflect on the ownership of […] -
![It is important that we take a quick stop and understand the history of how my next car came into my possession. In the fall of 2012, my dad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20180610_142237263_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2013 Dodge Dart: “Bitchin’ Betty”")
COAL: 2013 Dodge Dart: “Bitchin’ Betty”
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 36 CommentsIt is important that we take a quick stop and understand the history of how my next car came into my possession. In the fall of 2012, my dad […] -
![So I have most likely confused you dear reader with the history of the vehicles in my life. Unfortunately, the complexity does not stop and has not stopped. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Coupe – “My Girlfriend’s Fiero”")
COAL: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Coupe – “My Girlfriend’s Fiero”
Posted on December 10, 2022 | 14 CommentsSo I have most likely confused you dear reader with the history of the vehicles in my life. Unfortunately, the complexity does not stop and has not stopped. But […] -
![What I like most about the COAL series is that they are less about the cars and more about the stories behind the vehicles. They tell the stories of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/72970_3624304083197_865728960_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Isuzu Trooper – “Tri-tone”")
COAL: 1990 Isuzu Trooper – “Tri-tone”
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsWhat I like most about the COAL series is that they are less about the cars and more about the stories behind the vehicles. They tell the stories of […] -
![Funny enough, our story starts again in January. This time, January 2010. My newly roadworthy Firebird is months old from its restoration. Up to this point, eastern Iowa has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ranger02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Ford Ranger – “Winter Beater”")
COAL: 1998 Ford Ranger – “Winter Beater”
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 13 CommentsFunny enough, our story starts again in January. This time, January 2010. My newly roadworthy Firebird is months old from its restoration. Up to this point, eastern Iowa has […] -
![It is January 2009. I have been driving on my own for about a year. At this same time, I am beginning to share the Saturn with my sister, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/34777_1505061703462_7189538_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Pontiac Firebird V6 – “Unmet Expectations”")
COAL: 1998 Pontiac Firebird V6 – “Unmet Expectations”
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 23 CommentsIt is January 2009. I have been driving on my own for about a year. At this same time, I am beginning to share the Saturn with my sister, […] -
![It is January 2008. I am a freshman in high school. I have successfully just completed my first semester of high school and managed to keep my parents exceptionally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/saturn011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Saturn SC2 – “A Family Affair”")
COAL: 2002 Saturn SC2 – “A Family Affair”
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 24 CommentsIt is January 2008. I am a freshman in high school. I have successfully just completed my first semester of high school and managed to keep my parents exceptionally […] -
![(A warm welcome to our newest COAL writer) Greetings! I am excited to be the newest contributor to this series. I have always dreamed of sharing my personal car stories […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221101_0001_NEW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT – The “Loophole”")
COAL: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT – The “Loophole”
Posted on November 5, 2022 | 19 Comments(A warm welcome to our newest COAL writer) Greetings! I am excited to be the newest contributor to this series. I have always dreamed of sharing my personal car stories […]
