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About Author: Hemi Andersen
Posts by Hemi Andersen
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![Upon returning home from Indianapolis in 1995, I began looking for a manual 5-speed transaxle for the TC, because I was not happy with the performance of the car with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hemi-Al-Swiss-Challenger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 11: TC, or Not TC? That Is the Question!")
COAL 11: TC, or Not TC? That Is the Question!
Posted on December 15, 2023 | 23 CommentsUpon returning home from Indianapolis in 1995, I began looking for a manual 5-speed transaxle for the TC, because I was not happy with the performance of the car with […] -
![Continuing from the TC teaser in COAL № 9: I returned to see Lee at his shop, at close to 5 PM. He called his wholesaler friend and asked the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hemi-Voyager-Veteran-Transport.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 10: Hitting the Bricks and Swap-a-Dee-Doo-Dah")
COAL 10: Hitting the Bricks and Swap-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 32 CommentsContinuing from the TC teaser in COAL № 9: I returned to see Lee at his shop, at close to 5 PM. He called his wholesaler friend and asked the […] -
![The five-year lease of the ‘85 Volvo 745 was about to expire. Its fuel pump was leaking at the seal and was replaced under warranty, but the new one was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/General-on-Hwy-318-at-Speed_640-480.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 9: Out of One Box and Into Another (also: Friends in High Places)")
COAL 9: Out of One Box and Into Another (also: Friends in High Places)
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe five-year lease of the ‘85 Volvo 745 was about to expire. Its fuel pump was leaking at the seal and was replaced under warranty, but the new one was […] -
![It was just after the middle of the 1980s. As I recall, the Dodge B200 Sportsman van had found a home some time ago and the cars hanging around were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hemi-85-Volvo-wagon-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 8: The 1980s, Part II – Much Too Many Cars and One Dealership Too Much")
COAL 8: The 1980s, Part II – Much Too Many Cars and One Dealership Too Much
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 20 CommentsIt was just after the middle of the 1980s. As I recall, the Dodge B200 Sportsman van had found a home some time ago and the cars hanging around were […] -
![Now we’re into the 1980s. The Omni and Horizon L-Body cars with front-wheel drive had come out in ‘77, certainly different from what we were used to. Then for 1981 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1985_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 7: The 1980s, Part I – The Barracuda Goes Into Dry Dock and the Wagon’s a Tractor")
COAL 7: The 1980s, Part I – The Barracuda Goes Into Dry Dock and the Wagon’s a Tractor
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 11 CommentsNow we’re into the 1980s. The Omni and Horizon L-Body cars with front-wheel drive had come out in ‘77, certainly different from what we were used to. Then for 1981 […] -
![At the end of chapter 5 I mentioned filling up the ’63 Plymouth wagon’s two tanks twice, at two Bingo gas stations. That was not a casual mention; that ‘gasoline’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Richard-Petty-Magnum.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 6: The 1970s, Part II – Barking and Forthing")
COAL 6: The 1970s, Part II – Barking and Forthing
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsAt the end of chapter 5 I mentioned filling up the ’63 Plymouth wagon’s two tanks twice, at two Bingo gas stations. That was not a casual mention; that ‘gasoline’ […] -
![It was time to find another engine for my ’63 Wagon. Frontier Auto Wrecking in Sunland turned out to be the place where I found a gold mine of parts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/489_Nodular_Case.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 5: The 1970s, Part I – Backing and Forthing")
COAL 5: The 1970s, Part I – Backing and Forthing
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 38 CommentsIt was time to find another engine for my ’63 Wagon. Frontier Auto Wrecking in Sunland turned out to be the place where I found a gold mine of parts […] -
![In the fall of ’61 I got my U.S. Army draft notice, and signed up in the U.S. Marine Corps instead. Since I would be away for some time, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hemi_COAL_58-Fury-Hemi-on-fender_Clean.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 4: The 1960s – Serving, Saluting, and Swapping")
COAL 4: The 1960s – Serving, Saluting, and Swapping
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 21 CommentsIn the fall of ’61 I got my U.S. Army draft notice, and signed up in the U.S. Marine Corps instead. Since I would be away for some time, I […] -
![After graduating, I took a summer job at an auto repair shop in Palisades Park, NJ. I don’t recall all the details, but one day after work I discovered someone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DeSoto-Plymouth-Service.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 3: Motoring Into the Working World")
COAL 3: Motoring Into the Working World
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 25 CommentsAfter graduating, I took a summer job at an auto repair shop in Palisades Park, NJ. I don’t recall all the details, but one day after work I discovered someone […] -
![(Chapter 1 was awhile ago; it is here.) My birthday would come on October 17 and I looked forward to my first set of wheels in America while mother and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hemi_Bikes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 2: Being American and Picking a Car Company")
COAL 2: Being American and Picking a Car Company
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 23 Comments(Chapter 1 was awhile ago; it is here.) My birthday would come on October 17 and I looked forward to my first set of wheels in America while mother and […] -
![Introductory note by Daniel Stern: My old friend Hemi Andersen has been closely and interestingly involved with automobiles since forever. I ate up his stories in the old Slant-6 Club […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hemi_Apartment-RedTrim.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 1: First Transport – Coming to ‘Amerika’")
COAL 1: First Transport – Coming to ‘Amerika’
Posted on September 26, 2022 | 42 CommentsIntroductory note by Daniel Stern: My old friend Hemi Andersen has been closely and interestingly involved with automobiles since forever. I ate up his stories in the old Slant-6 Club […]
