![When working forestry in remote areas you want to have good equipment you can trust. Breaking down in the middle of nowhere is an inconvenience at best and a big […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20221127_0037.jpeg "COAL 11: 1980 Toyota 4×4 Pickup – Yellow")
![It was a pretty familiar tale at my parent’s house once I had left. My Dad loved to research and shop for things that he thought he wanted or needed. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20220403_0011.jpeg "COAL 10: 1981 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Mini Truckin’ Again Plus a Bit of Dodging")
![As I near completion of my sixth decade on this planet I now completely believe that nothing good happens after 10:00 PM. Counting back through the decades I’m sure that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230902_0001.jpeg "COAL 9: Chariot of Fire Plus One")
![Sometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scan-6.jpeg "COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.")
![I consider myself a forward looking person. I try not to dwell on the past too much. There’s still a hope that the best thing that I will do in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20220804_0010-1.jpeg "COAL 7: Beach Wagon")
![Might as well continue where we left off with another truck buried in a snowbank. At least this time it’s my very own 1972 Ford Courier, chosen, purchased and insured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_2928.jpeg "COAL 6: Mini Truckin’")
![The combination of owning a FIAT in a harsh climate, being a bit crash prone and spending most of my time working or at college still left me driving the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20220804_0004.jpeg "COAL 5: Something Borrowed, Something Blue")
![The car auction listing sheet showed a beautiful blue, 1972 Dodge station wagon, formally owned by the mayor, with a big block, hidden headlights, and air conditioning. Just the thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220804_0002.jpeg "COAL 4: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino")
![I grew up in a mining household in a mining town. Mining put food on the table, allowed us to have a proper house, go on vacations, and generally live […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220725_0002-e1690003441152.jpeg "COAL Part 3: Coal Wagon")
![I was 14 or so and my Dad came home from work with some exciting news. One of his workmates was selling a car for $100. It had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20220804_0005.jpeg "COAL Getting The Keys")
![I think that I only have two memories from when I was three years old. The first was of my dad coming home from work, putting me in his car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Engine.jpeg "COAL, Part 1: Growing Up – One Good Car Then a Whole Lot of Rubbish")
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