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![I had just ticked off an item off my bucket list: driving a car to Alaska. The Mustang successfully completed the 10,000 mile round trip at the hands of three […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/iPhone-DL-4261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Retiring the Mustang to the French Riviera")
COAL: Retiring the Mustang to the French Riviera
Posted on October 18, 2020 | 21 CommentsI had just ticked off an item off my bucket list: driving a car to Alaska. The Mustang successfully completed the 10,000 mile round trip at the hands of three […] -
![It is hard to explain why I like this car so much. Of all the vintage cars I’ve owned, it’s by far the most pedestrian of the lot. It’s not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-05-20-16.45.35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 1980 Volvo 245")
COAL: My 1980 Volvo 245
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 31 CommentsIt is hard to explain why I like this car so much. Of all the vintage cars I’ve owned, it’s by far the most pedestrian of the lot. It’s not […] -
![I can’t really recommend doing what I did: swap a boring but perfectly functional daily driver for a fun yet troublesome one. (Actually, it’s probably a law of the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TTNT_GingerManRaceway_20200719_CS1_9330.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 2016 Ford Fiesta ST")
COAL: My 2016 Ford Fiesta ST
Posted on October 4, 2020 | 12 CommentsI can’t really recommend doing what I did: swap a boring but perfectly functional daily driver for a fun yet troublesome one. (Actually, it’s probably a law of the […] -
![The one stipulation I had for selling my 2009 Miata was that I was to get the first right of refusal when it went back on sale. Shane had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-06-06-12.04.07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Return of the NC Miata")
COAL: Return of the NC Miata
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 4 CommentsThe one stipulation I had for selling my 2009 Miata was that I was to get the first right of refusal when it went back on sale. Shane had […] -
![Every two years, a group of cars and motorcycles embark on a long road rally, starting in the Seattle area and ending up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Known as the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSCF1949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Great Alaskan Road Trip in a ’66 Mustang – Alcan 5000")
COAL: The Great Alaskan Road Trip in a ’66 Mustang – Alcan 5000
Posted on September 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsEvery two years, a group of cars and motorcycles embark on a long road rally, starting in the Seattle area and ending up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Known as the […] -
![I had two years to prepare the Mustang for its round trip from Michigan to Alaska and back. I had just returned from my road trip to the West Coast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JJL_8825-1-1197x800-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Rallying The Mustang, Prep For The Alcan")
COAL: Rallying The Mustang, Prep For The Alcan
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 8 CommentsI had two years to prepare the Mustang for its round trip from Michigan to Alaska and back. I had just returned from my road trip to the West Coast […] -
![I had sold my Focus ST for way too cheap, and a new ND Miata replaced it as my dual purpose daily driver and Street class autocross car. Then […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/civic_rx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Perfect but Boring")
COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Perfect but Boring
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 14 CommentsI had sold my Focus ST for way too cheap, and a new ND Miata replaced it as my dual purpose daily driver and Street class autocross car. Then […] -
![Even now, it’s hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about the C5 Corvette Z06. It was simultaneously one of the best cars and one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JJL_5105.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Corvette Z06 – A Cascade Of Bad Decisions")
COAL: 2003 Corvette Z06 – A Cascade Of Bad Decisions
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 25 CommentsEven now, it’s hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about the C5 Corvette Z06. It was simultaneously one of the best cars and one of […] -
![Funny how some things stick around in the brain. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had came about when I followed a local Morgan Plus 4 into the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC_0578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 1967 Morgan Plus 4")
COAL: My 1967 Morgan Plus 4
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 11 CommentsFunny how some things stick around in the brain. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had came about when I followed a local Morgan Plus 4 into the […] -
![After the success of the Mustang’s first road trip down to North Carolina for the Mustang 50th Birthday celebration, I was thinking about the next road trip I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JJL_3052.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Great American Road Trip with a ’66 Mustang")
COAL: The Great American Road Trip with a ’66 Mustang
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 23 CommentsAfter the success of the Mustang’s first road trip down to North Carolina for the Mustang 50th Birthday celebration, I was thinking about the next road trip I could […] -
![I’m not too keen on tragedies in literature and media. The quintessential classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, all about love, loss, and fate resulting in an dour ending is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC04360_DxO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 2016 Mazda Miata – A Tragic Tale")
COAL: My 2016 Mazda Miata – A Tragic Tale
Posted on August 9, 2020 | 20 CommentsI’m not too keen on tragedies in literature and media. The quintessential classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, all about love, loss, and fate resulting in an dour ending is […] -
![Or as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/JJL_2988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos")
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 14 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […] -
![It was both one of the most rewarding and most frustrating periods of my life. I had never originally intended to end up as one of the Serious Business […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Diving Into National Competition With My Miata")
COAL: Diving Into National Competition With My Miata
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 10 CommentsIt was both one of the most rewarding and most frustrating periods of my life. I had never originally intended to end up as one of the Serious Business […] -
![I found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96")
COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 16 CommentsI found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […] -
![I was very lucky to stumble on a house that was 1) within walking distance of work, 2) next door to my best friends, and 3) had a four car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/JJL_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 1988 Mazda RX-7, And The Curse Of Merely Good")
COAL: My 1988 Mazda RX-7, And The Curse Of Merely Good
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 33 CommentsI was very lucky to stumble on a house that was 1) within walking distance of work, 2) next door to my best friends, and 3) had a four car […]
