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About Author: steven vettura
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![This is a story of a boy and his car . . . two boys, actually, one being me. Tangentially, it is a story of 58,220 boys, but that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_7164.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Pontiac Gran Turismo Omologato – Our Kid and the GTO")
1966 Pontiac Gran Turismo Omologato – Our Kid and the GTO
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 88 CommentsThis is a story of a boy and his car . . . two boys, actually, one being me. Tangentially, it is a story of 58,220 boys, but that […] -
![In the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?")
Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsIn the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […] -
![It’s Spa Day for the CX-5 at the local boutique, which means I am ensconced in the upscale embrace of the recently remodeled showroom at the neighborhood Mazda emporium with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_6949.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Town Service Station and its Consequences")
The Town Service Station and its Consequences
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 63 CommentsIt’s Spa Day for the CX-5 at the local boutique, which means I am ensconced in the upscale embrace of the recently remodeled showroom at the neighborhood Mazda emporium with […] -
![The problem with history is it won’t stand still. I arrived at this conclusion while reading the Road & Track road test of a 435 horsepower ’69 Corvette posted this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_9662.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2019 Mazda CX-5 Touring – What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been")
COAL: 2019 Mazda CX-5 Touring – What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 58 CommentsThe problem with history is it won’t stand still. I arrived at this conclusion while reading the Road & Track road test of a 435 horsepower ’69 Corvette posted this […] -
![Along with other news of the day we were confronted this past week by our Fearless Leader’s post about ChatGTP, an AI platform that strikes fear in the heart of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_6876.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2010 Mazda 3 Hatchback Sport – In the Eye of the Beholder")
COAL: 2010 Mazda 3 Hatchback Sport – In the Eye of the Beholder
Posted on December 14, 2022 | 57 CommentsAlong with other news of the day we were confronted this past week by our Fearless Leader’s post about ChatGTP, an AI platform that strikes fear in the heart of […] -
![By 2001 our 1992 Ford Aerostar was heading towards its long home; I was topping up the transmission fluid on a bi-weekly basis, the air conditioning was kaput, the power […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_6728.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Mazda Protégé – Mazda’s The Answer…What Was The Question?")
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protégé – Mazda’s The Answer…What Was The Question?
Posted on December 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsBy 2001 our 1992 Ford Aerostar was heading towards its long home; I was topping up the transmission fluid on a bi-weekly basis, the air conditioning was kaput, the power […] -
![I write today’s meditation as Red Bull claims the 2022 Formula One Constructor’s Championship in support of Max Verstappen’s record-breaking Driver’s Championship season. Red Bull’s engine supplier is, of course, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Honda Civic HX – All VTEC-ed Up")
COAL: 2000 Honda Civic HX – All VTEC-ed Up
Posted on November 30, 2022 | 30 CommentsI write today’s meditation as Red Bull claims the 2022 Formula One Constructor’s Championship in support of Max Verstappen’s record-breaking Driver’s Championship season. Red Bull’s engine supplier is, of course, […] -
![Here’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6613.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?")
COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 61 CommentsHere’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […] -
![A few COAL’s ago I related the story of my trip to the local Chevrolet establishment circa 1981 where I was subjected to a salesperson’s harangue on the evils […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6604.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Geo Metro – Embracing the Suzuki Method")
COAL: 1990 Geo Metro – Embracing the Suzuki Method
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 31 CommentsA few COAL’s ago I related the story of my trip to the local Chevrolet establishment circa 1981 where I was subjected to a salesperson’s harangue on the evils […] -
![We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6539.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition")
COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 16 CommentsWe interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […] -
![And so, dear reader, in our last installment our Plymouth Reliant wagon was nearing the the end of its useful life. A blown head gasket, accompanied by billows of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2A82CC87-73C2-4386-A970-177F40D040B0.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Ford Aerostar – Intimations of Mortality")
COAL: 1992 Ford Aerostar – Intimations of Mortality
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 34 CommentsAnd so, dear reader, in our last installment our Plymouth Reliant wagon was nearing the the end of its useful life. A blown head gasket, accompanied by billows of […] -
![Alert readers may notice that the above photo is not, in fact, a 1984 Plymouth Reliant wagon. I confess that I’m fully aware of the difference between a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/77119242-3BD6-49DB-9C80-A02DF1AFBF16.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Plymouth Reliant Wagon – I’m Sorry, What Was The Question?")
COAL: 1984 Plymouth Reliant Wagon – I’m Sorry, What Was The Question?
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 45 CommentsAlert readers may notice that the above photo is not, in fact, a 1984 Plymouth Reliant wagon. I confess that I’m fully aware of the difference between a […] -
![Seriously? A Toyota? Is this what the world had come to? To recap our story up to this point, my odd European automobile predilection had reached a breaking point…the Lancia […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/42421230-4544-4E1E-8E14-EF1C4E1D4FA6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Toyota Starlet – ‘A’ or ‘B’ List?")
COAL: 1981 Toyota Starlet – ‘A’ or ‘B’ List?
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 44 CommentsSeriously? A Toyota? Is this what the world had come to? To recap our story up to this point, my odd European automobile predilection had reached a breaking point…the Lancia […] -
![Stop me if you’ve heard this story: protagonist in stable relationship becomes deeply distracted by seductive if unstable newcomer, ignoring strong forebodings and whispered admonitions. Trouble and strife ensue. Long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/E5E27B9E-3EA7-4469-8856-41C1F3AB54DE.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Lancia Beta Berlina • Rust Never Sleeps")
COAL: Lancia Beta Berlina • Rust Never Sleeps
Posted on October 12, 2022 | 56 CommentsStop me if you’ve heard this story: protagonist in stable relationship becomes deeply distracted by seductive if unstable newcomer, ignoring strong forebodings and whispered admonitions. Trouble and strife ensue. Long […] -
![Today’s question is how did a kid raised on a ranch in southern Idaho come to acquire such an odd lot of funny foreign cars? After a Simca 1204 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/44AA9CA3-EFF5-4156-BE8D-50943AB69FFA_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Old 99 – The Saab That Came In From the Cold")
COAL: Old 99 – The Saab That Came In From the Cold
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 36 CommentsToday’s question is how did a kid raised on a ranch in southern Idaho come to acquire such an odd lot of funny foreign cars? After a Simca 1204 and […]
