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About Author: Tj1977
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![I’m not ashamed to admit that I was a big fan of NASCAR. It was an important bonding activity with my parents and me – it was one thing we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_2753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Instamatic Snapshot Classic: 1955 Flxible Visicoach – Starting Young")
Vintage Instamatic Snapshot Classic: 1955 Flxible Visicoach – Starting Young
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 5 CommentsI’m not ashamed to admit that I was a big fan of NASCAR. It was an important bonding activity with my parents and me – it was one thing we […] -
![After the Michigan road trip, I officially became unemployed. My job was grant-funded, and when the grant ended so did my employment. I expected this but didn’t really have any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 2)")
COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 2)
Posted on August 18, 2019 | 29 CommentsAfter the Michigan road trip, I officially became unemployed. My job was grant-funded, and when the grant ended so did my employment. I expected this but didn’t really have any […] -
COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 1)
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 24 CommentsTabby, my 2001 Focus was nearing a decade old and while it was still in good shape, it was starting to need many small repairs. I found myself in the […] -
![I woke up on the morning of July 3rd with great anticipation, along with a hangover and dehydration from the altitude. I wandered around the vicinity of my campsite and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: VW Beetle, Coast to Coast (Part 2)")
CC Road Trip: VW Beetle, Coast to Coast (Part 2)
Posted on July 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsI woke up on the morning of July 3rd with great anticipation, along with a hangover and dehydration from the altitude. I wandered around the vicinity of my campsite and […] -
![A new car was a monumental occasion in my family. The fiscal conservativeness of my parents had done them well in their lives, but driving second-hand cars can only go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WatchHill-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Ford Focus – Focusing on the Future")
COAL: 2001 Ford Focus – Focusing on the Future
Posted on July 21, 2019 | 36 CommentsA new car was a monumental occasion in my family. The fiscal conservativeness of my parents had done them well in their lives, but driving second-hand cars can only go […] -
![In honor of the recent end of production of the Beetle, I’m going to take a break from my COAL and regale you with the road trip story of driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_7045.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: VW Beetle, Coast to Coast (Part 1)")
CC Road Trip: VW Beetle, Coast to Coast (Part 1)
Posted on July 16, 2019 | 39 CommentsIn honor of the recent end of production of the Beetle, I’m going to take a break from my COAL and regale you with the road trip story of driving […] -
COAL: 1995 Ford Contour – Mondeo Man vs Florida Man
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 29 CommentsA friend of mine had recently purchased a Ford Contour (with the “Sport” package, five-speed and wonderful chunky wheels) and I wanted one for myself. -
![By 1997 my Escort was an 11-year-old car that had lived it’s entire life in road-salt country – Upstate New York – and it showed. My father had valiantly tried […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Scan-Copy.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1988 Buick Century – My First Wagon")
COAL – 1988 Buick Century – My First Wagon
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 18 CommentsBy 1997 my Escort was an 11-year-old car that had lived it’s entire life in road-salt country – Upstate New York – and it showed. My father had valiantly tried […] -
![It was winter of 1995-96 and I was well into my first year at Corning Community College. I was deeply unhappy at my post-high school choices (or lack thereof). Most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_3075.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1986 Ford Escort Pony – First Car Four Speed Fun (Part 2)")
COAL – 1986 Ford Escort Pony – First Car Four Speed Fun (Part 2)
Posted on June 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsIt was winter of 1995-96 and I was well into my first year at Corning Community College. I was deeply unhappy at my post-high school choices (or lack thereof). Most […] -
COAL – 1986 Ford Escort Pony – First Car Four Speed Fun (Part 1)
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 21 CommentsWelcome to my Cars Of A Lifetime! I have quite a list of interesting vehicles of all sorts to tell you about, including some before I was legally allowed […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2012) As if Oldsmobile wasn’t already selling enough Cutlasses in the ’70’s, someone at GM must have felt that the brand needed a smaller car that would bolster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/OmegaPic1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Omega – “The Compact Olds”")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Omega – “The Compact Olds”
Posted on January 31, 2017 | 95 Comments(first posted 10/16/2012) As if Oldsmobile wasn’t already selling enough Cutlasses in the ’70’s, someone at GM must have felt that the brand needed a smaller car that would bolster […] -
![Like others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BSERIES1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters")
CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 53 CommentsLike others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […]
