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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![Back when I was bouncing over Rocky Mountain off-road trails in my VW bug, I sneered at actual Jeeps. And when I headed out across the desert in my Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Jeep-Cherokee-1985-red.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1985 Jeep Cherokee — Fifteen Years Of Yuppie Mommie-Mobiling And Back Country Mountain Goating")
Auto-Biography: 1985 Jeep Cherokee — Fifteen Years Of Yuppie Mommie-Mobiling And Back Country Mountain Goating
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 14 CommentsBack when I was bouncing over Rocky Mountain off-road trails in my VW bug, I sneered at actual Jeeps. And when I headed out across the desert in my Dodge […] -
![image source: Hartog’s photostream. Buying my first new car was a lot like losing my virginity: it was unexpected, impulsive and quick. Even though it didn’t turn out exactly as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-132-145-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1983 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – EcoBoosted EgoBooster")
Auto-Biography: 1983 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – EcoBoosted EgoBooster
Posted on January 10, 2013 | 54 Commentsimage source: Hartog’s photostream. Buying my first new car was a lot like losing my virginity: it was unexpected, impulsive and quick. Even though it didn’t turn out exactly as […] -
![Tony LaHood’s painful story of getting only a $2,700 offer for his beautiful but damaged Mercedes reminded me of a somewhat similar but yet quite different tale from the Niedermeyer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Peugeot_404_Pininfarina_Wagon_Front_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: How A Little Fender Bender Earned Us A Trip To Europe")
Auto-Biography: How A Little Fender Bender Earned Us A Trip To Europe
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 8 CommentsTony LaHood’s painful story of getting only a $2,700 offer for his beautiful but damaged Mercedes reminded me of a somewhat similar but yet quite different tale from the Niedermeyer […] -
![The perpetual cat and mouse game. Usually the cat wins; but not always. But managing to get away from the cat after he’s pulled up behind you with his lights […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/double-nickle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How I Eluded A 440-Powered Dodge CHP In My Peugeot 404 – Got Any Good Ticket-Evasion Stories?")
How I Eluded A 440-Powered Dodge CHP In My Peugeot 404 – Got Any Good Ticket-Evasion Stories?
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 48 CommentsThe perpetual cat and mouse game. Usually the cat wins; but not always. But managing to get away from the cat after he’s pulled up behind you with his lights […] -
![Motorcycles were my real passion in my younger days. From the age of seventeen to the time I went abroad at the age of thirty or so, I continually had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/850-Brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes Of A Lifetime, Vol 1: Chained Up And Shafted")
Bikes Of A Lifetime, Vol 1: Chained Up And Shafted
Posted on July 28, 2012 | 9 CommentsMotorcycles were my real passion in my younger days. From the age of seventeen to the time I went abroad at the age of thirty or so, I continually had […] -
![GM Canada has a long tradition of Canada-only cars, and one of them was the Pontiac Wave, a badge-engineered Chevrolet Aveo, which in turn was a very thinly disguised Daewoo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/January-003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Pontiac Wave (Chevy Aveo/Daewoo Kalos) – The Worst New Car Of A Lifetime")
COAL: 2006 Pontiac Wave (Chevy Aveo/Daewoo Kalos) – The Worst New Car Of A Lifetime
Posted on July 15, 2012 | 74 CommentsGM Canada has a long tradition of Canada-only cars, and one of them was the Pontiac Wave, a badge-engineered Chevrolet Aveo, which in turn was a very thinly disguised Daewoo […] -
![As summer has finally descended upon the Wet Coast of the Great White North, and having dug myself out of five meters of late spring snow, here is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1989_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Ciera_International_Series_sedan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Summer Edition – Beaters I Have Known But Not Exactly Loved")
COAL: Summer Edition – Beaters I Have Known But Not Exactly Loved
Posted on July 8, 2012 | 25 CommentsAs summer has finally descended upon the Wet Coast of the Great White North, and having dug myself out of five meters of late spring snow, here is a […] -
![The term Q-Ship originally referred to a Royal Navy war ship in merchant-vessel disguise. When a U-Boat would approach and open fire, the Q-Ship would drop its screens and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Acura-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 2000 Acura TL – A Modern Day Q-Ship")
COAL: My 2000 Acura TL – A Modern Day Q-Ship
Posted on July 1, 2012 | 54 CommentsThe term Q-Ship originally referred to a Royal Navy war ship in merchant-vessel disguise. When a U-Boat would approach and open fire, the Q-Ship would drop its screens and […] -
![(Editor’s note: the veracity of this autobiographical story cannot be verified. A number of those familiar with these cars in general are adamant that there never was such a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/9C1.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Iraqi 9C1 – How GM Canada’s Skunkworks And Saddam Hussein Enriched And Saved My Life")
COAL: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Iraqi 9C1 – How GM Canada’s Skunkworks And Saddam Hussein Enriched And Saved My Life
Posted on June 24, 2012 | 43 Comments(Editor’s note: the veracity of this autobiographical story cannot be verified. A number of those familiar with these cars in general are adamant that there never was such a car […] -
![With the Buick gone, I spent the summer riding my Seca 650, which was a very fine bike with a particularly nice exhaust note. However, riding season on the Wet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Honda Accord LX – Sublime Perfection")
COAL: 1990 Honda Accord LX – Sublime Perfection
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 82 CommentsWith the Buick gone, I spent the summer riding my Seca 650, which was a very fine bike with a particularly nice exhaust note. However, riding season on the Wet […] -
![Mine was the same, except I had rallye wheels With the Jetta gone from memory, I spent the summer riding around on my Yamaha XJ750RL, which was an excellent sport-tour […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/04-1977Lesabre.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Buick LeSabre Custom…The One I Should Have Kept")
COAL: 1978 Buick LeSabre Custom…The One I Should Have Kept
Posted on June 10, 2012 | 55 CommentsMine was the same, except I had rallye wheels With the Jetta gone from memory, I spent the summer riding around on my Yamaha XJ750RL, which was an excellent sport-tour […] -
![What I wanted my Jetta to look like Cars have always been a passion of mine since early childhood; quite likely because my Dad also loved cars too. Unfortunately, Dad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jetta-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 VW Jetta – Fahrvergnügen Gone Bad")
COAL: 1986 VW Jetta – Fahrvergnügen Gone Bad
Posted on June 3, 2012 | 80 CommentsWhat I wanted my Jetta to look like Cars have always been a passion of mine since early childhood; quite likely because my Dad also loved cars too. Unfortunately, Dad […] -
![One of the good things about being associated with the car business is that you will never be without wheels for any length of time; there is always something kicking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-114-048-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Bunny Tales")
COAL: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Bunny Tales
Posted on May 27, 2012 | 19 CommentsOne of the good things about being associated with the car business is that you will never be without wheels for any length of time; there is always something kicking […] -
![[ED: Len Peters (Canucknucklehead) has agreed to take over the Sunday Cars Of A Lifetime slot. We’re still mulling over the title of the series: keep it or change it?] […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-23-043-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of (Another) Lifetime: 1974 Toyota Corolla – Nothing Quite Like The First Love")
Cars Of (Another) Lifetime: 1974 Toyota Corolla – Nothing Quite Like The First Love
Posted on May 20, 2012 | 53 Comments[ED: Len Peters (Canucknucklehead) has agreed to take over the Sunday Cars Of A Lifetime slot. We’re still mulling over the title of the series: keep it or change it?] […] -
![(Author’s Note: In case you were suspicious, my name really isn’t Jack Lord. Jason is my given name; my surname is of German origin and has an Americanized spelling. Googling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/galaxie-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1963 Ford Galaxie 500, Part 1")
My 1963 Ford Galaxie 500, Part 1
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 48 Comments(Author’s Note: In case you were suspicious, my name really isn’t Jack Lord. Jason is my given name; my surname is of German origin and has an Americanized spelling. Googling […]
