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Curbside Classics Archives
COAL Capsule Archive
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![It has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2007-Honda-Fit-End-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old")
COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 78 CommentsIt has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1977-Malibu-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat")
CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […] -
![You couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20160329_220323-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky")
COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky
Posted on November 10, 2023 | 23 CommentsYou couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […] -
![Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye")
COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
![Since 1996, we’ve always had some version of a Toyota mini-van in our driveway. Some auto enthusiasts would be too embarrassed to admit that – not me. Count me as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1978150344.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: Seven Toyota Vans – Livin’ LaVida Van-Life")
COAL Capsule: Seven Toyota Vans – Livin’ LaVida Van-Life
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 18 CommentsSince 1996, we’ve always had some version of a Toyota mini-van in our driveway. Some auto enthusiasts would be too embarrassed to admit that – not me. Count me as […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2016) Dodge Raider; now that’s a name that doesn’t typically pop into ones head, unless there’s a red one sitting out in front of your house. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CC-300-007-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Dodge Raider (Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero)")
CC Capsule: 1989 Dodge Raider (Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero)
Posted on September 2, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/1/2016) Dodge Raider; now that’s a name that doesn’t typically pop into ones head, unless there’s a red one sitting out in front of your house. […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2013) Mopar Mania Week just wouldn’t be complete without a fuselage wagon, would it? Given that this is from one of my first files of shots since starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pictography-2-046-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Fury Suburban – The True Suburban Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Fury Suburban – The True Suburban Of Its Time
Posted on July 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/4/2013) Mopar Mania Week just wouldn’t be complete without a fuselage wagon, would it? Given that this is from one of my first files of shots since starting […] -
![To recap from an article last August, I purchased a 2002 Subaru Forester with the intention of it ultimately being my new driver 17 year old sons car. I recounted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/subnite.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Project Subaru Update And The Pitfalls Of Hooptie Life : A Dire CC Community Prediction Comes True")
COAL: Project Subaru Update And The Pitfalls Of Hooptie Life : A Dire CC Community Prediction Comes True
Posted on May 28, 2022 | 37 CommentsTo recap from an article last August, I purchased a 2002 Subaru Forester with the intention of it ultimately being my new driver 17 year old sons car. I recounted […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2016. We don’t usually rerun COAL series, but this one deserves a second run) When Paul put out the call for COAL submissions, CCer CJC replied that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/uuuh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: From Dynaflow to Presto-Matic")
COAL: From Dynaflow to Presto-Matic
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/24/2016. We don’t usually rerun COAL series, but this one deserves a second run) When Paul put out the call for COAL submissions, CCer CJC replied that […] -
![Although I’ve written extensively about my burgeoning collection of antique cars, comparatively little has been said about my daily drivers. Honestly, there’s not much to say: I spend most of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Image-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Being Ironic")
COAL: 1993 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Being Ironic
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsAlthough I’ve written extensively about my burgeoning collection of antique cars, comparatively little has been said about my daily drivers. Honestly, there’s not much to say: I spend most of […] -
![The efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211229_152901a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping")
COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 49 CommentsThe efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […] -
![As a child of the Sixties, my initial car passions tended towards that era’s muscle cars – primarily Fords. The ultimate object of lust being a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/C30-2-e1638347915233.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1976 Plymouth Arrow, 1978 Nissan Fairlady, 1983 Nissan Pulsar Turbo, 1986 Ford Escort GT, 2012 Volvo C30 – Confessions of a Hot Hatch Fan")
COAL Capsule: 1976 Plymouth Arrow, 1978 Nissan Fairlady, 1983 Nissan Pulsar Turbo, 1986 Ford Escort GT, 2012 Volvo C30 – Confessions of a Hot Hatch Fan
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 26 CommentsAs a child of the Sixties, my initial car passions tended towards that era’s muscle cars – primarily Fords. The ultimate object of lust being a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang […] -
![[all photos by the author] The Prius had given me great service over the past 3 years. It was fun to play with all the whizbangery, and 50MPG is nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Goodbye Prius, Hello Absolutely-Not-A-Prius!")
COAL Update: Goodbye Prius, Hello Absolutely-Not-A-Prius!
Posted on February 22, 2021 | 32 Comments[all photos by the author] The Prius had given me great service over the past 3 years. It was fun to play with all the whizbangery, and 50MPG is nice […] -
![General Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0705a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately?")
Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately?
Posted on February 15, 2021 | 24 CommentsGeneral Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […] -
![It’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0511.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 36 CommentsIt’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […]
