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COAL Capsule Archive
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![What could possibly go wrong? (Unlike my usual posts, all the car pictures are of my 928) In 2011 I was the happy owner of a 2009 Kia Rondo that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Porsche 928S, No Such Thing As A Cheap Porsche")
COAL: 1983 Porsche 928S, No Such Thing As A Cheap Porsche
Posted on October 25, 2015 | 51 CommentsWhat could possibly go wrong? (Unlike my usual posts, all the car pictures are of my 928) In 2011 I was the happy owner of a 2009 Kia Rondo that […] -
![Biggest Chevy Ever with the biggest socks ever! In 1989, I went to Newport Beach, California, to work as a sailing instructor for the summer at the Newport Harbor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1976-Chevy-Caprice-Classic-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Chevy Caprice Classic Coupe – Cheap Big California Classic")
COAL: 1976 Chevy Caprice Classic Coupe – Cheap Big California Classic
Posted on October 18, 2015 | 43 CommentsBiggest Chevy Ever with the biggest socks ever! In 1989, I went to Newport Beach, California, to work as a sailing instructor for the summer at the Newport Harbor […] -
![Headlight wipers, asymmetrical mirrors and more! Paul has already done and incredible job of covering the W124 Mercedes, but as it was the only Mercedes I have owned, I hope […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/300ce-ivory.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Mercedes Benz 300E – The End Of The Line For The German Way")
COAL: 1993 Mercedes Benz 300E – The End Of The Line For The German Way
Posted on October 11, 2015 | 48 CommentsHeadlight wipers, asymmetrical mirrors and more! Paul has already done and incredible job of covering the W124 Mercedes, but as it was the only Mercedes I have owned, I hope […] -
![Japanese Scirocco (I no longer have any pictures of either car I’m writing about; all pictures in this post are from the internet.) I got my first car when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1979-Honda-Accord-CVCC-Hatchback-5-Speed-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Honda Accord (or Confessions of a Spoiled Rich Kid)")
COAL: 1979 Honda Accord (or Confessions of a Spoiled Rich Kid)
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 40 CommentsJapanese Scirocco (I no longer have any pictures of either car I’m writing about; all pictures in this post are from the internet.) I got my first car when […] -
![With Father’s Day 2015 finally here, I think about my late father and my formative years growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1970’s and 80’s. My dad passed away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/050-1970-Plymouth-Valiant-Duster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: My Dad And His Plymouth Duster – Two Foreigners In GM-Land")
COAL Capsule: My Dad And His Plymouth Duster – Two Foreigners In GM-Land
Posted on June 21, 2015 | 27 CommentsWith Father’s Day 2015 finally here, I think about my late father and my formative years growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1970’s and 80’s. My dad passed away […] -
![Technology has come a long way over the last ten years. Pretty much all of us carry around a cell phone with more capability than a computer from 2005, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0303131211-800x600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2013 Ford Focus – Software Update")
COAL: 2013 Ford Focus – Software Update
Posted on May 11, 2015 | 66 CommentsTechnology has come a long way over the last ten years. Pretty much all of us carry around a cell phone with more capability than a computer from 2005, the […] -
![I returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960")
My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 19 CommentsI returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […] -
![It didn’t take long for the Dirty Dart to weasel its way into my heart; after all, who can resist a beat-up underdog of a car that probably gets more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Dirty Dart Update Volume Four–Spoiler Alert: Beaters are Better")
COAL: Dirty Dart Update Volume Four–Spoiler Alert: Beaters are Better
Posted on April 20, 2015 | 48 CommentsIt didn’t take long for the Dirty Dart to weasel its way into my heart; after all, who can resist a beat-up underdog of a car that probably gets more […] -
![I have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-18-11-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence")
Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 56 CommentsI have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […] -
![In Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck, at the age of 58, disillusioned by his fame and literary success, realized that he had not actually seen the country he had become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC02351.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Dodge Horizon Class B Motorhome – Travels With Charley")
COAL: 1996 Dodge Horizon Class B Motorhome – Travels With Charley
Posted on April 4, 2015 | 34 CommentsIn Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck, at the age of 58, disillusioned by his fame and literary success, realized that he had not actually seen the country he had become […] -
![Whether through divine intervention, good karma, or a combination of both, sometimes good things just drop into your lap, as if it were a gift from above. This truck did- […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Photo029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: “Goldie”, My 1990 Chevrolet Cheyenne C1500 – Truly Like A Rock")
COAL: “Goldie”, My 1990 Chevrolet Cheyenne C1500 – Truly Like A Rock
Posted on October 5, 2014 | 31 CommentsWhether through divine intervention, good karma, or a combination of both, sometimes good things just drop into your lap, as if it were a gift from above. This truck did- […] -
Anything You Can Do…
Posted on September 19, 2014 | 22 Comments…Your older brother can do better? Extremely debatable, but mine did just purchase a 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo. It’s faster and way more fun than my wagon. -
![(Please enjoy this latest COAL submitted by Ben Settler, aka Sodbuster) The magnificent beast you are looking at was purchased new by my great-grandfather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pic-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca – Forward Look Family Heirloom")
COAL: 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca – Forward Look Family Heirloom
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 71 Comments(Please enjoy this latest COAL submitted by Ben Settler, aka Sodbuster) The magnificent beast you are looking at was purchased new by my great-grandfather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the […] -
![Recent posts on the Renault 10 prompted me to search through my sister’s collection of slides from her years in Africa for pictures of her family’s Renault 8. My sister […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ld-picture-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Twofer: Renault 8 And Peugeot 204 – Life In La Francophonie")
COAL Twofer: Renault 8 And Peugeot 204 – Life In La Francophonie
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 25 CommentsRecent posts on the Renault 10 prompted me to search through my sister’s collection of slides from her years in Africa for pictures of her family’s Renault 8. My sister […] -
![Is ever a car more unloved than a subcompact appliance? Sometimes, the first owner really and truly wants one. Maybe it serves as a welcome replacement for a larger and thirstier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1983 Toyota Tercel 4WD – Fourth Time’s A Charm")
COAL Capsule: 1983 Toyota Tercel 4WD – Fourth Time’s A Charm
Posted on August 15, 2014 | 33 CommentsIs ever a car more unloved than a subcompact appliance? Sometimes, the first owner really and truly wants one. Maybe it serves as a welcome replacement for a larger and thirstier […]
