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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![When the lease on my SE-R was up, rather than replacing it with another new, or newish, car, I went completely the other way and replaced it with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Vovlo-740GLE-blue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1985 Volvo 740GLE – Years Ahead of the Germans")
My 1985 Volvo 740GLE – Years Ahead of the Germans
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 13 CommentsWhen the lease on my SE-R was up, rather than replacing it with another new, or newish, car, I went completely the other way and replaced it with the […] -
My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #10: ’66 Ford F250 – Urban Farm Truck
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 8 CommentsThis was my first pick up truck. All my previous truck experience had been with my dad’s ’75 Chevy StepSide. Which I never really liked. -
![For this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dscn6643_53384941841_o-e1719965995897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […] -
![I got an itch to get back in the Riviera game and found one that was in better shape than my previous ’66. Maybe I should have invested in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1966-buick-riviera-hardtop-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #9: 1966 Buick Riviera Redux – A Crisis Of Faith!")
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #9: 1966 Buick Riviera Redux – A Crisis Of Faith!
Posted on July 17, 2024 | 19 CommentsI got an itch to get back in the Riviera game and found one that was in better shape than my previous ’66. Maybe I should have invested in […] -
![I’ve been blogging about some of my cars but I haven’t even touched on the trucks I’ve owned. That’s because none of them inspire me to write about them. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Montero-at-Penry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2002 Mitsubishi Montero: If You Can’t Print Money With an SUV in the 21st Century, What Are You Even Doing?")
My 2002 Mitsubishi Montero: If You Can’t Print Money With an SUV in the 21st Century, What Are You Even Doing?
Posted on July 14, 2024 | 19 CommentsI’ve been blogging about some of my cars but I haven’t even touched on the trucks I’ve owned. That’s because none of them inspire me to write about them. My […] -
![I recently recalled a CC article where the author shared his experiences with driving early 1970s Chevrolet cabs. He went on to tell of their lack of power, handling and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnameda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Work Trucks Of My Lifetime – 1972 Ford F350 And 1973 GMC 7000")
Work Trucks Of My Lifetime – 1972 Ford F350 And 1973 GMC 7000
Posted on July 13, 2024 | 11 CommentsI recently recalled a CC article where the author shared his experiences with driving early 1970s Chevrolet cabs. He went on to tell of their lack of power, handling and […] -
My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #8: 1992 Nissan 300ZX — As Close As I’ll Ever Come To A Supercar
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 14 CommentsAs close as I’ll ever come to owning a supercar. -
![With my son Shane’s 2003 Subaru Forester meeting its sad fate in the crusher after his serious accident on March 9th, it was time to think about something else for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3499.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom – Black Bart Joins the Fleet!")
My 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom – Black Bart Joins the Fleet!
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 34 CommentsWith my son Shane’s 2003 Subaru Forester meeting its sad fate in the crusher after his serious accident on March 9th, it was time to think about something else for […] -
![In my first entry about the 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Editon Station Wagon, I wrote about how I wanted to find one of these seemingly unloved, used, and abused F […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSCN4627-e1719705832747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 2: Vacation Time To Michigan and Canada")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 2: Vacation Time To Michigan and Canada
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsIn my first entry about the 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Editon Station Wagon, I wrote about how I wanted to find one of these seemingly unloved, used, and abused F […] -
![After turning my E39 BMW 540i back over to my aunt, I still had an itch for another modern BMW, but something smaller, with a stick shift. I turned my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20120722_151818.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My BMW 323 Ci — Time to Invoke the Nuclear Option")
My BMW 323 Ci — Time to Invoke the Nuclear Option
Posted on July 5, 2024 | 17 CommentsAfter turning my E39 BMW 540i back over to my aunt, I still had an itch for another modern BMW, but something smaller, with a stick shift. I turned my […] -
![(Text submitted by Erik Fretland) My father taught me many things that prepared me for adult life, but the top lessons that have helped shape my life as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2002 Cadillac Eldorado – The Spring Break Eldorado; From Ocala, FL to Rogers, AR – 2,200 Miles Of Memories!")
My 2002 Cadillac Eldorado – The Spring Break Eldorado; From Ocala, FL to Rogers, AR – 2,200 Miles Of Memories!
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 38 Comments(Text submitted by Erik Fretland) My father taught me many things that prepared me for adult life, but the top lessons that have helped shape my life as a […] -
![This is a vehicle that has held quite a strong hold on my imagination. My initial exposure to this car occurred in 1966, when I was in sixth grade. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SCAN0638-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car of A Lifetime #7 – ’56 Cadillac Sedan De Ville – How To Train Your Dragon")
COAL: Hobby Car of A Lifetime #7 – ’56 Cadillac Sedan De Ville – How To Train Your Dragon
Posted on July 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsThis is a vehicle that has held quite a strong hold on my imagination. My initial exposure to this car occurred in 1966, when I was in sixth grade. […] -
![There has been a lot of talk here at CC in recent weeks about Disco and other such pop culture moments of the 70’s and how they relate to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53299029278_9d68252124_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon – Searching For An F-Body Station Wagon Part 1")
COAL: 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon – Searching For An F-Body Station Wagon Part 1
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 34 CommentsThere has been a lot of talk here at CC in recent weeks about Disco and other such pop culture moments of the 70’s and how they relate to […] -
![This is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F100_0518_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1")
COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […] -
![I had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC05894.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two")
COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 12 CommentsI had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […]
