Tag: Curbside Classic
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Cars of a Lifetime: 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS
My Cars of a Lifetime series ends today over at Curbside Classic, and it makes me a little sad. My last story is about the second Toyota Matrix I’ve owned, this one a top-of-the-line model with a more powerful engine. This is the same car that got rear-ended twice last year and had several other…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 2003 Toyota Matrix
My Cars of a Lifetime series over at Curbside Classic is quickly reaching the present day. Today I write about my little red Toyota Matrix. I ended up with this car in my divorce, and it turned out to be a great little hauler. Well, except for the multi-thousand dollar repair, which came a few…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE
There comes a time in every family man’s life when he needs to own practical cars. I put it off as long as I possibly could, but when my third kid was on the way I couldn’t put it off any more. I sold my coupe and bought first a station wagon and then – shiver –…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5
My next post is up in the Cars of a Lifetime series over at Curbside Classic, and it’s about my ex-wife’s little red Corolla coupe. It was a great little car, and it suited her to a T. For once, this isn’t a rehash of stories I’ve told before. Well, I did lift a short…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1989 Chevrolet Beretta
I called it The Dentmobile because no matter how hard I tried to keep it in nice condition, it seemed to attract accidents. My next post in the Cars of a Lifetime series is up over on Curbside Classic. It was my one and only new car, and the one I kept the longest – eight…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1975 Ford Pinto
For three months in 1986 I drove a rusted, unreliable Ford Pinto. And I loved that car beyond all reason. The next of my post in Curbside Classic’s Cars of a Lifetime series is up, and it’s about my Pinto. You’ll read about all of its failings, including its stripped reverse gear and its rusted-out…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1983 Renault Alliance MT
The third in my Cars of a Lifetime series over at Curbside Classic posted this morning. It is about my dad’s 1983 Renault Alliance. He had the top-line MT edition, with every option. It was a small, slow, but comfy little car. Once again I’ve plagarized myself, borrowing very heavily from this post from early…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1978 Chevrolet Van
The second of my Cars of a Lifetime posts went up over on Curbside Classic this morning, about a 1978 Chevy van my dad bought when he went into the cabinetmaking business. It was the first vehicle I ever drove. Read my story here. Longtime readers of this blog might recognize it as a slightly…
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Cars of a Lifetime: 1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini
One of my favorite blogs is Curbside Classic. If you visit the site, it looks like it’s just about old cars. But it’s really about the stories behind old cars. From the site’s Welcome page: You’ve just joined the endless automotive treasure hunt. We prowl the streets to find and document any interesting car regardless of whether…