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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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![(first posted 10/23/2012) We’re rapidly approaching the end of Convertible Season here in the Bay Area. Just about a year ago, I profiled a Mercury Monterey Convertible and now, to commemorate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyyygh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Convertible – I’d Really Rather Have This")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Convertible – I’d Really Rather Have This
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 10/23/2012) We’re rapidly approaching the end of Convertible Season here in the Bay Area. Just about a year ago, I profiled a Mercury Monterey Convertible and now, to commemorate the […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2012) There are times when cars beg to be Curbside Classics. And this afternoon we have a serendipitous 55-year flashback, to a time when Chevrolet was the favored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ererer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Sport Sedan – Why Can’t I Rent THAT at Hertz?")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Sport Sedan – Why Can’t I Rent THAT at Hertz?
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 10/18/2012) There are times when cars beg to be Curbside Classics. And this afternoon we have a serendipitous 55-year flashback, to a time when Chevrolet was the favored […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6055373392_8aa09ea89f_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22w3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was
Posted on April 25, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2012) Although I didn’t have time on the way to lunch to get as many pictures as I normally do, and the Flair Birds deserve a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ddfvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Flair for Fodder")
CC Capsule: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Flair for Fodder
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/27/2012) Although I didn’t have time on the way to lunch to get as many pictures as I normally do, and the Flair Birds deserve a […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2013) I’m a bit prone to spending occasional nights on Craigslist, hoping to hit on the perfect feasible-classic-to-modest-budget ratio. Today, I’m telling the story of how I will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ddcgf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Custom 880 Sedan – The One That Got Away")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Custom 880 Sedan – The One That Got Away
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 121 Comments(first posted 3/15/2013) I’m a bit prone to spending occasional nights on Craigslist, hoping to hit on the perfect feasible-classic-to-modest-budget ratio. Today, I’m telling the story of how I will […] -
![(first posted 11/22/2011) me·te·or/ˈmētēər/ Noun: A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light. The problem is once they fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pfhbh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Meteor – Falling To Earth With a Resounding Thud")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Meteor – Falling To Earth With a Resounding Thud
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 11/22/2011) me·te·or/ˈmētēər/ Noun: A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light. The problem is once they fall […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chrysler-1956-TC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-1966-amby-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption")
Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2012) Here I am again, resident defender of some underdog car (whether it be in looks, sales, relevancy, etc.) This time I’m going to go as far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Plymouth-1962-fury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Fury – If You Think This Is Bad…")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Fury – If You Think This Is Bad…
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 98 Comments(first posted 2/27/2012) Here I am again, resident defender of some underdog car (whether it be in looks, sales, relevancy, etc.) This time I’m going to go as far […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-chevelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered")
Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 129 Comments(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […] -
![(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-st.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 60 Comments(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […] -
![(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]
