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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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![When Virgil Exner and the Highland Park Studios had to finish off the 1950’s, the final Forward Look interpretations for the decade got a heavy dose of new make up. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DesotoLer-e1410320058156.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Design Question: 1959 Forward Face Off – Who Wore Their Make-Up Better?")
CC Design Question: 1959 Forward Face Off – Who Wore Their Make-Up Better?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsWhen Virgil Exner and the Highland Park Studios had to finish off the 1950’s, the final Forward Look interpretations for the decade got a heavy dose of new make up. […] -
![Social Networking can bring about some really awkward interactions with parents if they are young enough and/or technologically savvy. In my case, they center around my mother and her opinions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-3-e1406683044820.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1971 Mercury Comet – My Mother (And) The Car")
CC Outtake: 1971 Mercury Comet – My Mother (And) The Car
Posted on July 30, 2014 | 47 CommentsSocial Networking can bring about some really awkward interactions with parents if they are young enough and/or technologically savvy. In my case, they center around my mother and her opinions […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2011) One of the most unheralded but perpetually popular chassis designations in General Motors alphabet soup was the “C” Body cars. We’ve recently seen the praise of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/5991971173_6b56f8dfd3_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 & 1965 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – In the Key of C (Part 1)")
Curbside Classic: 1964 & 1965 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – In the Key of C (Part 1)
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 87 Comments(first posted 8/12/2011) One of the most unheralded but perpetually popular chassis designations in General Motors alphabet soup was the “C” Body cars. We’ve recently seen the praise of the […] -
![I was first entranced by the 8:40-something sunset over western San Leandro as I dropped a friend at home, but sparkling in the soft hues of Pink, Orange and blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10502420_10152131102707201_2296631319162384151_n-e1403332251910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Summer Solstice Status Symbol")
CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Summer Solstice Status Symbol
Posted on June 23, 2014 | 35 CommentsI was first entranced by the 8:40-something sunset over western San Leandro as I dropped a friend at home, but sparkling in the soft hues of Pink, Orange and blue […] -
![Each year to celebrate my birth since I’ve turned 30, I close my eyes and think of somewhere new to go for vacation. This year it was Rose City, USA. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/984119_10152108204487201_7976785233880552000_n-e1402693330101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Vacation: Rose City Rides – A Smattering Of Classics From Portlandia")
Curbside Vacation: Rose City Rides – A Smattering Of Classics From Portlandia
Posted on June 19, 2014 | 26 CommentsEach year to celebrate my birth since I’ve turned 30, I close my eyes and think of somewhere new to go for vacation. This year it was Rose City, USA. […] -
![I got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_03371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time")
Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 40 CommentsI got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […] -
![I didn’t see this one coming. Maybe this is a fluke, but what are the young and hip to do in the Bay Area? I’m pretty sure every W123 has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/9221646918_1371f3def5_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Latest In Hipster Chic? – Cadillac Style!")
CC Outtake: The Latest In Hipster Chic? – Cadillac Style!
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 44 CommentsI didn’t see this one coming. Maybe this is a fluke, but what are the young and hip to do in the Bay Area? I’m pretty sure every W123 has […] -
![I know they get plenty of love around these parts, but the epic amount of Brougham that graces our corner of the internet has given me an upset stomach. Lately […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CAM001971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1966 Lincoln Continental Convertible – Brougham-O-Seltzer")
CC Outtake: 1966 Lincoln Continental Convertible – Brougham-O-Seltzer
Posted on April 26, 2013 | 21 CommentsI know they get plenty of love around these parts, but the epic amount of Brougham that graces our corner of the internet has given me an upset stomach. Lately […] -
![It always feels like perpetual spring in the Bay Area, so it’s almost always “Convertible Weather”. Within hours it can be miserable, and even 30 Rock reminded us locals to “always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/326655_10151003499532201_1511912135_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Slantbacks: What’s Up With All These Breezeways?")
Curbside Slantbacks: What’s Up With All These Breezeways?
Posted on March 22, 2013 | 35 CommentsIt always feels like perpetual spring in the Bay Area, so it’s almost always “Convertible Weather”. Within hours it can be miserable, and even 30 Rock reminded us locals to “always […] -
![My posts may give you the impression that Classic Cars have an everlasting stay of execution in the Bay Area. It can even seem that way to me. However, I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DSC_0150d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Junkyard Finds: Nothing Lasts Forever")
CC Junkyard Finds: Nothing Lasts Forever
Posted on March 20, 2013 | 30 CommentsMy posts may give you the impression that Classic Cars have an everlasting stay of execution in the Bay Area. It can even seem that way to me. However, I’ve […] -
![Here’s the future and the past of big Fords side by side for comparison. The isolation and comfort of the future or the carefree abandon of the past. It’s an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PicMonkey-Collage1-e1362006242425.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: How would you take your ’67 Ford?")
Curbside Conundrum: How would you take your ’67 Ford?
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 77 CommentsHere’s the future and the past of big Fords side by side for comparison. The isolation and comfort of the future or the carefree abandon of the past. It’s an […] -
![Although the evolution of the automobile has slowed down quite a bit, a lot has changed in the past 40 years. Perhaps the definition of fun has changed quite a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_0128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Study In Contrasts")
CC Outtake: A Study In Contrasts
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 34 CommentsAlthough the evolution of the automobile has slowed down quite a bit, a lot has changed in the past 40 years. Perhaps the definition of fun has changed quite a […] -
![This past Saturday afternoon was a rather fruitful car-spotting day. Around here–and completely opposite blizzard-handicapped New England–the roads and curbs are full of charming classics, basking in the late-winter sun…including a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_0064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Through The Windshield: Unidentified Flying Willys Aero Ace Object")
Curbside Through The Windshield: Unidentified Flying Willys Aero Ace Object
Posted on February 11, 2013 | 19 CommentsThis past Saturday afternoon was a rather fruitful car-spotting day. Around here–and completely opposite blizzard-handicapped New England–the roads and curbs are full of charming classics, basking in the late-winter sun…including a […] -
![It’s not everyday you go to a remote countryside village and stumble upon some of the finest machinery Europe had to offer at the turn of the 1960s. If you’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/736307_10151189780287201_1264271603_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Goldilocks Challenge: Which Roadster Is Just Right?")
Curbside Goldilocks Challenge: Which Roadster Is Just Right?
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 31 CommentsIt’s not everyday you go to a remote countryside village and stumble upon some of the finest machinery Europe had to offer at the turn of the 1960s. If you’re […] -
![It’s been well documented on these pages how much I’ve been aching to get my hands on a classic Oldsmobile. But there is a mid-century mid-market option that repeatedly rears […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/738210_10151188153082201_41077813_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic For Sale: 1966 Mercury Monterey Sedan – Nerdy, Sturdy Available And Affordable")
Curbside Classic For Sale: 1966 Mercury Monterey Sedan – Nerdy, Sturdy Available And Affordable
Posted on January 28, 2013 | 31 CommentsIt’s been well documented on these pages how much I’ve been aching to get my hands on a classic Oldsmobile. But there is a mid-century mid-market option that repeatedly rears […]
