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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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![If you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6095608736_5c35603ecb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Posted on September 3, 2011 | 46 CommentsIf you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […] -
![For many a classic Cadillac fan, the bloom fell off the rose when the majority of the lineup followed the Eldorado and Seville to front wheel drive, and downsized in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/AY061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Almost Doesn’t Count")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Almost Doesn’t Count
Posted on August 30, 2011 | 50 CommentsFor many a classic Cadillac fan, the bloom fell off the rose when the majority of the lineup followed the Eldorado and Seville to front wheel drive, and downsized in […] -
![The 1961 Rambler Cross Country made me realize it wasn’t the only surviving family hauler that caught my eye over the last couple of months. Indeed, I’ve thought of how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6081241503_5534070620_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: Ten Terrific Station Wagons Around Town")
Curbside Concours: Ten Terrific Station Wagons Around Town
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 29 CommentsThe 1961 Rambler Cross Country made me realize it wasn’t the only surviving family hauler that caught my eye over the last couple of months. Indeed, I’ve thought of how […] -
![As I venture to the last wedding of summer, and have to pay the exorbitant hotel prices in a resort town, I sure wish I had a car that could double […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/5969223172_db028667ef_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 41 CommentsAs I venture to the last wedding of summer, and have to pay the exorbitant hotel prices in a resort town, I sure wish I had a car that could double […] -
![(This actually my *first* piece for Curbside Classic. I had originally intended to write this piece finding a 1986 Sable wagon. But I could never actually catch the one running […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Matchbox_Mercury_Sable-Wagon_6DF6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Sable Wagon – Station Wagon Envy #1")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Sable Wagon – Station Wagon Envy #1
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 29 Comments(This actually my *first* piece for Curbside Classic. I had originally intended to write this piece finding a 1986 Sable wagon. But I could never actually catch the one running […] -
CC Outtake: 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Pageant Loser, But Good Enough For Denise Huxtable
Posted on August 12, 2011 | 25 CommentsWhile we’re on the subject of the blossoming of the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight, why not a brief look at its in-house competition. -
![Paul himself says I live in Curbside Classic Nirvana. Tonight I truly embraced that as fact. Between the temperate climate and relative wealth of the San Francisco Bay Area, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6013263279_1c3dd57e0c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Parking Lot Show: At the Hop on Telegraph")
CC Parking Lot Show: At the Hop on Telegraph
Posted on August 6, 2011 | 16 CommentsPaul himself says I live in Curbside Classic Nirvana. Tonight I truly embraced that as fact. Between the temperate climate and relative wealth of the San Francisco Bay Area, the […] -
![So when I came off of BART this afternoon and headed to my car, you can imagine that Dinah Shore was singing in my head when I saw this 1954 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/220236_10150192285567201_501872200_7336906_3476030_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 210 – See The USA, In Your Chevrolet")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 210 – See The USA, In Your Chevrolet
Posted on August 4, 2011 | 20 CommentsSo when I came off of BART this afternoon and headed to my car, you can imagine that Dinah Shore was singing in my head when I saw this 1954 […] -
![While the majority of the nation is in the grips of a heatwave, it’s another blustery “summer” day in the Bay Area. This would be the day I’d run across […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5969481428_33d90e4884_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 63 CommentsWhile the majority of the nation is in the grips of a heatwave, it’s another blustery “summer” day in the Bay Area. This would be the day I’d run across […] -
CC Clue: Curveball (Updated)
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 6 CommentsAfter the Brougham 4th of July Weekend, I thought I’d throw a curve ball at Curbside Classic readers. -
![Once upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chevy-59-1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams
Posted on May 20, 2011 | 27 CommentsOnce upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […]
