![The Great Beater Challenge is the main reason I bought this Pontiac, and the event date is fast approaching. Too fast in fact. This is not reality television-manufactured drama, there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/44087269142_dee4064d43_c.jpg "Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – Back into Brakes and Other Odds and Ends")
![It has been quite a while since I have posted an update on the 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. Unfortunately progress on the car has slowed but it has not stopped. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/42841709894_767bb87bfa_c.jpg "Affordable Classic: Cooling and Fueling – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![We have moved servers. There seems to be a few users whose avatars did not come across. You will likely have to re-log in. If you see anything else comment […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Movingtruck.jpg "We Have Moved (Servers)")
![In Lethbridge we are fortunate enough to have the fantastic Lethbridge Historical Society who shares out delightful period photos of Lethbridge and area on their Facebook page. Their photos are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/34721568_2113077752053136_3079550869025325056_o.jpg "CC Mystery: Delivery Van")
![I know motorcycles are not really this site’s main focus but perhaps a retro inspired ride like the Suzuki TU250X would be enough to spark some interest. Failing that maybe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/41330286464_53d6939085_c.jpg "Road Trip: Crowsnest Pass, Waterton On a Retro Bike – Suzuki TU250X")
![In the last installment I tackled a few smaller jobs on the Pontiac. While the feeling of accomplishment was uplifting for the spirits the fact remains that the Pontiac was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20170923_154712a.jpg "Affordable Classic: Shocks and Brake Removal – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![So I now have a project (1961 Pontiac Laurentian), a plan and have ordered some parts but what to do while waiting for the parts to arrive? Dive into some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180225_154408a.jpg "Affordable Classic: Little Fixes – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![In the previous installments I managed to acquire and haul home a new project car, a four door 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. I find the research and buying phase the most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Studebakers.jpg "Affordable Classic: Assessment and Planning – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian"){kind=small}
![In the first installment we took a look at the sights that the swap meet parking lot had to offer. This time around we will concentrate on the vehicles and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ford.jpg "Swap Meet Classics -Treasures Inside")
![I always enjoy attending the local swap meet despite usually not making any big purchases. It probably helps that it occurs in the doldrums of winter when nothing much else […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GMC-1500-Custom-1.jpg "Swap Meet Classics – A Survey of the Parking Lot")
![In the last installment I had purchased a 1961 Pontiac Laurentian but still needed to haul it home. A few days later I secured a twenty foot rental trailer and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170923_121234a.jpg "Affordable Classic: Dragging It Home – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![In the last installment I took a gamble on a faraway project that turned out to be rather more rusty than expected. All that could be done was lick my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20170922_082014.jpg "Affordable Classic: Landed One – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![Mention classic car ownership to most people and they might picture a British roadster blasting down a winding back road. Alternatively an impeccably polished vintage automobile on a finely manicured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-1975MGB.jpg "Affordable Classic: The Search Is On")
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