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- Born and raised in New Orleans and a lifelong car nut (his mom swears his first word was "car"), George lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two teenagers, a 16-year-old daughter with her brand new driver's license and a 13-year-old son who is just as car crazy as his dad.
![(first posted 3/16/2017) The Personal Luxury party was in full swing as the 1960s came to a close, with an ever growing number of entrants targeting the upper price brackets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CD1069MonteCarloImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews & Comparison Test: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Personal Luxury Gate Crasher")
![(first posted 3/14/2017) As the 1960s came to a close, ever increasing numbers of upwardly mobile Americans were looking to make a style statement with a new Personal Luxury car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PersonalLuxuryCollage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Marauder X-100, Oldsmobile Toronado, Pontiac Grand Prix – The Personal Luxury Wars Heat Up")
![(first posted 3/9/2017) Of all GM’s downsized full-sized cars for 1977, arguably the most surprising one came from Buick. That’s right, the blue-chip purveyor of premium family cars let loose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/LeSabre-Sport-Coupe-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe – Gran Sport By Another Name")
![(first posted 2/22/2017) Last week Eric703 served up this fantastic post on the 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom, prompting lively discussion on how the Chrysler stacked up relative to its competitors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RT0965MediumStandardCover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre, Chrysler Newport, Mercury Monterey, Olds Dynamic 88, Pontiac Catalina – Road Test Evaluates Medium Standard Sedans")
![(first posted 2/8/2017) The mid-1970s were a tumultuous time for domestic automakers, with tried-and-true buyer preferences for “longer, lower, wider” morphing into “smaller and more logical,” even for more upmarket […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CD0577VersaillesLeBaronMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1977 Cadillac Seville, Chrysler LeBaron, Dodge Diplomat, Lincoln Versailles – Detroit Aims For The Black Forest, Hits Bloomfield Hills")
![(first posted 1/10/2017) Pontiac enjoyed tremendous success in the 1960s by delivering dramatic styling, strong performance and a youthful attitude. The mid-size Tempest/LeMans series, with the halo GTO coupes and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RT0672LuxuryLeMans-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review & Commentary: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Motown’s Mid-Size Rebel Gets Broughamed")
![(first posted 1/5/2017) In the early 1970s, Road Test Magazine could always be counted on to review rather obscure models that were studiously avoided by the other buff books. Case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RT0672SportaboutMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1972 AMC Hornet Gucci Sportabout – Road Test Drives A Designer Edition")
![(first posted 12/1/2016) Back when I was a kid in New Orleans, Archie Manning (of the Saints football team) and Oldsmobile cars were both phenomenally popular. One of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Archie-Manning-Football-Showroom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage TV Ad: 1979 Oldsmobiles – Archie Manning Suits Up For Royal Oldsmobile")
![(first posted 11/26/2016) The introduction of an all-new car typically elicits a reasonable degree of praise from the press. Even if reviews aren’t completely glowing, writers usually try to serve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CalaisMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – GM Deadly Sin #26 – Car And Driver Predicts Death")
![(first posted 11/ 15/2016) Diesels were bursting (or smoking and rattling) onto the American automotive scene with full force by the late 1970s, offering strong fuel economy benefits as an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CD0578MB300DMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "25,000 Mile Long-Term Test: 1977 Mercedes 300D – The Quirky Appeal Of Doktor Diesel")
![(first posted 11/11/2016) While all the GM Deadly Sin articles generate plenty of lively discussion, there was one car awarded that dubious honor which prompted an especially high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CD1078SevilleDieselMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1978 Cadillac Seville Diesel – Puffing And Chugging To Deadly Sin Status")
![(first posted 10/27/2016) For 1972, Chrysler served up a sheetmetal freshening for the flagship Imperial. The Fuselage design theme continued, but lines were smoothed-out while vertical lamps were added front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RT0672ImperialMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1972 Imperial LeBaron – Road Test Reviews The Facelifted Fancy Fuselage")
![(first posted 10/21/2016) Expressive Personal Luxury/Specialty Cars were a hot category in the early 1970s, with buyers seeking to flaunt their affluence and taste with a stylish ride. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MT1271RivJagTBirdMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: Motor Trend Compares The 1972 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird & Jaguar XJ6 – The Path Diverges For Luxury Specialty Cars")
![(first posted 10/14/2016) While the consumer internet was furiously picking up steam in the late 1990s, people continued to read a lot of magazines. So print advertising continued to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/97adsMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Still Thick With Print Ads")
![(first posted 10/13/2016) The November 1996 issue of Car and Driver also served up “Short Takes” and “First Drives” on some of the new products arriving for 1997 from Asian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AsianMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – Asian Brand First Drives")
