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About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel
Posted on August 6, 2025 | 7 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 […] -
The General Motors A-Bodies Of 1964-69 – GM’s Greatest Hit #7
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsOver sixty years on from their planning stages, it’s obvious that the 1964-67 A-Body intermediates were one of the greatest hits of General Motors. In all four flavors, from the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Fancy Feast
Posted on July 7, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe Thunderbird: So irrational, so illogical, so often successful. Out of all the cars that make no sense–at least on paper– I’m willing to give the beguiling bird a pass. And […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 13 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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 2 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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic Eighty Eight – In Defense of The Baroque Beast
Posted on June 2, 2025 | 25 CommentsI’ve always had a weird relationship with the 1958 Oldsmobiles. Given that Oldsmobile had some of the least offensive styling of the 1950s, this Chrome slathered non sequitur was one […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar – The Brougham Pony Car (and Moms First Ride)
Posted on June 1, 2025 | 11 CommentsIt almost seems natural that the youthful rebellious mission of Pony Cars and the isolationist nature of Personal Luxury Coupes would eventually meld somewhere in the brougham seepage of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Almost Doesn’t Count
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 8/30/2011) 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 […] -
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – A Belle Late For The Ball
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 10 CommentsInitially when I was crafting my “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d ever find an actual […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 8 CommentsPassing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Posted on April 8, 2025 | 15 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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 111 Comments(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon- 20/20 Hindsight 30 Years Down The Road
Posted on March 2, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/14/2012) It is really hard to think of the cars of my Childhood as classic cars. But I write this 90 days from the point […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The General Motors A-Bodies Of 1964-69 – GM’s Greatest Hit #7 Over sixty years on from their planning stages, it’s obvious that the 1964-67 A-Body intermediates were one of the greatest hits of General Motors. In all four flavors, from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6873279700_b4f12b37de_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Fancy Feast The Thunderbird: So irrational, so illogical, so often successful. Out of all the cars that make no sense–at least on paper– I’m willing to give the beguiling bird a pass. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DSC_0023f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave 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/2013/03/5969481428_33d90e4884_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door 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/2012/03/6095608736_5c35603ecb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic Eighty Eight – In Defense of The Baroque Beast I’ve always had a weird relationship with the 1958 Oldsmobiles. Given that Oldsmobile had some of the least offensive styling of the 1950s, this Chrome slathered non sequitur was one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6729649875_880aa7c6a7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Almost Doesn’t Count (first posted 8/30/2011) 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/AY061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – A Belle Late For The Ball Initially when I was crafting my “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d ever find an actual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/6584720627_3f38cfe6e5_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart Passing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6597320803_6d5c6eeb40_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face (originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6060790881_46359fdfcb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon- 20/20 Hindsight 30 Years Down The Road (first posted 3/14/2012) It is really hard to think of the cars of my Childhood as classic cars. But I write this 90 days from the point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6811140114_ba7e641d5a_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream (first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/i002921.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible (first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6303652810_e5879abc4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


