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About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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CC Outtake: The Long, Long Night
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 26 CommentsWhat’s a Curbsider to do when the days rapidly become shorter and workdays extend far beyond sunset? If you’re like me, you don’t let a lack of daylight stand in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Skylark – Gimme
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 25 CommentsMy Christmas list will forever include one of the four forward-thinking compacts produced by General Motors in the early 1960s. But my lust is strongest for the special song sung […] -
CC Clue: Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
Posted on December 1, 2012 | 8 CommentsTimB called the ’70 Fleetwood. Now this one might be obvious, or not. Let’s see who’ll pull off the win this time. -
General Motors Greatest Hit #13: Were The 1963-64 Cadillacs the Greatest Postwar Cadillacs?
Posted on November 24, 2012 | 53 CommentsWhen it comes to being cynical about GM, I probably rank only slightly below our boss himself. In fact, long before Paul took on the 1971 models and the 1976 […] -
CC Outtakes: Good Morning Baltimore–Classics of Charm City
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 CommentsOn the advice of more than a few people, I didn’t expect to see many Curbside Classics around Baltimore. In fact, one Wednesday afternoon when Bryan and I were sitting on […] -
CC Outtake: It Seems You’re At The Wrong Beach….
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 65 CommentsI’m not a big fan of Los Angeles. The last time I was there, I managed to make it through all of two-and-a-half days before I fled back to the […] -
Car Shop Classics: So Far Away From South Bend – Save A Studebaker!
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 15 CommentsDuring my recent adventures-in-dog-sitting weekend, I stumbled across one of the most interesting graveyards I’ve ever seen: A repair shop dedicated to Studebakers–an array of disheveled, decaying birds from Indiana, […] -
CC Clue: Time is Ticking
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsAs the days grow shorter and the weather grows colder, a certain type of Automotive Season is drawing to a close. If you think along the lines of Nuts In […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere – Truly The Star Of The Forward Look
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 70 CommentsAnd here is the holy grail of the Forward Look. No other car of the Virgil Exner juggernaut had so much riding on its success. Few other cars of the 1950s captured […] -
CC Clue: Absolute Abomination or Not
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 9 CommentsIt looks like we had a 3 way tie for the Corvair gas door between EducatorDan, Roger628 and Carmine. Everbody gets the gold. Who’ll grab the medal with this one? [ED: first […] -
Coastside Classics: A Few Beauties From The San Luis Obispo County Coast
Posted on June 8, 2012 | 26 CommentsI had a really strong feeling that when I decided to drop everything and take a meandering road trip down the Cabrillo Highway for my 30th birthday this week, I’d […] -
Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 98 CommentsThey all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […] -
Curbside Roadways: Happy 75th Anniversary Golden Gate Bridge
Posted on May 27, 2012 | 28 CommentsThis cold, foggy morning marks the 75th Anniversary of the International Orange symbol of San Francisco, The Golden Gate Bridge. For 8 decades this marvelous steel structure has wowed commuters […] -
Curbside Clue: From The Inside Out
Posted on May 22, 2012 | 14 CommentsIt’s super rare that I actually snag an interior shot, so I thought I’d use that as my clue for my next post. Will that be easier or harder on […] -
Curbside Comparison: Compact Conundrum – Who Would You Choose in ’60, ’65 and ’69
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 70 CommentsWe all know how it actually went, as the Falcon led the big 3 small car parade in 1960. But never before did the mighty big 3 contribute 3 vastly […]