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About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
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The Colonnade Cutlass Cult (And Have I Escaped It?)
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 37 CommentsEver know a car you can’t escape? That’s my relationship with the Colonnade Cutlass models from 1973-77. It’s not the only car I’ve ever known, but it’s the car I’ve […] -
CC Clue: Plastic Surgery
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 13 CommentsTiredOldMechanic nailed the Heavy Duty Ford C-Series Trucks right away, but can you decipher this latest clue? -
CC Outtake: Is That A Panhard In My Rear View Mirror?
Posted on April 24, 2012 | 15 CommentsClassic cars come out in full force on the first real warm day of spring. Saturday was full of cars windows and tops down from the past, but this has […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar – Mercury’s Pony Car Goes Brougham
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 74 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 […] -
CC Clue: On the Prowl
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 9 CommentsGoogootz basically knocked it out of the park with out last clue, based on a hinge no less. Anyone wanna pick up the scent of our next clue? -
CC Clue
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 7 CommentsSean got the model year right, and Jesse got the model and trim level correct, so let’s say both are the Gold Medal holders for this clue. Who’s up for […] -
CC Outtake: F(ix)O(r)R(epair)D(aily)
Posted on April 14, 2012 | 18 CommentsI had to giggle a little bit when I saw this 1965 Falcon and 1967 Galaxie in this repair shop in the Tenderloin. -
Curbside Clue: Ignore the obvious
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 4 CommentsBrian nailed the Kadett after two tries, but in this case, ignore what is obviously a 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner in the background. No. That’s not the answer. -
Curbside Clue: Conformity
Posted on April 8, 2012 | 8 CommentsAcd got the Series III XJ6, who’s up to claim the gold on this clue? -
GM’s Greatest Hits #7: Easy A – General Motors A-Bodies 1964 -1967
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 53 CommentsFifty 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 lowliest […] -
CC Outtake: My 1st Car – The 1970 Jaguar X-J6 That Never Ran
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 25 CommentsSometimes sitcoms imitate life, or life imitates television. Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years got his 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sedan for $1. Did I ever tell you about the time my […] -
CC Clue: Ready For A Spring Picnic?
Posted on March 17, 2012 | 6 CommentsSpring In the air, the green grass starts to grow and people start defrosting, piling into their cars and exploring the great outdoors for leisure. Can you figure out our […] -
Curbside Clue: King of the Hill
Posted on March 13, 2012 | 9 CommentsSo Stephen got the closest on the first try and googootz added the safety of bracketing the model years on the Nova. I call that a shared crown. Who will […] -
Curbside Clue: Penalty Box
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 4 CommentsStyles nailed the rather obscure RX-4 on the first guess, and all of you have been on fire lately. Let’s see if we can keep that streak going. -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 47 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 […]
![The Colonnade Cutlass Cult (And Have I Escaped It?) Ever know a car you can’t escape? That’s my relationship with the Colonnade Cutlass models from 1973-77. It’s not the only car I’ve ever known, but it’s the car I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/6948196358_b04b4f0f2f_z.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Is That A Panhard In My Rear View Mirror? Classic cars come out in full force on the first real warm day of spring. Saturday was full of cars windows and tops down from the past, but this has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/6954817112_38b7f62a6a_c.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar – Mercury’s Pony Car Goes Brougham It 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/6906167020_7c0c229311_z.jpg)

![CC Clue Sean got the model year right, and Jesse got the model and trim level correct, so let’s say both are the Gold Medal holders for this clue. Who’s up for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/6944926952_08cd1bbd71_z1.jpg)



![GM’s Greatest Hits #7: Easy A – General Motors A-Bodies 1964 -1967 Fifty 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 lowliest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/7019336743_36ba6c91ca_z.jpg)
![CC Outtake: My 1st Car – The 1970 Jaguar X-J6 That Never Ran Sometimes sitcoms imitate life, or life imitates television. Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years got his 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sedan for $1. Did I ever tell you about the time my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1971-Jaguar-XJ6-color-ad.jpg)
![CC Clue: Ready For A Spring Picnic? Spring In the air, the green grass starts to grow and people start defrosting, piling into their cars and exploring the great outdoors for leisure. Can you figure out our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6851568762_e6e4863f99_o.jpg)
![Curbside Clue: King of the Hill So Stephen got the closest on the first try and googootz added the safety of bracketing the model years on the Nova. I call that a shared crown. Who will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6839292762_f5ea23d771_o.jpg)

![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/401988_10150456057917201_501872200_8993714_2035962588_n.jpg)


