-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Laurence Jones
Posts by Laurence Jones
-
CC Clue: Confession Time
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsLet’s just say, if you can guess this clue, you’ll know a slightly shameful secret of mine. Let’s see who can guess it. -
![Initially when I was crafting the “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece a few months back, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/6584720627_3f38cfe6e5_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – The Belle Late For The Ball")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – The Belle Late For The Ball
Posted on January 12, 2012 | 41 CommentsInitially when I was crafting the “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece a few months back, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d […] -
![Nobody quite nailed the LTD, getting LTD, but wrong year, or wrong Ford, but close to model year. Can you tell which of our latest vehicular guests is fashionably late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6675826687_d9a71b0285_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Fashionably Late")
CC Clue: Fashionably Late
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 5 CommentsNobody quite nailed the LTD, getting LTD, but wrong year, or wrong Ford, but close to model year. Can you tell which of our latest vehicular guests is fashionably late […] -
![Given the limitations of my Camera on my smartphone I normally don’t shot photos of cars at night. But tonight, while getting a cup of coffee before spending an evening […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6368215639_8ee509f96b_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: Uptown Saturday Night")
Curbside Concours: Uptown Saturday Night
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 9 CommentsGiven the limitations of my Camera on my smartphone I normally don’t shot photos of cars at night. But tonight, while getting a cup of coffee before spending an evening […] -
![A few got close with the speaker between the back seat, some getting full sized GM, some getting Pontiac, some getting close to the year but not quite. This clue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6183644598_6ac047ef01_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 25, 2011 | 7 CommentsA few got close with the speaker between the back seat, some getting full sized GM, some getting Pontiac, some getting close to the year but not quite. This clue […] -
![Another strike for the gang, although Birddog got close with a similar themed FordMoCo product that shared more than a fair share of our chassis bits. Lets see how folks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6156065381_dbc7e2e24d_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 17, 2011 | 4 CommentsAnother strike for the gang, although Birddog got close with a similar themed FordMoCo product that shared more than a fair share of our chassis bits. Lets see how folks […] -
![It’s kind of hard not to know the face of an icon, and Phillip was first out of the gate with the winning answer. Now if he could get these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6148956561_c49a059626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 13 CommentsIt’s kind of hard not to know the face of an icon, and Phillip was first out of the gate with the winning answer. Now if he could get these […] -
![It’s clear that General Motors cars in the early 1950s had a definite family face. A wide “smile” of a grille capped off by two endearing “eyes” of headlamps and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5914740250_40701d09dc_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: The Family Face")
Curbside Concours: The Family Face
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 23 CommentsIt’s clear that General Motors cars in the early 1950s had a definite family face. A wide “smile” of a grille capped off by two endearing “eyes” of headlamps and […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 11, 2011 | 6 Commentsredmondjp Got as close as anyone did for the 1973 Mercury Monterey Clue. It’ll be interesting to see where these bits of chrome take us. -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Close To Heaven")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Close To Heaven
Posted on September 3, 2011 | 46 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 […] -
![The 1961 Rambler Cross Country made me realize it wasn’t the only surviving family hauler that caught my eye over the last couple of months. Indeed, I’ve thought of how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6081241503_5534070620_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: Ten Terrific Station Wagons Around Town")
Curbside Concours: Ten Terrific Station Wagons Around Town
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 29 CommentsThe 1961 Rambler Cross Country made me realize it wasn’t the only surviving family hauler that caught my eye over the last couple of months. Indeed, I’ve thought of how […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 41 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 […] -
![(This actually my *first* piece for Curbside Classic. I had originally intended to write this piece finding a 1986 Sable wagon. But I could never actually catch the one running […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Matchbox_Mercury_Sable-Wagon_6DF6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Sable Wagon – Station Wagon Envy #1")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Sable Wagon – Station Wagon Envy #1
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 29 Comments(This actually my *first* piece for Curbside Classic. I had originally intended to write this piece finding a 1986 Sable wagon. But I could never actually catch the one running […] -
CC Outtake: 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Pageant Loser, But Good Enough For Denise Huxtable
Posted on August 12, 2011 | 26 CommentsWhile we’re on the subject of the blossoming of the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight, why not a brief look at its in-house competition. -
![Paul himself says I live in Curbside Classic Nirvana. Tonight I truly embraced that as fact. Between the temperate climate and relative wealth of the San Francisco Bay Area, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6013263279_1c3dd57e0c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Parking Lot Show: At the Hop on Telegraph")
CC Parking Lot Show: At the Hop on Telegraph
Posted on August 6, 2011 | 16 CommentsPaul himself says I live in Curbside Classic Nirvana. Tonight I truly embraced that as fact. Between the temperate climate and relative wealth of the San Francisco Bay Area, the […]
