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In Motion Classic Archive
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![(Updated 11/20/2025) For the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MK7d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1954–1956 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina")
In Motion Classic: 1954–1956 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina
Posted on November 20, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 11/20/2025) For the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly […] -
![(Updated 11/12/2025) It snowed all day on Halloween this year in Chicago. In fact, not only did the snow accumulate, but it remained overnight for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/021-1984-Grand-Marquis-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis Two-Door Sedan – Once Taken For Granite")
In-Motion Classic: 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis Two-Door Sedan – Once Taken For Granite
Posted on November 12, 2025 | 45 Comments(Updated 11/12/2025) It snowed all day on Halloween this year in Chicago. In fact, not only did the snow accumulate, but it remained overnight for the first […] -
![(Updated 11/4/2025) There are quite a few G-Wagens around Japan. Why should it be any different here? Those things are everywhere, be they in full Russian mafia-style black […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191017_113211_cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1999 Daihatsu Midget II: This Tiny Japanese Van Wants To Be A Benz G-Wagen When It Grows Up")
1999 Daihatsu Midget II: This Tiny Japanese Van Wants To Be A Benz G-Wagen When It Grows Up
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 8 Comments(Updated 11/4/2025) There are quite a few G-Wagens around Japan. Why should it be any different here? Those things are everywhere, be they in full Russian mafia-style black […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6781-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well")
In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 15 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […] -
![(Updated 10/12/2025) If there were a prize for cars that have gone from Being Everywhere to Being Nearly Extinct, GM’s N body may win first place. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Calais-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – And The Survivor’s Prize Goes To…")
In Motion Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – And The Survivor’s Prize Goes To…
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 58 Comments(Updated 10/12/2025) If there were a prize for cars that have gone from Being Everywhere to Being Nearly Extinct, GM’s N body may win first place. Not […] -
![There I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20241205_151228_aHDR-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction")
In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […] -
![In the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/caddypag1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition")
In Motion Classic: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 6 CommentsIn the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […] -
![I’m not in the habit of photographing 17-year-old Ford Expeditions, but when I saw this red-and-black example on a highway, I realized it was a special edition, so I took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ford-Expedition-Funkmaster-Flex-LR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2008 Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition – An Automotive Mixtape")
2008 Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition – An Automotive Mixtape
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsI’m not in the habit of photographing 17-year-old Ford Expeditions, but when I saw this red-and-black example on a highway, I realized it was a special edition, so I took […] -
![Some older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things. Some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face")
In-Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 22 CommentsSome older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things. Some […] -
![How big is too big? The standard 357cm/140.6in wheelbase Phantom VII (2003-17) was already pretty massive. And there was a factory-made “extended” saloon, for people of means with long legs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240214_104151_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Stretch Limousine – Way Too Big In Japan")
In-Motion Classic: 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Stretch Limousine – Way Too Big In Japan
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 10 CommentsHow big is too big? The standard 357cm/140.6in wheelbase Phantom VII (2003-17) was already pretty massive. And there was a factory-made “extended” saloon, for people of means with long legs […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/XAGTcoupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition")
In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated")
In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1988-Isuzu-Impulse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate")
In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2018) Some things will always seem timeless to me, including any of the original Peanuts holiday specials and the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) in any configuration. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7724-1974-Volkswagen-Beetle-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!")
CC Capsule: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/31/2018) Some things will always seem timeless to me, including any of the original Peanuts holiday specials and the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) in any configuration. […]
