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Curbside Classics Archives
In Motion Classic Archive
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![(first posted 10/5/2017) I’ve always had at least a passing interest in astronomy. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a city with its own planetarium, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/015-1962-Ford-Galaxie-500-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Top Hat")
In-Motion Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Top Hat
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/5/2017) I’ve always had at least a passing interest in astronomy. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a city with its own planetarium, the […] -
![(first posted 7/14/2017) In my mind, there seems to have always been a unique, tangible synergy between people’s love of music and of the automobile. I’m talking about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/033-1969-Chevrolet-Caprice-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice Sport Sedan – Move Along… With Chevrolet!")
In-Motion Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice Sport Sedan – Move Along… With Chevrolet!
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 83 Comments(first posted 7/14/2017) In my mind, there seems to have always been a unique, tangible synergy between people’s love of music and of the automobile. I’m talking about […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2017) There it is, at the intersection. You’re looking at my fifth grade dream car, the ’85 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, complete with T-tops. This car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/008-1985-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Model Citizen")
In-Motion Classic: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Model Citizen
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/7/2017) There it is, at the intersection. You’re looking at my fifth grade dream car, the ’85 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, complete with T-tops. This car […] -
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/012-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-base-model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 61 CommentsIn last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […] -
![I know what you’re thinking: this again? Have we not been Challengered enough? Well, what can I do? We’ve covered these many a time on CC and this is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20221030_144231-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T – Wide In Japan")
In-Motion Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T – Wide In Japan
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 24 CommentsI know what you’re thinking: this again? Have we not been Challengered enough? Well, what can I do? We’ve covered these many a time on CC and this is the […] -
![In the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230319_143357-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat")
In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […] -
![In a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/011-1996-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels")
In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 46 CommentsIn a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […] -
![On a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/019-1977-80-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shadow-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence")
Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 74 CommentsOn a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […] -
In-Motion Classic: Hippie Bus, As Interpreted From Afar
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 9 CommentsI was almost too late—but not quite!—to snag a pic of this fab VW Bus and its well-matched driver on a June afternoon in 2018. -
![(first posted 5/2/2017) Many vintage cars and trucks have resurfaced with the warmer, spring weather in Chicago, lately, as if in a swarm. This early Scout II (a 1971 or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/004-1971-International-Harvester-Scout-II-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1971 International Harvester Scout II – Sunkist")
In-Motion Classic: 1971 International Harvester Scout II – Sunkist
Posted on May 2, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 5/2/2017) Many vintage cars and trucks have resurfaced with the warmer, spring weather in Chicago, lately, as if in a swarm. This early Scout II (a 1971 or […] -
![My recent repurchase of the 1979 compilation “A Night At Studio 54” has reminded me of how I had also been into all things ’70s as a young twenty-something in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/015-1970-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Town-Sedan-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Town Sedan – Platform Shoes")
Curbside Musings: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Town Sedan – Platform Shoes
Posted on April 25, 2023 | 46 CommentsMy recent repurchase of the 1979 compilation “A Night At Studio 54” has reminded me of how I had also been into all things ’70s as a young twenty-something in […] -
![‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight")
In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 21 Comments‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […] -
![Think back to a specific year from early on in your story that stands out in the timeline of your life, one that left a huge impression on you and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/014-1980-Chevrolet-Corvette-L-82-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Corvette – Disco’s Last Stand")
Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Corvette – Disco’s Last Stand
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 36 CommentsThink back to a specific year from early on in your story that stands out in the timeline of your life, one that left a huge impression on you and […] -
![This isn’t my first time professing my love for so-called yacht rock, and it won’t be the last. I have a complicated relationship with the song by the Nielsen/Pearson Band […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20190505_181824-1969-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – If You Should Sail")
Curbside Jukebox: 1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – If You Should Sail
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 32 CommentsThis isn’t my first time professing my love for so-called yacht rock, and it won’t be the last. I have a complicated relationship with the song by the Nielsen/Pearson Band […] -
![I love chocolate. For most of what has been almost a quarter-century of working in the insurance industry, I’ve had easy access to chocolate treats in the office, whether in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/003-1990-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-LS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Leftover Deluxe Brownie")
In-Motion Classic: 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Leftover Deluxe Brownie
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 46 CommentsI love chocolate. For most of what has been almost a quarter-century of working in the insurance industry, I’ve had easy access to chocolate treats in the office, whether in […]
