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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, I’ve bought several new cars that were clear, unqualified disasters -these cars were so bad they still give me Stephen […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i751637-e1585993304282.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/QOTD: 1986 Ford Escort GT – Do You Have a New Car Horror Story?")
COAL/QOTD: 1986 Ford Escort GT – Do You Have a New Car Horror Story?
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 24 CommentsAs I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, I’ve bought several new cars that were clear, unqualified disasters -these cars were so bad they still give me Stephen […] -
![It’s now almost ten years – I bought my current 2012 Volvo C30 T5 in Sept 2011. It’s been a great car – I usually get “new car syndrome” around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMGP2809-1-e1582889255372.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Fellow CC Readers, I Seek Your Opinion – What Should I Buy?")
QOTD: Fellow CC Readers, I Seek Your Opinion – What Should I Buy?
Posted on March 28, 2020 | 25 CommentsIt’s now almost ten years – I bought my current 2012 Volvo C30 T5 in Sept 2011. It’s been a great car – I usually get “new car syndrome” around […] -
![It’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/d91e1eabc6b3783a99eb5d403fffec72-e1584015000970.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?")
COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsIt’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […] -
![In our JDM Honda Odyssey Van post last week, we discussed how the third and fourth generation models were much more station wagon-like than other competitors’ designs. Then with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/d763aa9ef6c5e8016ebd68ec32367b47-e1582806680778.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Honda Odyssey; Which Exterior Styling Do You Prefer – JDM or North American?")
QOTD: Honda Odyssey; Which Exterior Styling Do You Prefer – JDM or North American?
Posted on March 7, 2020 | 48 CommentsIn our JDM Honda Odyssey Van post last week, we discussed how the third and fourth generation models were much more station wagon-like than other competitors’ designs. Then with the […] -
![This is a 3rd Generation Honda Odyssey (RB1/RB2) – sold in the home market and other countries in Asia and the Middle East. It differed significantly from the North American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Honda_Odyssey_third_generation_front_Serdang-e1582203639209.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 2003 – 2008 Honda JDM Odyssey – Is This a Van or a Station Wagon?")
QOTD: 2003 – 2008 Honda JDM Odyssey – Is This a Van or a Station Wagon?
Posted on February 29, 2020 | 25 CommentsThis is a 3rd Generation Honda Odyssey (RB1/RB2) – sold in the home market and other countries in Asia and the Middle East. It differed significantly from the North American […] -
![I’ve been walking by this 2nd Gen B-Series Dodge Conversion Van for several years – it sits in a parking lot near our home in suburban Tokyo. Knowing how much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200212_153158-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1981 – 1993 Dodge Ram Conversion Van – Past Its Prime")
CC Outtake: 1981 – 1993 Dodge Ram Conversion Van – Past Its Prime
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 30 CommentsI’ve been walking by this 2nd Gen B-Series Dodge Conversion Van for several years – it sits in a parking lot near our home in suburban Tokyo. Knowing how much […] -
![Near our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/15808180266_c2d4e054af_b-e1580560384624.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota")
CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 14 CommentsNear our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […] -
![Every once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bingham-Loop-Oct-1965-1-e1580091267163.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto")
CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsEvery once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […] -
![I came across the below interesting, short twenty-two minute industrial video on Youtube the other night – it’s a recruitment film made in 1947 by the Los Angeles Transit Lines […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Los-Angeles-Historic-Streetcar-11-1-e1579581819641.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947")
CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 12 CommentsI came across the below interesting, short twenty-two minute industrial video on Youtube the other night – it’s a recruitment film made in 1947 by the Los Angeles Transit Lines […] -
![Age…they say it brings wisdom. In my case, it’s brought a fading memory, expanded girth, and an inverse ratio of head hair to ear hair. But it has done one […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2449015-bigthumbnail-1-e1579423407502.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Did You Hate When You Were Younger But Grew to Love Later?")
QOTD: What Car Did You Hate When You Were Younger But Grew to Love Later?
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 64 CommentsAge…they say it brings wisdom. In my case, it’s brought a fading memory, expanded girth, and an inverse ratio of head hair to ear hair. But it has done one […] -
![In the recent COAL article on my time with Japanese Royalty, I mentioned that I had purchased a 1978 Toyota Crown while in Japan and in 1985 shipped it to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pony-e1576473008935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: Driving in South Korea in the Mid-1980’s – A Much Different World Than Today")
CC History: Driving in South Korea in the Mid-1980’s – A Much Different World Than Today
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 28 CommentsIn the recent COAL article on my time with Japanese Royalty, I mentioned that I had purchased a 1978 Toyota Crown while in Japan and in 1985 shipped it to […] -
![We’ve had some superb recent posts on the Toyota Crown, which hit me as strangely coincidental as I sit and watch the current Netflix series “The Crown.” CC effect I […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/60-3-e1576310873513.jpg?resize=115%2C113&ssl=1 "COAL: Three Generations of Toyota’s Crown – My Life Inside Japanese Royalty")
COAL: Three Generations of Toyota’s Crown – My Life Inside Japanese Royalty
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 15 CommentsWe’ve had some superb recent posts on the Toyota Crown, which hit me as strangely coincidental as I sit and watch the current Netflix series “The Crown.” CC effect I […] -
![It’s been a couple years since we last perused the “Lemon Lot” here at the US military installation on the outskirts of Tokyo where I used to work. For new […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/untitled-229-of-251-e1572487426263.jpg?resize=115%2C87&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classics: What’s On The Lemon Lot – October 2019 Edition")
Car Lot Classics: What’s On The Lemon Lot – October 2019 Edition
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a couple years since we last perused the “Lemon Lot” here at the US military installation on the outskirts of Tokyo where I used to work. For new […] -
![I recently came across this trio at a house near ours in suburban Tokyo. It’s certainly an eclectic bunch – two luxury models from two continents and a minicar that […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190812_182224-1-e1566645402204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1997-99 Cadillac Deville, 2001-10 Nissan President, and 2001-10 Daihatsu Copen – The Three (White) Musketeers")
Curbside Outtake: 1997-99 Cadillac Deville, 2001-10 Nissan President, and 2001-10 Daihatsu Copen – The Three (White) Musketeers
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 12 CommentsI recently came across this trio at a house near ours in suburban Tokyo. It’s certainly an eclectic bunch – two luxury models from two continents and a minicar that […] -
![As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – 1990’s. Always looking to innovate, […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JR-Bus-Kanto-D750-00501-N128-4-e1563866152537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules")
Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules
Posted on August 17, 2019 | 20 CommentsAs we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – 1990’s. Always looking to innovate, […]
