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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC History: Driving in South Korea in the Mid-1980’s – A Much Different World Than Today
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 30 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Outtake: Nissan Fuga Hearse – A Curve Meets a Square
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 14 CommentsAlong the route of our Sunday weekly walk here in Tokyo is a small transport company – they have several 29 pax Toyota Coaster mini-buses, a couple of Estima vans, […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1949 – 60 AEC Regal IV Coach with Seagull Body by Burlingham – “Curvy”
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 16 CommentsFrom the post-war period, up until the later 1950’s, coach builders and manufacturers in the UK were enthused with curves – bus design incorporated semi-elliptical and elliptical shapes along the […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1980’s Rolls Royce Silver Spur Mark I – She’s Seen Better Days
Posted on July 27, 2019 | 15 CommentsCC readers may remember this tidy mid-60’s Mazda Porter minicar we reviewed some three years ago. I strolled by the same lot here in Tokyo this past weekend just to […] -
CC Snaphot: Neoplan Skyliner Motor Home – I’ve Found Paul’s Next Project…
Posted on July 13, 2019 | 24 CommentsCC readers know our site’s Founder has enjoyed outfitting his Promaster Van into a nice, cozy, small recreational vehicle – but we also know he has larger ambitions… -
Bus Stop Classics: Alstom Aptis – The Electric Bus Comes to Paris
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 23 CommentsWe’ve reviewed electric-powered buses several times over the past couple of years; in Apr 17 we looked at the Proterra electric coach, and in Oct 16 when we reviewed possible […] -
Curbside Outtake: Volvo Seats – Give Your Backside a Well Deserved Treat
Posted on June 22, 2019 | 28 CommentsIsn’t it interesting that as we get older, our perspective evolves regarding what makes a car “great.” I can remember as a teenager and into my twenties (late 1960’s to […] -
CC Outtake: 2019 Mitsuoka Rock Star – Rockin’ to the Heartbeat of America
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 21 CommentsCC has looked at several models from Japanese niche manufacturer Mitsuoka. For those unfamiliar with the company, they make custom bodies that go over an existing OEM shell, which they […]
![QOTD: 2003 – 2008 Honda JDM Odyssey – Is This a Van or a Station Wagon? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Honda_Odyssey_third_generation_front_Serdang-e1582203639209.jpg)
![CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bingham-Loop-Oct-1965-1-e1580091267163.jpg)
![CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Los-Angeles-Historic-Streetcar-11-1-e1579581819641.jpg)
![CC History: Driving in South Korea in the Mid-1980’s – A Much Different World Than Today 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pony-e1576473008935.jpg)
![COAL: Three Generations of Toyota’s Crown – My Life Inside Japanese Royalty 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/60-3-e1576310873513.jpg)
![Car Lot Classics: What’s On The Lemon Lot – October 2019 Edition 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/untitled-229-of-251-e1572487426263.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1997-99 Cadillac Deville, 2001-10 Nissan President, and 2001-10 Daihatsu Copen – The Three (White) Musketeers 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190812_182224-1-e1566645402204.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Nissan Fuga Hearse – A Curve Meets a Square Along the route of our Sunday weekly walk here in Tokyo is a small transport company – they have several 29 pax Toyota Coaster mini-buses, a couple of Estima vans, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190721_152723-1-e1564402583555.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1949 – 60 AEC Regal IV Coach with Seagull Body by Burlingham – “Curvy” From the post-war period, up until the later 1950’s, coach builders and manufacturers in the UK were enthused with curves – bus design incorporated semi-elliptical and elliptical shapes along the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9d7d9e9756ff9cb3ac8947e04ce69632-1-e1563362558219.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1980’s Rolls Royce Silver Spur Mark I – She’s Seen Better Days CC readers may remember this tidy mid-60’s Mazda Porter minicar we reviewed some three years ago. I strolled by the same lot here in Tokyo this past weekend just to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190714_165717-1-e1564256829997.jpg)

![Bus Stop Classics: Alstom Aptis – The Electric Bus Comes to Paris We’ve reviewed electric-powered buses several times over the past couple of years; in Apr 17 we looked at the Proterra electric coach, and in Oct 16 when we reviewed possible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=500,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aptis-innovationlabel-e1561812262412.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: Volvo Seats – Give Your Backside a Well Deserved Treat Isn’t it interesting that as we get older, our perspective evolves regarding what makes a car “great.” I can remember as a teenager and into my twenties (late 1960’s to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_volvo_v60_frontseat-1-e1560599947338.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 2019 Mitsuoka Rock Star – Rockin’ to the Heartbeat of America CC has looked at several models from Japanese niche manufacturer Mitsuoka. For those unfamiliar with the company, they make custom bodies that go over an existing OEM shell, which they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/18MITRS1001-e1555813398890.jpg)


