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![(first posted 8/14/2019) Finally, something right up my dorsal fin. It’s no secret that I have a slight preference for the T87, but any Tatra sighting is a post-worthy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190710_110038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1949 and 1952 Tatra T600 Tatraplan – Two Halves Almost Make A Whole")
Museum Classics: 1949 and 1952 Tatra T600 Tatraplan – Two Halves Almost Make A Whole
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/14/2019) Finally, something right up my dorsal fin. It’s no secret that I have a slight preference for the T87, but any Tatra sighting is a post-worthy […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_20170408_133444.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame")
Curbside Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190707_143909-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […] -
![It’s been a minute since we’ve checked on our good friends at Flex Auto Review, who have an impressive roster of classic cars in their forecourt near on the outskirts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG20250612100420_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama – Round Three")
Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama – Round Three
Posted on August 5, 2025 | 7 CommentsIt’s been a minute since we’ve checked on our good friends at Flex Auto Review, who have an impressive roster of classic cars in their forecourt near on the outskirts […] -
![Every so often, a carmaker will try something a bit quirky, a bit out of the ordinary and hope that it catches on. Renault did so with the Espace and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC_2238_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2011 Renault Kangoo Bebop – Answering A Question Nobody Asked")
Curbside Find: 2011 Renault Kangoo Bebop – Answering A Question Nobody Asked
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 12 CommentsEvery so often, a carmaker will try something a bit quirky, a bit out of the ordinary and hope that it catches on. Renault did so with the Espace and […] -
![It’s the late ‘90s. Cadillac is (arguably) still the epitome of the traditional American luxury barge, softly-sprung and complete with boxy styling, gaudy detailing and little appeal to anyone born […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC_2263_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Cadillac De Ville DHS – Nothing Succeeds Like Excess")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Cadillac De Ville DHS – Nothing Succeeds Like Excess
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 7 CommentsIt’s the late ‘90s. Cadillac is (arguably) still the epitome of the traditional American luxury barge, softly-sprung and complete with boxy styling, gaudy detailing and little appeal to anyone born […] -
![Back in the early 2000s, I remember thinking that automotive design was noticeably improving, at least as far as four-door saloons were concerned. It seemed the bottom, which had been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240204_130601_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Rapide – An Oasis Of Style")
Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Rapide – An Oasis Of Style
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsBack in the early 2000s, I remember thinking that automotive design was noticeably improving, at least as far as four-door saloons were concerned. It seemed the bottom, which had been […] -
![The fact that Mitsubishi still exists and manufactures cars in 2025 is a source of permanent wonder, isn’t it? These days, the Sick Carmaker of Japan title has reverted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20230408_113058_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsubishi Proudia V8 GDI – Mitsu’s Only V8, Dead After 15 Months")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsubishi Proudia V8 GDI – Mitsu’s Only V8, Dead After 15 Months
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsThe fact that Mitsubishi still exists and manufactures cars in 2025 is a source of permanent wonder, isn’t it? These days, the Sick Carmaker of Japan title has reverted to […] -
![Even at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240616_101633_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin")
Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 13 CommentsEven at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […] -
![Let’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG20250629082732_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?")
Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsLet’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […] -
![There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20241208_114844_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […] -
![You have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20221117_084004_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsYou have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […] -
![Look at that, a coelacanth out of water! The venerable Panther-based Town Car has now been out of production for a decade and a half, yet its final iteration has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20220821_130857_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature L – Giant Living Fossil")
Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature L – Giant Living Fossil
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsLook at that, a coelacanth out of water! The venerable Panther-based Town Car has now been out of production for a decade and a half, yet its final iteration has […] -
![Dial the clock back to the mid-1920s and one-off cars were pretty much the norm. A century on, they’ve become an extreme oddity. Definitely CC-worthy, even if the only classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC_2125_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2023 “Maserati” Kode61 Birdcage – Tubular Belle")
Curbside Find: 2023 “Maserati” Kode61 Birdcage – Tubular Belle
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 10 CommentsDial the clock back to the mid-1920s and one-off cars were pretty much the norm. A century on, they’ve become an extreme oddity. Definitely CC-worthy, even if the only classic […] -
![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=89&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 […]
