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![I’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200401_141602-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance")
Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 34 CommentsI’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […] -
![Good morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191212_115431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta")
CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 17 CommentsGood morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […] -
![CC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200407_170855-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!")
CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!
Posted on April 7, 2020 | 22 CommentsCC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […] -
![Here’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_090857-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 30 CommentsHere’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […] -
![March 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_093457-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 28 CommentsMarch 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […] -
![It’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20190826_142045-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile")
CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsIt’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […] -
![What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200222_133530-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One")
Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 10 CommentsWhat? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […] -
![Is it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200201_122842-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic")
CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsIs it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […] -
![On CC and elsewhere, the paternity of the SUV has usually been attributed to the Jeep Wagoneer, and rightly so. Perhaps that makes the Range Rover the mad spinster aunt, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200313_093649-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ56) – Mama Mia!")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ56) – Mama Mia!
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 19 CommentsOn CC and elsewhere, the paternity of the SUV has usually been attributed to the Jeep Wagoneer, and rightly so. Perhaps that makes the Range Rover the mad spinster aunt, […] -
![Did you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught three (an Elan, an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200316_162628-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green")
CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green
Posted on March 17, 2020 | 23 CommentsDid you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught three (an Elan, an […] -
![Welcome to the open air section of the Tokyo Natural History Museum, a.k.a one of the little side streets in my new neighbourhood. I recently unearthed this Gloria there and […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200307_142541-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Nissan Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Nissanosaurus Rex")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Nissan Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Nissanosaurus Rex
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 23 CommentsWelcome to the open air section of the Tokyo Natural History Museum, a.k.a one of the little side streets in my new neighbourhood. I recently unearthed this Gloria there and […] -
![If you ever go to Ikebukuro in the northern Tokyo ward of Toshima, you might see one of these strange contraptions ambling about. Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo’s many “centres” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200312_104826-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 2020 eCOM-10 Ikebus – Electric Ladybird")
Bus Stop Classic: 2020 eCOM-10 Ikebus – Electric Ladybird
Posted on March 13, 2020 | 6 CommentsIf you ever go to Ikebukuro in the northern Tokyo ward of Toshima, you might see one of these strange contraptions ambling about. Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo’s many “centres” […] -
![Ah, the good old Stroke-8. What a legend. Designed by Bracq and Sacco, built like a tank, pioneer of Benz’s post-swing axle era. Between 1968 and 1976, Mercedes made close […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200303_094532-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W114) – Lucky Stroke")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W114) – Lucky Stroke
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 20 CommentsAh, the good old Stroke-8. What a legend. Designed by Bracq and Sacco, built like a tank, pioneer of Benz’s post-swing axle era. Between 1968 and 1976, Mercedes made close […] -
![Being in Japan is doing wonders for my education. Learning a new language, getting to know the local customs, developing my knowledge of an ancient culture and all that. And […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200228_101706-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) Spec.R – A Not Insignificant Spec")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) Spec.R – A Not Insignificant Spec
Posted on March 7, 2020 | 11 CommentsBeing in Japan is doing wonders for my education. Learning a new language, getting to know the local customs, developing my knowledge of an ancient culture and all that. And […] -
![Finding a CC-worthy car at night is always a crapshoot. Nighttime photography by complete amateurs such as your favourite air-cooled author doesn’t usually make for great results, especially when the […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20191212_180713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota Celica (A60) GT-T Coupé – Hello Darkness My Old Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota Celica (A60) GT-T Coupé – Hello Darkness My Old Friend
Posted on March 4, 2020 | 24 CommentsFinding a CC-worthy car at night is always a crapshoot. Nighttime photography by complete amateurs such as your favourite air-cooled author doesn’t usually make for great results, especially when the […]
