As we continue our little two-week journey through Tokyo’s Most Wrecked Classics, I can state that there are two marques that (probably by sheer coincidence) are overrepresented in my files. […]
Abandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […]
Though nearly all the classics I see in Tokyo are absolutely pristine, there are a few that buck the trend. So in the spirit of doing weekly themes, welcome to […]
Welcome to part three – the best part, in many ways, because we’re starting with Alfa Romeo. OK, so maybe the Coda Tronca isn’t your favourite model, but it’s the […]
Lots of imports to get through again, as always. But they weren’t all found in the usual tree-lined place, no no! One can encounter genuine in-motion classics, such as this […]
It’s that time of every-other-month again, folks! The pickings were (as ever) pretty rich, so let’s get to the JDM goodies already, starting with Toyota. This 2nd gen Celica GT […]
Japanese carmakers are well versed in the art of making large and exciting wares, but let’s not forget that small and dull has always been in their DNA. The issue, […]
To belatedly close our British roadster week with an extra dose of panache, we’re going to contemplate, in slack-jawed admiration, the best sports car of the early post-war era. A […]
British roadsters could not remain in the ‘30s forever, though some tried to very hard (looking at you, Morgan). Some makers were quicker than others off the mark, of course. […]
MG might as well be a synonym for the word roadster. Sure, there were always MG saloons as well, but they were usually badge-engineered affairs. The marque’s real raison d’être […]
This week will be dedicated to both that most British of automotive institutions, the roadster – specifically, early post-war roadsters that begat a long line of descendants. Which means we […]
The blessing of Google Translate notwithstanding, it’s always a bit of a crap-shoot to suss out hard info from Japanese websites. But usually, with a little perseverance, it’s possible to […]
“Oooh, a Ford van, how exciting!” Said very, very few people, if anyone, ever. Well, it’s all about context, isn’t it? In its native land, this old Club Wagon would […]
There are lookalikes, and there are lookalikes. How many Cadillac hearses – of various vintages – have been predictably turned into ECTO-1? What about the dozens of DeLoreans that got […]
It just couldn’t be JDM ‘90s Week without a good old RWD Toyota saloon, could it? In the mid-‘90s, the number one Japanese automaker still had a lot of those […]