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![Welcome to one of the coolest car museums around. Hope you enjoy the tour, just like Jim Klein and I did last October. The term “Megaweb” has always left me […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_134430-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1) – The Toyotas")
Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1) – The Toyotas
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 20 CommentsWelcome to one of the coolest car museums around. Hope you enjoy the tour, just like Jim Klein and I did last October. The term “Megaweb” has always left me […] -
![Ah, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191119_144613-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters")
CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 13 CommentsAh, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […] -
![The gradual transformation of the horseless carriage into the modern car took several decades. Many important steps were needed to go from the Benz Patentwagen to the Studebaker Avanti, such […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1932_maybach_zeppelin_ds8_stromlinien_by_spohn4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Winging It – An Archeology Of The Pontoon Fender")
Automotive History: Winging It – An Archeology Of The Pontoon Fender
Posted on December 3, 2019 | 28 CommentsThe gradual transformation of the horseless carriage into the modern car took several decades. Many important steps were needed to go from the Benz Patentwagen to the Studebaker Avanti, such […] -
Wordless Outtake: 404 Error
Posted on December 1, 2019 | 23 Comments -
![In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/28140002-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest")
Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 30 CommentsIn a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […] -
![I spent eight years in the tropics, where the seasons are either scorching and sunny or steamy and wet. I am therefore really enjoying my first autumn in Japan. Cool […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191114_101315-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtake: 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT (C10) – Heaven Sent")
In-Motion Outtake: 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT (C10) – Heaven Sent
Posted on November 25, 2019 | 11 CommentsI spent eight years in the tropics, where the seasons are either scorching and sunny or steamy and wet. I am therefore really enjoying my first autumn in Japan. Cool […] -
![Kei cabover pickups and vans are not the most stylish vehicles on the JDM, usually. It’s not part of their brief. They’re strictly business, with very few exceptions. To find […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191103_144224-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Mazda Porter Cab – Back When Kei Trucks Looked Cool")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Mazda Porter Cab – Back When Kei Trucks Looked Cool
Posted on November 23, 2019 | 10 CommentsKei cabover pickups and vans are not the most stylish vehicles on the JDM, usually. It’s not part of their brief. They’re strictly business, with very few exceptions. To find […] -
![Here are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein and I saw a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_124852-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic")
CC Outtake: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic
Posted on November 22, 2019 | 7 CommentsHere are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein and I saw a […] -
![Can you believe we haven’t had a single BMW 2002 on CC all year? Unmöglich! Quick, here’s 1990cc’s worth of pure Bavarian sweetness, by way of one of Tokyo’s biggest […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_124737-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 BMW 2002 Tii – Simplii Extraordinarii")
CC Capsule: 1972 BMW 2002 Tii – Simplii Extraordinarii
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 32 CommentsCan you believe we haven’t had a single BMW 2002 on CC all year? Unmöglich! Quick, here’s 1990cc’s worth of pure Bavarian sweetness, by way of one of Tokyo’s biggest […] -
![What do you call a Toyopet found in the wild? A Toyoferal? This 2nd generation Corona, which looks like a mini imitation-crab American mid-‘50s design, is the first Toyopet I’ve […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191014_120919-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Toyopet Corona 1500 Deluxe (T20) – Strike Two")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Toyopet Corona 1500 Deluxe (T20) – Strike Two
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 32 CommentsWhat do you call a Toyopet found in the wild? A Toyoferal? This 2nd generation Corona, which looks like a mini imitation-crab American mid-‘50s design, is the first Toyopet I’ve […] -
![I was elated to find this little gem on the dark side of a Tokyo street recently. You don’t run into a 1st generation Corolla everyday, even in Japan. But […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_212341-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Corolla (E10) Deluxe Wagon – Little Car With A Big Future")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Corolla (E10) Deluxe Wagon – Little Car With A Big Future
Posted on November 17, 2019 | 15 CommentsI was elated to find this little gem on the dark side of a Tokyo street recently. You don’t run into a 1st generation Corolla everyday, even in Japan. But […] -
![On a bright and beautiful Saturday morning last month, CC Editor Jim Klein and I were on our way to the Toyota Megaweb museum by way of an elevated train. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_122426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 BMW Isetta 300 – BMW Lays An Egg")
Curbside Classic: 1961 BMW Isetta 300 – BMW Lays An Egg
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 21 CommentsOn a bright and beautiful Saturday morning last month, CC Editor Jim Klein and I were on our way to the Toyota Megaweb museum by way of an elevated train. […] -
![I’m almost ashamed to say it: I had no idea the Stagea existed. My knowledge of cars becomes pretty scattered around the 1990 mark, especially for non-European models. I know […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191103_153043-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Stagea RS Four – One Unicorn Just Won’t Do")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Stagea RS Four – One Unicorn Just Won’t Do
Posted on November 14, 2019 | 23 CommentsI’m almost ashamed to say it: I had no idea the Stagea existed. My knowledge of cars becomes pretty scattered around the 1990 mark, especially for non-European models. I know […] -
![You can hail till you’re blue in the face, none of these will be taking you home. This is where taxis come to rest and rust, no longer fit for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191017_101127-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Toyota Crown Comfort & Nissan Cedric – JDM Taxi Graveyard")
Junkyard Classics: Toyota Crown Comfort & Nissan Cedric – JDM Taxi Graveyard
Posted on November 12, 2019 | 16 CommentsYou can hail till you’re blue in the face, none of these will be taking you home. This is where taxis come to rest and rust, no longer fit for […] -
![Welcome to part two – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. When we’re talking “last ever made,” sometimes things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1975-Citroen-DS-last-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Last Ones (Part 2: 1970-present)")
Automotive History: The Last Ones (Part 2: 1970-present)
Posted on November 8, 2019 | 37 CommentsWelcome to part two – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. When we’re talking “last ever made,” sometimes things […]
