![(Updated 10/09/2026) This car was one of the nicer surprises I’ve had this year. The Fiat Abarth, the Renault Gordini and the Mini Cooper all had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200930_091038-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Toyota 1600GT-5 – Corona Con Tequila")
![It’s about time we had a deep dive into the 3rd generation Gloria. We’ve had a glimpse or two before, as I encountered a few in passing or some that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260517083338_edited-115x115.jpg "1969 Nissan Gloria (A30) Wagon – A Dethroned Prince In All Its Glory")
![Any well-known carmaker’s first car should always be a cause for celebration. Many are too old or rare to be readily encountered on the street, of course. It’s not exactly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_20241117_093126_edited-115x115.jpg "1962 Mazda R360 Coupé – Start Small")
![It’s easy to call the Hino Contessa Japan’s VW Type 3 or Japan’s Corvair, but we should be more accurate with our similes at CC. This is Japan’s Renault 8/10, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260503082847_edited-115x115.jpg "1965 Hino Contessa 1300 Deluxe – Japan’s Italian-Tailored Renault")
![Naturally, given that I travelled around southern and western Europe in August, the Italian and French contingent was always going to be a bit better represented than usual, especially the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260805113052_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Summer 2026 Edition – Part 3: French, Italian & Other Cars")
![Welcome to part two (of three), as we meander through the classics I bumped into over the summer in Tokyo and elsewhere. In this present instance, we have a gorgeous […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260823165932_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Summer 2026 Edition – Part 2: American, German & British Cars")
![It’s that time of the year again, another round-up of cars that were briefly encountered by yours truly over the past three months. This edition will be noticeably lighter than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260822082055_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Summer 2026 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![It doesn’t take a whole lot to give a car a little character. The way Carroll Shelby did it with the 1967-68 Mustangs involved a little fiberglass, different taillights, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260215113453_edited-115x115.jpg "1967 Shelby Mustang G.T. 350 – California Screamin’")
![For the better part of the 20th Century, i.e. right until the Cimarron, Cadillacs were designed to impress. They were big, often bold, sometimes beautiful and always remarkable. Everyone has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_20240229_142511_edited1-115x115.jpg "1967 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – Undress To Impress")
![Car design is a matter of taste, of course. Your list of beautiful cars may not overlap with anybody else’s, which is fine. Has anyone ever included the Renault 6, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_2830_edited-115x115.jpg "Museum Classic: 1960 Valiant V-200 – Unchained Malady")
![I see a lot of Ferraris around Tokyo. It’s a habitual hazard that I’ve come to begrudgingly accept. The great majority are 21st Century ones, naturally, but older ones from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20250928091148_edited-115x115.jpg "1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 – Greener On The Other Side")
![Remember when retro was a new thing in cars? Kind of an oxymoronic (or just plain moronic) question, but if you do, you must be in your seventies at least. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_20240428_082915_edited-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1966 Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote by Zagato – The Avant-Garde Of Retro")
![Good things, like coachbuilt sporty Italian coupés, come in small packages. This is especially true when we’re talking about a car from the height of the carrozzerie era, in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260405084227_edited-115x115.jpg "1962 Fiat-Abarth 850 Coupé Scorpione by Allemano – Tailored Arachnid")
![There’s always something to be said for a base model. Not necessarily the absolute miserly no-options stripper, but a car’s honest standard version, usually the biggest seller, is a worthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_3147_edited-115x115.jpg "1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 S (W108) – Straight And Not-So-Narrow")
![We’ve given the Karmann-Ghia quite a lot of love here on CC. It’s going to be my third post on the matter, and I’m kind of running out of things […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_20240616_085054_edited-115x115.jpg "CC Find: 1961 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (Type 14) – Red And Approved")
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