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T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 3: Foreign Cars (Italian, Swedish & American)
Posted on January 7, 2026 | 18 CommentsBenvenuti a tutti (and not exclusively frutti) as we look some free-range cavalino rampante and other Italian stallions, before closing this edition with the Detroit iron. We’re going to kick […] -
Vintage Snapshots: 20th Century Prague
Posted on January 6, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 1/6/2026) Well, I couldn’t really pass this up, could I? We’ve done London, Tokyo and Paris, so it’s time we peeked behind the Iron Curtain […] -
T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & German)
Posted on January 6, 2026 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the imported entrants of this latest T87 Singles Collection compendium. No point on burying the lede: British cars in the final quarter of 2025 were divided into two […] -
JDM Classic: 1988 Nissan Gloria Cima (FPY31) Type II Limited – An Infinitely Better Version Of The Infiniti Beta Version
Posted on January 5, 2026 | 21 Comments(Updated 1/5/2026) It all started with this car, just over 30 years ago. The two top Japanese carmakers, Nissan and Toyota, were taking their never-ending duel to […] -
T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 5, 2026 | 14 CommentsHappy new year! Well, we can only hope, eh? Let’s kick things off by mopping up the remnants of the last quarter of 2025, just to be done with it. […] -
Vintage Photos: Cars And Street Scenes In London – 1940s – 1970s
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 30 CommentsIt’s almost the holidays so let’s the pics do most of the talking. These were found across the length and breadth of the Internet. If possible, the area they were […] -
1985 BMW 524td and 1986 BMW 520i (E28) – The Eighties In Black And White
Posted on December 19, 2025 | 31 Comments(Updated 12/19/2025) I have made no secret of my relative distaste for the ‘80s car designs (though the early ‘90s were the actual absolute pits, as far as I’m […] -
1983 Nissan Skyline (DR30) RS-Turbo Coupé: Straight Out Of Central Casting
Posted on December 18, 2025 | 17 Comments(Updated 12/18/2025) Skyline at night, CC’s delight. I saw this ‘80s-looking coupé in the dusk and snapped it up quickly, without knowing I was photographing the JDM equivalent of the […] -
1983 Mitsubishi Minica Ami L CX: Mini Dinosaur
Posted on December 14, 2025 | 22 Comments(Updated 12/14/2025) Finding a car like this is a real test of a CC writer’s character. I mean, aside from its advancing years and relative rarity, this thing […] -
Junkyard Classics: Toyota FC, Nissan Gloria (A30) And Daihatsu CM – Three-In-One JDM ‘60s Special Edition
Posted on December 13, 2025 | 21 Comments(Updated 12/13/2025) Even in Japan, where the average car owner is usually scrupulous about his or her steed’s spotlessness and mechanical fitness, cars eventually end up at […] -
1999 Toyota Progrès NC 250 – Bland On The Run
Posted on December 12, 2025 | 20 Comments(Updated 12/12/2025) Even as I photographed this car, I was dreading having to write it up. I had seen these before many times and read up a […] -
CC Car Show: Underground Car Park Meet In Chiba, October 2025
Posted on December 11, 2025 | 10 CommentsOrganizing a classic car meet in an extremely crowded city (or on the outskirts thereof) is not an easy task. In the Kanto area, i.e. the Tokyo-Yokohama cities and surrounding […] -
Curbside Find: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’
Posted on December 9, 2025 | 9 Comments(Update 12/9/2025) In a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present […] -
One After 909: Peugeot’s Numbering Conundrum
Posted on December 9, 2025 | 36 CommentsHave you ever wondered about that whole zero-in-the-middle numbering system Peugeot has had going on for the better part of a century by now? How can it be sustainable? Will […] -
1988 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe: The Hairshirt Special
Posted on December 8, 2025 | 18 Comments(Updated 12/8/2025) Imagine you are shopping for a car in Japan 30 years ago. You are keen to purchase a fairly large car – none of those […]
![T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 3: Foreign Cars (Italian, Swedish & American) Benvenuti a tutti (and not exclusively frutti) as we look some free-range cavalino rampante and other Italian stallions, before closing this edition with the Detroit iron. We’re going to kick […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG20251207083441_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: 20th Century Prague (Updated 1/6/2026) Well, I couldn’t really pass this up, could I? We’ve done London, Tokyo and Paris, so it’s time we peeked behind the Iron Curtain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/prag_mid-60s.jpg)
![T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & German) Welcome to the imported entrants of this latest T87 Singles Collection compendium. No point on burying the lede: British cars in the final quarter of 2025 were divided into two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG20251207085843_edited-115x115.jpg)
![JDM Classic: 1988 Nissan Gloria Cima (FPY31) Type II Limited – An Infinitely Better Version Of The Infiniti Beta Version (Updated 1/5/2026) It all started with this car, just over 30 years ago. The two top Japanese carmakers, Nissan and Toyota, were taking their never-ending duel to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191208_151324-copy.jpg)
![T87’s Singles Collection, Autumn 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars Happy new year! Well, we can only hope, eh? Let’s kick things off by mopping up the remnants of the last quarter of 2025, just to be done with it. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG20251116082051_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Vintage Photos: Cars And Street Scenes In London – 1940s – 1970s It’s almost the holidays so let’s the pics do most of the talking. These were found across the length and breadth of the Internet. If possible, the area they were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-pic-115x115.webp)
![1985 BMW 524td and 1986 BMW 520i (E28) – The Eighties In Black And White (Updated 12/19/2025) I have made no secret of my relative distaste for the ‘80s car designs (though the early ‘90s were the actual absolute pits, as far as I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20180827_104527-copy.jpg)
![1983 Nissan Skyline (DR30) RS-Turbo Coupé: Straight Out Of Central Casting (Updated 12/18/2025) Skyline at night, CC’s delight. I saw this ‘80s-looking coupé in the dusk and snapped it up quickly, without knowing I was photographing the JDM equivalent of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191124_165546-copy.jpg)
![1983 Mitsubishi Minica Ami L CX: Mini Dinosaur (Updated 12/14/2025) Finding a car like this is a real test of a CC writer’s character. I mean, aside from its advancing years and relative rarity, this thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191204_152719-copy.jpg)
![Junkyard Classics: Toyota FC, Nissan Gloria (A30) And Daihatsu CM – Three-In-One JDM ‘60s Special Edition (Updated 12/13/2025) Even in Japan, where the average car owner is usually scrupulous about his or her steed’s spotlessness and mechanical fitness, cars eventually end up at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190818_145831-copy.jpg)
![1999 Toyota Progrès NC 250 – Bland On The Run (Updated 12/12/2025) Even as I photographed this car, I was dreading having to write it up. I had seen these before many times and read up a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20190911_142057-copy.jpg)
![CC Car Show: Underground Car Park Meet In Chiba, October 2025 Organizing a classic car meet in an extremely crowded city (or on the outskirts thereof) is not an easy task. In the Kanto area, i.e. the Tokyo-Yokohama cities and surrounding […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG20251004112149_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’ (Update 12/9/2025) In a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191208_152012-copy.jpg)
![One After 909: Peugeot’s Numbering Conundrum Have you ever wondered about that whole zero-in-the-middle numbering system Peugeot has had going on for the better part of a century by now? How can it be sustainable? Will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/buncha_Pugs-115x115.jpg)
![1988 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe: The Hairshirt Special (Updated 12/8/2025) Imagine you are shopping for a car in Japan 30 years ago. You are keen to purchase a fairly large car – none of those […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191115_123316-copy.jpg)


