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Nissan Elgrand (Gen 2), Mitsubishi Delica D:5 & Toyota Alphard (Gen 3) – Three Atrocious Yet Extremely Popular JDM Luxury Minivans
Posted on May 7, 2025 | 32 CommentsIt’s been a busy couple of weeks chez T87, so my time and energy could only be focussed on a single post, but it’s been a long time coming. I’ve […] -
French Deadly Sins (M.C. Escher Edition, Part 1): Fiat + Ford + Chrysler + Rootes = Simca, The Impossible Equation
Posted on May 6, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/7/2019) Well, it cannot be put off any longer: we’re finally coming to the Simca saga. This edition of French Deadly Sins will attempt to […] -
Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […] -
Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Lamborghini Miura – Street Art
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 25 CommentsIt’s strange to meet a legend. First, you have to know it’s a legend. I guess that goes without saying, but there are some folks – some with a modicum […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S Zagato – Beauty Is Overrated
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 14 CommentsEverybody has their own idea of what a conventionally handsome ‘60s car looks like. Your mental picture might include a Ford Mustang, a 1967 Eldorado, a Mercedes-Benz W109 or an […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 DAF 46 – When The Other Clog Dropped
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/18/2019) If I said “Michelotti-designed RWD two-door four-seater, automatic transmission and De Dion rear axle,” there’s a fair chance you’d answer something like Gordon-Keeble or […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider – Take A Touring For The Worst
Posted on April 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsEverybody knows Alfa Romeo, but the number of folks for whom the name “Touring” rings a bell is much smaller. And that’s unfair. The famous Superleggera specialist was once one […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 9 CommentsA poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […] -
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 22 CommentsAlthough they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsWe had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […] -
The Deliberately Anonymous Car, Part 6 – The Swiss Connection
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 19 CommentsOur highly esteemed CColleague Don Andreina created this series a few years ago, and it stuck with me ever since. “Deliberately anonymous” cars are actually pretty widespread, depending on where […] -
Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama – Round Two
Posted on April 7, 2025 | 16 CommentsAbout six months ago now, i.e. November of last year, I discovered a very well-stocked classic car specialist shop just north of Tokyo. It’s now on the roster, so I’ve […] -
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […] -
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […]
![Nissan Elgrand (Gen 2), Mitsubishi Delica D:5 & Toyota Alphard (Gen 3) – Three Atrocious Yet Extremely Popular JDM Luxury Minivans It’s been a busy couple of weeks chez T87, so my time and energy could only be focussed on a single post, but it’s been a long time coming. I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20201030_152154_edited.jpg)
![French Deadly Sins (M.C. Escher Edition, Part 1): Fiat + Ford + Chrysler + Rootes = Simca, The Impossible Equation (first posted 5/7/2019) Well, it cannot be put off any longer: we’re finally coming to the Simca saga. This edition of French Deadly Sins will attempt to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FrenchDS4_title_pic_Simca.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That (first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg)
![Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin (first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_123724-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Lamborghini Miura – Street Art It’s strange to meet a legend. First, you have to know it’s a legend. I guess that goes without saying, but there are some folks – some with a modicum […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20250302_084122_ed.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S Zagato – Beauty Is Overrated Everybody has their own idea of what a conventionally handsome ‘60s car looks like. Your mental picture might include a Ford Mustang, a 1967 Eldorado, a Mercedes-Benz W109 or an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240929_084828_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 DAF 46 – When The Other Clog Dropped (first posted 4/18/2019) If I said “Michelotti-designed RWD two-door four-seater, automatic transmission and De Dion rear axle,” there’s a fair chance you’d answer something like Gordon-Keeble or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190328_180246-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider – Take A Touring For The Worst Everybody knows Alfa Romeo, but the number of folks for whom the name “Touring” rings a bell is much smaller. And that’s unfair. The famous Superleggera specialist was once one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240310_092211_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue? A poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241027_083053_edited.jpg)
![1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question Although they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241103_080557_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina We had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240320_101405_edited.jpg)
![The Deliberately Anonymous Car, Part 6 – The Swiss Connection Our highly esteemed CColleague Don Andreina created this series a few years ago, and it stuck with me ever since. “Deliberately anonymous” cars are actually pretty widespread, depending on where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1967_edited.jpg)
![Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama – Round Two About six months ago now, i.e. November of last year, I discovered a very well-stocked classic car specialist shop just north of Tokyo. It’s now on the roster, so I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC_1177_edited.jpg)
![T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.) The German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC_1297_edited.jpg)
![T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American) Welcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250224_105324_edited.jpg)


