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Curbside Find: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Play Dusty For Me
Posted on March 11, 2025 | 9 CommentsIt’s no good just hanging around the same gingko-tree-lined avenue on Sundays to find CC fodder in Tokyo. There are classics hiding everywhere, if you look hard enough. This unregistered […] -
1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 13 CommentsHonda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […] -
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 51 CommentsThe demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Crown (S50) Custom Wagon – Forever Lur-King
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere’s always a CC in the neighbourhood. Several, in my case. But there’s always one that you know is there, but never see come out and play. Or the one […] -
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 1) – A Blue-Blooded Sin Called Invicta Black Prince
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/5/2019) Greetings, fellow CCurbivores, and welcome to this third salvo of British Deadly Sins. The pickings are rich, in this land of entrepreneurial inventiveness […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Nissan Silvia (CSP311) – Japan’s First PLC
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the month of March, which I have decided will be placed under the auspices of the 1960s – my favourite postwar decade. Even if you know nothing about […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Maserati Merak SS – Moustaches, Green Balls And Flying Buttresses
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 9 CommentsThey called the ‘70s Anni di piombo “the years of lead” in Italy. Social, economic and political turmoil, terrorism, the Maffia, an epidemic of moustaches – times were tough. But […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Fiat Dino 2400 – Fiat By Name, Ferrari By Nature
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 10 CommentsIn the Great Book of Cars That Came Out in 1967, available in my mind in every imaginary bookstore on the face of the Earth, there should be a special […] -
Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 15 CommentsThe Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsThus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 15 CommentsYeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/19/2019) There had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 17 CommentsMuch has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […] -
Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsFrench Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […]
![Curbside Find: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Play Dusty For Me It’s no good just hanging around the same gingko-tree-lined avenue on Sundays to find CC fodder in Tokyo. There are classics hiding everywhere, if you look hard enough. This unregistered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20240227_120736_edited.jpg)
![1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels Honda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20240324_085624_edited.jpg)
![British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry The demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GB_DS3_sta.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Crown (S50) Custom Wagon – Forever Lur-King There’s always a CC in the neighbourhood. Several, in my case. But there’s always one that you know is there, but never see come out and play. Or the one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230429_142706_edited.jpg)
![British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 1) – A Blue-Blooded Sin Called Invicta Black Prince (first posted 3/5/2019) Greetings, fellow CCurbivores, and welcome to this third salvo of British Deadly Sins. The pickings are rich, in this land of entrepreneurial inventiveness […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GB_DS3_inv.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Nissan Silvia (CSP311) – Japan’s First PLC Welcome to the month of March, which I have decided will be placed under the auspices of the 1960s – my favourite postwar decade. Even if you know nothing about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241103_120011_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Maserati Merak SS – Moustaches, Green Balls And Flying Buttresses They called the ‘70s Anni di piombo “the years of lead” in Italy. Social, economic and political turmoil, terrorism, the Maffia, an epidemic of moustaches – times were tough. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240526_092049_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Fiat Dino 2400 – Fiat By Name, Ferrari By Nature In the Great Book of Cars That Came Out in 1967, available in my mind in every imaginary bookstore on the face of the Earth, there should be a special […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241215_083021_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme The Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20230103_122734_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull Thus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240616_083058_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch Yeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241215_085029_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material (first posted 2/19/2019) There had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190208_170623-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship Much has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240305_095833_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original French Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240331_121530_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor (first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181212_124234-copy.jpg)


