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![The name Century has been attached to two very different things on either end of the Pacific. Likewise, Caravan can refer to both Mopar minivans and the Nissan not-so-mini van […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230528_125428-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Caravan (E23) SGL – Wassup, Homy?")
CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Caravan (E23) SGL – Wassup, Homy?
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe name Century has been attached to two very different things on either end of the Pacific. Likewise, Caravan can refer to both Mopar minivans and the Nissan not-so-mini van […] -
![The ‘80s may now be regarded as the decade of square car design par excellence, but it was arguably the third such era in automotive history. Back in the ‘20s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230416_102918-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Simca 1000 GLS – Cute Cubic CC")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Simca 1000 GLS – Cute Cubic CC
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 21 CommentsThe ‘80s may now be regarded as the decade of square car design par excellence, but it was arguably the third such era in automotive history. Back in the ‘20s, […] -
![Station wagons may have gone out of fashion in North America, but many other places are still infatuated with them. If the Japanese internet is to be believed, Japan’s fairly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230618_152415-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon (BF) Mi Super Select – Long Live The Long Roof")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon (BF) Mi Super Select – Long Live The Long Roof
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 22 CommentsStation wagons may have gone out of fashion in North America, but many other places are still infatuated with them. If the Japanese internet is to be believed, Japan’s fairly […] -
![Maserati are doing pretty well these days. That’s an outlier in the marque’s history though: for most of the 20th Century, Maserati were either about to go under or trying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230228_142721-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Maserati 430 4v (AM332) – The Better Biturbo")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Maserati 430 4v (AM332) – The Better Biturbo
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 16 CommentsMaserati are doing pretty well these days. That’s an outlier in the marque’s history though: for most of the 20th Century, Maserati were either about to go under or trying […] -
![White doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230227_115456-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsWhite doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […] -
![I can’t quite put my finger on why most Mitsubishis just leave me cold. One thing was their insistence on naming all their cars (or their overseas clones) some combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20220911_111917-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma (A160) Super Saloon – Even A Stopped Clock…")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma (A160) Super Saloon – Even A Stopped Clock…
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 21 CommentsI can’t quite put my finger on why most Mitsubishis just leave me cold. One thing was their insistence on naming all their cars (or their overseas clones) some combination […] -
![In the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230319_143357-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat")
In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2017) Full disclosure, right from the top: this used to be our ride in Yangon. But I cannot write a COAL post really, as I’ve never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ToyoCrown-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Crown Comfort Super Deluxe G – Time For A Change")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Crown Comfort Super Deluxe G – Time For A Change
Posted on June 20, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/20/2017) Full disclosure, right from the top: this used to be our ride in Yangon. But I cannot write a COAL post really, as I’ve never […] -
![I will readily admit that the 1961-62 Cadillacs were never really on my radar. I always felt the outrageous 1959-’60s outshone them completely, and the 1963-’64s seemed more dignified and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230401_113022-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Very Sixty And Very Special")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Very Sixty And Very Special
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 30 CommentsI will readily admit that the 1961-62 Cadillacs were never really on my radar. I always felt the outrageous 1959-’60s outshone them completely, and the 1963-’64s seemed more dignified and […] -
![As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142650-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact")
Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 12 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […] -
![I took my usual stroll on the first Sunday in April this year – always keeping an eye out for the odd automotive encounter, which happen fairly regularly in Tokyo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142332-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Nihonbashi Bridge Spring Festival, April 2023")
Car Show Classics: Nihonbashi Bridge Spring Festival, April 2023
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 17 CommentsI took my usual stroll on the first Sunday in April this year – always keeping an eye out for the odd automotive encounter, which happen fairly regularly in Tokyo […] -
![When is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230226_152534-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born")
CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 33 CommentsWhen is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […] -
![Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! We’ve had so many CCs on old air-cooled Transporters, gnarly as they are, it would require something pretty, like, out there to justify one more. And not to bogart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20220731_123717-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 Volkswagen Transporter – You’ve Stayed The Same, Man")
CC Capsule: 1975 Volkswagen Transporter – You’ve Stayed The Same, Man
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 24 CommentsDuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! We’ve had so many CCs on old air-cooled Transporters, gnarly as they are, it would require something pretty, like, out there to justify one more. And not to bogart […] -
![Nissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20221111_083744-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise")
CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 16 CommentsNissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […] -
![In the Great Book of Long-Lived Cars that I wrote in my head, there is a relatively small chapter dedicated to sports cars and convertibles. Just between the MG B […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20221204_133721-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – Tall Tails")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – Tall Tails
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 10 CommentsIn the Great Book of Long-Lived Cars that I wrote in my head, there is a relatively small chapter dedicated to sports cars and convertibles. Just between the MG B […]
