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Curbside Classic: 1996 Mitsubishi Minica Toppo – On Toppo The World
Posted on August 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsGiven that this week will be dedicated to Japanese long-roofs, the thorny issue of definitions might have to be broached at some point. So, what are Japanese? Ok, that’s pretty […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Subaru FF-1 Super Deluxe Wagon – Subie, I Think This Is The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship
Posted on August 19, 2024 | 33 CommentsThis week will be dedicated to two (hopefully) pretty popular subjects: JDM and wagons. So it makes sense to start with Subaru, whose main claim to automotive fame, it could […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – Unicorn Needs Rescue
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 8/16/2018) In two years of writing for CC, I haven’t had many chances to feature Detroit’s fine products all that much. There are not many left […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – Float like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Ray
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 13 CommentsThere were many options to end this little two-week drop-top stint in style. Lots of worthy British roadsters, some tasty Italian spyders and other options aplenty, but none felt appropriate. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1926 Bugatti Type 37 – Hot One Hundred (Year Old)
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 17 CommentsIt’s getting harder and harder to break new ground at CC. One way to go is exotic. Another is to find something super exclusive. Or perhaps pre-war. Combine all three […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 SsangYong “Benz” Musso – Ssurely You Can’t Be SseriousS
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) Ok, hands up who would miss SsangYong if they gave up making cars? Hmmm. Direct democracy isn’t going to work here. So I’ll just talk […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1976 Toyota Crown (S80) Super Saloon – My Kingdom For A Crown
Posted on August 12, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/12/2018) The other day, I fell in love. It was a sunny Saturday morning and I was moseying down the street for whatever reason. The traffic […] -
Car Show Classic: 1961 Škoda Felicia – Convertible Cicada
Posted on August 12, 2024 | 17 CommentsStill going with the open-topped theme, as the month of August stubbornly refuses to offer anything but blistering temperatures and a cornucopia of insects. Japan hosts an impressive collection of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […] -
Curbside Classic: 2001 BMW Z8 – Throwback To The Future
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe retro craze that raged throughout the ‘90s produced a bunch of questionable designs, to be sure. Although it originated in Japan, it soon contaminated the whole world, like a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3) “Notchback” – Three Is A Magic Number
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) I was thrilled to catch this early Type 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia – almost half a world away from Wolfsburg. Why? Three reasons (of course): […] -
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 6 CommentsIt’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […] -
Future Classic: 2012-17 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Extended Wheelbase – The Return Of HMS Phantom
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 8/4/2018) It’s limousine season here in Thailand – more so than usual. I’ve had cause to write the occasional post about the stretchers I found here, […] -
Museum Classics: 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia – Fiat’s Only A-Lister
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 7/31/2018) It’s full-on monsoon season here in Thailand. The need to escape the overcast and humid city can be irresistible. A week-end in Khao Yai, a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance – Aged To Putrefaction
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 20 CommentsAs we continue our little two-week journey through Tokyo’s Most Wrecked Classics, I can state that there are two marques that (probably by sheer coincidence) are overrepresented in my files. […]
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Mitsubishi Minica Toppo – On Toppo The World Given that this week will be dedicated to Japanese long-roofs, the thorny issue of definitions might have to be broached at some point. So, what are Japanese? Ok, that’s pretty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240625_111804_ed.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Subaru FF-1 Super Deluxe Wagon – Subie, I Think This Is The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship This week will be dedicated to two (hopefully) pretty popular subjects: JDM and wagons. So it makes sense to start with Subaru, whose main claim to automotive fame, it could […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240519_104925_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – Unicorn Needs Rescue (first posted 8/16/2018) In two years of writing for CC, I haven’t had many chances to feature Detroit’s fine products all that much. There are not many left […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180731_101538.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – Float like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Ray There were many options to end this little two-week drop-top stint in style. Lots of worthy British roadsters, some tasty Italian spyders and other options aplenty, but none felt appropriate. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20230212_125240_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1926 Bugatti Type 37 – Hot One Hundred (Year Old) It’s getting harder and harder to break new ground at CC. One way to go is exotic. Another is to find something super exclusive. Or perhaps pre-war. Combine all three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240114_094436_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 SsangYong “Benz” Musso – Ssurely You Can’t Be SseriousS (first posted 8/14/2018) Ok, hands up who would miss SsangYong if they gave up making cars? Hmmm. Direct democracy isn’t going to work here. So I’ll just talk […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180729_103620.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1976 Toyota Crown (S80) Super Saloon – My Kingdom For A Crown (first posted 8/12/2018) The other day, I fell in love. It was a sunny Saturday morning and I was moseying down the street for whatever reason. The traffic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Crown_S80_1976_covershot.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1961 Škoda Felicia – Convertible Cicada Still going with the open-topped theme, as the month of August stubbornly refuses to offer anything but blistering temperatures and a cornucopia of insects. Japan hosts an impressive collection of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240407_115955_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura (first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180705_120147.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2001 BMW Z8 – Throwback To The Future The retro craze that raged throughout the ‘90s produced a bunch of questionable designs, to be sure. Although it originated in Japan, it soon contaminated the whole world, like a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240428_084831_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3) “Notchback” – Three Is A Magic Number (first posted 8/8/2018) I was thrilled to catch this early Type 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia – almost half a world away from Wolfsburg. Why? Three reasons (of course): […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180416_094636.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof! It’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_085410_edited.jpg)
![Future Classic: 2012-17 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Extended Wheelbase – The Return Of HMS Phantom (first posted 8/4/2018) It’s limousine season here in Thailand – more so than usual. I’ve had cause to write the occasional post about the stretchers I found here, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180731_165355.jpg)
![Museum Classics: 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia – Fiat’s Only A-Lister (first posted 7/31/2018) It’s full-on monsoon season here in Thailand. The need to escape the overcast and humid city can be irresistible. A week-end in Khao Yai, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_20180729_110451.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance – Aged To Putrefaction As we continue our little two-week journey through Tokyo’s Most Wrecked Classics, I can state that there are two marques that (probably by sheer coincidence) are overrepresented in my files. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20230411_102011_edited.jpg)


