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![As we were reminded recently by Paul, the Toyota Crown, now entering its sixteenth generation, is set to make its grand global comeback. In North America, this will take place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221001_144615-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Crown (S60) Super Saloon – Hail To The Whale")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Crown (S60) Super Saloon – Hail To The Whale
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 17 CommentsAs we were reminded recently by Paul, the Toyota Crown, now entering its sixteenth generation, is set to make its grand global comeback. In North America, this will take place […] -
![Are we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221023_155548-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?")
CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsAre we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […] -
![This last portion of the traditional Tokyo tour will hopefully be appropriately populated by novel and interesting CCs hailing from Britain, France and the United States – three countries whose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221027_134857-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2b: Foreign Cars (American, British, French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2b: Foreign Cars (American, British, French)
Posted on November 4, 2022 | 22 CommentsThis last portion of the traditional Tokyo tour will hopefully be appropriately populated by novel and interesting CCs hailing from Britain, France and the United States – three countries whose […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2016) I was literally sitting on this one. It hides in a car park under my apartment block in Rangoon. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/S0993108.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Century VG40 Limousine – Just Short Of Pretentious")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Century VG40 Limousine – Just Short Of Pretentious
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 11/3/2016) I was literally sitting on this one. It hides in a car park under my apartment block in Rangoon. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine […] -
![Welcome to the best of the rest of the automotive world, at least as found in Tokyo over the past couple of months. The German contingent was the most numerous, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221030_131744-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2a: Foreign Cars (German, Swedish, Italian)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2a: Foreign Cars (German, Swedish, Italian)
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 13 CommentsWelcome to the best of the rest of the automotive world, at least as found in Tokyo over the past couple of months. The German contingent was the most numerous, […] -
![Welcome to part two of four, wherein we will look at Mitsubishis and Nissans, as well as a few Isuzus, Subarus and (sort of) Mazdas. Nissans are always very well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220910_101705-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1b: More Japanese Cars (Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, etc.)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1b: More Japanese Cars (Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, etc.)
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 7 CommentsWelcome to part two of four, wherein we will look at Mitsubishis and Nissans, as well as a few Isuzus, Subarus and (sort of) Mazdas. Nissans are always very well […] -
![It’s been pretty busy over the past couple of months over on this side of the Pacific. So much so, in fact, that I’ve had to split this regular post […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221023_151313-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1a: Japanese Cars (Toyota, Honda, Mitsuoka)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1a: Japanese Cars (Toyota, Honda, Mitsuoka)
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 9 CommentsIt’s been pretty busy over the past couple of months over on this side of the Pacific. So much so, in fact, that I’ve had to split this regular post […] -
![The myth of the Skyline looms large among enthusiasts, both in Japan and abroad. The nameplate is still alive on the Japanese market, but it has lost some of its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221001_133337-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Prince Skyline (S54) 2000 GT-A – Birth Of A Legend")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Prince Skyline (S54) 2000 GT-A – Birth Of A Legend
Posted on October 31, 2022 | 13 CommentsThe myth of the Skyline looms large among enthusiasts, both in Japan and abroad. The nameplate is still alive on the Japanese market, but it has lost some of its […] -
![Let’s not beat about the bush here: Aston Martin, a decades-old British carmaker with a fully grown CEO, a board of (presumably adult) directors and a whole staff of qualified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220618_134503-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Cygnet – Aston’s Bird-Brained Scheme")
Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Cygnet – Aston’s Bird-Brained Scheme
Posted on October 27, 2022 | 15 CommentsLet’s not beat about the bush here: Aston Martin, a decades-old British carmaker with a fully grown CEO, a board of (presumably adult) directors and a whole staff of qualified […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1954_brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101")
Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […] -
![For many years, Mazda tried to break into the lucrative executive saloon market. But just like they stuck to the Wankel engine until they ironed out nearly all the issues […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20210920_113613-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999 Mazda Millenia – Flagship Down")
CC Capsule: 1999 Mazda Millenia – Flagship Down
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 13 CommentsFor many years, Mazda tried to break into the lucrative executive saloon market. But just like they stuck to the Wankel engine until they ironed out nearly all the issues […] -
![It was a warm June day when I saw this refreshing Giulietta at the gingko-lined avenue in Jingu Gaien. It was impossible to pass up, like an oasis in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220619_123456-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Sprint Coupé – Long Tall Glass Of Rosso")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Sprint Coupé – Long Tall Glass Of Rosso
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsIt was a warm June day when I saw this refreshing Giulietta at the gingko-lined avenue in Jingu Gaien. It was impossible to pass up, like an oasis in the […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160728_105314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde)")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde)
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […] -
![(first posted 10/22/2016) It would be interesting to hear a Japanese person say “Cedric Brougham”. It is even more interesting to hear their idea of what a Brougham is. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161016_124350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Nissan Y31 Cedric Brougham – So Square It’s Hip")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Nissan Y31 Cedric Brougham – So Square It’s Hip
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/22/2016) It would be interesting to hear a Japanese person say “Cedric Brougham”. It is even more interesting to hear their idea of what a Brougham is. This […] -
![CC has featured the third generation Corolla several times already, yet we have yet to get a proper long-form post about it. Perhaps someone will do that one day, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220526_095916-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corolla (E30) Hi-Deluxe – Boring Wins")
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corolla (E30) Hi-Deluxe – Boring Wins
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsCC has featured the third generation Corolla several times already, yet we have yet to get a proper long-form post about it. Perhaps someone will do that one day, but […]
