![Much has been said on CC about the “parallel universe” feeling one gets in certain faraway lands. Typically, North Americans and Europeans experience this in South America or Australia: a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220602_114444-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Camry (V30) 2.0 ZX – Alternate Normality")
![Here we go for another dive into the ocean of oddities that is GM’s Japanese market offerings. Today, we are faced with one of the few mid-‘80s Chevrolets that would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220828_153953-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986(ish) Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Big In Japan")
![What would we associate with Porsche and Subaru? How does that Venn diagram work? Well, I guess motorsport credentials and a predilection for boxer engines would be obvious examples. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220910_114051-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Subaru Sambar (K64) – The Porsche Of Kei Vans")
![(first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28140006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch")
![It’s been a minute since we’ve had a gander at the R4, hasn’t it? Fortunately, these are an object of worship in this country (still baffling to me, but what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220526_115229-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 4 GTL Clan – The Fantastique Four’s Finale")
![I had nothing, folks. I’d tried and tried again for a solid week, erased more than a dozen opening lines, looking for an angle. Some sort of hook, no matter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220604_141606-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Datsun Bluebird (WP312) 1200 Wagon – A Chip Off The Old Writer’s Block")
![(first posted 9/6/2016) It usually takes a lot of planning and effort to do a truly great end product. Leonardo didn’t just paint the Mona Lisa freehand in one go, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S0401041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Jaguar 420 – The Big Cat’s Best-Kept Secret")
![Just like yesterday’s JDM stuff, import sightings were somewhat subdued during these summer months. But subdued Tokyo style – some things were still a little out of the ordinary. Take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220724_103431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-August 2022) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
![Summer in Tokyo is not a fun experience. It starts out very hot (35°C-ish) in late June, then gets awfully humid by about a month later and progressively stormier as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220801_143104-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-August 2022) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![(first posted 8/31/2016. And unless an earlier post was re-run, this is T87’s first post at CC; he’s up to 609 posts now, and still going strong. Thanks for all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/17_IMAG1160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Coupé Surprofilé — The French “Crème de la Crème”")
![When is a Ferrari not a Ferrari? When it’s an ASA, or an Auto Avio Costruzioni, or a NART… or, most of all, a Dino. Famously, Enzo Ferrari said that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220710_125614-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dino 208GT4 – Genuine Gem Or Faux-rrari?")
![We don’t see enough kei cars on this website. And if this year has shown us anything, it’s that small and space-efficient cars will never go out of style – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220602_105807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Autozam Carol – Queen Of Keis")
![I’ve been running into a number of very interesting air-cooled VWs of late. Must be the summer temperatures that draw them out of their garages. This one was caught out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220807_144611-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1949/1961 Volkswagen 1200 – Bitza Beetle Beauty")
![Last time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion")
![As a devout lover of ‘30s vehicles, I don’t get many chances to unearth and write about my favourite era. But luckily, one such gem was to be found hidden […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220805_174915-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1935 Ford Model 50 Half-Ton Pickup – Going Stag?")
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