![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220526_115229-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220604_141606-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S0401041.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220724_103431-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220801_143104-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/17_IMAG1160.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220710_125614-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220602_105807-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220807_144611-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220805_174915-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1935 Ford Model 50 Half-Ton Pickup – Going Stag?")
![Once again, we are faced with a familiar Japanese car whose name doesn’t quite match the CCollective memory. Yes, this is a Terrano, and yes, you probably know it as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220624_111431-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Terrano (WD21) – The Path Less Found")
![It’s impossible to overstate how revered this variant of the ADO16 is in Japan, but I trust those of you who read my posts will know that already. Aside from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220611_134442-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Vanden Plas Princess 1300 Mark II – Minor Royalty, Major Icon")
![Hondas remain a largely unknown quantity for me, sorry to say. They were not overly popular in continental Europe, where I spent my formative years – particularly the big ones. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220626_162520-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord Inspire (CB5) AX-i – Big Accord Or Lacking Vigor?")
![BMWs used to be so great. What happened, man? Present-day BMW have a plethoric range, with a bunch more numerical nameplates than the tried and trusted 3-/5-/7-Series range of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220720_162640-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW 318i (E21) – Beige Motor Wonderful")
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