![CC loves to hate the Mustang II. Over a dozen posts dissected this little piglet of a Malaise mobile in various ways, so much so that there is little left, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211025_112835-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Mustang II Mach 1 – Pig, Lipstick; Some Assembly Required")
![In 2005, over a decade and a half after its launch, the Lexus brand conquered a significant new market – its home country. Prior to that date, all Lexus-branded models […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_103353-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Toyota Celsior – Can’t Spell It Without “LS”")
![This is an atypical “CCC” post – a Coachbuilt Curbside Classic. It’s the real deal, not a museum piece. I found this old dear in the very swanky neighbourhood of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_130807-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1954 Bentley R-Type Two-Door Saloon By James Young – You’re Only Young Once (Twice At Most)")
![For a first-generation kei car, the Subaru 360 has had quite a lot of exposure on CC. That is chiefly thanks to the fact that a few thousands of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211008_103807-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Subaru 360 Deluxe – The Legend Of The Ladybird")
![I was pondering doing this one as a “Wordless Outtake,” as it kind of left me speechless at the time. But let’s not scrimp on commentary – that’s what this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211023_143715-copy.jpg "CC Outtake: 1995 Toyota HiAce (H100) Super Custom Limited – Pure Dekotora Madness")
![These two are often seen together in a nearby parking lot. I’ve seen them parked next to one another (always in this configuration) for over a year now. Sometimes, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_095841-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 CE (W123) & 1997 Fiat Barchetta – Eiswein And OJ, Or The Tokyo Euro Mimosa")
![The Japanese often abbreviate “Nissan” with the numeral 23, as in the vernacular, the number two is pronounced ni and three is san. But it also kind of relegates the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211026_143912-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 Nissan President Royal Limousine by Autech – The Overstretched Underperformer")
![The horrors Detroit inflicted upon the world in the long decade spawning 1973-85, also known as the Malaise Era, were many and affected all makers. Vega. Mustang II. Volare. Diesel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20210911_125134-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1976 AMC Pacer – The Alien Awaits")
![OK, I realize picking a white Mk2 Jetta to headline this post might fail to adequately convey the sense of excitement and occasion one would expect to project for this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210916_093846-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
![Gather round, good people, as we delve through the past couple of months’ worth of quick snapshots I took of classic and/or otherwise noteworthy vehicles in and around Tokyo. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20211015_091726-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![I wrote one of these generation one Piazzas up last year, but I’m sure some of you will have room for another piece. Please, do go on, have one! It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20211023_150046-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Isuzu Piazza Nero Viva XS – Fancy Another Slice?")
![It’s challenging to follow a legend. The Silver Shadow, the Rolls that really took the hallowed marque into the modern era, would almost necessarily overshadow (har har) its successor, no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210523_165144-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1996 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur – Peasant-Crushing, Minus The Excitement")
![Generally speaking, the CCs found in Tokyo are near pristine. I’ve been finding a few scruffy ones on occasion, but basket cases are few a far between. In this case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210906_084936-copy.jpg "Backyard Classics: 1986(-ish) Toyota Sprinter Carib (L20), Nissan Skyline (R31) Hardtop & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC (C126) – The (Rusty) Wagon, The (Rotting) Sports Saloon And The (Broken) Luxury Coupé")
![I know, I know – I’m pushing it. It seems not too many of you care for these S130s. Or even Toyota Crowns in general? Still, you have to work […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20201215_160921-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1989 & 1992 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe – One And Almost The Same")
![OK, full disclosure: I never figured the Voyager nameplate was this old. I also caught a relatively similar Dodge version of this van (even before I bagged this beaut, truth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210917_101659-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 Plymouth Voyager Sport – Van-Tastic (If Slightly Delayed) Case Of CC Effect")
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