![(Updated 4/9/2026) I’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200401_141602-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance")
![It may be lonely at the top, but it’s not always a barrel of laughs at the bottom, either. Kei cars are usually rather timid and boring little JDM conveyances, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20231210_114541_edited-115x115.jpg "1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top GX-T – Small Luxuries")
![I thought I had enough ‘80s stuff to go for two months, but no. So we’ll spend this April and May in the ‘90s, as I’m pretty sure I do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_1214_edited-115x115.jpg "1995 Toyota Carina ED (ST200) Exciting Version – Little-Blue-Pilled To Extinction")
![For our third and final roundup of the furtive finds seen in Tokyo over the first three months of 2026, we begin by examining the small but always entertaining Swedish […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260330145948_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2026 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (Swedish, German & Italian)")
![Let’s go ahead and set the bar up high for this second part and kick things off with a 1958 Chevy convertible. I do hope I’ll get to see this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260210140422_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2026 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (American, French & British)")
![The flow of CCs encountered in and around the Tokyo region continues unabated, no matter the season. Winters here are cool, but generally dry and make for excellent classic car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260118093749_edited-115x115.jpg "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2026 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![The year was 1985, the place was the city of Milan. Alfa Romeo, State-owned since the early ‘30s, wanted to herald their 75th year in operation in style. In lieu […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260215082143_edited-115x115.jpg "1989 Alfa Romeo 75 Twin Spark – Milanese Muscle And Music")
![(Updated 10/26/2026) What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200222_133530-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One")
![The ‘80s were not Ferrari’s best era. The overwrought Testarossa and the strange F40 were somewhat counterbalanced by the more reasonable 308 / 328, a legacy design from the ‘70s, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260322101059_edited-115x115.jpg "1981 Ferrari 400i – Tailored To Perfection")
![How did Lancia fumble the Montecarlo so badly? They had everything in their corner – a very capable Fiat platform and engine, a lovely Pininfarina body, plenty of positive brand […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_3043_edited-115x115.jpg "1980-81 Lancia Montecarlo – Good Tree, Bad Apple")
![This is a classic Mini. That much is clear. Everything else about it is subject to interpretation. And there’s quite a lot to interpret here. Most of it is legible, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20210710_112348_edited-115x115.jpg "CC Find: 1989 Mini – What’s Right With This Picture?")
![(Updated 3/18/2026) On CC and elsewhere, the paternity of the SUV has usually been attributed to the Jeep Wagoneer, and rightly so. Perhaps that makes the Range […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200313_093649-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ56) – Mama Mia!")
![I know, it’s not strictly-speaking a Jaguar, but it is one in every way except the badge. The Daimler name was no longer used in many markets, by the ‘80s. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG20260222090905_edited-115x115.jpg "1988 Daimler Double Six – Best Jag Ever?")
![(Updated 3/17/2026) Did you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200316_162628-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green")
![(Updated 3/16/2026) Welcome to the open air section of the Tokyo Natural History Museum, a.k.a one of the little side streets in my new neighbourhood. I recently […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200307_142541-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 Nissan Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Nissanosaurus Rex")
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