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CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt’s that time of the bi-month again! I decided to keep to a two-month schedule for these posts, as they are a bit more work to do than a regular […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) – A Sleeper Awakes In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe city of Stuttgart is not just the home of the historic Mercedes-Benz plant at Sindelfingen, but it also became Porsche’s base after the marque’s Austrian infancy. And back in […] -
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsWhaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Turin’s Titanic Tailoring Tragedy
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 36 CommentsEven the best artisans have their off days. But when the chef overcooks the fish or the concert pianist hits the wrong key, the mistake is usually limited to a […] -
CC For Sale: 1968 Toyota Publica (P20) Deluxe – Not Cheap, But Certainly Exclusive
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe T87 family went to Okinawa last month, chiefly because it was the furthest we could fly while still being in Japan. International travel was not easy in April 2021 […] -
CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsI hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […] -
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Crown (S130) Royal Saloon 3.0 Hardtop – Peak Crown
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsA couple weeks ago, we saw two examples of smallish pillared hardtops that really tested the outer size limits of the concept. Last week’s Nissan Leopard and this Toyota Crown […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL (R107) “Final Edition” – Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 12 CommentsWell, there are only so many Japanese oddities and exciting exotics one can dig up. Sometimes, you just find a straight-up decent old SL in a sexy shade of blue […] -
CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […] -
Curbside Classic: 2006-10 Citroën C6 (Japan-Spec) – Bonjour, Bonsoir & Sayonara
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsBig hydropneumatic Citroëns died out in the 2010s, but at least they went out on a variably high note. The last cars to have the system that Citroën pioneered in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Leopard (JY33) XV – Screwing The Cat
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 11 CommentsIf there ever was a Deadly Sin for Nissan, that would probably be the drawn out comedy of errors called the Leopard. This is the story of how the Japanese […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah!
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 22 CommentsSo this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […] -
QOTD / CC Clue: So, What’s Under The Tarp?
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsI’ve had many an encounter with an enticing shape hidden by a tarp, as have many of you I’m sure. Sometimes, the shape makes the identity of the covered conveyance […]
![CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars It’s that time of the bi-month again! I decided to keep to a two-month schedule for these posts, as they are a bit more work to do than a regular […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_105740-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) – A Sleeper Awakes In The Land Of The Rising Sun The city of Stuttgart is not just the home of the historic Mercedes-Benz plant at Sindelfingen, but it also became Porsche’s base after the marque’s Austrian infancy. And back in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_122817-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope Whaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Turin’s Titanic Tailoring Tragedy Even the best artisans have their off days. But when the chef overcooks the fish or the concert pianist hits the wrong key, the mistake is usually limited to a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_112344-copy.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1968 Toyota Publica (P20) Deluxe – Not Cheap, But Certainly Exclusive The T87 family went to Okinawa last month, chiefly because it was the furthest we could fly while still being in Japan. International travel was not easy in April 2021 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210429_122839-copy.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys I hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_103826-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Crown (S130) Royal Saloon 3.0 Hardtop – Peak Crown A couple weeks ago, we saw two examples of smallish pillared hardtops that really tested the outer size limits of the concept. Last week’s Nissan Leopard and this Toyota Crown […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210315_085038-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL (R107) “Final Edition” – Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Well, there are only so many Japanese oddities and exciting exotics one can dig up. Sometimes, you just find a straight-up decent old SL in a sexy shade of blue […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201027_154654-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range It is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_120657-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2006-10 Citroën C6 (Japan-Spec) – Bonjour, Bonsoir & Sayonara Big hydropneumatic Citroëns died out in the 2010s, but at least they went out on a variably high note. The last cars to have the system that Citroën pioneered in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210418_091733-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Leopard (JY33) XV – Screwing The Cat If there ever was a Deadly Sin for Nissan, that would probably be the drawn out comedy of errors called the Leopard. This is the story of how the Japanese […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210330_112949-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah! So this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210422_141142-copy.jpg)
![QOTD / CC Clue: So, What’s Under The Tarp? I’ve had many an encounter with an enticing shape hidden by a tarp, as have many of you I’m sure. Sometimes, the shape makes the identity of the covered conveyance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201030_145637-copy.jpg)


