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CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Feb-March 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2021 | 16 CommentsFor whatever reason, the singles haul was rather lackluster in February, so I elected to hold on another month to bring the whole thing up to a reasonably decent level. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Sera – The Future’s Not Ours To See
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsEver wondered why a particular model existed? I sure thought that when photographing this one. Not that I didn’t kind of like it, but I had no clue what it […] -
CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsOy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsThere aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […] -
CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 16 CommentsAnother fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 9 CommentsIt’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Deez Nutz
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsDetails are everything. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the distinctive outline of an El Camino in the distance and thought: pay dirt. As I got closer, […] -
CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe?
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 9 CommentsSeems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 “Deuce Coupe” – American As Apple Pie (À La Mod)
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 29 CommentsI have a feeling that the phrase “Well, this is the last thing I figured I’d see in Tokyo” is wearing thin by now, but I really can’t think of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Skyline (R33) GTS – Fat And Spurious
Posted on March 16, 2021 | 9 CommentsIt’s not easy being an automotive legend, especially one that has some sort of performance legacy to uphold. Your Corvettes, Mercedes SLs, Mustangs, Quattroportes and so on all have to […] -
CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)?
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Supra (A70) Twin Turbo – Modest Excellence
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsWhen was buying a sports car – a proper one, with pop-up headlights, a 6-cyl. under the hood and RWD – ever the rational choice? In Japan, that time was […] -
CC Capsule: 1982 Ford Bronco XLT Lariat – To The Manure Born
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsHelp me out here. Why is it that CC has had a bunch of Blazers, Scouts, Jeeps, first-gen Broncos — as well as second-gen and Bronco IIs, but not a […] -
CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Accord Wagon (CB9) – Reverse Migration
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 33 CommentsOf all the Japanese carmakers, Honda has always been a bit of an oddity. They were neither an offshoot of a powerful industrial group like Mitsubishi, Mazda or Subaru, nor […] -
Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsA few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]
![CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Feb-March 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars For whatever reason, the singles haul was rather lackluster in February, so I elected to hold on another month to bring the whole thing up to a reasonably decent level. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210228_114124-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Sera – The Future’s Not Ours To See Ever wondered why a particular model existed? I sure thought that when photographing this one. Not that I didn’t kind of like it, but I had no clue what it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201202_084051-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit? Oy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201122_121859-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia There aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201215_085807-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not Another fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210218_113045-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable It’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210307_150156-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Deez Nutz Details are everything. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the distinctive outline of an El Camino in the distance and thought: pay dirt. As I got closer, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210122_092418-copy.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe? Seems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210304_093258-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 “Deuce Coupe” – American As Apple Pie (À La Mod) I have a feeling that the phrase “Well, this is the last thing I figured I’d see in Tokyo” is wearing thin by now, but I really can’t think of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210131_121859-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Skyline (R33) GTS – Fat And Spurious It’s not easy being an automotive legend, especially one that has some sort of performance legacy to uphold. Your Corvettes, Mercedes SLs, Mustangs, Quattroportes and so on all have to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210309_163708-copy.jpg)
![CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)? I’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_101356-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Supra (A70) Twin Turbo – Modest Excellence When was buying a sports car – a proper one, with pop-up headlights, a 6-cyl. under the hood and RWD – ever the rational choice? In Japan, that time was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210307_142614-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1982 Ford Bronco XLT Lariat – To The Manure Born Help me out here. Why is it that CC has had a bunch of Blazers, Scouts, Jeeps, first-gen Broncos — as well as second-gen and Bronco IIs, but not a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210208_084655-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Accord Wagon (CB9) – Reverse Migration Of all the Japanese carmakers, Honda has always been a bit of an oddity. They were neither an offshoot of a powerful industrial group like Mitsubishi, Mazda or Subaru, nor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201123_135839-copy.jpg)
![Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo A few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_090929-copy.jpg)


