![Why was I not surprised to find a Messerschmitt in Tokyo? That old Axis connection, perhaps. And the well-known local penchant for everything exotic, unusual and left-field, at least in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201024_162617-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 FMR Messerschmitt KR200 – No Wing And A Prayer")
![Welcome to part 2 – let’s kick things off with American metal, as there were several noteworthy sightings from that continent these past few weeks. I just caught the tail […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20201018_163356-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Sept./Oct. 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
![September’s haul was lackluster and I was otherwise engaged for half of the month, so I decided to do two months’ worth of CC outtakes this time. For whatever reason, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20201023_163823-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Sept./Oct. 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![Ah, the old Land Cruiser. Talk about a legend. Of all the first-generation 4x4s, this is one of the most iconic (alongside the Jeep and the Land Rover, obviously). But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200911_083209-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 – All Kittied Up With Nowhere To Go")
![I bumped into this faded glory recently and thought I might share. This is the second Buick Regal I’ve caught in this city, but this one is the genuine article, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20201019_100127-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Buick Regal T-Type – Quite The DusT-Type")
![We’ve seen a few “Datsun 280ZXs” on CC over the years, but how about the Nissan Fairlady Z? It’s the exact same, but with subtitles. And LHD, seat doilies, fender […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20201012_120113-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) Turbo – Found In Translation")
![Last year, I wrote a pretty long post about the Porsche 912. It was a green US-market car, also from 1966, which belonged to a friend of mine in Bangkok. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200927_122528-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1966 Porsche 912 – We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When")
![CC hunting is a game of chance, but it can also be a game of patience. Among the parking areas and side streets familiar to me in the little corner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200930_085835-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T – The Big Reveal")
![All good things come to an end. While the old saloon-based station wagon is still far from dead and buried, there’s no question that it’s a far less popular body […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20190818_133833-copy.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1999-2007 Toyota Crown (S170) Estate – Japan’s Last Luxury Wagon")
![Yes, yes, we’ve already seen this model. Twice, in fact. But you know what, I’ve grown quite fond of these and the other week this I found this one, an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200830_123408-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1994 Nissan Gloria (Y30) V-20E SGL Wagon – Indulging In Overindulgence")
![Yes, tractors! Not the kind of vehicle one commonly finds in Tokyo, of course. But up in Hokkaido – even in towns, sometimes – those things are everywhere. This post […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200726_115955-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Summer 2020) – Part 3: Tractor Special")
![I’m not sure why, but I’ve been seeing quite a few Mk2 Golfs lately. Not more often than Beetles, of course, but still. These are getting on in years now. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200802_175602-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Summer 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
![Yes, the singles collection is back, after a small climate-related hiatus. Summer in Japan is uncomfortably hot and humid, so there are fewer folks about driving interesting cars. Not only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200723_165950_1-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (Summer 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
![This is our last return trip to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage (for 2020, anyway), but it’s a crucial one. Just next to the recently-covered Alfa Spider, and looking even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_165300-copy.jpg "Museum Classic: 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Super – Honoris Tatra")
![There are only so many ways to skin a cat, they say. Well, having zero experience or opinion on the flaying of felines, I really couldn’t comment. But what if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_171204-copy.jpg "Museum Classic: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupé – Hang In There")
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