![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")
![It’s lonely at the drop-top. Convertibles are a paradox, aren’t they? By their very nature, they should bring the car’s occupants to be more in communion with the world around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20240414_085448_edited-115x115.jpg "1986 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Crushing Peasants In Open-Topped Comfort")
![(Updated 3/14/2026) If you ever go to Ikebukuro in the northern Tokyo ward of Toshima, you might see one of these strange contraptions ambling about. Ikebukuro […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200312_104826-copy.jpg "Bus Stop Classic: 2020 eCOM-10 Ikebus – Electric Ladybird")
![Ah, the old Starion / Stallion debate. It’s been going on for about 40 years by now – albeit only on one side of the Pacific Ocean. As far as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20230416_103604_edited-115x115.jpg "1989 Mitsubishi Starion GSR-VR – Spread Yours Wings And Fry")
![(Updated 3/12/2026) Ah, the good old Stroke-8. What a legend. Designed by Bracq and Sacco, built like a tank, pioneer of Benz’s post-swing axle era. Between 1968 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200303_094532-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W114) – Lucky Stroke")
![I realize that we’ve seen one of these Geminis with the Lotus badging before – five years ago, in fact. But that was a four-door and it had been recently […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20240220_125835_edited-115x115.jpg "1988 Isuzu Gemini Hatchback ZZ Handling by Lotus – Can You Handle It?")
![I had to take a couple weeks off CC for some (thankfully pleasant) family matters, so here’s something from way out of left field to kick-start the ‘80s Extravaganza that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20231013_103210_edited-115x115.jpg "1984 Bubu 501 – Mitsuoka’s Mysterious Moped-Propelled Pyramid")
![(Updated 3/5/2026) Being in Japan is doing wonders for my education. Learning a new language, getting to know the local customs, developing my knowledge of an ancient culture […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200228_101706-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) Spec.R – A Not Insignificant Spec")
![(Updated 3/2/2026) Finding a CC-worthy car at night is always a crapshoot. Nighttime photography by complete amateurs such as your favourite air-cooled author doesn’t usually make for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20191212_180713-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota Celica (A60) GT-T Coupé – Hello Darkness My Old Friend")
![(Updated 2/27/2026) Since I’ve been in Japan, I’ve seen a few Toyota Centuries about, but always older G50s. It figures, as those were made from 1997 to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200226_150019-copy.jpg "In-Motion / Future Classic: 2019 Toyota Century (G60) – It’s Lovely At The Top")
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