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![I’ve said it before, and many others have too: Japanese carmakers always had a propensity to make some of their best designs for the exclusive consumption of their beloved home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240721_083556_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Chaser (X60) Avante Hardtop – Not Sharing The Good Stuff")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Chaser (X60) Avante Hardtop – Not Sharing The Good Stuff
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 11 CommentsI’ve said it before, and many others have too: Japanese carmakers always had a propensity to make some of their best designs for the exclusive consumption of their beloved home […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve explored the deepest recesses of the JDM, so I thought this week, we’d take a look at three or four big RWD Japanese 4-doors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20231013_095740_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda Luce (HC) Hardtop Limited – Crown Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda Luce (HC) Hardtop Limited – Crown Wannabe
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 12 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve explored the deepest recesses of the JDM, so I thought this week, we’d take a look at three or four big RWD Japanese 4-doors. […] -
![I caught this lovely Lorraine-Dietrich last year, when it was still in the two-digit realm (age-wise), but what’s a year and change when you’re that old? It was more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0243_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1924 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Saloon by Million-Guiet – Enter Your Second Century In Style")
Car Show Classic: 1924 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Saloon by Million-Guiet – Enter Your Second Century In Style
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 5 CommentsI caught this lovely Lorraine-Dietrich last year, when it was still in the two-digit realm (age-wise), but what’s a year and change when you’re that old? It was more than […] -
![Lancia’s reputation for making extremely advanced and unconventional cars was well established even in the marque’s early years. If one model really stood above the rest in terms of sophistication, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240407_120711_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1927 Lancia Lambda (Series VII) Phaeton – Art-Deco Avant-Garde")
Car Show Classic: 1927 Lancia Lambda (Series VII) Phaeton – Art-Deco Avant-Garde
Posted on November 20, 2024 | 16 CommentsLancia’s reputation for making extremely advanced and unconventional cars was well established even in the marque’s early years. If one model really stood above the rest in terms of sophistication, […] -
![Pre-war cars. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live… er… with ‘em. Just too slow, cramped, impractical, unreliable, and so on. Well, luckily for those of us who love them, some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240407_120610_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1929 Austin Seven Coupé – Behold, The Mighty 747 (cc)")
Car Show Classic: 1929 Austin Seven Coupé – Behold, The Mighty 747 (cc)
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 11 CommentsPre-war cars. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live… er… with ‘em. Just too slow, cramped, impractical, unreliable, and so on. Well, luckily for those of us who love them, some […] -
![I live in north Tokyo, so I do have a tendency to go south into the city for my regular CC hunting trips. Last week though, I decided to go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20241108_095452_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama")
Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama
Posted on November 16, 2024 | 23 CommentsI live in north Tokyo, so I do have a tendency to go south into the city for my regular CC hunting trips. Last week though, I decided to go […] -
![Whether it’s obscure ancient European racers or one of the myriad JDM sub-models I’ve never seen or heard of before in my life, CC hunting in Tokyo never fails to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240519_093644_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Clueless Outtake: Get A Load Of That Road Hog")
Curbside Clueless Outtake: Get A Load Of That Road Hog
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 9 CommentsWhether it’s obscure ancient European racers or one of the myriad JDM sub-models I’ve never seen or heard of before in my life, CC hunting in Tokyo never fails to […] -
![If rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20241024_134617_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya")
Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 17 CommentsIf rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […] -
![Our final “Same-same but different week” entry will be a model that has not had a proper CC as such, though we did cover the drop-top version a couple years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240616_082833_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Bentley Continental SC – For The Discerning Plutocrat")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Bentley Continental SC – For The Discerning Plutocrat
Posted on November 8, 2024 | 8 CommentsOur final “Same-same but different week” entry will be a model that has not had a proper CC as such, though we did cover the drop-top version a couple years […] -
![Aerodynamics is a complex science. A lot of the so-called “streamliners” of the ‘30s and ‘40s were less efficient than an ‘80s Volvo, despite what looks might suggest. Similarly, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240107_101803_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato – Slippery Customer")
CC Capsule: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato – Slippery Customer
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsAerodynamics is a complex science. A lot of the so-called “streamliners” of the ‘30s and ‘40s were less efficient than an ‘80s Volvo, despite what looks might suggest. Similarly, a […] -
![Pop quiz: what was the first Mazda convertible ever produced? Not the Miata, neither the RX-7 – no, that ragtop to riches story started with the humble Familia, a.k.a 323, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240825_094248_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Mazda Familia (BF) Cabriolet – Better Luck Next Time")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Mazda Familia (BF) Cabriolet – Better Luck Next Time
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 12 CommentsPop quiz: what was the first Mazda convertible ever produced? Not the Miata, neither the RX-7 – no, that ragtop to riches story started with the humble Familia, a.k.a 323, […] -
![How long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240906_111113_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 19 CommentsHow long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […] -
![Pity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240707_083211_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 18 CommentsPity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […] -
![Ah! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20231011_115711_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 6 CommentsAh! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20180826_105607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […]
