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CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 15 CommentsAs I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1967 Triumph TR250 – May Your New Year Be Triumphant
Posted on January 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsThere was a meme that circulated recently on social media that encouraged the reader and potential participant to leave a one-word comment that started with the same letter of one’s […] -
CC Xmas: Transglobal Brotherhood
Posted on December 25, 2019 | 11 CommentsWhen I was six and my brother was four, we had matching t-shirt shortpant outfits – totally 1970s in elasticity. His outfit was blue, mine was brown. I wanted the […] -
CC Capsule: Italian-American Civil Rights League Company Car
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe IACRL was front for the five families of New York City. It was the brainchild of one of the bosses, Joseph Colombo, in response to the arrest of his […] -
CC Capsule: The Freshest Unimog You’ll Ever See
Posted on December 20, 2019 | 6 CommentsHere’s something you don’t expect to encounter in Japan – a good old M-B Unimog 406. Even a total truck ignoramus such as I recognized this one immediately. But this […] -
CC Capsule: 1963 Buick Skylark – Barely Clinging To Stage 5
Posted on December 19, 2019 | 23 CommentsMy brother was thrilled to have his NY-based Olds 98 featured on CC the other day; as he said to me, the comments section is always the best reading. So […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsI’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […] -
CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 13 CommentsAh, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […] -
CC Capsule: Short Cabin Jaguar Concepts
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 25 CommentsWatch a heist film set in 1960s London, and chances are the robbers are driving Jaguars. Not so in real life says the self-proclaimed Managing Director of British Crime, Freddie […] -
Tokyo Traffic Capsule: 2001 Toyota Origin – Past Is Present
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 25 CommentsJust outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing Tokyo, I was stopped […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 32 CommentsIn a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 50 CommentsImagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […] -
CC Capsule: 1972 BMW 2002 Tii – Simplii Extraordinarii
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 32 CommentsCan you believe we haven’t had a single BMW 2002 on CC all year? Unmöglich! Quick, here’s 1990cc’s worth of pure Bavarian sweetness, by way of one of Tokyo’s biggest […] -
CC Cinema: 007 The Cars That Never Were – Ford XD Fairmont Ghia
Posted on November 5, 2019 | 43 CommentsFolklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, I cannot find a moment […] -
CC Capsule: 2011 Toyota Crown (S200) Patrol Car – You’re Nicked!
Posted on October 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsWell, that’s it, I’m done for. It’s a fair cop. Turns out smuggling narcotics, manufacturing fake ¥3000 notes and leaving sushi restaurants without paying the check are all illegal in […]