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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-87-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 100 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-91-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat")
Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1st-Nissan-Sentra-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties")
Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2013) So just how exactly does a car become the best selling one in America? In the only reliable way that one becomes number one in just about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-27-026-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Camry – Toyota Builds A Better Citation; Forever")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Camry – Toyota Builds A Better Citation; Forever
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 112 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) So just how exactly does a car become the best selling one in America? In the only reliable way that one becomes number one in just about […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2016) True confessions: After almost eight years, the number of cars that we’ve never covered here at CC is seriously dwindling. And the number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-304-001-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota 4Runner – Beginning Of A Long Line; End Of The Solid Front Axle")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota 4Runner – Beginning Of A Long Line; End Of The Solid Front Axle
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/27/2016) True confessions: After almost eight years, the number of cars that we’ve never covered here at CC is seriously dwindling. And the number of […] -
![Honda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20240324_085624_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 9 CommentsHonda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […] -
![There’s always a CC in the neighbourhood. Several, in my case. But there’s always one that you know is there, but never see come out and play. Or the one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230429_142706_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Crown (S50) Custom Wagon – Forever Lur-King")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Crown (S50) Custom Wagon – Forever Lur-King
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere’s always a CC in the neighbourhood. Several, in my case. But there’s always one that you know is there, but never see come out and play. Or the one […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2016) The 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/holden-rb-gemini-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align")
Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 5/3/2016) The 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. […] -
![Welcome to the month of March, which I have decided will be placed under the auspices of the 1960s – my favourite postwar decade. Even if you know nothing about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241103_120011_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Nissan Silvia (CSP311) – Japan’s First PLC")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Nissan Silvia (CSP311) – Japan’s First PLC
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the month of March, which I have decided will be placed under the auspices of the 1960s – my favourite postwar decade. Even if you know nothing about […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-63-037-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […] -
![While at a campground in southern Alberta I came across this Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Kei class pick up truck. While named Jumbo it is still a very small truck and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Daihatsu-Hijet-Jumbo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Campsite Classic: Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo – The Big Small Pickup Truck")
Campsite Classic: Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo – The Big Small Pickup Truck
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsWhile at a campground in southern Alberta I came across this Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Kei class pick up truck. While named Jumbo it is still a very small truck and […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2012) We can thank Mazda for adding a lot of spice to the automotive landscape. Their compact, smooth and high-revving rotary engine started (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mazda-Rx-4-Wagon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Mazda RX-4 Rotary Wagon – Still Spinning")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Mazda RX-4 Rotary Wagon – Still Spinning
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/13/2012) We can thank Mazda for adding a lot of spice to the automotive landscape. Their compact, smooth and high-revving rotary engine started (and […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2019) There had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190208_170623-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/19/2019) There had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) This one had me stumped for, a while. I just didn’t remember this car being sold in the US; I thought the Pulsar moniker was used strictly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-133-123-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Nissan Pulsar Five Door – So Rare I Forgot It Existed")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Nissan Pulsar Five Door – So Rare I Forgot It Existed
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 72 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) This one had me stumped for, a while. I just didn’t remember this car being sold in the US; I thought the Pulsar moniker was used strictly […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2019) Toyota experienced spectacular success in the US with its first two cars, the Corona and the Corolla. These were both highly affordable cars in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-374-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Corona Mark II (X10) – Moving Up, or Down?")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Corona Mark II (X10) – Moving Up, or Down?
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 21 Comments(first posted 2/7/2019) Toyota experienced spectacular success in the US with its first two cars, the Corona and the Corolla. These were both highly affordable cars in […]
