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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1995 Autozam Revue – Not So Big In Japan
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 15 CommentsTo close this Week of Small JDM curios, what could be better than Autozam, a marque whose brief existence personified the concept of strange and petite on this market in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Subaru Rex VX Open Top – The King’s Last Stand
Posted on January 16, 2025 | 8 CommentsFor the world at large, Subaru was mostly known as a maker of boxer-engined AWD saloons and wagons. But domestically, the Gunma-based automobile arm of Fuji Heavy Industries (formerly known […] -
Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsuoka Yuga – Square-Looking Cube
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 11 CommentsWe haven’t had a Mitsuoka post in a long time. I am sorry about that, but the rate of 2-3 Mitsuoka posts per annum we had in 2019-23 was unsustainable […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S – The Legendary AE86
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/2/2012) Is it a stretch to say that finding this beater Corolla AE86 GT-S on the street is the equivalent of finding an original and […] -
Curbside Classic: Subaru SVX – A Price Point Too Far
Posted on December 21, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/21/2011) Before hitting a performance bonanza with the Turbo’d Imprezas that cheerfully embarrass performance cars costing twice as much, Fuji Heavy Industries drilled a dry hole […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – Just Came Over To Say Halo
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsNineteen sixty-seven was a banner year for Toyota. In November 1966, the Japanese juggernaut launched the Corolla, which was to become their first true global car. In September 1967, the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 72 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […] -
Museum Classic: 1967 Prince Gloria Super 6 – By Royal Assent
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 14 CommentsBow to your Prince, CCommoners! You are in the presence of HRH Gloria the Second. This is no mere Crown, this is the whole regal personage, the one and only. […] -
Curbside Find: 1977 Nissan Skyline (C210) 2000 GTE-X – Napping In Nippon
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 14 CommentsIt’s almost been a couple of years since we last looked at a C210 Skyline imaginatively nicknamed “Japan” because one of its taglines was (*eye roll*) “SKYLINE JAPAN.” I ask […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsIn recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica USGP Limited Edition – An Excellent Condition Limited Edition
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 12 CommentsAs someone who’s intrigued by special editions, my eyes immediately fell on this car’s stripes. Racing stripes on a Celica – yes, this was a package made to commemorate Toyota’s […]
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Autozam Revue – Not So Big In Japan To close this Week of Small JDM curios, what could be better than Autozam, a marque whose brief existence personified the concept of strange and petite on this market in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20230411_091908_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Subaru Rex VX Open Top – The King’s Last Stand For the world at large, Subaru was mostly known as a maker of boxer-engined AWD saloons and wagons. But domestically, the Gunma-based automobile arm of Fuji Heavy Industries (formerly known […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20220609_155134_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsuoka Yuga – Square-Looking Cube We haven’t had a Mitsuoka post in a long time. I am sorry about that, but the rate of 2-3 Mitsuoka posts per annum we had in 2019-23 was unsustainable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240505_095715_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984-94 Subaru – Loyale with Cheese (first posted 3/22/2012) The 3rd Generation Subaru Leone was a car of many names during its run from 1984 to 1994. In the US market, it was known […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Tan-GL-Glenshire-Dr-2-Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB (First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Datsun-Sports-side.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S – The Legendary AE86 (first posted 4/2/2012) Is it a stretch to say that finding this beater Corolla AE86 GT-S on the street is the equivalent of finding an original and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-103-036-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Subaru SVX – A Price Point Too Far (first posted 12/21/2011) Before hitting a performance bonanza with the Turbo’d Imprezas that cheerfully embarrass performance cars costing twice as much, Fuji Heavy Industries drilled a dry hole […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SVX-TV-Drv-3_4.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – Just Came Over To Say Halo Nineteen sixty-seven was a banner year for Toyota. In November 1966, the Japanese juggernaut launched the Corolla, which was to become their first true global car. In September 1967, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240818_094231_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked (first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-08-19.35.51.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1967 Prince Gloria Super 6 – By Royal Assent Bow to your Prince, CCommoners! You are in the presence of HRH Gloria the Second. This is no mere Crown, this is the whole regal personage, the one and only. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20231210_123608_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1977 Nissan Skyline (C210) 2000 GTE-X – Napping In Nippon It’s almost been a couple of years since we last looked at a C210 Skyline imaginatively nicknamed “Japan” because one of its taglines was (*eye roll*) “SKYLINE JAPAN.” I ask […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20230409_131049_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Chaser (X60) Avante Hardtop – Not Sharing The Good Stuff 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240721_083556_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda Luce (HC) Hardtop Limited – Crown Wannabe 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20231013_095740_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition In recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240521_152112051.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica USGP Limited Edition – An Excellent Condition Limited Edition As someone who’s intrigued by special editions, my eyes immediately fell on this car’s stripes. Racing stripes on a Celica – yes, this was a package made to commemorate Toyota’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1980-Toyota-Celica-USGP-LF-4.jpg)


