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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![Much has been said on CC about the “parallel universe” feeling one gets in certain faraway lands. Typically, North Americans and Europeans experience this in South America or Australia: a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220602_114444-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Camry (V30) 2.0 ZX – Alternate Normality")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Camry (V30) 2.0 ZX – Alternate Normality
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 13 CommentsMuch has been said on CC about the “parallel universe” feeling one gets in certain faraway lands. Typically, North Americans and Europeans experience this in South America or Australia: a […] -
![What would we associate with Porsche and Subaru? How does that Venn diagram work? Well, I guess motorsport credentials and a predilection for boxer engines would be obvious examples. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220910_114051-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Subaru Sambar (K64) – The Porsche Of Kei Vans")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Subaru Sambar (K64) – The Porsche Of Kei Vans
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 6 CommentsWhat would we associate with Porsche and Subaru? How does that Venn diagram work? Well, I guess motorsport credentials and a predilection for boxer engines would be obvious examples. But […] -
![I had nothing, folks. I’d tried and tried again for a solid week, erased more than a dozen opening lines, looking for an angle. Some sort of hook, no matter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220604_141606-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Datsun Bluebird (WP312) 1200 Wagon – A Chip Off The Old Writer’s Block")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Datsun Bluebird (WP312) 1200 Wagon – A Chip Off The Old Writer’s Block
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 16 CommentsI had nothing, folks. I’d tried and tried again for a solid week, erased more than a dozen opening lines, looking for an angle. Some sort of hook, no matter […] -
![We don’t see enough kei cars on this website. And if this year has shown us anything, it’s that small and space-efficient cars will never go out of style – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220602_105807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Autozam Carol – Queen Of Keis")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Autozam Carol – Queen Of Keis
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 12 CommentsWe don’t see enough kei cars on this website. And if this year has shown us anything, it’s that small and space-efficient cars will never go out of style – […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2016) How do you build a brand and raise it from a fledgling budget line to a global juggernaut? It takes patience, perseverance and some canny business […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hyundai-accent-excel-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Hyundai Accent/Excel – A Strong Foundation")
Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Hyundai Accent/Excel – A Strong Foundation
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/23/2016) How do you build a brand and raise it from a fledgling budget line to a global juggernaut? It takes patience, perseverance and some canny business […] -
![Last time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion")
CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 8 CommentsLast time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […] -
![Once again, we are faced with a familiar Japanese car whose name doesn’t quite match the CCollective memory. Yes, this is a Terrano, and yes, you probably know it as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220624_111431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Terrano (WD21) – The Path Less Found")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Terrano (WD21) – The Path Less Found
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 8 CommentsOnce again, we are faced with a familiar Japanese car whose name doesn’t quite match the CCollective memory. Yes, this is a Terrano, and yes, you probably know it as […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2012) Silvia; now there’s a lyrical and storied name in automotive design history. Sadly, Nissan didn’t badge US-bound versions with its home-market name. The SX/Silvia series of RWD […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-164-190-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun 200SX (Nissan Silvia S10) – The Many Faces Of Silvia")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun 200SX (Nissan Silvia S10) – The Many Faces Of Silvia
Posted on August 17, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted 5/21/2012) Silvia; now there’s a lyrical and storied name in automotive design history. Sadly, Nissan didn’t badge US-bound versions with its home-market name. The SX/Silvia series of RWD […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2016) Alright, well maybe as a humbler GXE model, this 1990 Maxima isn’t the best example to make for the whole four-door sports car case. But compared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_7237a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE – The Four-Door Sports Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE – The Four-Door Sports Car?
Posted on August 10, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/10/2016) Alright, well maybe as a humbler GXE model, this 1990 Maxima isn’t the best example to make for the whole four-door sports car case. But compared […] -
![Hondas remain a largely unknown quantity for me, sorry to say. They were not overly popular in continental Europe, where I spent my formative years – particularly the big ones. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220626_162520-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord Inspire (CB5) AX-i – Big Accord Or Lacking Vigor?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord Inspire (CB5) AX-i – Big Accord Or Lacking Vigor?
Posted on August 10, 2022 | 18 CommentsHondas remain a largely unknown quantity for me, sorry to say. They were not overly popular in continental Europe, where I spent my formative years – particularly the big ones. […] -
![The new generation Crown was launched a couple of weeks ago. It is allegedly going to be marketed globally, including in North America, for MY 2023 as a crossover, sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_140937-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Crown (S120) Hardtop Super Select – The Lucky Seventh")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Crown (S120) Hardtop Super Select – The Lucky Seventh
Posted on August 5, 2022 | 4 CommentsThe new generation Crown was launched a couple of weeks ago. It is allegedly going to be marketed globally, including in North America, for MY 2023 as a crossover, sedan […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1988IsuzuIMark06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2016) The 1990s were not good times for the Japanese economy, so much so that it is referred to as “The Lost Decade” in retrospect. How this translated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Altima – Call It A Product Of The Lost Decade")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Altima – Call It A Product Of The Lost Decade
Posted on August 1, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 7/12/2016) The 1990s were not good times for the Japanese economy, so much so that it is referred to as “The Lost Decade” in retrospect. How this translated […] -
![It was great while it lasted – and to be fair, it lasted a very long time. Just a few years shy of four decades. From the mid-‘60s to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220503_151943-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Nissan Skyline (R34) 25GT-t – End Of The (Sky)Line")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Nissan Skyline (R34) 25GT-t – End Of The (Sky)Line
Posted on July 27, 2022 | 6 CommentsIt was great while it lasted – and to be fair, it lasted a very long time. Just a few years shy of four decades. From the mid-‘60s to the […] -
![Why do the CC Gods mock me so? I’m extremely keen on the first Mitsubishi Debonair, the ‘60s one that looks like a 7/8th scale Continental. I’ve seen a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220613_165359-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Mitsubishi Debonair V 2000 – Desperately Seeking Relevance")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Mitsubishi Debonair V 2000 – Desperately Seeking Relevance
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 17 CommentsWhy do the CC Gods mock me so? I’m extremely keen on the first Mitsubishi Debonair, the ‘60s one that looks like a 7/8th scale Continental. I’ve seen a couple […]
