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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1994 Nissan Avenir (W10) Si Limited – Presently Passé
Posted on June 3, 2024 | 15 CommentsIt’s going to be a ‘90s week for the JDM contingent, folks. There were a lot of candidates to sift through, given that 30-ish-year-old domestic metal is naturally pretty prevalent, […] -
Curbside Classic: 2001 Honda Prelude – The Postlude Of The Flagship Sports Coupe
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/31/2018) Comfort and convenience over style and fun-to-drive nature — it’s an industry trend that is nothing new, more recently seen with crossovers/SUVs overtaking sedans in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990-96 Infiniti Q45 – How Not To Launch A Luxury Car Brand
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 5/15/2018) Judging by that title, you might think I’m talking about Infiniti’s infamous North American launch. That launch was announced with a series of cerebral and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10?
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 107 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […] -
Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time?
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Toyota Crown (S60) Deluxe – Sleepy Time Up North
Posted on April 23, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/23/2018) I recently had to go to Laos for a couple of days, which is always a pleasure. It was one of the first countries I really […] -
Curbside Classic: 1999 Toyota Mega Cruiser – Quite The Hum(mer)-Dinger
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsI had to close this “JDM Rarities Week” with a whopper, and I trust this will qualify. Amply so, in fact. We’re talking about a vehicle with a 3395mm (133.7 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic Wagon – A Fun Box Of Practicality
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 33 CommentsFor people who value space efficiency, there are few cars more alluring than small, tall wagons. Able to haul both people and cargo in ways that defy their physical dimensions, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan Silvia (S13) Convertible – Silvia Got Roofied
Posted on April 17, 2024 | 7 CommentsI assume we’re all die-hard Silviophiles here. I mean, what’s not to like about a reasonably-sized and beautifully-styled RWD 4-cyl. coupé like the S13? What’s that? You would rather have […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Tommykaira ZZ – Gone In (Almost) 60 Seconds
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 11 CommentsJust a short post for this second installment of “JDM Rarities Week,” but it’s one that really took me by surprise. I assume some of you might have heard about […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Subaru 4WD Wagon (Leone) – The Revolutionary Four Wheel Drive Wagon That Started The Subaru Legacy
Posted on April 10, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/3/2013) Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4, Audi Quattro, VW Syncro, and the whole host of all-wheel drive cars, crossovers and CUVs: they all trace their roots back to this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 Replica – Ciao, Marcello
Posted on March 18, 2024 | 12 CommentsMarcello Gandini, one of the greatest car designers of all time, died last week aged 85. Many publications have been running his obituary, or listed his top 10 (or 12, […] -
Curbside Classics: 1988 Hyundai Excel And 1978 Hyundai Pony – Not Quite Excelling, But Doing OK
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 17 CommentsI know the early Hyundai Excels earned a fairly rotten reputation in North America, and from the sounds of things, deservedly so. But elsewhere, the little compacts seem to have […] -
CC Twofer: 1987 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 & 1975 Suzuki Fronte Coupé – Opposites Attract
Posted on March 8, 2024 | 8 CommentsA classic Ferrari and an iconic Suzuki, both unlicensed but not yet completely derelict, gathering weeds in a parking lot? Yep, this is Tokyo all right. Of the twofers we’ve […]
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Nissan Avenir (W10) Si Limited – Presently Passé It’s going to be a ‘90s week for the JDM contingent, folks. There were a lot of candidates to sift through, given that 30-ish-year-old domestic metal is naturally pretty prevalent, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240201_111154_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990-96 Infiniti Q45 – How Not To Launch A Luxury Car Brand (first posted 5/15/2018) Judging by that title, you might think I’m talking about Infiniti’s infamous North American launch. That launch was announced with a series of cerebral and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/infiniti-q45-9.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10? (first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1996IsuzuHombre01.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Subaru Justy – Extra Justification (first posted 4/9/2013) Traditionally, very small cars and four-wheel drive have rarely mixed. The extra mechanical drag inflicted by the four-wheel drive system tends to blunt the car’s fuel economy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/engine.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time? (first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-117-075-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Toyota Crown (S60) Deluxe – Sleepy Time Up North (first posted 4/23/2018) I recently had to go to Laos for a couple of days, which is always a pleasure. It was one of the first countries I really […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_20180328_151304.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Toyota Mega Cruiser – Quite The Hum(mer)-Dinger I had to close this “JDM Rarities Week” with a whopper, and I trust this will qualify. Amply so, in fact. We’re talking about a vehicle with a 3395mm (133.7 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240305_101230_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic Wagon – A Fun Box Of Practicality For people who value space efficiency, there are few cars more alluring than small, tall wagons. Able to haul both people and cargo in ways that defy their physical dimensions, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1984-Honda-Civic-wagon-LR-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan Silvia (S13) Convertible – Silvia Got Roofied I assume we’re all die-hard Silviophiles here. I mean, what’s not to like about a reasonably-sized and beautifully-styled RWD 4-cyl. coupé like the S13? What’s that? You would rather have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240204_105143_edited.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Tommykaira ZZ – Gone In (Almost) 60 Seconds Just a short post for this second installment of “JDM Rarities Week,” but it’s one that really took me by surprise. I assume some of you might have heard about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20231103_112018_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Subaru 4WD Wagon (Leone) – The Revolutionary Four Wheel Drive Wagon That Started The Subaru Legacy (first posted 7/3/2013) Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4, Audi Quattro, VW Syncro, and the whole host of all-wheel drive cars, crossovers and CUVs: they all trace their roots back to this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-103-178-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 Replica – Ciao, Marcello Marcello Gandini, one of the greatest car designers of all time, died last week aged 85. Many publications have been running his obituary, or listed his top 10 (or 12, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20231217_101326_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1988 Hyundai Excel And 1978 Hyundai Pony – Not Quite Excelling, But Doing OK I know the early Hyundai Excels earned a fairly rotten reputation in North America, and from the sounds of things, deservedly so. But elsewhere, the little compacts seem to have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20220707_150126082_HDR.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1987 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 & 1975 Suzuki Fronte Coupé – Opposites Attract A classic Ferrari and an iconic Suzuki, both unlicensed but not yet completely derelict, gathering weeds in a parking lot? Yep, this is Tokyo all right. Of the twofers we’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240229_125335_edited.jpg)


