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Curbside Classics Archives
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![I’ve seen my fair share of souped up Skylines with dodgy decals and fart-canned Supras with ridiculous rims. There are many wannabe drifters and boy racers prancing about the streets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211008_101205-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Si (AT) Mugen Motul – Lost On The Way To (Or From) Suzuka")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Si (AT) Mugen Motul – Lost On The Way To (Or From) Suzuka
Posted on February 24, 2022 | 12 CommentsI’ve seen my fair share of souped up Skylines with dodgy decals and fart-canned Supras with ridiculous rims. There are many wannabe drifters and boy racers prancing about the streets […] -
![The case has already been made, by none other than Our Editor, that this is one of the most important Toyotas ever. Road & Track also hinted at this in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220130_145113-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Vista (V10) 1.8 Ci VF – Hasta La… Camry?")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Vista (V10) 1.8 Ci VF – Hasta La… Camry?
Posted on February 22, 2022 | 9 CommentsThe case has already been made, by none other than Our Editor, that this is one of the most important Toyotas ever. Road & Track also hinted at this in […] -
![There are lots of things to be said on the subject of Mazda’s mid-‘90s mania. The continuing Wankel obsession; the quixotic quest for a multi-marque JDM empire; the dodgy (yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211015_090247-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Mazda Lantis (323F) Type R – So Nice They Had To Get It Twice")
CC Capsule: 1995 Mazda Lantis (323F) Type R – So Nice They Had To Get It Twice
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 24 CommentsThere are lots of things to be said on the subject of Mazda’s mid-‘90s mania. The continuing Wankel obsession; the quixotic quest for a multi-marque JDM empire; the dodgy (yet […] -
![“This again? Hey T87, we get it. You have a thing for those Nissan wagons. But come on man, there must be other JDM beauties you can showcase with your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20210927_150602-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Cedric (Y30) SGL Wagon – Just Can’t Get Enough")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Cedric (Y30) SGL Wagon – Just Can’t Get Enough
Posted on February 15, 2022 | 16 Comments“This again? Hey T87, we get it. You have a thing for those Nissan wagons. But come on man, there must be other JDM beauties you can showcase with your […] -
![It’s February already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka post yet. Time to trawl down to the abyssal area of JDM oddity and see what creature we can find, eh? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20210511_090021-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Ryoga (P11) Wagon – Lurking From The Deep, It Grins…")
CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Ryoga (P11) Wagon – Lurking From The Deep, It Grins…
Posted on February 9, 2022 | 9 CommentsIt’s February already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka post yet. Time to trawl down to the abyssal area of JDM oddity and see what creature we can find, eh? […] -
![Even Toyota can get it wrong. Well, in the present case, it’s really a case of getting the right car for the wrong times. Not unlike the flurry of V12-powered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211231_104906-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Crown (S140) Royal Touring – You Can’t Win ‘Em All")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Crown (S140) Royal Touring – You Can’t Win ‘Em All
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 7 CommentsEven Toyota can get it wrong. Well, in the present case, it’s really a case of getting the right car for the wrong times. Not unlike the flurry of V12-powered […] -
![yellow Corona shot and posted at the Cohort by Foden Alpha (first posted 1/11/2016) How Toyota came to revolutionize the automobile industry and become the world’s largest and most profitable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/toy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Corona – It All Started Here")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Corona – It All Started Here
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 91 Commentsyellow Corona shot and posted at the Cohort by Foden Alpha (first posted 1/11/2016) How Toyota came to revolutionize the automobile industry and become the world’s largest and most profitable […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2000-Honda-Z-Um-4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2016) Four decades is an eternity in the automobile business, with new technology and design trends constantly changing automotive design, so there are few vehicles produced today that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-Front-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort — Living Fossil")
CC Capsule: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort — Living Fossil
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 1/15/2016) Four decades is an eternity in the automobile business, with new technology and design trends constantly changing automotive design, so there are few vehicles produced today that […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2016) From some perspectives, the Toyota Crown was the car that paved the way for the great leap upwards into the Lexus brand. In hindsight, its existence seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/s40e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962-67 S40 Toyota Crown – The Generation Gap")
Curbside Classic: 1962-67 S40 Toyota Crown – The Generation Gap
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/15/2016) From some perspectives, the Toyota Crown was the car that paved the way for the great leap upwards into the Lexus brand. In hindsight, its existence seems […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2016) Toyota’s batting average has generally been high over the decades, but not everything carrying the big “T” has been a long-term winner. One of Toyota’s biggest challenges […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 – 1992 Toyota Supra – Chasing Elusive Ponies")
Curbside Classic: 1986 – 1992 Toyota Supra – Chasing Elusive Ponies
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/14/2016) Toyota’s batting average has generally been high over the decades, but not everything carrying the big “T” has been a long-term winner. One of Toyota’s biggest challenges […] -
![This black beauty is an early model fourth generation Gloria. I don’t think we’ve had one of these on CC before and I’m not sure many of these were exported […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20211105_131909-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Nissan Gloria (230) GL Saloon – Who Do We Think You Are?")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Nissan Gloria (230) GL Saloon – Who Do We Think You Are?
Posted on January 13, 2022 | 18 CommentsThis black beauty is an early model fourth generation Gloria. I don’t think we’ve had one of these on CC before and I’m not sure many of these were exported […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2016) Finding old Toyotas anywhere except on the West Coast can be a challenge.That’s where most were sold, and most older Japanese vehicles, like many European (and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-Hilux-close-up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: First Generation Toyota Hilux – Building Block")
Curbside Classic: First Generation Toyota Hilux – Building Block
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 1/12/2016) Finding old Toyotas anywhere except on the West Coast can be a challenge.That’s where most were sold, and most older Japanese vehicles, like many European (and a […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2013) We recently discussed the Fiat X1/9 as both a CCOTY nomination, and in Sean Cornelis’ amazing test drive of a Bertone-badged variant one snowy Christmas Eve. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nose-e1360618632563.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota MR2 – They Call Me MISTER Two!")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota MR2 – They Call Me MISTER Two!
Posted on January 11, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/27/2013) We recently discussed the Fiat X1/9 as both a CCOTY nomination, and in Sean Cornelis’ amazing test drive of a Bertone-badged variant one snowy Christmas Eve. The […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-14-2012-008-e1358980415659.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […]
