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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Caravan (E23) SGL – Wassup, Homy?
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe name Century has been attached to two very different things on either end of the Pacific. Likewise, Caravan can refer to both Mopar minivans and the Nissan not-so-mini van […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon (BF) Mi Super Select – Long Live The Long Roof
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 22 CommentsStation wagons may have gone out of fashion in North America, but many other places are still infatuated with them. If the Japanese internet is to be believed, Japan’s fairly […] -
Curbside Classics: 1980 – 1983 Toyota Corolla – The Datsun 510 Doppelgänger
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/10/2011) My mother famously hates the Toyota Corolla. You see our family owned a lightly used example back in 1984 when we moved to Houston, Texas for just […] -
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsWhite doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma (A160) Super Saloon – Even A Stopped Clock…
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 21 CommentsI can’t quite put my finger on why most Mitsubishis just leave me cold. One thing was their insistence on naming all their cars (or their overseas clones) some combination […] -
Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Crown Comfort Super Deluxe G – Time For A Change
Posted on June 20, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/20/2017) Full disclosure, right from the top: this used to be our ride in Yangon. But I cannot write a COAL post really, as I’ve never […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 12 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […] -
CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 33 CommentsWhen is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […] -
CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 16 CommentsNissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […] -
CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 26 CommentsWhen it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1800 – An Early 610 Oddity
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 22 CommentsOne morning I was riding my bike to work when I spotted a little blue Japanese car in the distance. As I got closer it became clear that it was […] -
CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk1 – “Plush, Lush; The Powerful Pleasure” Or The Lexus Of Celicas
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 11/28/2012) Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself how many times? Starting out as a soft-sporty semi-luxo […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Celica Supra MK II–The One I Should Have Bought
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/12/2012) Wouldn’t it be fun to go back in time and get a do-over of our car-buying choices? As I sit here contemplating the qualities and my memories […]
![CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Caravan (E23) SGL – Wassup, Homy? The name Century has been attached to two very different things on either end of the Pacific. Likewise, Caravan can refer to both Mopar minivans and the Nissan not-so-mini van […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230528_125428-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon (BF) Mi Super Select – Long Live The Long Roof Station wagons may have gone out of fashion in North America, but many other places are still infatuated with them. If the Japanese internet is to be believed, Japan’s fairly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230618_152415-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1980 – 1983 Toyota Corolla – The Datsun 510 Doppelgänger (first posted 11/10/2011) My mother famously hates the Toyota Corolla. You see our family owned a lightly used example back in 1984 when we moved to Houston, Texas for just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Datsun-510-side.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes! White doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230227_115456-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma (A160) Super Saloon – Even A Stopped Clock… I can’t quite put my finger on why most Mitsubishis just leave me cold. One thing was their insistence on naming all their cars (or their overseas clones) some combination […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20220911_111917-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Crown Comfort Super Deluxe G – Time For A Change (first posted 6/20/2017) Full disclosure, right from the top: this used to be our ride in Yangon. But I cannot write a COAL post really, as I’ve never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ToyoCrown-3.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142650-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born When is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230226_152534-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise Nissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20221111_083744-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved When it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230312_125856-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1800 – An Early 610 Oddity One morning I was riding my bike to work when I spotted a little blue Japanese car in the distance. As I got closer it became clear that it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Datsun-1800-rear.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four It took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230421_113157-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk1 – “Plush, Lush; The Powerful Pleasure” Or The Lexus Of Celicas (first posted 11/28/2012) Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself how many times? Starting out as a soft-sporty semi-luxo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-8-005.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Celica Supra MK II–The One I Should Have Bought (first posted 12/12/2012) Wouldn’t it be fun to go back in time and get a do-over of our car-buying choices? As I sit here contemplating the qualities and my memories […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-22-074-1200.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Subaru SVX – A Tasty Surprise (first posted 4/18/2017) Custard apples are a delicious fruit with an intriguing, creamy texture. They were an occasional treat during my childhood in the 1990s but, especially in recent years, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/subaru-svx-3.jpg)


