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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![It’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20201215_155312-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma")
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […] -
![Picture the scene – in Technicolor: a casino on the Riviera, on a balmy mid-‘60s evening. The sharply-dressed stranger nonchalantly fishes a Dunhill lighter out of his left jacket pocket […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210316_102640-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Nissan Cedric (130) Deluxe – Why Are The Pretty Ones Always So Stupidly Named?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Nissan Cedric (130) Deluxe – Why Are The Pretty Ones Always So Stupidly Named?
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPicture the scene – in Technicolor: a casino on the Riviera, on a balmy mid-‘60s evening. The sharply-dressed stranger nonchalantly fishes a Dunhill lighter out of his left jacket pocket […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) Toyota Motor Corporation CEO, President, and founding family scion Akio Toyoda and the most diehard American hater of Japanese cars quite likely have something in common: Their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Toyota-Crown-Comfort.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan’s Crown Victoria")
CC Global: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan’s Crown Victoria
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Toyota Motor Corporation CEO, President, and founding family scion Akio Toyoda and the most diehard American hater of Japanese cars quite likely have something in common: Their […] -
![(first posted at CC on 4/2/2015) Oregonians have long treasured the random little collectable objects that Japan’s artisans inadvertently send our way. Usually that takes the form of beautiful hand-blown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Nissan-Pao.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Pao – Retro Done Right")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Pao – Retro Done Right
Posted on April 2, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted at CC on 4/2/2015) Oregonians have long treasured the random little collectable objects that Japan’s artisans inadvertently send our way. Usually that takes the form of beautiful hand-blown […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2015) The Toyota Camry is a curious thing, given how it’s capable of stirring up such emotions. Well, it doesn’t take Dr. Freud to figure out why: this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Toyota-Camry-gen1-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Camry (Gen 1) – The Chevrolet Impala Of Our Times Could Have Been A Ford Galaxie")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Camry (Gen 1) – The Chevrolet Impala Of Our Times Could Have Been A Ford Galaxie
Posted on March 31, 2021 | 105 Comments(first posted 3/31/2015) The Toyota Camry is a curious thing, given how it’s capable of stirring up such emotions. Well, it doesn’t take Dr. Freud to figure out why: this […] -
![Ever wondered why a particular model existed? I sure thought that when photographing this one. Not that I didn’t kind of like it, but I had no clue what it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201202_084051-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Sera – The Future’s Not Ours To See")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Sera – The Future’s Not Ours To See
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsEver wondered why a particular model existed? I sure thought that when photographing this one. Not that I didn’t kind of like it, but I had no clue what it […] -
![Special thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG-20120216-00946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 100 CommentsSpecial thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […] -
![There aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201215_085807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsThere aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […] -
![It’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210307_150156-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 9 CommentsIt’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2011; updated and revised with original pictures by P. Niedermeyer) It’s hard for some of us to concede that it has now been a full generation since Japan’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-inf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 – Swallowed Up In The Memory Hole")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 – Swallowed Up In The Memory Hole
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/11/2011; updated and revised with original pictures by P. Niedermeyer) It’s hard for some of us to concede that it has now been a full generation since Japan’s […] -
![Seems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210304_093258-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe?")
CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe?
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 9 CommentsSeems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […] -
![(first posted 3/18/2015) The Trooper II has earned some serious respect and admiration, the hard way. It was among the very first, perhaps the very first of the “compact” SUVs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-troop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II – An Unfulfilled Desire")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II – An Unfulfilled Desire
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 3/18/2015) The Trooper II has earned some serious respect and admiration, the hard way. It was among the very first, perhaps the very first of the “compact” SUVs […] -
![It’s not easy being an automotive legend, especially one that has some sort of performance legacy to uphold. Your Corvettes, Mercedes SLs, Mustangs, Quattroportes and so on all have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210309_163708-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Skyline (R33) GTS – Fat And Spurious")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan Skyline (R33) GTS – Fat And Spurious
Posted on March 16, 2021 | 9 CommentsIt’s not easy being an automotive legend, especially one that has some sort of performance legacy to uphold. Your Corvettes, Mercedes SLs, Mustangs, Quattroportes and so on all have to […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2012) The auto market prides itself on niche marketing. New body styles that we never imagined that there was a need for spring forth from the ever-fertile minds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-mits.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi VanUp – The Remodeler’s Truck")
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi VanUp – The Remodeler’s Truck
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/11/2012) The auto market prides itself on niche marketing. New body styles that we never imagined that there was a need for spring forth from the ever-fertile minds […] -
![When was buying a sports car – a proper one, with pop-up headlights, a 6-cyl. under the hood and RWD – ever the rational choice? In Japan, that time was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210307_142614-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Supra (A70) Twin Turbo – Modest Excellence")
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Supra (A70) Twin Turbo – Modest Excellence
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsWhen was buying a sports car – a proper one, with pop-up headlights, a 6-cyl. under the hood and RWD – ever the rational choice? In Japan, that time was […]
