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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1996 Toyota Crown (S150) Majesta V8 – Lexus De Ville
Posted on March 11, 2022 | 10 CommentsFrom an overseas perspective, high-end Japanese sedans of the ‘90s were fairly clear-cut. You had your Infiniti range, the Acura family and several offerings of Lexus, plus a couple of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990-92 Infiniti M30 – To Infinity And Nowhere
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/10/2016) The focal point of Nissan’s new prestige brand was the Q45, much like the LS400 was to the Lexus brand. Both Nissan and Toyota realized, though, that […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1965 Prince Gloria (S41) Super 6 – Brief, But Still Glorious
Posted on March 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsEncountering this rare pre-Nissan edition of the Gloria will doubtless be one of the biggest near misses of the year for me. As in: I nearly missed it: it was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/14/2011) If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic) And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Nissan Fairlady ZG (HS30) – Catching Some Quick Zs
Posted on March 4, 2022 | 5 CommentsWe’ve shown a lot of love on this site for the Nissan Fairlady Z – perhaps better known as the Datsun 240Z for many of you. It came in several […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Lexus SC 400 – V8-Powered Coupes From Japan Are Indeed A Rare Breed
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 3/1/2016) Negating Lexus’ current RC-F, a Japanese, V8-powered, rear-wheel drive, fixed roof coupe sold in North America pretty much means one car, the 1992-2000 Lexus SC 400. Following […] -
Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Mazda Lantis (323F) Type R – So Nice They Had To Get It Twice
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 25 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 […] -
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 […] -
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? […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Toyota Crown (S150) Majesta V8 – Lexus De Ville From an overseas perspective, high-end Japanese sedans of the ‘90s were fairly clear-cut. You had your Infiniti range, the Acura family and several offerings of Lexus, plus a couple of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20211023_144840-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990-92 Infiniti M30 – To Infinity And Nowhere (first posted 3/10/2016) The focal point of Nissan’s new prestige brand was the Q45, much like the LS400 was to the Lexus brand. Both Nissan and Toyota realized, though, that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/infiniti-m30-3.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1965 Prince Gloria (S41) Super 6 – Brief, But Still Glorious Encountering this rare pre-Nissan edition of the Gloria will doubtless be one of the biggest near misses of the year for me. As in: I nearly missed it: it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220305_180954-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again (first posted 3/14/2011) If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic) And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/caacc.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Nissan Fairlady ZG (HS30) – Catching Some Quick Zs We’ve shown a lot of love on this site for the Nissan Fairlady Z – perhaps better known as the Datsun 240Z for many of you. It came in several […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220206_160814-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Lexus SC 400 – V8-Powered Coupes From Japan Are Indeed A Rare Breed (first posted 3/1/2016) Negating Lexus’ current RC-F, a Japanese, V8-powered, rear-wheel drive, fixed roof coupe sold in North America pretty much means one car, the 1992-2000 Lexus SC 400. Following […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_3911.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car (first posted 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ccnmh.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Si (AT) Mugen Motul – Lost On The Way To (Or From) Suzuka 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211008_101205-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Vista (V10) 1.8 Ci VF – Hasta La… Camry? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220130_145113-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Mazda Lantis (323F) Type R – So Nice They Had To Get It Twice 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211015_090247-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Cedric (Y30) SGL Wagon – Just Can’t Get Enough “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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20210927_150602-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Ryoga (P11) Wagon – Lurking From The Deep, It Grins… 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20210511_090021-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Crown (S140) Royal Touring – You Can’t Win ‘Em All 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211231_104906-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Toyota Corona – It All Started Here 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/toy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2000-Honda-Z-Um-4-1.jpg)


