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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![It’s no good trying to be everything to everyone. We all know that instinctively, but I guess nobody told Honda that about 30 years ago. How did they figure that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG20260203151819_edited-115x115.jpg "1999 Honda Z UM-4 Turbo – Pick A Lane!")
1999 Honda Z UM-4 Turbo – Pick A Lane!
Posted on May 18, 2026 | 8 CommentsIt’s no good trying to be everything to everyone. We all know that instinctively, but I guess nobody told Honda that about 30 years ago. How did they figure that […] -
![For the past decade or so, the gas station/car wash down the the street from me has sometimes had a selection of unusual vehicles parked out front, apparently being held […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1969-Subaru-Sambar-orange-white-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-high-banner-1-115x115.webp "1969 Subaru Sambar Deluxe: This Cute Two-Cylinder Japanese Microvan Would Fit In Your Living Room")
1969 Subaru Sambar Deluxe: This Cute Two-Cylinder Japanese Microvan Would Fit In Your Living Room
Posted on May 12, 2026 | 19 CommentsFor the past decade or so, the gas station/car wash down the the street from me has sometimes had a selection of unusual vehicles parked out front, apparently being held […] -
![(Updated 4/19/2026) This legend, casually parked around lesser cars, needs little introduction. It is without a doubt, an icon, but somewhat unusually for a Japanese product sold in the US, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-05-18.34.23.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser – Rugged Roots, New Comforts")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser – Rugged Roots, New Comforts
Posted on April 19, 2026 | 61 Comments(Updated 4/19/2026) This legend, casually parked around lesser cars, needs little introduction. It is without a doubt, an icon, but somewhat unusually for a Japanese product sold in the US, […] -
![The Honda Civic was the VW Beetle’s spiritual successor in the US. By the mid 1970s, millions of VW owners and fans were ready for a…truly new Beetle, as in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_0694-duo-115x115.jpeg "Found: 1977 Honda Civic CVCC With Two-Speed Hondamatic – The VW Beetle’s Spiritual Successor – And It’s For Sale")
Found: 1977 Honda Civic CVCC With Two-Speed Hondamatic – The VW Beetle’s Spiritual Successor – And It’s For Sale
Posted on April 14, 2026 | 24 CommentsThe Honda Civic was the VW Beetle’s spiritual successor in the US. By the mid 1970s, millions of VW owners and fans were ready for a…truly new Beetle, as in […] -
![(Updated 4/10/2026) The 1986 Toyota Turbo Pickup is a rare machine –an otherwise quiet looking workhorse that, when looked upon closely, has an unexpected edge; a turbocharged […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_3494-115x115.jpg "Rare Find: 1986 Toyota Turbo Pickup – Toyota’s Work Truck Goes Turbo")
Rare Find: 1986 Toyota Turbo Pickup – Toyota’s Work Truck Goes Turbo
Posted on April 10, 2026 | 54 Comments(Updated 4/10/2026) The 1986 Toyota Turbo Pickup is a rare machine –an otherwise quiet looking workhorse that, when looked upon closely, has an unexpected edge; a turbocharged […] -
![Imagine you’ve stepped back thirty years and landed in Japan, with a few million yen burning a hole in your (huge) pocket. In the market for a big four-door? The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20240521_111245_edited-115x115.jpg "1996 Nissan Cedric (Y33) Brougham VIP – Bargain S-Class")
1996 Nissan Cedric (Y33) Brougham VIP – Bargain S-Class
Posted on April 10, 2026 | 4 CommentsImagine you’ve stepped back thirty years and landed in Japan, with a few million yen burning a hole in your (huge) pocket. In the market for a big four-door? The […] -
![It may be lonely at the top, but it’s not always a barrel of laughs at the bottom, either. Kei cars are usually rather timid and boring little JDM conveyances, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20231210_114541_edited-115x115.jpg "1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top GX-T – Small Luxuries")
1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top GX-T – Small Luxuries
Posted on April 7, 2026 | 9 CommentsIt may be lonely at the top, but it’s not always a barrel of laughs at the bottom, either. Kei cars are usually rather timid and boring little JDM conveyances, […] -
![I thought I had enough ‘80s stuff to go for two months, but no. So we’ll spend this April and May in the ‘90s, as I’m pretty sure I do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_1214_edited-115x115.jpg "1995 Toyota Carina ED (ST200) Exciting Version – Little-Blue-Pilled To Extinction")
1995 Toyota Carina ED (ST200) Exciting Version – Little-Blue-Pilled To Extinction
Posted on April 6, 2026 | 7 CommentsI thought I had enough ‘80s stuff to go for two months, but no. So we’ll spend this April and May in the ‘90s, as I’m pretty sure I do […] -
![(Updated 4/2/2026) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-18-15.51.19.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans
Posted on April 2, 2026 | 90 Comments(Updated 4/2/2026) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d have […] -
![(Updated 3/28/2026) Coming from image-conscious suburbs, it’s still a surprise each time I see cars like this in daily use (in this part of the country, at least). Unless you’re […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-06-18.06.30.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980 Honda Civic Wagon – Don’t Throw Your Baby Away!")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Honda Civic Wagon – Don’t Throw Your Baby Away!
Posted on March 28, 2026 | 36 Comments(Updated 3/28/2026) Coming from image-conscious suburbs, it’s still a surprise each time I see cars like this in daily use (in this part of the country, at least). Unless you’re […] -
![(Updated 10/26/2026) What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200222_133530-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One")
Curbside Find: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One
Posted on March 26, 2026 | 12 Comments(Updated 10/26/2026) What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, […] -
![(Updated 3/21/2026) The origin myth of the mini-van is as complicated as evolution itself. No, God is not responsible (he does take credit for the ’59 Caddy, though). It might […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-17-028-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon (Prairie/Multi) – The First Modern Mini-Van")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon (Prairie/Multi) – The First Modern Mini-Van
Posted on March 21, 2026 | 56 Comments(Updated 3/21/2026) The origin myth of the mini-van is as complicated as evolution itself. No, God is not responsible (he does take credit for the ’59 Caddy, though). It might […] -
![(Updated 3/18/2026) On CC and elsewhere, the paternity of the SUV has usually been attributed to the Jeep Wagoneer, and rightly so. Perhaps that makes the Range […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200313_093649-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ56) – Mama Mia!")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ56) – Mama Mia!
Posted on March 18, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 3/18/2026) On CC and elsewhere, the paternity of the SUV has usually been attributed to the Jeep Wagoneer, and rightly so. Perhaps that makes the Range […] -
![(Updated 3/17/2026) On June 21, 2018, I posted a Cohort shot of a Nissan Pulsar NX with the Sportbak, titled: When Was the Last Time You Saw a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-368-071.jpg "Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX Sportbak – Ask And You Shall Receive")
Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX Sportbak – Ask And You Shall Receive
Posted on March 17, 2026 | 46 Comments(Updated 3/17/2026) On June 21, 2018, I posted a Cohort shot of a Nissan Pulsar NX with the Sportbak, titled: When Was the Last Time You Saw a […] -
![(Updated 3/16/2026) Welcome to the open air section of the Tokyo Natural History Museum, a.k.a one of the little side streets in my new neighbourhood. I recently […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200307_142541-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 Nissan Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Nissanosaurus Rex")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Nissan Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Nissanosaurus Rex
Posted on March 16, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 3/16/2026) Welcome to the open air section of the Tokyo Natural History Museum, a.k.a one of the little side streets in my new neighbourhood. I recently […]
