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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 10 CommentsIt’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Honda City (FA) Turbo II – Hey Bulldog
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 20 CommentsDuring my formative years, back in the Old Europe of the ‘90s, the cars that most teenagers lusted after were the famous hot hatches. The Golf GTI, 205 GTI, Delta […]
![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)
![CC Capsule: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort — Living Fossil (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-Front-View.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1962-67 S40 Toyota Crown – The Generation Gap (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/s40e.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 – 1992 Toyota Supra – Chasing Elusive Ponies (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sup.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Nissan Gloria (230) GL Saloon – Who Do We Think You Are? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20211105_131909-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: First Generation Toyota Hilux – Building Block (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-Hilux-close-up.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota MR2 – They Call Me MISTER Two! (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nose-e1360618632563.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-14-2012-008-e1358980415659.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle It’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20210606_163806-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Honda City (FA) Turbo II – Hey Bulldog During my formative years, back in the Old Europe of the ‘90s, the cars that most teenagers lusted after were the famous hot hatches. The Golf GTI, 205 GTI, Delta […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211218_104815-copy.jpg)


