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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![It was only a matter of time: Mitsuoka have finally succumbed to the long-running SUV pandemic, which has spread to the top-end sports and luxury marques of late. Alfa Romeo, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211119_154733-copy.jpg "Future Classic: 2021 Mitsuoka Buddy – In The Friend Zone")
Future Classic: 2021 Mitsuoka Buddy – In The Friend Zone
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 37 CommentsIt was only a matter of time: Mitsuoka have finally succumbed to the long-running SUV pandemic, which has spread to the top-end sports and luxury marques of late. Alfa Romeo, […] -
![CC loves to hate the Mustang II. Over a dozen posts dissected this little piglet of a Malaise mobile in various ways, so much so that there is little left, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211025_112835-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Mustang II Mach 1 – Pig, Lipstick; Some Assembly Required")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Mustang II Mach 1 – Pig, Lipstick; Some Assembly Required
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 42 CommentsCC loves to hate the Mustang II. Over a dozen posts dissected this little piglet of a Malaise mobile in various ways, so much so that there is little left, […] -
![In 2005, over a decade and a half after its launch, the Lexus brand conquered a significant new market – its home country. Prior to that date, all Lexus-branded models […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_103353-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Toyota Celsior – Can’t Spell It Without “LS”")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Toyota Celsior – Can’t Spell It Without “LS”
Posted on November 25, 2021 | 25 CommentsIn 2005, over a decade and a half after its launch, the Lexus brand conquered a significant new market – its home country. Prior to that date, all Lexus-branded models […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2015) Sports cars and sporty coupes have been part of the arsenal the Japanese used to make their huge inroads into the North American market from the very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/6gg.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1991-99 Mitsubishi 3000GT and 1991-96 Dodge Stealth – The King of Diamonds")
Curbside Classics: 1991-99 Mitsubishi 3000GT and 1991-96 Dodge Stealth – The King of Diamonds
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 28 Comments(first posted 11/23/2015) Sports cars and sporty coupes have been part of the arsenal the Japanese used to make their huge inroads into the North American market from the very […] -
![For a first-generation kei car, the Subaru 360 has had quite a lot of exposure on CC. That is chiefly thanks to the fact that a few thousands of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211008_103807-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Subaru 360 Deluxe – The Legend Of The Ladybird")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Subaru 360 Deluxe – The Legend Of The Ladybird
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 20 CommentsFor a first-generation kei car, the Subaru 360 has had quite a lot of exposure on CC. That is chiefly thanks to the fact that a few thousands of these […] -
![It was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/suzuki1.jpg "COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi")
COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2013) A reference to the “DNA of a brand” is a long overused cliche, which is perhaps, and finally, on the way out. But it can be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phj.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 Toyota FJ Land Cruiser – The First Toyota Sent Out To Conquer The World")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Toyota FJ Land Cruiser – The First Toyota Sent Out To Conquer The World
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/19/2013) A reference to the “DNA of a brand” is a long overused cliche, which is perhaps, and finally, on the way out. But it can be […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2011) The Datsun 240 Z was as a true revolutionary, smashing the long-stagnant sports car market of the sixties into smithereens. It was long overdue too; folks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-42-147-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240Z – Revolutions Don’t Come Often")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240Z – Revolutions Don’t Come Often
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 9/19/2011) The Datsun 240 Z was as a true revolutionary, smashing the long-stagnant sports car market of the sixties into smithereens. It was long overdue too; folks […] -
![The Japanese often abbreviate “Nissan” with the numeral 23, as in the vernacular, the number two is pronounced ni and three is san. But it also kind of relegates the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211026_143912-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 Nissan President Royal Limousine by Autech – The Overstretched Underperformer")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Nissan President Royal Limousine by Autech – The Overstretched Underperformer
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe Japanese often abbreviate “Nissan” with the numeral 23, as in the vernacular, the number two is pronounced ni and three is san. But it also kind of relegates the […] -
![I wrote one of these generation one Piazzas up last year, but I’m sure some of you will have room for another piece. Please, do go on, have one! It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20211023_150046-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Isuzu Piazza Nero Viva XS – Fancy Another Slice?")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Isuzu Piazza Nero Viva XS – Fancy Another Slice?
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 17 CommentsI wrote one of these generation one Piazzas up last year, but I’m sure some of you will have room for another piece. Please, do go on, have one! It’s […] -
![Fuji Heavy Industries/Subaru has a long history in the US, going all the way back to 1957. It wasn’t tiny kei cars like their infamous 360 they was selling back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7725.jpg "Kickstand Classic: 1964 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601 Scooter – The Buick Dynaflow of Scooters")
Kickstand Classic: 1964 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601 Scooter – The Buick Dynaflow of Scooters
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 24 CommentsFuji Heavy Industries/Subaru has a long history in the US, going all the way back to 1957. It wasn’t tiny kei cars like their infamous 360 they was selling back […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2015) The Honda CB750 of 1969-78 has already become a universally recognized milestone in motorcycle history and a blue chip collectible classic. The same cannot be said yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mfrt.jpg "Kickstand Classic: 1979-82 Honda CB750F — The Second Wave Starts The Mopping Up Operation")
Kickstand Classic: 1979-82 Honda CB750F — The Second Wave Starts The Mopping Up Operation
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 31 Comments(first posted 10/27/2015) The Honda CB750 of 1969-78 has already become a universally recognized milestone in motorcycle history and a blue chip collectible classic. The same cannot be said yet […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2015) Driving around the northern suburbs of Brisbane on the weekend, I spotted these two Mazda Carols (also known as the Mazda 600). This flatbed was parked in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mazda-carol-600-4.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1962-64 Mazda 600 – Carols, And It’s Not Even Christmas Yet")
Curbside Classics: 1962-64 Mazda 600 – Carols, And It’s Not Even Christmas Yet
Posted on October 26, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 10/26/2015) Driving around the northern suburbs of Brisbane on the weekend, I spotted these two Mazda Carols (also known as the Mazda 600). This flatbed was parked in […] -
![I know, I know – I’m pushing it. It seems not too many of you care for these S130s. Or even Toyota Crowns in general? Still, you have to work […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20201215_160921-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1989 & 1992 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe – One And Almost The Same")
CC Twofer: 1989 & 1992 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe – One And Almost The Same
Posted on October 21, 2021 | 14 CommentsI know, I know – I’m pushing it. It seems not too many of you care for these S130s. Or even Toyota Crowns in general? Still, you have to work […] -
![JDM wagons, especially the larger types, usually come in two guises: the family-oriented ones, which have the same creature comforts as its saloon equivalent, were usually badged as wagons. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210713_120155-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Nissan Bluebird (U11) AD Van – The Minima Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Nissan Bluebird (U11) AD Van – The Minima Wagon
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 13 CommentsJDM wagons, especially the larger types, usually come in two guises: the family-oriented ones, which have the same creature comforts as its saloon equivalent, were usually badged as wagons. But […]
