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CC Capsule: 2021 Toyota EuroBox Renoca By Flex — The Probox Goes To Wolfsburg
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 15 CommentsJust when I think I’ve seen it all, those crafty Japanese kit-makers and customizers pull another fast one. Well, this is base on the Toyota Probox, so not too fast, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded
Posted on July 26, 2021 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Eunos Cosmo – Mazda’s Final Folly
Posted on July 26, 2021 | 12 CommentsFew carmakers fumbled as badly as Mazda did in the early ‘90s and lived to tell the tale. Rover died. GM needed a bailout. Nissan, Kia and Chrysler had a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC – A Prelude Of Better Things To Come?
Posted on July 21, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 7/21/2015) I’m probably not the first guy to wax lyrical about how wonderful the end of the ’80s and the beginning of the ’90s were to Honda. Generally […] -
CC Capsule: 2003 CQ Q-Car Qi Quno — Benny, Is That You?
Posted on July 19, 2021 | 9 CommentsThis one of those occasions when a discovery just has to be shared with the wider world. Show of hands, who had ever heard of CQ Motors before today? I’m […] -
Curbside Classic: Holden Statesman DeVille (HZ) – If We Can’t Export Cars, We Can Export Their Names
Posted on July 14, 2021 | 115 Comments(first posted 10/26/2011. Photos posted at the CC Cohort by Bryce) Looking at Australian cars makes me feel slightly woozy, like I’ve just come down with a case of twenty-four hour […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 120Y/B210/Sunny – Reliable. Well-Built. Ugly.
Posted on July 9, 2021 | 99 Comments(first posted 7/9/2015) Datsun 120Y. Sunny. B210. Whatever you called it, whatever market it was sold in, this quirkily-styled subcompact was regarded as being reliable and dependable, if unexciting. In […] -
CC Capsule: 1996 Mitsubishi Diamante 30M — Rough Diamond Or Plastic Gem?
Posted on July 9, 2021 | 20 CommentsThere hasn’t been much written on CC about this Mitsubishi as yet, but what there is has not been too complementary. And I would be quite inclined to follow suit […] -
CC Outtake: 1978-83 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) – Ultimate Stripper Version
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 8 CommentsWell here’s not something you see everyday, thought yours truly when happening upon this fascinating Fairlady, flaunting her primer negligee with abandon. Mouth agape, eyes agog and legs akimbo, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 (AW11) Twin Cam 16 G-Limited – Stepping Back From The Wedge
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe first-generation MR2 is not a common sight anymore, even in its native land. Yet, why do I feel numb and hesitant when contemplating it? Probably because I have zero […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993-2002 Mitsuoka Viewt (K11) – Jaguar Mock One
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe smallest and youngest Japanese carmaker celebrated 30 years in the Nissan-based British-esque retro-mod game last year, and it’s still going strong. Mitsuoka’s retro-luxury-themed output started with the Le Seyde […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Prelude Si – Improving The Original
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/27/2012) When the Honda Prelude was first introduced, it was meant to be a more stylish commuter than the Civic. While its performance didn’t set the world […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Datsun Fairlady 1500 (SP310) – The High Of The Beholder
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 20 CommentsYou gotta trust me, CComrades, Ccolleauges and CCompanions of the Curbside, when I advocate that there is no more desirable ‘60s drop-top than the second generation Datsun Fairlady. Well, it […] -
Kickstand Classic: Honda Hobbit — From a Tiny, Vanished Race of Motorbikes
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/16/2015) Well known as the titular small human-like race of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, made even more famous by Peter Jackson’s movie adaptations, Hobbits lent their name to a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Daihatsu Leeza Turbo Spider – Itsy Bitsy Spider
Posted on June 15, 2021 | 8 CommentsGiven that this is CConvertible Week™ and after Paul regaled us with that stunner of a 1948 Ford Sportsman, I thought I might share another rarity from a faraway land […]
![CC Capsule: 2021 Toyota EuroBox Renoca By Flex — The Probox Goes To Wolfsburg Just when I think I’ve seen it all, those crafty Japanese kit-makers and customizers pull another fast one. Well, this is base on the Toyota Probox, so not too fast, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210610_090410-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded (first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1989AcuraIntegra01.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Eunos Cosmo – Mazda’s Final Folly Few carmakers fumbled as badly as Mazda did in the early ‘90s and lived to tell the tale. Rover died. GM needed a bailout. Nissan, Kia and Chrysler had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210606_181224-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC – A Prelude Of Better Things To Come? (first posted 7/21/2015) I’m probably not the first guy to wax lyrical about how wonderful the end of the ’80s and the beginning of the ’90s were to Honda. Generally […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DSC03599-Custom.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2003 CQ Q-Car Qi Quno — Benny, Is That You? This one of those occasions when a discovery just has to be shared with the wider world. Show of hands, who had ever heard of CQ Motors before today? I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210715_114248-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Holden Statesman DeVille (HZ) – If We Can’t Export Cars, We Can Export Their Names (first posted 10/26/2011. Photos posted at the CC Cohort by Bryce) Looking at Australian cars makes me feel slightly woozy, like I’ve just come down with a case of twenty-four hour […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Holden-statesman-hz.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Datsun 120Y/B210/Sunny – Reliable. Well-Built. Ugly. (first posted 7/9/2015) Datsun 120Y. Sunny. B210. Whatever you called it, whatever market it was sold in, this quirkily-styled subcompact was regarded as being reliable and dependable, if unexciting. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/datsun-120y-5.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1996 Mitsubishi Diamante 30M — Rough Diamond Or Plastic Gem? There hasn’t been much written on CC about this Mitsubishi as yet, but what there is has not been too complementary. And I would be quite inclined to follow suit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210423_144110-copy.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1978-83 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) – Ultimate Stripper Version Well here’s not something you see everyday, thought yours truly when happening upon this fascinating Fairlady, flaunting her primer negligee with abandon. Mouth agape, eyes agog and legs akimbo, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210416_131448-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 (AW11) Twin Cam 16 G-Limited – Stepping Back From The Wedge The first-generation MR2 is not a common sight anymore, even in its native land. Yet, why do I feel numb and hesitant when contemplating it? Probably because I have zero […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210504_130014-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1993-2002 Mitsuoka Viewt (K11) – Jaguar Mock One The smallest and youngest Japanese carmaker celebrated 30 years in the Nissan-based British-esque retro-mod game last year, and it’s still going strong. Mitsuoka’s retro-luxury-themed output started with the Le Seyde […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210430_172831-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Prelude Si – Improving The Original (first posted 4/27/2012) When the Honda Prelude was first introduced, it was meant to be a more stylish commuter than the Civic. While its performance didn’t set the world […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-20-2012-008-e1340919657513.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Datsun Fairlady 1500 (SP310) – The High Of The Beholder You gotta trust me, CComrades, Ccolleauges and CCompanions of the Curbside, when I advocate that there is no more desirable ‘60s drop-top than the second generation Datsun Fairlady. Well, it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210223_125120-copy.jpg)
![Kickstand Classic: Honda Hobbit — From a Tiny, Vanished Race of Motorbikes (first posted 6/16/2015) Well known as the titular small human-like race of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, made even more famous by Peter Jackson’s movie adaptations, Hobbits lent their name to a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Honda-Hobbit.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Daihatsu Leeza Turbo Spider – Itsy Bitsy Spider Given that this is CConvertible Week™ and after Paul regaled us with that stunner of a 1948 Ford Sportsman, I thought I might share another rarity from a faraway land […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210609_095404-copy.jpg)


