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![It is hard to believe that it has been over a year since I wrote here about my “new” car. But four seasons have come and gone, and my little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1997Miata09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic Update: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Wheeeee!")
My Curbside Classic Update: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Wheeeee!
Posted on April 19, 2016 | 48 CommentsIt is hard to believe that it has been over a year since I wrote here about my “new” car. But four seasons have come and gone, and my little […] -
![Every once in a while at work, we get an out of state deal (typically Rhode Island) that usually requires me to deliver the new car to the buyer at the DMV, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_5059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser – Colonel Mustard")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser – Colonel Mustard
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 71 CommentsEvery once in a while at work, we get an out of state deal (typically Rhode Island) that usually requires me to deliver the new car to the buyer at the DMV, […] -
![“I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1-2004-Subaru-WRX-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Subaru WRX Wagon – The Strange Case of Dr. Subie Wagon and Mr. WRX")
COAL: 2004 Subaru WRX Wagon – The Strange Case of Dr. Subie Wagon and Mr. WRX
Posted on April 2, 2016 | 28 Comments“I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I […] -
![We don’t often think about it, but we’ve all benefited from the popping of economic bubbles. You may recall the internet bubble of the late 1990s that burst at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0-1995-Mazda-MX-3-side-II.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Mazda MX-3 – Sometimes The Right Car Just Finds You, Meet Lillian I and Lillian II")
COAL: 1995 Mazda MX-3 – Sometimes The Right Car Just Finds You, Meet Lillian I and Lillian II
Posted on March 26, 2016 | 26 CommentsWe don’t often think about it, but we’ve all benefited from the popping of economic bubbles. You may recall the internet bubble of the late 1990s that burst at the […] -
![Mazda has always been one of those smaller car companies who, despite the fact they are selling mostly mainstream cars, strives to appeal to a specialized audience. In 2015 Toyota was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0-Mazda-Protege5.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Mazda Protegé5 – Small Wagon Zoom-Zoom")
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protegé5 – Small Wagon Zoom-Zoom
Posted on March 19, 2016 | 30 CommentsMazda has always been one of those smaller car companies who, despite the fact they are selling mostly mainstream cars, strives to appeal to a specialized audience. In 2015 Toyota was […] -
![If people keep buying something, why not keep selling it? That’s what Japanese automakers figured from the Australian automotive market in the 1980s. Conservative, rear-wheel-drive, locally-built, four-cylinder cars wearing Toyota, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/nissan-pintara-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986-90 Nissan Pintara/Skyline – The Boxes Enter The Ring")
Curbside Capsule: 1986-90 Nissan Pintara/Skyline – The Boxes Enter The Ring
Posted on November 17, 2015 | 21 CommentsIf people keep buying something, why not keep selling it? That’s what Japanese automakers figured from the Australian automotive market in the 1980s. Conservative, rear-wheel-drive, locally-built, four-cylinder cars wearing Toyota, […] -
![Riding the Route 36 bus to the neighborhood grocery store afforded me this view of these two Toyota Camrys (complete with eleventh-generation Ford Thunderbird photobomb). I don’t recall ever having seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/038-US-spec-2nd-6th-generation-Toyota-Camrys-V20-XV40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: US-Spec 2nd & 6th Generation Toyota Camrys – My, How You’ve Grown")
CC Outtake: US-Spec 2nd & 6th Generation Toyota Camrys – My, How You’ve Grown
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 56 CommentsRiding the Route 36 bus to the neighborhood grocery store afforded me this view of these two Toyota Camrys (complete with eleventh-generation Ford Thunderbird photobomb). I don’t recall ever having seen […] -
![For the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0359.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 60 CommentsFor the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2012. I still see this Camaro in daily use) So what is this thing with me and white six-cylinder Powerglide gen1 Camaros? The last one inspired a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-165-201-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Camaro – The Last Unmolested ’69 Camaro Six Daily Driver Left In The World?")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Camaro – The Last Unmolested ’69 Camaro Six Daily Driver Left In The World?
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 113 Comments(first posted 8/12/2012. I still see this Camaro in daily use) So what is this thing with me and white six-cylinder Powerglide gen1 Camaros? The last one inspired a […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2012) Paradoxically, my only experience with Quaaludes was highly memorable. Yet I struggle to elicit any memories of my only drive in a Honda Quaalude. Or did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Honda-Prelude-gen1-by-Laurence-Jones.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Honda Prelude – “…A Splendid Automobile”?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Honda Prelude – “…A Splendid Automobile”?
Posted on July 16, 2015 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/15/2012) Paradoxically, my only experience with Quaaludes was highly memorable. Yet I struggle to elicit any memories of my only drive in a Honda Quaalude. Or did […] -
![(7/11/2011) Here in Canada we are treated to some exotic treats with our import laws allowing pretty much anything over fifteen years or older. There is a trickle of interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Honda-Beat-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Honda Beat – And The Beat Goes On (In Canada)")
CC Capsule: 1991 Honda Beat – And The Beat Goes On (In Canada)
Posted on March 23, 2015 | 49 Comments(7/11/2011) Here in Canada we are treated to some exotic treats with our import laws allowing pretty much anything over fifteen years or older. There is a trickle of interesting […] -
![Always hankered for a Citroen? The Subaru SVX is the closest thing we’ve gotten to one these past few decades. I find the resemblance to the XM more than coincidental. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-95-032.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Subaru SVX – The Japanese Citroen")
CC Capsule: 1992 Subaru SVX – The Japanese Citroen
Posted on March 20, 2015 | 63 CommentsAlways hankered for a Citroen? The Subaru SVX is the closest thing we’ve gotten to one these past few decades. I find the resemblance to the XM more than coincidental. […] -
![(Needless to say, we received quite a bit of snow in Southeastern Massachusetts this winter) Between 1986 and 1989, three new luxury marques were introduced by Japan’s three largest automakers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_7590.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Infiniti I35 (Future Classic) – The Maximum Maxima")
CC Capsule: 2002 Infiniti I35 (Future Classic) – The Maximum Maxima
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 46 Comments(Needless to say, we received quite a bit of snow in Southeastern Massachusetts this winter) Between 1986 and 1989, three new luxury marques were introduced by Japan’s three largest automakers. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Lexus LS400 – With All Due Respect
Posted on March 12, 2015 | 90 Comments(first published 2/18/2012) This car was once a very big deal. -
![Honda’s early years are almost beyond belief. Soichiro Honda’s manic drive and willingness to take endless risks propelled the company’s growth at breakneck speed. Undoubtedly, the Civic was the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-073-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Honda Civic Wagon – Five Doors and Two Speed Hondamatic")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Honda Civic Wagon – Five Doors and Two Speed Hondamatic
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 80 CommentsHonda’s early years are almost beyond belief. Soichiro Honda’s manic drive and willingness to take endless risks propelled the company’s growth at breakneck speed. Undoubtedly, the Civic was the most […]
