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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 57 CommentsLiving in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […] -
CC DIY: Taking the Nissan Stagea to Infiniti and Beyond
Posted on February 19, 2014 | 45 CommentsOver the past couple of weeks, the CC readership has been blessed not once once but twice with posts on the Nissan Stagea–forbidden fruit to most CCers, but as common as, well, […] -
Big Truck Antidote: Suzuki SJ Farm Worker – The Little Trucklette That Can
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 38 CommentsI don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been learning a lot about BIG trucks this week! As your parents told you though, too much of a good thing can lead […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976-79 Toyota Corolla Liftback- A Time Machine for Dave
Posted on January 15, 2014 | 40 CommentsOver the past month, I’ve traveled far and wide in search of Curbside Classics. In December, I spent a long weekend in Colorado, and found this ’76 to ’79 Corolla SR-5 Liftback. […] -
Kickstand Classic: Honda Super Cub (Honda 50) – Vietnam’s Immortal Living Classic
Posted on January 15, 2014 | 31 CommentsWhat’s the world’s most numerous motor vehicle? Honda produced 60 million Super Cubs in the fifty years from 1958 to 2008, and with worldwide production still running at well over […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Clattering Away
Posted on January 4, 2014 | 57 CommentsSorry, Hemi ‘Cuda fans, but this is one of my most prized CC finds. As you know all too well by now, CC is about documenting the cars that were […] -
Junkyard Classic: Subaru 360 – It All Started With This Little Wart
Posted on December 6, 2013 | 33 CommentsSubaru has not only survived the forces that have sent some of the smaller Japanese makers into retreat, but even prospered. And this is the car that started it all […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979-81 Celica Sunchaser- The First Celica Convertible?
Posted on November 19, 2013 | 40 CommentsIt’s amazing how the human mind works. While riding to lunch the other day, our driver ducked down a side street to avoid a clogged left turn arrow. As we rolled down this residential bypass, […] -
Toyota Week Finale: 1980 Toyota FJ40 – A Victory Lap for a Trailblazing Upstart
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 32 CommentsWe started our CC Toyota Week with an FJ40, and we shall end it the same way (unless, of course, someone follows up with another finale). Paul Niedermeyer gave us […] -
Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part Two
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 29 CommentsYesterday we saw a variety of classic Toyotas stored outdoors. Today we’ll see others that were deemed worthy of indoor storage. As you can imagine, these are in a little […] -
Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part One
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 34 CommentsWhen most people mention a classic Toyota, something from the Seventies, like the Celica, probably comes to mind. Those with thicker wallets might even think of the fantastic 2000GT. Most […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Honda Concerto TD – When Is a Honda Not a Honda?
Posted on July 1, 2013 | 25 CommentsWhen we think of a 1980s or 1990s Honda, three things probably come to mind – the engine, wishbone front suspension and an identifiable engineering purity. Think NSX for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Nothing Complicated; But Done Properly
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 30 CommentsA sports car, with nothing complicated, is enough for the huge majority of sports car drivers and owners – we want a car that is above all, enjoyable to drive. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Suzuki Carry KC 4WD – The Kei-sons Go Rolling Along
Posted on June 10, 2013 | 29 CommentsWhat is it with my fascination with these little trucks? Sheer perversity? Or cold logic? More like an overstimulated imagination. But there’s something about a tiny 543cc truck with four […] -
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 720 – Who Needs a Big Truck?
Posted on June 8, 2013 | 24 CommentsWell, maybe these folks do, come to that. This precarious-looking rig was spotted on I-45 in the Greenspoint area of Houston, on a sunny Saturday morning in 2003. Hope they made it […]
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed Living in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/96HondaAccordWagon3jg.jpg)
![CC DIY: Taking the Nissan Stagea to Infiniti and Beyond Over the past couple of weeks, the CC readership has been blessed not once once but twice with posts on the Nissan Stagea–forbidden fruit to most CCers, but as common as, well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Stagea-Emblem.jpg)
![Big Truck Antidote: Suzuki SJ Farm Worker – The Little Trucklette That Can I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been learning a lot about BIG trucks this week! As your parents told you though, too much of a good thing can lead […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Picture-002.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1976-79 Toyota Corolla Liftback- A Time Machine for Dave Over the past month, I’ve traveled far and wide in search of Curbside Classics. In December, I spent a long weekend in Colorado, and found this ’76 to ’79 Corolla SR-5 Liftback. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-front-3-quarter-1.jpg)
![Kickstand Classic: Honda Super Cub (Honda 50) – Vietnam’s Immortal Living Classic What’s the world’s most numerous motor vehicle? Honda produced 60 million Super Cubs in the fifty years from 1958 to 2008, and with worldwide production still running at well over […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-Honda-Super-Cub-in-courtyard.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Clattering Away Sorry, Hemi ‘Cuda fans, but this is one of my most prized CC finds. As you know all too well by now, CC is about documenting the cars that were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CC-34-068-800.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: Subaru 360 – It All Started With This Little Wart Subaru has not only survived the forces that have sent some of the smaller Japanese makers into retreat, but even prospered. And this is the car that started it all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Subaru-360-fq.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979-81 Celica Sunchaser- The First Celica Convertible? It’s amazing how the human mind works. While riding to lunch the other day, our driver ducked down a side street to avoid a clogged left turn arrow. As we rolled down this residential bypass, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/B-Pillar.jpg)
![Toyota Week Finale: 1980 Toyota FJ40 – A Victory Lap for a Trailblazing Upstart We started our CC Toyota Week with an FJ40, and we shall end it the same way (unless, of course, someone follows up with another finale). Paul Niedermeyer gave us […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1980ToyotaLandCruiserFJ4009.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part Two Yesterday we saw a variety of classic Toyotas stored outdoors. Today we’ll see others that were deemed worthy of indoor storage. As you can imagine, these are in a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1965-Toyota-700.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part One When most people mention a classic Toyota, something from the Seventies, like the Celica, probably comes to mind. Those with thicker wallets might even think of the fantastic 2000GT. Most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Old-Toyotas-4.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Honda Concerto TD – When Is a Honda Not a Honda? When we think of a 1980s or 1990s Honda, three things probably come to mind – the engine, wishbone front suspension and an identifiable engineering purity. Think NSX for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Concerto-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Nothing Complicated; But Done Properly A sports car, with nothing complicated, is enough for the huge majority of sports car drivers and owners – we want a car that is above all, enjoyable to drive. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC03141.1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Suzuki Carry KC 4WD – The Kei-sons Go Rolling Along What is it with my fascination with these little trucks? Sheer perversity? Or cold logic? More like an overstimulated imagination. But there’s something about a tiny 543cc truck with four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-196-082.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 720 – Who Needs a Big Truck? Well, maybe these folks do, come to that. This precarious-looking rig was spotted on I-45 in the Greenspoint area of Houston, on a sunny Saturday morning in 2003. Hope they made it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Datsun-pickup-overloaded-01.jpg)


