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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![(Updated 9/19/2025) We’ve had some really good luck with JDM Nissans recently and there will be other great ones soon, but let’s be realistic, here: there were always a number […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190909_111442-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Nissan Bluebird (811) 1800 – Pilloried Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Nissan Bluebird (811) 1800 – Pilloried Sedan
Posted on September 19, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 9/19/2025) We’ve had some really good luck with JDM Nissans recently and there will be other great ones soon, but let’s be realistic, here: there were always a number […] -
![It’s easy to forget or understate or forget what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new 3rd […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_1251-115x115.jpeg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Four Door Sedan – The Boring Member Of A Brilliant Family")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Four Door Sedan – The Boring Member Of A Brilliant Family
Posted on September 19, 2025 | 23 CommentsIt’s easy to forget or understate or forget what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new 3rd […] -
![(Updated 9/14/2025) It’s been a while since we haven’t had a Mitsuoka sedan on CC. I’ve been one of the main purveyors of these fascinating machines on this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190909_111323-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1998 Mitsuoka Galue (Series I) – Downhill From There")
Curbside Find: 1998 Mitsuoka Galue (Series I) – Downhill From There
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 9/14/2025) It’s been a while since we haven’t had a Mitsuoka sedan on CC. I’ve been one of the main purveyors of these fascinating machines on this […] -
![(Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_151000-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte!")
Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte!
Posted on September 17, 2025 | 16 Comments(Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […] -
![(Updated 9/16/2025) It’s difficult to make sweeping generalizations about Japanese cars, especially those that you actually find on the streets and parking lots of Japan. Take these two, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_143518-copy.jpg "Curbside Finds: Daihatsu Copen / Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan, Land Of Paradoxes")
Curbside Finds: Daihatsu Copen / Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan, Land Of Paradoxes
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 27 Comments(Updated 9/16/2025) It’s difficult to make sweeping generalizations about Japanese cars, especially those that you actually find on the streets and parking lots of Japan. Take these two, […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_150535-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2019) I thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cedbro3.jpg "Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67")
Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 9/2/2019) I thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2019) In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_160614-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Nissan Gloria (430) SDL Turbo Hardtop – Madam Gloria Will See You Now")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Nissan Gloria (430) SDL Turbo Hardtop – Madam Gloria Will See You Now
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/4/2019) In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2019) Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190823_162026-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Cresta GT Twin Turbo (GX71) – The Faux Hardtop That’s Hard To Top")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Cresta GT Twin Turbo (GX71) – The Faux Hardtop That’s Hard To Top
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 8/3/2019) Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […] -
![(first posted 8/30/2019) Let’s carry on from my recent JDM hardtop sedan theme, but kick it up a notch or two. Here, in all its faded glory […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190825_152143-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Toyota Crown Majesta V8 (S140) – Try, Try, Again")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Toyota Crown Majesta V8 (S140) – Try, Try, Again
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 24 Comments(first posted 8/30/2019) Let’s carry on from my recent JDM hardtop sedan theme, but kick it up a notch or two. Here, in all its faded glory […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2019) I found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190210_141755.jpg "1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness")
1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 2/27/2019) I found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2019) I’m going to level with you, my fellow CCurbivores: Thailand was not the greatest place on Earth to find CC fodder. I did find a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190724_102619-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1989 Toyota Mark II Grande (X80) – Onwards And Eastwards")
Curbside Find: 1989 Toyota Mark II Grande (X80) – Onwards And Eastwards
Posted on August 27, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/29/2019) I’m going to level with you, my fellow CCurbivores: Thailand was not the greatest place on Earth to find CC fodder. I did find a […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2015) 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. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-073-1200.jpg "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 August 22, 2025 | 83 Comments(first posted 3/3/2015) 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. […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_20170408_133444.jpg "Curbside Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame")
Curbside Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […] -
![(first posted 12/26/2012) Discovering the RWD Toyota Avanza in Mexico recently made me consider how relatively long Toyota hung on to RWD in their small cars. The last such car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-181-109-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Starlet –The Last Of The Littlest RWD Toyotas")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Starlet –The Last Of The Littlest RWD Toyotas
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 12/26/2012) Discovering the RWD Toyota Avanza in Mexico recently made me consider how relatively long Toyota hung on to RWD in their small cars. The last such car […]
