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Curbside Classics – Asian Brands Archive
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![The fact that Mitsubishi still exists and manufactures cars in 2025 is a source of permanent wonder, isn’t it? These days, the Sick Carmaker of Japan title has reverted to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20230408_113058_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsubishi Proudia V8 GDI – Mitsu’s Only V8, Dead After 15 Months")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsubishi Proudia V8 GDI – Mitsu’s Only V8, Dead After 15 Months
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsThe fact that Mitsubishi still exists and manufactures cars in 2025 is a source of permanent wonder, isn’t it? These days, the Sick Carmaker of Japan title has reverted to […] -
![(First posted 12/18/2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda Bongo – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bongo1.jpg "Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.")
Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 47 Comments(First posted 12/18/2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda Bongo – […] -
![You have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20221117_084004_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 9 CommentsYou have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2013. In 2018, this generation Century was finally replaced by the third generation) Brougham Love is not exactly a common sentiment, and of that which remains today, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_8029_10.jpg "2013 Toyota Century: The Ultimate Brougham Time Machine")
2013 Toyota Century: The Ultimate Brougham Time Machine
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 135 Comments(first posted 5/20/2013. In 2018, this generation Century was finally replaced by the third generation) Brougham Love is not exactly a common sentiment, and of that which remains today, a […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Front-quarter-2-900.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […] -
![I’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230924_103903_edited.jpg "Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One")
Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 18 CommentsI’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […] -
![I’m sure we all know (and, presumably. appreciate) the 3rd generation Honda Accord. You know, the cool late ‘80s one with the pop-up headlights. Honda sold boatloads of these everywhere […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230528_132534_edited.jpg "Curbside Find: 1989 Honda Accord (CA) 2.0 Si – Name’s Familiar, But That Face?")
Curbside Find: 1989 Honda Accord (CA) 2.0 Si – Name’s Familiar, But That Face?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’m sure we all know (and, presumably. appreciate) the 3rd generation Honda Accord. You know, the cool late ‘80s one with the pop-up headlights. Honda sold boatloads of these everywhere […] -
![CC has told the Nissan Exa’s story before; here it is again from the JDM perspective – it was pretty different in Japan, and not just because the steering wheel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230528_145255_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan Exa Coupé – Too Fun For Japan")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan Exa Coupé – Too Fun For Japan
Posted on June 23, 2025 | 12 CommentsCC has told the Nissan Exa’s story before; here it is again from the JDM perspective – it was pretty different in Japan, and not just because the steering wheel […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-35-008-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […] -
![I was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20250127_092722_edited.jpg "CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage")
CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsI was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […] -
![If you say Toyota Levin (or Trueno) in Japan, anyone with even a basic amount of automotive knowledge will immediately respond “AE86.” There are so many of those around. Their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240928_103417_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Corolla Levin (TE71) – In Its Successor’s Long Shadow")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Corolla Levin (TE71) – In Its Successor’s Long Shadow
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsIf you say Toyota Levin (or Trueno) in Japan, anyone with even a basic amount of automotive knowledge will immediately respond “AE86.” There are so many of those around. Their […] -
![Toot, toot! The T87 Eighties Train is pulling up into the Japanese carmakers’ station. Our first stop will be Subaru, with none other than the legendary Leone Turbo wagon. You […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240721_091048_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1984 Subaru Turbo 4WD Wagon – Back From The Sweetheart City")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Subaru Turbo 4WD Wagon – Back From The Sweetheart City
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsToot, toot! The T87 Eighties Train is pulling up into the Japanese carmakers’ station. Our first stop will be Subaru, with none other than the legendary Leone Turbo wagon. You […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600) – How To Make A 510 Fly
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 14 CommentsThere were three key ingredients that made the Datsun 510 fly: the BMW 1600, “Mr. K”, and a certain sharp rise taken flat-out on Bunker Hill Road. -
![(first posted 6/12/2011) In a parallel universe, this would be a 1978 Chevy III, Ford Dearborn, Plymouth Cranbrook or Studebaker Larkette. It’s more “American” than the American cars of its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-34-060-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Corona – Baseball, Apple Pie And A Corona")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Corona – Baseball, Apple Pie And A Corona
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 63 Comments(first posted 6/12/2011) In a parallel universe, this would be a 1978 Chevy III, Ford Dearborn, Plymouth Cranbrook or Studebaker Larkette. It’s more “American” than the American cars of its […]
