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Isuzu Archive
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![(Updated 10/20/2025) Sometimes, finding CCs is all about going the extra mile. As daytime temperatures started falling in my area, I’ve had more occasions to go for long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191011_102808-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1966 Isuzu Bellel – Turkey On A Stick")
Junkyard Classic: 1966 Isuzu Bellel – Turkey On A Stick
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 10/20/2025) Sometimes, finding CCs is all about going the extra mile. As daytime temperatures started falling in my area, I’ve had more occasions to go for long […] -
![(Updated 10/16/2025) Here is an idea for a little game. Walk into ten separate social gatherings. Mention to everyone there that you drive an Isuzu Oasis. Then watch the blank […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1996IsuzuOasis061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1996 Isuzu Oasis: A Full Serving Of Honda, But With None of the Appeal!")
1996 Isuzu Oasis: A Full Serving Of Honda, But With None of the Appeal!
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 41 Comments(Updated 10/16/2025) Here is an idea for a little game. Walk into ten separate social gatherings. Mention to everyone there that you drive an Isuzu Oasis. Then watch the blank […] -
![(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges")
Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-SsangYong_Rodius_270_Xdi_rear_20100719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2")
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2
Posted on March 12, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Amigo – “Hey Hombre, We’ve Created A Monster”
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) I knew there must have been a reason why I had a marked impulse to shoot this Amigo the other day – for Isuzu Spanish Names Day. -
![(first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1996IsuzuHombre01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10?
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 107 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […] -
![Long-time CC readers must believe Isuzu Belletts are the most common of sightings. For some reason or another, at least two contributors have already found a few of these early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20220805_144604534_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Isuzu Bellett – A Nice Little Bell, By Any Other Name")
CC Capsule: 1968 Isuzu Bellett – A Nice Little Bell, By Any Other Name
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 15 CommentsLong-time CC readers must believe Isuzu Belletts are the most common of sightings. For some reason or another, at least two contributors have already found a few of these early […] -
![This one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230212_134928_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It")
CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsThis one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1988IsuzuIMark06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […] -
![(note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-426-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 34 Comments(note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-14-11.18.43.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […] -
![(First Published 5/26/2013) At this point my car history so far may appear somewhat schizophrenic, so to continue the lack of any discernible pattern, I made as complete a change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Isuzu5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Isuzu I-Mark – That’s No Lie!")
COAL: 1986 Isuzu I-Mark – That’s No Lie!
Posted on October 22, 2017 | 41 Comments(First Published 5/26/2013) At this point my car history so far may appear somewhat schizophrenic, so to continue the lack of any discernible pattern, I made as complete a change […] -
![Here at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis")
CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 25 CommentsHere at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […] -
![The Isuzu Impulse on a budget known to us as the Geo Storm has all but faded from the streets, becoming about as rare as your average 1930s car or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1992_geo_storm_2dr-hatchback_gsi_rq_oem_1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outake: Getting Passed On The Right By A Geo Storm.")
CC Outake: Getting Passed On The Right By A Geo Storm.
Posted on November 12, 2014 | 22 CommentsThe Isuzu Impulse on a budget known to us as the Geo Storm has all but faded from the streets, becoming about as rare as your average 1930s car or […] -
![Pop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 61 CommentsPop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […]
