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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/800px-MITSUBISHI_PROUDIA_BY51_01_ceficefi.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around the World")
Obscure Rebadges From Around the World
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 143 Comments(first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […] -
![And clearly, someone to hold your beer. Ah, America the Beautiful, Land of Bounteous and Unbridled Creativity and Wonder. Or something like that. Whenever I have occasion to head up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6413.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Creation: When You Have A Chevy Half-Ton And A Suzuki Sidekick. And Some Time.")
Curbside Creation: When You Have A Chevy Half-Ton And A Suzuki Sidekick. And Some Time.
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 32 CommentsAnd clearly, someone to hold your beer. Ah, America the Beautiful, Land of Bounteous and Unbridled Creativity and Wonder. Or something like that. Whenever I have occasion to head up […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2017) So how about a really short 4×4? The LJ series truck dates back to 1970 and the LJ10 with its Kei classed sized dimensions and diminutive 359cc […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1980-Suzuki-LJ.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Suzuki Jimny LJ80")
CC Capsule: 1980 Suzuki Jimny LJ80
Posted on March 9, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/9/2017) So how about a really short 4×4? The LJ series truck dates back to 1970 and the LJ10 with its Kei classed sized dimensions and diminutive 359cc […] -
![Even in these latitudes filled with Korean and Japanese fuel efficient machinery, Swifts and Metros come out of the woodwork when gas prices swell. In the last few months these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220501_092008527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Swift-Metro “Bumblebee” Edition")
Curbside Classic: Swift-Metro “Bumblebee” Edition
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 7 CommentsEven in these latitudes filled with Korean and Japanese fuel efficient machinery, Swifts and Metros come out of the woodwork when gas prices swell. In the last few months these […] -
![It was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/suzuki1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi")
COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […] -
![Someone clearly loves their little Suzuki-built SUVs and it’s not hard to see why. Compact, rugged, durable (enough), easy to maneuver and park in town, and cheap as chips (when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_4401-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Every Samurai Needs A Tracker As A Sidekick")
Curbside Outtake: Every Samurai Needs A Tracker As A Sidekick
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 18 CommentsSomeone clearly loves their little Suzuki-built SUVs and it’s not hard to see why. Compact, rugged, durable (enough), easy to maneuver and park in town, and cheap as chips (when […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2012) Prior to 1968, everyone knew you shouldn’t build a two-stroke bike bigger than about 350cc. Anything larger would create power that couldn’t be managed due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Suzuki-T500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorcycle Classic: Suzuki T500- The Best Bike (Almost) Nobody Remembers")
Motorcycle Classic: Suzuki T500- The Best Bike (Almost) Nobody Remembers
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) Prior to 1968, everyone knew you shouldn’t build a two-stroke bike bigger than about 350cc. Anything larger would create power that couldn’t be managed due to […] -
![My second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the tail end of another one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6683.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tokyo Travel Outtake: 2008 Chevrolet MW – Little Big Block")
Tokyo Travel Outtake: 2008 Chevrolet MW – Little Big Block
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 17 CommentsMy second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the tail end of another one […] -
![My wife and kids are currently in Thailand while I toil away here. I awoke this morning to a text from them that included a few pictures of them and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_9347.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Remote Impression: 2018 Suzuki Celerio – “It Was Nice”")
Rental Car Remote Impression: 2018 Suzuki Celerio – “It Was Nice”
Posted on July 21, 2019 | 22 CommentsMy wife and kids are currently in Thailand while I toil away here. I awoke this morning to a text from them that included a few pictures of them and […] -
![My wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_5584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia")
CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 20 CommentsMy wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2013) As with many young men, eventually the roving eye turns to that two-wheeled conveyance, the motorcycle. Mine was no different. Being at college 185 miles away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Suzuki1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Suzuki GS450: Technically A “MOAL”, Or Who Needs Four Wheels?")
COAL: 1980 Suzuki GS450: Technically A “MOAL”, Or Who Needs Four Wheels?
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/12/2013) As with many young men, eventually the roving eye turns to that two-wheeled conveyance, the motorcycle. Mine was no different. Being at college 185 miles away […] -
![Believe you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/initial-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.")
CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsBelieve you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […] -
![A length of 126 inches. Width of 55 inches. Total curb weight, around 1212lbs. A 543cc three-cylinder, four-stroke engine with 28 horsepower and 31 ft-lbs of torque. 52mpg. And a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Suzuki-Mighty-Boy2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Suzuki Mighty Boy – The Name Says It All")
Curbside Capsule: Suzuki Mighty Boy – The Name Says It All
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 43 CommentsA length of 126 inches. Width of 55 inches. Total curb weight, around 1212lbs. A 543cc three-cylinder, four-stroke engine with 28 horsepower and 31 ft-lbs of torque. 52mpg. And a […] -
![2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: The Future CC of 2014?")
QOTD: The Future CC of 2014?
Posted on December 31, 2014 | 81 Comments2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […] -
![T.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2619.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis")
Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 61 CommentsT.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […]
