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![(first posted 3/24/2014) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-18-15.51.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans
Posted on March 31, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 3/24/2014) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d […] -
![With the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_120230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWith the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […] -
![Automotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsAutomotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […] -
![You’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180402_130827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8%")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8%
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 15 CommentsYou’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […] -
![I never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191102_165853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car")
COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 8 CommentsI never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […] -
![One of the absolute highlights of my Tokyo trip was visiting the Toyota Megaweb Museum with Tatra87. Besides being free of charge and remarkably uncrowded while the Tokyo Motor Show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6849.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1B) – The Toyota Rally Cars")
Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1B) – The Toyota Rally Cars
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 9 CommentsOne of the absolute highlights of my Tokyo trip was visiting the Toyota Megaweb Museum with Tatra87. Besides being free of charge and remarkably uncrowded while the Tokyo Motor Show […] -
![Just outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing Tokyo, I was stopped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tokyo Traffic Capsule: 2001 Toyota Origin – Past Is Present")
Tokyo Traffic Capsule: 2001 Toyota Origin – Past Is Present
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 25 CommentsJust outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing Tokyo, I was stopped […] -
![I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition")
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 13 CommentsThank you to Yohai Rodin -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1966 Toyota Corona Deluxe
Posted on November 8, 2019 | 41 CommentsThank you to Tim Finn -
![(First Posted November 2, 2013) Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/88ToyotaCorollaFX1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Corolla FX – Not Even Broken In Yet")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Corolla FX – Not Even Broken In Yet
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 42 Comments(First Posted November 2, 2013) Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to […] -
![After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been a long time. Perhaps I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)")
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 18, 2019 | 65 CommentsAfter too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been a long time. Perhaps I […] -
![When I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. The sort of thing one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190828_164933-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 22 CommentsWhen I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. The sort of thing one […] -
![Another evening, another deep rabbit hole for me, this time on the fertile fields of the Ritchie Brothers equipment auction site. Wherever you may be in the world, there’s probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hilux1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Middle East Auction Classic: 2007 Toyota Hilux Crew Cab 4×4 Pickup – 921,380km And Still Truckin’")
Middle East Auction Classic: 2007 Toyota Hilux Crew Cab 4×4 Pickup – 921,380km And Still Truckin’
Posted on September 19, 2019 | 18 CommentsAnother evening, another deep rabbit hole for me, this time on the fertile fields of the Ritchie Brothers equipment auction site. Wherever you may be in the world, there’s probably […] -
![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, for instance. At first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_143518-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: Daihatsu Copen / Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan, Land Of Paradoxes")
CC Twofer: Daihatsu Copen / Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan, Land Of Paradoxes
Posted on September 17, 2019 | 27 CommentsIt’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, for instance. At first […]
