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- Lover of strange and interesting cars. The fact that most of them happen to be terrible is entirely coincidental. Follow me on twitter @gaasc123.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Gerardo Solis
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![As you know, I have something of a liking for strange cars from the land of the rising sun. That weird blend of seemingly endless money and technological prowess that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/30400271870_d8e7c7b9f3_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2001 Toyota Crown Majesta – The People’s Century")
Cohort Classic: 2001 Toyota Crown Majesta – The People’s Century
Posted on November 8, 2016 | 23 CommentsAs you know, I have something of a liking for strange cars from the land of the rising sun. That weird blend of seemingly endless money and technological prowess that […] -
![Yes, I understand that a BMW 1M is not our usual thing at CC, as the limited production number and special oily bits make it much more of a regular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20160617091450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC For Sale: 2011 BMW 1M – What!?")
Future CC For Sale: 2011 BMW 1M – What!?
Posted on August 13, 2016 | 9 CommentsYes, I understand that a BMW 1M is not our usual thing at CC, as the limited production number and special oily bits make it much more of a regular […] -
![Well, the project car now has paint, LED’s instead of incandescent bulbs on the dash and the engine doesn’t smoke, stall or shake even when subjected to the watery excuse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/28180001443_d358b54536_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake 1984 Buick Electra – Easy Fix")
Cohort Outtake 1984 Buick Electra – Easy Fix
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 31 CommentsWell, the project car now has paint, LED’s instead of incandescent bulbs on the dash and the engine doesn’t smoke, stall or shake even when subjected to the watery excuse […] -
![People relaxing on fold-out chairs in front of a drive-in restaurant, a menu picked up with small plastic letters and the Datsun 280Z. When I close my eyes and imagine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/10610910_501038493371455_7758019774467627739_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The 1970’s In a Picture.")
CC Outtake: The 1970’s In a Picture.
Posted on June 18, 2016 | 6 CommentsPeople relaxing on fold-out chairs in front of a drive-in restaurant, a menu picked up with small plastic letters and the Datsun 280Z. When I close my eyes and imagine […] -
Auto-Biography: 2002 Ford Crown Victoria – Should You Meet Your Heroes?
Posted on May 17, 2016 | 54 Comments“Can I drive your car?” “Sure, why not?” And with that, I was on the driver’s seat. -
![Ah Japan; is there no end to your bizarre strangeness? Is there no repose from the mountains of bizarre commercials, strange vending machines and weird Anime about people gaining the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/18is5c4ccf8g9jpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: A Primer on Itasha")
CC Global: A Primer on Itasha
Posted on April 2, 2016 | 12 CommentsAh Japan; is there no end to your bizarre strangeness? Is there no repose from the mountains of bizarre commercials, strange vending machines and weird Anime about people gaining the […] -
![For the last couple of months (because I am a pathetically slow reader) I’ve been reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. This doesn’t connect to anything to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/25840971136_34e0ce1cc9_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II – Another One Calls For Sanctuary")
Cohort Outtake: 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II – Another One Calls For Sanctuary
Posted on March 30, 2016 | 9 CommentsFor the last couple of months (because I am a pathetically slow reader) I’ve been reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. This doesn’t connect to anything to the […] -
QOTD: Would You Buy A New Suzuki Jimny?
Posted on March 15, 2016 | 51 CommentsOne case: Suzuki vs. Consumers Union. -
Cohort Outtake: 2002 Hyundai Elantra – I See Weariness in Your Future
Posted on March 14, 2016 | 22 CommentsDo you ever see a new car and just know that it’ll be a beater in its old age? -
![Ladies and Gentlemen, I am about to rock your world. The vehicle that you know as the Toyota 4Runner is a fraud. Yes, I know, shocking revelations. This fraudster has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/21644022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2005 Toyota Fortuner – What the 4Runner Should Be")
CC Outtake: 2005 Toyota Fortuner – What the 4Runner Should Be
Posted on March 10, 2016 | 35 CommentsLadies and Gentlemen, I am about to rock your world. The vehicle that you know as the Toyota 4Runner is a fraud. Yes, I know, shocking revelations. This fraudster has […] -
![I simply don’t get it dear reader. Is all the car culture in Honduras simply hiding away in garages across the country? Only let out once or twice in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20151211092033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1972 BMW 2000 Touring – What The Heck (Klappe), Honduras?")
Auction Classic: 1972 BMW 2000 Touring – What The Heck (Klappe), Honduras?
Posted on January 30, 2016 | 19 CommentsI simply don’t get it dear reader. Is all the car culture in Honduras simply hiding away in garages across the country? Only let out once or twice in the […] -
CC Outtake – Baronesas
Posted on January 22, 2016 | 11 CommentsCan you believe this was a usual sight in Honduras until the late ’70s? -
![My first memories, like the ones of everyone in this earth, are a fuzzy, uncoordinated ocean of amorphous circumstances and people that are intersected on occasion by moments of supreme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/celica10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Biography : 1992 Toyota Celica – Commence Memory Ignition")
Auto Biography : 1992 Toyota Celica – Commence Memory Ignition
Posted on January 15, 2016 | 13 CommentsMy first memories, like the ones of everyone in this earth, are a fuzzy, uncoordinated ocean of amorphous circumstances and people that are intersected on occasion by moments of supreme […] -
![As a kid, and like many kids alongside me, I lusted after the Toyota AE86. The powerful combination of Fast and Furious and Initial D suddenly made the everyday Japanese […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1989-AW11-Toyota-MR2-Supercharged-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Analysis: An Objective View Of The Corolla AE86")
CC Analysis: An Objective View Of The Corolla AE86
Posted on January 15, 2016 | 30 CommentsAs a kid, and like many kids alongside me, I lusted after the Toyota AE86. The powerful combination of Fast and Furious and Initial D suddenly made the everyday Japanese […] -
![As the Japanese worked tirelessly on their way back from the war, they also worked their way through merely mobilizing the masses all the way to give them some flair. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/JCCS16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Toyota Sports 800 – What If We Make a Sports Car?")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Toyota Sports 800 – What If We Make a Sports Car?
Posted on January 13, 2016 | 30 CommentsAs the Japanese worked tirelessly on their way back from the war, they also worked their way through merely mobilizing the masses all the way to give them some flair. […]
