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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![I saw this spiffy Suzuki Twin parked at a Tokyo supermarket last weekend. I hadn’t paid much attention to these before, but after seeing this one, it just hit me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMGP2804-1-e1548158379289.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003-05 Suzuki Twin – Would Make a Great Clown Car")
CC Outtake: 2003-05 Suzuki Twin – Would Make a Great Clown Car
Posted on January 26, 2019 | 15 CommentsI saw this spiffy Suzuki Twin parked at a Tokyo supermarket last weekend. I hadn’t paid much attention to these before, but after seeing this one, it just hit me […] -
![Think Alfa Romeo and your mind’s eye will most likely conjure up a beautiful red roadster or lithesome coupe, both powered by a high-revving DOHC engine that is both powerful and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Alfa Romeo Buses – Mass Transportation Con Verve")
Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Alfa Romeo Buses – Mass Transportation Con Verve
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 22 CommentsThink Alfa Romeo and your mind’s eye will most likely conjure up a beautiful red roadster or lithesome coupe, both powered by a high-revving DOHC engine that is both powerful and […] -
![About a year ago I walked by this Starcraft Ford E150 conversion van in our local suburban Tokyo neighborhood that had obviously been abandoned – I took a trip by this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMGP2800-2-e1545554574986.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Toyota Crown Athlete Estate and Toyota Avensis – Put Out to Pasture…Prematurely")
Curbside Outtake: Toyota Crown Athlete Estate and Toyota Avensis – Put Out to Pasture…Prematurely
Posted on December 22, 2018 | 30 CommentsAbout a year ago I walked by this Starcraft Ford E150 conversion van in our local suburban Tokyo neighborhood that had obviously been abandoned – I took a trip by this […] -
![Each November, Toyota hosts a classic car show in downtown Tokyo in the Meiji Jingu Gaien complex, a series of parks, athletic fields, and museums in the central part of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMGP2744.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Classic Car Show in Tokyo Gaien")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Classic Car Show in Tokyo Gaien
Posted on December 1, 2018 | 15 CommentsEach November, Toyota hosts a classic car show in downtown Tokyo in the Meiji Jingu Gaien complex, a series of parks, athletic fields, and museums in the central part of […] -
![Here is a snippet from a training video by the National Bus Company in the UK. Just based on the cars in the background, I’d place it being made around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Western_National_bus_2844_HTA_844N_2011_Plymouth_Hoe_bus_rally-e1532848049303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Cinema: UK Bus Company Training Video – How’d You Score?")
Bus Stop Cinema: UK Bus Company Training Video – How’d You Score?
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 13 CommentsHere is a snippet from a training video by the National Bus Company in the UK. Just based on the cars in the background, I’d place it being made around […] -
![Yesterday we took a look at the Vanden Plas Princess lurking under the overhang. Today, we’ll explore the model in the foreground that looks like it is being driven more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMGP2676-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Late 1980’s Daihatsu Mira “Walk-Through” Van – UK Pretender")
CC Outtake: Late 1980’s Daihatsu Mira “Walk-Through” Van – UK Pretender
Posted on May 6, 2018 | 10 CommentsYesterday we took a look at the Vanden Plas Princess lurking under the overhang. Today, we’ll explore the model in the foreground that looks like it is being driven more […] -
![Here’s a bus that’s probably familiar to our Canadian readers, but likely less so for those in the US and Europe – it’s an MCI Courier – the bus that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/brwstrcourier_90-1-e1523187301501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1960 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Courier Intercity Coach – First of Many")
Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1960 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Courier Intercity Coach – First of Many
Posted on April 14, 2018 | 29 CommentsHere’s a bus that’s probably familiar to our Canadian readers, but likely less so for those in the US and Europe – it’s an MCI Courier – the bus that […] -
![I was walking by the garage here in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood where I spotted the 1970 Dodge Charger last summer (it’s still there by the way – you can see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMGP2669-1-e1523100647675.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1969 Plymouth Valiant – Wonder What’s Under the Hood?")
Curbside Outtake: 1969 Plymouth Valiant – Wonder What’s Under the Hood?
Posted on April 7, 2018 | 27 CommentsI was walking by the garage here in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood where I spotted the 1970 Dodge Charger last summer (it’s still there by the way – you can see […] -
![I came across this picture and couldn’t quite make out what type of bus this was – but the back window design seemed rather unique. After a little research, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/city2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1948 – 1959 Prevost Citadin Urban Transit Coach: Canadian City Dweller")
Bus Stop Classics: 1948 – 1959 Prevost Citadin Urban Transit Coach: Canadian City Dweller
Posted on March 3, 2018 | 16 CommentsI came across this picture and couldn’t quite make out what type of bus this was – but the back window design seemed rather unique. After a little research, I […] -
![I came across this quaint documentary video made by the Santa Monica Bus Lines – and it sure brought back a flood of memories of my bus riding days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Santa-Monica-Big-Blue-Bus-Fishbowls.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema/Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look – A Day in the Life of a Bus Driver Circa 1965")
CC Cinema/Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look – A Day in the Life of a Bus Driver Circa 1965
Posted on February 3, 2018 | 22 CommentsI came across this quaint documentary video made by the Santa Monica Bus Lines – and it sure brought back a flood of memories of my bus riding days in […] -
![Our only daughter graduated college and left the house about a year ago to work at a job in downtown Tokyo. She lives in Koto Ward, which is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMGP2643-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Global: Toyota Megaweb – JDM Fantasyland")
Curbside Global: Toyota Megaweb – JDM Fantasyland
Posted on January 27, 2018 | 9 CommentsOur only daughter graduated college and left the house about a year ago to work at a job in downtown Tokyo. She lives in Koto Ward, which is one of […] -
![You don’t see many of these anymore. Hard to imagine in today’s online, interconnected world that there was a time when libraries were the main source of non-electronic information and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/195ail4j1hzeejpg-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/QOTD: 1960’s Gerstenslager Bookmobile – When Was the Last Time You Saw a Bookmobile?")
CC Capsule/QOTD: 1960’s Gerstenslager Bookmobile – When Was the Last Time You Saw a Bookmobile?
Posted on January 1, 2018 | 64 CommentsYou don’t see many of these anymore. Hard to imagine in today’s online, interconnected world that there was a time when libraries were the main source of non-electronic information and […] -
![I’m old….AARP eligible old. So maybe that’s why I’ve been casting an approving eye at some of the new station wagon models that have recently hit the scene. I mean, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01072017-IMG_8120.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is This the Golden Age of Station Wagon Styling?")
QOTD: Is This the Golden Age of Station Wagon Styling?
Posted on December 16, 2017 | 113 CommentsI’m old….AARP eligible old. So maybe that’s why I’ve been casting an approving eye at some of the new station wagon models that have recently hit the scene. I mean, […] -
CC Clue: It’s Not A Nash
Posted on December 9, 2017 | 13 CommentsOK CC readers – here’s one for you – name the make and model of this vehicle. I’ll give you one hint – its not a Nash… -
![A few weeks ago we looked at several current Toyota and Lexus models that had at best some questionable styling elements. As evidence that those models weren’t outliers, allow me to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/59306a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Outtake: Current Toyota Styling, Take Two; Toyota Alphard – In Need of Rhinoplasty")
Curbside Classic Outtake: Current Toyota Styling, Take Two; Toyota Alphard – In Need of Rhinoplasty
Posted on November 26, 2017 | 74 CommentsA few weeks ago we looked at several current Toyota and Lexus models that had at best some questionable styling elements. As evidence that those models weren’t outliers, allow me to […]
