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About Author: Jim Brophy
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![This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to have decided it’s a keeper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMGP2862-1-e1555606105371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In")
Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In
Posted on April 27, 2019 | 13 CommentsThis mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to have decided it’s a keeper […] -
CC Wordless Outtake – Angry Altos
Posted on April 20, 2019 | 4 Comments -
![Back in 2016, we reviewed the motor coach manufacturer Ikarus, based in Budapest Hungary. That post focused mainly on the company’s attempts to market its products in the US in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/interurban-busIKARUS-55-1_big-16101822105208793100-1-620x349-1-1-e1555502677767.jpg?resize=100%2C57&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1973 Ikarus 55/66 – The Bus Behind the Iron Curtain")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1973 Ikarus 55/66 – The Bus Behind the Iron Curtain
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 12 CommentsBack in 2016, we reviewed the motor coach manufacturer Ikarus, based in Budapest Hungary. That post focused mainly on the company’s attempts to market its products in the US in […] -
![Over the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/n-one-2-1-e1553082930314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars")
Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsOver the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […] -
![I haven’t been back to the US or to Europe in over 12 years, so I’m not sure if it’s the same there, but here on the streets of Tokyo, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMGP2817-1-e1551869635987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: First Generation Mini and Mazda AZ Wagon – It’s a Small World After All")
Curbside Comparison: First Generation Mini and Mazda AZ Wagon – It’s a Small World After All
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 17 CommentsI haven’t been back to the US or to Europe in over 12 years, so I’m not sure if it’s the same there, but here on the streets of Tokyo, […] -
![In the decade of the 60’s, I was a Ford guy – just give me a ’69 Stang with a 428 Cobra Jet. But even being a Blue Oval fanatic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buick-2-e1549111401294.jpg?resize=115%2C105&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Factory Wheel Design of the 1960’s?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Factory Wheel Design of the 1960’s?
Posted on February 9, 2019 | 90 CommentsIn the decade of the 60’s, I was a Ford guy – just give me a ’69 Stang with a 428 Cobra Jet. But even being a Blue Oval fanatic, […] -
![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 […]
