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![We haven’t had a Mitsuoka post in a long time. I am sorry about that, but the rate of 2-3 Mitsuoka posts per annum we had in 2019-23 was unsustainable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240505_095715_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsuoka Yuga – Square-Looking Cube")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Mitsuoka Yuga – Square-Looking Cube
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 9 CommentsWe haven’t had a Mitsuoka post in a long time. I am sorry about that, but the rate of 2-3 Mitsuoka posts per annum we had in 2019-23 was unsustainable […] -
![Slightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241022_112644_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 34 CommentsSlightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […] -
![Onwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241110_090711_1_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 17 CommentsOnwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […] -
![Welcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241022_144658_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […] -
![Round two for the JDM stuff and we’ll start with the meat and potatoes (are rather rice and seaweed) of the matter: Toyota. These S130 Crown wagons are always a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241108_105913_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 2: More Japanese Cars (Toyota & The Rest)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 2: More Japanese Cars (Toyota & The Rest)
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 13 CommentsRound two for the JDM stuff and we’ll start with the meat and potatoes (are rather rice and seaweed) of the matter: Toyota. These S130 Crown wagons are always a […] -
![Happy new year to all! Check out what I have for your viewing pleasure: the best of last year’s Tokyo CC sightings. Autumn is easily the most classic-friendly time of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241215_090255_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars (Honda, Mitsubishi & Nissan)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars (Honda, Mitsubishi & Nissan)
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 14 CommentsHappy new year to all! Check out what I have for your viewing pleasure: the best of last year’s Tokyo CC sightings. Autumn is easily the most classic-friendly time of […] -
![It may (not) come as a surprise to some of you, but customized cars aren’t exactly my thing. They do crop up on occasion, though, so I have a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20230604_165159_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtakes: Seven Customized Chevrolets – From Souped Up To Nuts")
CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtakes: Seven Customized Chevrolets – From Souped Up To Nuts
Posted on December 31, 2024 | 31 CommentsIt may (not) come as a surprise to some of you, but customized cars aren’t exactly my thing. They do crop up on occasion, though, so I have a few […] -
![It took a few years, but I finally found one! Ever since moving to Japan back in 2019, I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for a number of must-find JDM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231119_094918_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1968 Hino Contessa (PD) 1300 Coupé – Deadly Sin In The Rising Sun")
CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1968 Hino Contessa (PD) 1300 Coupé – Deadly Sin In The Rising Sun
Posted on December 28, 2024 | 31 CommentsIt took a few years, but I finally found one! Ever since moving to Japan back in 2019, I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for a number of must-find JDM […] -
![It’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20231217_103904_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism")
CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism
Posted on December 25, 2024 | 36 CommentsIt’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […] -
![Last May, I posted about this car – a one-of-a-kind Swiss-bodied Ferrari – under the “In-Motion Classic” rubric, as it was one of those infuriating cars that never seemed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241104_084242_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Prancing Horse Finally Tamed")
CC Follow-Up: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Prancing Horse Finally Tamed
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 6 CommentsLast May, I posted about this car – a one-of-a-kind Swiss-bodied Ferrari – under the “In-Motion Classic” rubric, as it was one of those infuriating cars that never seemed to […] -
![Given how CC hunting is done in Tokyo, one is liable to get a second bite at the apple on occasion. It’s not something you can count on: some cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241104_090152_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1956 OSCA 750S Barchetta by Morelli – The Bits We Didn’t Get To See")
CC Follow-Up: 1956 OSCA 750S Barchetta by Morelli – The Bits We Didn’t Get To See
Posted on December 19, 2024 | 9 CommentsGiven how CC hunting is done in Tokyo, one is liable to get a second bite at the apple on occasion. It’s not something you can count on: some cars […] -
![Nineteen sixty-seven was a banner year for Toyota. In November 1966, the Japanese juggernaut launched the Corolla, which was to become their first true global car. In September 1967, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240818_094231_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – Just Came Over To Say Halo")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – Just Came Over To Say Halo
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsNineteen sixty-seven was a banner year for Toyota. In November 1966, the Japanese juggernaut launched the Corolla, which was to become their first true global car. In September 1967, the […] -
![It’s really difficult to rank ‘60s coupés. There are so many to choose from, and so many are achingly beautiful. Even if you narrow it down to the Italian ones, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240915_083728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Maserati Mistral – Member Of The Caristocracy")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Maserati Mistral – Member Of The Caristocracy
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 24 CommentsIt’s really difficult to rank ‘60s coupés. There are so many to choose from, and so many are achingly beautiful. Even if you narrow it down to the Italian ones, […] -
![…I don’t think much needs to be said about the W111 coupé that hasn’t been said by others. So I’m going to let the pictures do most of the talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20220220_135309_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (W111) Coupé – Unaccustomed As I Am To Shutting Up…")
CC Capsule: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (W111) Coupé – Unaccustomed As I Am To Shutting Up…
Posted on December 11, 2024 | 25 Comments…I don’t think much needs to be said about the W111 coupé that hasn’t been said by others. So I’m going to let the pictures do most of the talking […] -
![And just like that, it’s ‘60s Coupé Week in Tokyo, by T87 decree. Tyrannical, isn’t it? Well, I do have a few choice two-doors to share with the CCommunity – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20230604_135101_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – The Show Pony")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – The Show Pony
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 25 CommentsAnd just like that, it’s ‘60s Coupé Week in Tokyo, by T87 decree. Tyrannical, isn’t it? Well, I do have a few choice two-doors to share with the CCommunity – […]
