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![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […] -
![On the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210318_100328-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair")
CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 8 CommentsOn the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […] -
![It’s an old show-business trope that a band or artist’s the debut LP would put them on the map and, hopefully, would be followed by a hit record. The tricky […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210512_092426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1992 & 1999 Toyota Soarer (Z30) – The Difficult Third Opus")
CC Twofer: 1992 & 1999 Toyota Soarer (Z30) – The Difficult Third Opus
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt’s an old show-business trope that a band or artist’s the debut LP would put them on the map and, hopefully, would be followed by a hit record. The tricky […] -
![The very first foreign car I found and wrote up when I moved to Tokyo in January 2020 (remember those care-free pre-Covid times?) was a similar Buick. However, I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_092004-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Buick “Regal” Estate Wagon – Fifty Shades Of Gray Market")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Buick “Regal” Estate Wagon – Fifty Shades Of Gray Market
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe very first foreign car I found and wrote up when I moved to Tokyo in January 2020 (remember those care-free pre-Covid times?) was a similar Buick. However, I was […] -
![The air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_094010-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […] -
![Remember the post I wrote about a Bristol 406? Well, this Silver Dawn was sitting next to it. Quite a sight, these were the first all-steel factory-bodied Rolls-Royces. I hope […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210523_173624-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 36 CommentsRemember the post I wrote about a Bristol 406? Well, this Silver Dawn was sitting next to it. Quite a sight, these were the first all-steel factory-bodied Rolls-Royces. I hope […] -
![It’s that time of the bi-month again! I decided to keep to a two-month schedule for these posts, as they are a bit more work to do than a regular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_105740-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April-May 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt’s that time of the bi-month again! I decided to keep to a two-month schedule for these posts, as they are a bit more work to do than a regular […] -
![The city of Stuttgart is not just the home of the historic Mercedes-Benz plant at Sindelfingen, but it also became Porsche’s base after the marque’s Austrian infancy. And back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_122817-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) – A Sleeper Awakes In The Land Of The Rising Sun")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) – A Sleeper Awakes In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe city of Stuttgart is not just the home of the historic Mercedes-Benz plant at Sindelfingen, but it also became Porsche’s base after the marque’s Austrian infancy. And back in […] -
![Whaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […] -
![Even the best artisans have their off days. But when the chef overcooks the fish or the concert pianist hits the wrong key, the mistake is usually limited to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_112344-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Turin’s Titanic Tailoring Tragedy")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Turin’s Titanic Tailoring Tragedy
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 36 CommentsEven the best artisans have their off days. But when the chef overcooks the fish or the concert pianist hits the wrong key, the mistake is usually limited to a […] -
![The T87 family went to Okinawa last month, chiefly because it was the furthest we could fly while still being in Japan. International travel was not easy in April 2021 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210429_122839-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1968 Toyota Publica (P20) Deluxe – Not Cheap, But Certainly Exclusive")
CC For Sale: 1968 Toyota Publica (P20) Deluxe – Not Cheap, But Certainly Exclusive
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe T87 family went to Okinawa last month, chiefly because it was the furthest we could fly while still being in Japan. International travel was not easy in April 2021 […] -
![I hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_103826-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys")
CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsI hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […] -
![What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better")
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
![This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer")
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
![A couple weeks ago, we saw two examples of smallish pillared hardtops that really tested the outer size limits of the concept. Last week’s Nissan Leopard and this Toyota Crown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210315_085038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Crown (S130) Royal Saloon 3.0 Hardtop – Peak Crown")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Crown (S130) Royal Saloon 3.0 Hardtop – Peak Crown
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsA couple weeks ago, we saw two examples of smallish pillared hardtops that really tested the outer size limits of the concept. Last week’s Nissan Leopard and this Toyota Crown […]
