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![The COVID-19 lockdown has been rather soft, in Japan – more fishnet than mosquito net, in a way. Just ask this late ‘60s Toyota Crown S50 wagon. Since the second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200410_092903-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (April 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 30, 2020 | 10 CommentsThe COVID-19 lockdown has been rather soft, in Japan – more fishnet than mosquito net, in a way. Just ask this late ‘60s Toyota Crown S50 wagon. Since the second […] -
![Have you ever felt, when re-experiencing something you thought you knew, that it was somehow nowhere near as good as you remembered it? Could be anything – a work of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200318_103609-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113) – A Fish In The Percolator")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113) – A Fish In The Percolator
Posted on April 24, 2020 | 31 CommentsHave you ever felt, when re-experiencing something you thought you knew, that it was somehow nowhere near as good as you remembered it? Could be anything – a work of […] -
![A damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191025_214955-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow")
CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 34 CommentsA damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […] -
![The Supra may have caught the imagination of some latter-day JDM sports coupé idolaters, but back in the ‘80s, Toyota’s range had many other choices on offer. The bottom rung […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200410_105100-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Soarer (Z20) 2.0 GT Twin Turbo – Proto-Lexus PLC")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Soarer (Z20) 2.0 GT Twin Turbo – Proto-Lexus PLC
Posted on April 20, 2020 | 16 CommentsThe Supra may have caught the imagination of some latter-day JDM sports coupé idolaters, but back in the ‘80s, Toyota’s range had many other choices on offer. The bottom rung […] -
![Opel Astra. Not a name usually associated with classic cars. However, in my present neck of the woods, it’s certainly not a common sight. And this is the Italian-made drop-top, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200228_160622-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2003 Opel Astra G Cabriolet – Fix It Again, Bertone")
CC Capsule: 2003 Opel Astra G Cabriolet – Fix It Again, Bertone
Posted on April 17, 2020 | 13 CommentsOpel Astra. Not a name usually associated with classic cars. However, in my present neck of the woods, it’s certainly not a common sight. And this is the Italian-made drop-top, […] -
![No, we haven’t literally covered everything at CC. And I’m not talking about exclusive exotics or antediluvian ancestors. Even late ‘80s saloons from fairly well-known European makers haven’t all graced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200409_143741-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Lancia Prisma Integrale – Almost Top Notch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Lancia Prisma Integrale – Almost Top Notch
Posted on April 15, 2020 | 29 CommentsNo, we haven’t literally covered everything at CC. And I’m not talking about exclusive exotics or antediluvian ancestors. Even late ‘80s saloons from fairly well-known European makers haven’t all graced […] -
![In the “What were they thinking” file, under Nissan (it’s a big tab, that one), there lies a curious AWD contraption with a strange name. It’s not quite as disturbing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200318_094236-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1999 Nissan Rasheen Type II & Rasheen Forza – All-Weird-Drive")
CC Twofer: 1999 Nissan Rasheen Type II & Rasheen Forza – All-Weird-Drive
Posted on April 13, 2020 | 23 CommentsIn the “What were they thinking” file, under Nissan (it’s a big tab, that one), there lies a curious AWD contraption with a strange name. It’s not quite as disturbing […] -
![I’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200401_141602-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance")
Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 40 CommentsI’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […] -
![Good morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191212_115431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta")
CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 19 CommentsGood morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […] -
![CC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200407_170855-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!")
CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!
Posted on April 7, 2020 | 22 CommentsCC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […] -
![Here’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_090857-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 30 CommentsHere’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […] -
![March 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_093457-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 28 CommentsMarch 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […] -
![It’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20190826_142045-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile")
CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsIt’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […] -
![What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200222_133530-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One")
Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 10 CommentsWhat? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […] -
![Is it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200201_122842-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic")
CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsIs it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […]
