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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![I guess it is due time to feature, once again, an old barely-still-there piece of hardworking Japanese tin. This time in the form of a mid-1970s Nissan Urvan/Caravan E20, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230113_145540432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1973-80 Nissan Urvan/Caravan (E20) – Nissan’s Boxy People Hauler")
Curbside Find: 1973-80 Nissan Urvan/Caravan (E20) – Nissan’s Boxy People Hauler
Posted on March 11, 2025 | 5 CommentsI guess it is due time to feature, once again, an old barely-still-there piece of hardworking Japanese tin. This time in the form of a mid-1970s Nissan Urvan/Caravan E20, a […] -
![Text and photos by riveranotario. I had just a couple of weeks’ notice before taking a short trip to Abu Dhabi for work. Just a little under 48 hours in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-02-15.31.12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carspotting In Abu Dhabi – Leave The Excess To Dubai")
Carspotting In Abu Dhabi – Leave The Excess To Dubai
Posted on March 3, 2025 | 12 CommentsText and photos by riveranotario. I had just a couple of weeks’ notice before taking a short trip to Abu Dhabi for work. Just a little under 48 hours in […] -
![My hometown of Bellingham, Wash. was recently voted one of the 50 best travel destinations in the world. (But please don’t come here). We’ve made some best-of lists before. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_0821.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Toy-For-Su – Reluctant Winner With An Identity Crisis")
Curbside Find: Toy-For-Su – Reluctant Winner With An Identity Crisis
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 16 CommentsMy hometown of Bellingham, Wash. was recently voted one of the 50 best travel destinations in the world. (But please don’t come here). We’ve made some best-of lists before. […] -
![Here was one I hadn’t come across in the flesh (metal, really) in quite a while; a late 1980s Toyota Cressida. In many markets, Toyota’s most luxury-oriented model at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240922_172157926.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-90 Toyota Cressida – Toyota Luxury In The Pre Lexus Days")
Curbside Classic: 1988-90 Toyota Cressida – Toyota Luxury In The Pre Lexus Days
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 11 CommentsHere was one I hadn’t come across in the flesh (metal, really) in quite a while; a late 1980s Toyota Cressida. In many markets, Toyota’s most luxury-oriented model at the […] -
![I wasn’t quite planning for this but since I posted a somewhat rare hatchback variant of the ’86-’90 B12 Nissan Sentra last week, why not follow up on the theme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20231214_122751990_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Revisiting A Latecomer To The Diesel Era (And Toyota Memories In The ’80s)")
Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Revisiting A Latecomer To The Diesel Era (And Toyota Memories In The ’80s)
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 16 CommentsI wasn’t quite planning for this but since I posted a somewhat rare hatchback variant of the ’86-’90 B12 Nissan Sentra last week, why not follow up on the theme […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power")
Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) This picture perfectly encapsulates how far Hyundai has come. It’s been a long journey from the cheap and cheerless Excel to the i30 (Elantra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hyundai-excel-and-i30-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1990 Hyundai Excel & 2018 Hyundai i30 – 28 Years Of Progress")
CC Outtake: 1990 Hyundai Excel & 2018 Hyundai i30 – 28 Years Of Progress
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) This picture perfectly encapsulates how far Hyundai has come. It’s been a long journey from the cheap and cheerless Excel to the i30 (Elantra […] -
![I was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/el3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That")
Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsI was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […] -
![Like many others, I tend to consider Toyotas reliable and long-lasting. Many have criticized the products for not being engaging or fun enough, the kind of curious piques automotive types […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241203_072520_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990-1991 Toyota Camry Wagon On A Trailer – A Memento From The Camry’s Rising Days, On Its Way To A Pampered Life?")
Curbside Find: 1990-1991 Toyota Camry Wagon On A Trailer – A Memento From The Camry’s Rising Days, On Its Way To A Pampered Life?
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 15 CommentsLike many others, I tend to consider Toyotas reliable and long-lasting. Many have criticized the products for not being engaging or fun enough, the kind of curious piques automotive types […] -
![Near my home in San Salvador a curious-looking Sentra showed up last year; a shape that forced my mind to dig deep and retrieve some forgotten memories. Ah yes, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20230220_154250428_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987-88 Nissan Sentra 3-door Hatchback – Remember Me?")
Curbside Find: 1987-88 Nissan Sentra 3-door Hatchback – Remember Me?
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 11 CommentsNear my home in San Salvador a curious-looking Sentra showed up last year; a shape that forced my mind to dig deep and retrieve some forgotten memories. Ah yes, the […] -
![Seeing the 2.8 badge on the right side of the trunk of this 300E threw me for a moment. Is this a European gray market import? Did someone replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2634.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes 300E 2.8 – Rare One-Year-Only Variant Of The W124")
Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes 300E 2.8 – Rare One-Year-Only Variant Of The W124
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsSeeing the 2.8 badge on the right side of the trunk of this 300E threw me for a moment. Is this a European gray market import? Did someone replace the […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2019) 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 […]](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, 2025 | 20 Comments(first posted 1/26/2019) 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 […] -
![The odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2654.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […] -
![Let’s delve, once again, into the world of small cars thanks to this short festival of Kia Prides found in San Salvador. A model that you all knew -at some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20220901_120951932_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: A Brief Kia Pride Festiva(l) – Your 4-Door Festivas Are Here")
Curbside Finds: A Brief Kia Pride Festiva(l) – Your 4-Door Festivas Are Here
Posted on January 23, 2025 | 9 CommentsLet’s delve, once again, into the world of small cars thanks to this short festival of Kia Prides found in San Salvador. A model that you all knew -at some […] -
![The ever-accessible small Japanese pickups from the 80s and even 90s are finally starting to age out of their affordable all-purpose work and leisure vehicle roles. But these famously resilient […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hooptie : 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup – Long Lived Backyard Convertible")
Curbside Hooptie : 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup – Long Lived Backyard Convertible
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe ever-accessible small Japanese pickups from the 80s and even 90s are finally starting to age out of their affordable all-purpose work and leisure vehicle roles. But these famously resilient […]
