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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Late December I visited the nearby Toyota dealership for the annual safety inspection of my 2002 Land Cruiser. It gave me just enough time to do my own inspection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3372.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab 2.4 D-4D 4WD Professional – The 8th Generation Of The Unstoppable")
CC Global: 2017 Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab 2.4 D-4D 4WD Professional – The 8th Generation Of The Unstoppable
Posted on January 6, 2017 | 61 CommentsLate December I visited the nearby Toyota dealership for the annual safety inspection of my 2002 Land Cruiser. It gave me just enough time to do my own inspection of […] -
![Mexican muscle car enthusiasts loved their V8s and Chrysler had offered these enthusiasts what they had wanted for years. However, Chrysler’s brush with bankruptcy had left the company with different priorities […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dodge-magnum-obrera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 6: Dodge Magnums Of The 1980s – Coming Down From A V8 High")
Mexican Mopars, Part 6: Dodge Magnums Of The 1980s – Coming Down From A V8 High
Posted on January 4, 2017 | 26 CommentsMexican muscle car enthusiasts loved their V8s and Chrysler had offered these enthusiasts what they had wanted for years. However, Chrysler’s brush with bankruptcy had left the company with different priorities […] -
![The Dart name first appeared on a Dodge in 1960. By 1963, it was placed on the compact Dodge and there it stayed until 1976. That year, Dodge launched their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dodge-diplomat-dart-mexico-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 5: Dodge Darts of the 1980s – Not Darting Away From A Good Name")
Mexican Mopars, Part 5: Dodge Darts of the 1980s – Not Darting Away From A Good Name
Posted on December 22, 2016 | 13 CommentsThe Dart name first appeared on a Dodge in 1960. By 1963, it was placed on the compact Dodge and there it stayed until 1976. That year, Dodge launched their […] -
![One day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pontiac-trans-sport-obrera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City")
CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
Posted on December 16, 2016 | 15 CommentsOne day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […] -
![A free curbside car show with cars that you have never seen before is a good thing to find, so I was very pleased to find this trio of classics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/141236.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtakes: Bentley and Ford-upon-Avon")
CC Global Outtakes: Bentley and Ford-upon-Avon
Posted on November 30, 2016 | 14 CommentsA free curbside car show with cars that you have never seen before is a good thing to find, so I was very pleased to find this trio of classics […] -
![Medical tourism is the term applied to persons who travel to another country to obtain medical treatment, whether for the lower cost or wider range of treatment available elsewhere. Mexico, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2004-chevrolet-suburban.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2004 Chevrolet Suburban (MX-Spec) – Medical Tourism")
CC Outtake: 2004 Chevrolet Suburban (MX-Spec) – Medical Tourism
Posted on November 29, 2016 | 40 CommentsMedical tourism is the term applied to persons who travel to another country to obtain medical treatment, whether for the lower cost or wider range of treatment available elsewhere. Mexico, for […] -
![We are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chrysler-stratus-turbo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly")
Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 17 CommentsWe are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […] -
![In Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/vw-caribe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal")
CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal
Posted on November 17, 2016 | 33 CommentsIn Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […] -
![Just a short post to get you in touch with some cars you might not be familiar with. GM in Brazil has had a very unique history, as analyzed here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/P1370657-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Chevrolet Onix and Prisma – Unique To South America")
CC Global: Chevrolet Onix and Prisma – Unique To South America
Posted on November 15, 2016 | 26 CommentsJust a short post to get you in touch with some cars you might not be familiar with. GM in Brazil has had a very unique history, as analyzed here […] -
![I tell people that you can put me on a street anywhere in the world and I’ll find something interesting. Therefore, it’s always a delight to travel to a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nissan-tsuru-taxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part I, The Newer Metal")
CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part I, The Newer Metal
Posted on November 14, 2016 | 28 CommentsI tell people that you can put me on a street anywhere in the world and I’ll find something interesting. Therefore, it’s always a delight to travel to a new […] -
![When I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome")
CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome
Posted on October 14, 2016 | 24 CommentsWhen I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […] -
![Our beloved Curbside Classic Cohort has had a distinctly Latin American flavor lately, thanks largely to the photographic efforts of one Alberto Simon. Alberto appears to be based in Brazil, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alberto-simon-chevrolet-caravan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Clássicos do Brasil")
Cohort Outtake: Clássicos do Brasil
Posted on September 8, 2016 | 20 CommentsOur beloved Curbside Classic Cohort has had a distinctly Latin American flavor lately, thanks largely to the photographic efforts of one Alberto Simon. Alberto appears to be based in Brazil, […] -
![My brother and his wife rented this Adria motorhome for their three week trip to Norway. Starting in the Netherlands, then to Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the last border crossing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_2118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Adria Matrix M680SL Motorhome – Ready For A Trip To Norway")
CC Global: 2013 Adria Matrix M680SL Motorhome – Ready For A Trip To Norway
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 48 CommentsMy brother and his wife rented this Adria motorhome for their three week trip to Norway. Starting in the Netherlands, then to Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the last border crossing […] -
![Mazda’s RX-7 FD was developed during the heady days of the Japanese real-estate bubble. The Japanese were flush with cash and their domestic automakers catered to this new-found affluence with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cartoon Character: Mazda RX-7 FD Drift Racer")
Curbside Cartoon Character: Mazda RX-7 FD Drift Racer
Posted on June 14, 2016 | 21 CommentsMazda’s RX-7 FD was developed during the heady days of the Japanese real-estate bubble. The Japanese were flush with cash and their domestic automakers catered to this new-found affluence with […] -
![A couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0919.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen”")
Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen”
Posted on June 6, 2016 | 26 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […]
