The Toyota Cressida was the US Market equivalent of the Toyota Mark II and is usually seen in original grandma or abused grand-kid condition; as a counterpoint, it is interesting to find one that looks loved and customized. It won’t be the fastest car around, but for the price of admission it could be a […]
Back in 1988 the 4-door Nissan mid-sized offering for the US market was the Maxima, at the time a rather unfortunate looking front-drive sedan powered by a wheezy V6. On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Japanese buyers could get the Nissan Cefiro, an R32 Skyline derived rear-drive sedan that later morphed into the […]
Whoa! Did you say I can get a Nissan S-Cargo for less than the price of a new CA complaint tankless hot water heater? Yeah, my kids can take cold showers, because we are going to own a piece of Nissan history. The Nissan Pike cars (Pao, S-Cargo, Figaro, Be-1, and K10-Micra) were retro-styled econoboxes […]
People routinely accuse Florida of being a strange place. Are they being unfair, or is Florida really the land of the oddball?? Let’s take cars, for instance. Is it strange to drive a compact JDM van that has two doors on the left (passenger) side and one door on the right (driver)? Or is it […]
This next car comes as a tip from John W who writes: The air scoop makes this van. This van would induce swooning and fainting in the Home Depot parking lot. Camper van? Food truck? Frequently used as a catchy mobile dentistry van in Japan. Find this 1991 Daihatsu Mira Walk Thru Van bidding for […]
The typical 80s vintage Toyota wagon is powered by a sub 2-liter inline-4 that barely puts out enough power to get out of its own way. There isn’t anything wrong with driving a slow car (I’ve had the pleasure many times myself!) but today’s Toyota wagon or Wagon is something of a Frankenstein. Power comes […]
The Nissan Silvia S12 generation was a sporty compact front-engine rear-wheel-drive coupe/hatchback that was sold as the Nissan 200SX in the USA from 1984 through 1988. Rust, misplaced confidence, and general negligence have all but removed most of these from the roads, so finding one in nice original condition is treat. Find this 1987 Nissan […]
You know what they say; “Safari all things!” Huh? They can’t mean all things…can they? What about a Civic Si, they can’t think that would make a good Safari? In case you are reading this from a cave on the moon, to Safari a car is to customize it with large tires, added ground clearance, […]
They (you know…them…those) keep saying that there is no such thing as a cool minivan. But the Largo Autech Highway Star has a serious disagreement with them. Seriously. Mid engine cab-over design. Yes. Factory (Autech was Nissan’s JDM turning company) body kit, some wicked purpose stripes, sunroof setup that makes Vista Cruiser owners jealous, and […]
This next car conjures up images of punk teenagers working weekend shifts at Fat Burger so they can afford the next rad JDM upgrade…but the truth is stranger than fiction. Time waits for no one and this car likely isn’t owned by a teenager, but probably by someone who has teenage kids running around. This […]