2014 was the first year America could legally import the class-dominating R32 Skyline GT-R “Godzilla” iconized permanently into the brains of video game racers. Meanwhile, the earliest R31s have been welcomed immigrants since 2011 (the C210 has been legal since 2002!), with little fanfare. You won’t get much fanfare in this non-GT-R Skyline, because casual […]
The Toyota Cressida was the US Market equivalent of the Toyota Mark II and combined classic Japanese driving experience with a Jaguaresq front end. A stock Cressida/Corona Mark II won’t be the fastest car around, but for the price of admission it offers a level of cool that is unmatched by much from Japan. Find […]
The 1st generation Toyota Century first appeared in 1967 as the successor to the Crown Eight, a big JDM style sedan seeped in Yakuza style. The fender mounted side view mirrors never made it to the shores of the USA, but you can find them outside Japan in English speaking places from time to time. […]
Most people drive around with more car than they need. Look at this Miata with four thundering cylinders. Sorry, but I don’t live my life one quarter mile at a time. And a back seat in your Honda? What are you, a soccer mom? All you really need is a three-cylinder, mid-engined roadster with a […]
The Toyota Blizzard was a Suzuki Samurai sized vehicle built by Daihatsu for Japanese light off-road needs but was never officially exported to the USA. A few have found their way onto the American continent, but usually sell for something below $10k even in good shape. Find this 1986 Toyota Blizzard LX – Turbo-Diesel for sale […]
Before the 21st century fixation on global warming, climate change, debt crises, zombie invasions and the heat death of the universe, people in general had a much more optimistic vision of the future. Japanese car designers in the ’80s, specifically, had the best vision of the future and it included electronic shock damping systems, digital […]
The Toyota Blizzard was a small off-roader built for Toyota by Daihatsu and powered by turbocharged diesel engines. This undisclosed model year Blizzard is for sale on the MiniTruckDealer.com website and looks awesome with the “turbo turbo turbo” graphics on the side. It is an LD20 model, so it was built some time between 1984 […]
Every so often we find a JDM (that is Japanese Domestic Market for the older folks in the room…ahem) ride that has made a grey-market trip to the US. Asking prices will often be out of wack with the level of performance and usability, but you won’t be able to beat the cool factor of […]
The Honda City was a subcompact car for the Japanese market – not quite small enough to be classified as a Kei-car, but a miniature little runabout with a surprising amount of space on the inside. The base City was not a fast car, but that was before Mugen Founder Hirotoshi Honda (son of Honda […]
The Nissan Z car was originally a simple sports car with a small naturally aspirated inline 6 and lithe handling. As previously noted by the daily turismo the Z pulled a bit of an ‘Elvis’ and the 300ZX marked the peak of the double chin and sequined cape. This 1994 300ZX is located in Peekskill, […]