Original first-generation, rear wheel drive Celicas are getting hard to find in any condition, and definitely do not litter the streets and strip mall parking lots of California like they did in the ’80s when they were just used cars. Despite popular opinion, even once-plentiful moderately priced Japanese cars can be elusive in the State […]
Toyota’s Hilux has been a stalwart in the automotive industry since its release in 1968 to replace the slightly larger “midsize” Stout in the US, and the Hino / Toyota Briska compact pickup in Japan and other markets. The first-generation Hilux was actually an evolution of that Hino truck, which itself was derived under license […]
We’ve posted a few Corollas on the Daily Turismo – usually older rear wheel drive versions, but today we are going to venture a little bit into beige territory. Toyota abandoned the performance buyer a long time ago in an attempt to attract more buyers with reliable and steadfast transportation. It did a great job […]
We featured a 3rd generation Toyota Corona on Wednesday – a restored, nice looking example that had some money put into an ‘out of body experience’ restoration…but for those who like their classic Japanese iron with some patina on it – we’ve found a nice original one for you. This 1966 Toyota Corona for sale […]
Are you an aspiring movie producer? Working on a period ’60s Japanese flick – maybe a “reimagining” of You Only Live Twice? Can’t afford a 2000GT and need a little basic getaway kuruma for the good guys to flog while fleeing from the Yakuza in their sinister black Crowns? Look no further! We’ve found a perfect 1970 […]
Drooling over the Volvo1800ES “shooting brake” 2-door wagons we have been featuring lately but don’t have around $10k for a nice one? Well then, for about 15% of the price of a Swedish longroof coupe, consider this 1977 Toyota Corolla Liftback for sale on craigslist in Orange County, CA. It seems to be complete and […]
After Monday’s Celica, we thought it would be just swell to feature another minty ’74 Toyota – again it’s light, nimble, rear wheel drive and powered by an 18R-C engine – but that is where the similarities end. We’re talking about a classic, basic Hilux pickup here, the precursor to the beloved mini “Truck” and […]
The Toyota Celica is one of those great long-lived names in the automotive world that was unceremoniously dropped by its parent company and is now an orphan. We think that’s a shame, not because we are big fans of the later FWD hairdressers’ Celicas, but because we are old enough to remember when they were […]
The second generation Toyota Corolla (E20) is an example of a cheap/fun/rear wheel drive vehicle that used to come from the maker of beige appliances. The two door TE-21 ‘peanut’ shaped sedan was available with a number of low displacement 4 cylinder engines – but the owner of this 1971 Toyota Corolla installed a Mazda […]
When the second generation Toyota MR2 was launched in 1989 – it offered Ferrari looks with Fiat pricing. Mid-engine Runabout 2seater was thankfully shortened to MR2 to reduce the cost of badges on the car and the ‘mister 2’ is known as ‘2’ to his friends. This 1993 MR2 is one of the sought after […]