Tag: Toyota
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Toyota “Solarup”
This is just the type of vehicle to wake Oddimotive up from a slumber that’s been a bit too long. Here we have a Solara Convertible – the more reliable alternative to a Chrysler Sebring Convertible – which has had part of a Ford Explorer Sport Trac grafted onto its rear. We went with Solarup…
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Land Crewser: The Custom Crew Cab Land Cruiser Project
Do you love FJs, but want more doors? Well, someone else did, but didn’t complete the project, so we’re left with some work done and a lot left. Are you brave enough to take this one on?
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1987 Toyota Corollup
Here we have an example of one of our favorite categories of oddimobiles – hatchbacks (usually shitboxes) converted into pickups. This is a strangely common phenomenon, with seemingly half of the world’s remaining Ford Festivas converted into pickups. Good news here is a supercharged JDM (yo!) 1.6L was swapped into this bad boy, which also…
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Reliably Weird: 1985 Toyota Van Pickup Conversion
We’ve featured our share of van to truck conversions, but haven’t previously encountered one based on the creatively named 1980s “Toyota Van.” This seems like a winning combination of weirdness and reliability.
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Mid-Engine, Manually-Shifted Van: 1991 Previa
Sure, it looks like an egg, but we respect the Previa. What other minivan has offered a mid-engine layout, manual trans, supercharger and all-wheel drive? Sadly, one couldn’t combine all of these concepts, as it seems all supercharged Previas were of the automatic, rear-wheel drive variety. Today’s feature is a rare one with its five-speed…
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Dumped 4-Runner Project
Like yesterday’s Cutlass lowrider, this is an incomplete project based on a terrible idea. Is it too late to save it? Let’s try to figure out just what we have here. It’s a ’92 4Runner on hydraulics, it has no engine or trans, it comes with a right-hand drive dash and steering box (not installed)…
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Recent Oddimobile Sightings – January 10, 2016
What with holidays and CES, Oddimotive (almost a one-man show) has been slow. Fear not, however, as we’re back on a schedule! Also, slow on posts doesn’t mean slow on sightings… Let’s get started… Let’s start with a lovely, almost Grabber Blue Festiva spotted at Malibu Creek State Park. Surely this fits right in driving…
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4Runner Pickup Conversion
Did you lament the death of the first-generation 4Runner’s removable top in 1989? Apparently, someone did, as they opted to modify a second-gen vehicle to look somewhat like a first-gen with the top off. Was that a good idea? Because the photos are lacking, it’s not clear what in the back, but we assume it’s…
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Corolla and Museum in One Sentence?
We don’t need to add much here – the seller is convinced this 1997 Corolla is in “Museum Condition.” We can’t verify that, because it’s likely no front-wheel drive Corolla has ever been in a museum. This is supposedly a “CE Classic Edition”,whatever that means. Bottom line here is this is reliable transportation with a…
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4Runner Rickshaw
Would you like to pretend you have a first-generation 4Runner? This could be just the ticket. This would also be good if you want exercise while transporting your parents, but we’re not sure about regulations related to rickshaws in the US. This is being sold as a trailer, but we see no way to attach…