Tag: Toyota

  • La Coche Japonés Mas Fina

    La Coche Japonés Mas Fina

    Is this the Corona beer of Japanese cars?  What would that even mean? The seller doesn’t provide much information here, but this is a badass Toyota Corona in terms of 70s-ness. Click for Craigslist ad Denton, TX $4,500 I love everything about this exterior – especially the brown vinyl top. Seat looks cheaply recovered in…

  • Toyota’s version of 80s Luxury

    Toyota’s version of 80s Luxury

    Not too long ago, we featured an inline-six-powered Nissan 810.  That was Nissan’s vision of luxury at the time and was a pretty highly regarded car.  Toyota also played in same sandbox with the Cressida.  Similarly, it offered inline six power and rear-wheel-drive handling. Given the reference to living in “DTLA” and not using a…

  • First Gen Celica in COMPTON

    First Gen Celica in COMPTON

    Recently, we posted a 1980s Celica in okay condition.  Here’s the original – a 1976 Celica GT that appears to be in great shape. The seller provides quite a bit of info, which is always nice.  The claimed mileage is 63K miles, which is amazing, but the interior condition seems to back it up.  Two…

  • Really, a Camry?

    Really, a Camry?

    Yep, a Camry.  It is indeed a rare one, but this one’s also here because the ad is humorous.  This is not only a Camry All-Trac, which means AWD, it’s also got a 5-speed manual trans… Here are a couple choice quotes (SIC): “Toyota rates these bad boys at 128hp, however it feels more like…

  • Humble Beginnings: Lexus ES250

    Humble Beginnings: Lexus ES250

    When Lexus debuted, more-or-less alongside Infiniti, in 1989, they offered a total of two models, the world-changing LS400 and the ES250.  While the LS was a rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan with standard V8 power and turned the luxury world on its head, the ES250 was a mildly altered Camry. The ES has distanced itself further and…

  • Sighting: Quad exhaust Prius

    Sighting: Quad exhaust Prius

    Spotted in Foothill Rance (Lake Forest), CA.  There’s a lot going on with this one.

  • Will the 80s Nova ever be interesting?

    Will the 80s Nova ever be interesting?

    I remember when the 70s Chevy Novas were second class citizens unless heavily modified or one of a few relatively rare models.  These days, most of them garner respect and the looks are considered classic.  The Ford Maverick has follow a step behind, with v8-equipped versions now actually having some value in the market. Why…

  • Starlet from hell (no, it’s not Lindsay Lohan)

    Starlet from hell (no, it’s not Lindsay Lohan)

    Thanks to Dan for this reader submission!  We love this ad for a number of reasons: The car itself is awesomely strange, The owner lives in a tent next to it, The car is parked under a useless structure, Other cars in the images display a wide variety of tastes, and The tent dweller apparently…

  • Mid-engine 90s van, but perhaps not supercharged.

    Mid-engine 90s van, but perhaps not supercharged.

    Here we have everyone’s favorite mid-engine minivan from the 90s, the Toyota Previa.  Normally, we’d ignore this 2WD, automatic, non-supercharged version, as each of the opposite traits ads interest, even if all can’t be combined. This one’s just too bad not to list, however, given its hideous body kit, poor infotainment choices and tasteless interior.…

  • Stereo worth more than car?

    Stereo worth more than car?

    There’s not a good angle on this one, yet I feel a (slight) urge to help it. Click for Craigslist ad $1,200 (yeah…right) Ahaheim, CA Did a bear bite the bumper corner off? Excellent bondo work here with ‘new’ rust poking through. Pink leopard.  Yeah… Maybe the bear got trapped back here? Note the ‘custom…