Tag: Japanese
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The World’s First Subaru Justy Project?
Here we have the only Justy I’ve seen for sale with a yanked engine. Supposedly, it was pulled for oil pump and water pump replacement. The seller does provide shots of lots of parts and it may very well all be there. Would you put it back together stock or just go for some sort…
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The anti-probe?
The first generation Ford Probe GT was a rather extroverted hatchback with some serious 80s styling cues. It’s mechanical twin, the Mazda MX-6 GT was a more understated two-door sedan that offered the same enthusiast driving experience. The only thing missing here is four-wheel steering, but that might be good in terms of reliability and…
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Don’t Tredia on Me?
No one knows what Tredia was originally supposed to mean, but enthusiasts know it means an interesting mid-80s Mitsubishi sedan available with a turbocharged four cylinder. The seller claims this runs but needs some TLC. If you want a Japanese oddball, this could be the car for you, and the price should allow some fix-up…
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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…
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Quickie: Subaru 360 Young S in Cabrio form!
Just last month, we featured a Subaru 360 Young S Coupe. this is the Cabriolet version started life as a Coupe, too. You’ll have to decide which is better. The car seems nice enough, but I’d worry about a custom top. Is there any chance it keeps water out? Price here isn’t bad, but does…
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Pretty Fly for a Sh!tbox
Here in the US, we only got the turbocharged, three-cylinder-powered Suzuki Swift/Cultus in the form of the Chevy Sprint from 1986 through 1988. When the second generation car came to the US, the only high performance variant available was the excellent Suzuki Swift GTI (later GT due to VW lawsuit threats). Canada, however, got a…
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Are both the Sentra SE-R and NX2000 too normal for you?
If so, try this on for size: a AWD, four-door sedan version of the B13 Sentra SE-R in RHD. The seller calls this a Sunny SE-R Super Saloon, but that didn’t exist and the seller mentions it being ‘converted’. Was it ‘converted’ to SE-R specs, to AWD, to RHD or some combination of the three??…
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Rare Datsun 710
It’s sometimes hard to keep track of 70s Datsun models beyond the Z. The 710 would eventually morph into our Stanza for the US market, but only years later. The 610, which replaced the famous 510, was positioned a bit higher than this and was slightly bigger. Did that help clear things up? I didn’t…
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1985 Mazda 626 Turbo: Long before the MazdaSpeed6, there was this
Okay, this wasn’t the top trim, as there were some groovy GT models in coupe, hatch and sedan form (in different years?); but you get the point. This is a turbocharged, manual-transmission-equipped mid-80s sedan in great shape. The claimed 104K miles seems legit, given the apparent condition. For once, we have an unusual Craigslist car…
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Nasty Del Sol
We recently featured a very nice Honda Del Sol and pointed out that these are an interesting way to get some open-air fun. This is not at all like that car… This seller claims a B18C swap from an Integra, which isn’t a terrible idea, though it only adds ~17ft-lbs and 10HP over a stock…