Tag: Toyota
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A Corolla for Restoration?
A rusty, rough Corolla is usually just a good candidate for scrap metal and engine donation, but this one is a rare convertible, done by a company called Griffith and likely sold at the Toyota dealer at the time. Does that mean it’s worth restoring? The good news here is 67K miles, but that can…
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Euro-Emissions Oddity: Aston Martin Cygnet
The European Commission planned to adopt corporate average emissions standards in 2012 and that scared some small makes. Aston, sitting all-alone (post-Ford), decided it needed an emissions champ to offset its core product. Thus was born the ill-advised partnership with Toyota and a Toyota/Scion IQ-based Aston microcar. Needless to say, we can’t wait until there’s…
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Drift While Carrying Sheets of Plywood!
Here we have a super-rare, manual transmission Toyota Previa! Sadly, the manual precludes it being of the supercharged and/or all-wheel-drive variety, but a mid-engine, manual trans minivan is cool in an of itself. As the seller states: GOOD for Carrying goods, or Drifting!! Condition looks rather dodgy, so we recommend offering $500 or less. You’ll probably be…
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Scion xB Pickup
Yes indeed, someone chopped a 2006 Scion XB to make a very strange pickup. Also, according to the seller, it has “airbags suspicion to lift while you drive.” So, if you drive this, you will suspect you have air suspension, but you won’t be able to confirm that? Basically, this is a Scion xB with…
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Most Exciting Camry Ad Ever!
This is likely the most exciting because it doesn’t really show the Camry. Note that the ad text may also reveal some mental instability on the part of the seller. Click for Craigslist ad Inland Empire, SoCAL $571 Ad text (yes, it was in this order): grey cloth 4cylinder strong engine runs and shifts very…
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Rare Doesn’t Always Mean Desirable
When is the world’s most boring car slightly less boring? According to Oddimotive, it’s when it’s the rarely-seen two-door version and has a clutch pedal. Keep in mind we said slightly less boring, not exciting. What is the most boring car, you ask? Well, that’s a no-brainer – it’s a Camry. Before the short-lived Solara,…
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NUMMI-licious Chevyota Nova Twin Cam
In the 80s, the Domestics resurrected some names which were thought to be lost in the 70s. Plymouth briefly brought back the Duster name, as documented in Jalopnik’s excellent coverage of the resultant Cocaine Factory ad. Chevrolet also brought back the Nova name and put it on a version of the Toyota built at…
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Worst “Special” Editions Ever? The Tercel Hawks.
For some reason, Toyota decided to make not one, not two, but three special edition Tercel variants in the late 90s. Given Tercel was the predecessor to the Yaris and occupied the lowest position in the lineup, special editions may seem strange; but these were really what we call ‘buzz’ cars, designed to offer a…
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WTF MR2
MR2 + Body Kit + Lambo Doors = WTF? What more do I need to say? Click for Craigslist ad Riverside, CA $11,000 Blue interior accents. Hmm. “I am not an actor. I am a police officer. I recommend THE CLUB!” Might not be too easy to work on… Ad text: Hello Craigslist, Please contact me if…
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Lexus, Long Before Lexus
The Crown was Toyota’s most luxurious offering for many years. It was sold in the US for a short time and this could be a genuine US car, considering the steering wheel location. The seller doesn’t specify, but it seems the RS40 designation may mean it is powered by a 1.9-liter inline four, instead of…