Japanese Classic Cars

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JDM Turbo Coupe: 1993 Toyota Supra

The Toyota Supra is one of the best choices for a modern collector car you can buy and enjoy like a daily driver. The MKIV is the hot ticket that gets the big dollar buy at major auctions but… more»

Clean Sport Truck: 1986 Nissan 720 King Cab

Light-duty, two-wheel-drive pickup trucks are a sleepy segment in the enthusiast vehicle marketplace. They don’t exactly meet the definition of “high utility” like a traditional 4WD pickup would, and most of them were used in fairly crude fashions, from… more»

Vintage 4WD: 1987 Suzuki Samurai

The Suzuki Samurai has the distinction of worldwide sales under nearly countless nameplates. It derived from a 4×4 made in 1967 by Hope Motors in Japan, called the ON360. Its primary virtue was offroad ability – other than that… more»

48k Mile Survivor: 1980 Datsun 210

Known as the Nissan Sunny on its home turf, this variant of Japanese import was marketed in the U.S. as the Datsun 210 from 1979-82. It was the entry-level econobox sold by Nissan in those days and was similar… more»

Lost Storage: 1973 Datsun 240Z

Losing storage has to be one of the most dreaded phone calls for the owner of a non-running project car to get. There’s the initial shock of just trying to figure out how to get your car protected going… more»

Rare Droptop: 1985 Toyota Celica GTS Convertible

Have you ever noticed there is a certain class, or segment, of cars that absolutely fit the criteria of being rare but don’t have the cache to demand top-dollar pricing? That’s the issue I always see with these aftermarket-converted… more»

Long Bed Beauty: 1986 Toyota Hilux 4×4

When it comes to blue-chip investments, old Toyota trucks are as good as gets these days. In my opinion, one of the luckiest finds right now is a clean, rust-free four-wheel-drive Toyota pickup that some older driver has been… more»

60K Original Miles: 1976 Toyota Celica ST

The earliest Toyota Celica remains one of the more collectible Japanese cars you can buy right now. For years, this slow-but-charming sports coupe has been a favorite among collectors of vintage Asian cars but the appeal has grown more… more»

1992 Geo Metro: Never Know What’s In A Barn

A barn find and a time capsule. That’s how this 1992 Geo Metro two-door hatchback is billed in its ad here on craigslist. If you think that’s even possible for a car as seemingly unexciting as this one, maybe… more»

Rare Turbo Coupe: 1987 Subaru RX

Subaru is known for building turbocharged hot rods, but that reputation is born out of recent models like the WRX and Legacy GT. However, back in the 1980s, Subaru was already out in front with offering high-performance models with… more»

One Owner Survivor: 1992 Toyota Celica GT-S

Original owner cars are a special breed of motor vehicles, owing both to their scarcity and because old vehicles that remain with their first owner are generally in good condition. Most consumers change cars like they change their socks,… more»

55K Original Miles: 1987 Honda Civic GL

Sometimes, even the plainest of cars can become collectible solely because there are no decent surviving examples left. Hondas from the 80s and 90s have certainly been elevated to this status not only because so few were preserved but… more»

Iron Pig: 1970 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55

Toyota trucks top the list of tactical weapon platforms for one reason:  reliability. In the civilian world, reliability may not mean life-or-death (though it might), but it certainly creates die-hard loyalty, something Toyota lovers espouse at any opportunity. The… more»

Japanese Mustang: 1977 Toyota Celica GT Liftback

The Japanese automotive industry enjoys a long history of creating its own interpretation of existing designs. That is not a criticism but recognizes that its designers can pick the key aspects of any successful or iconic model and place… more»

BF Auction: 1993 Toyota Celica Convertible

UPDATE 6/21/2023 – The seller has added more photos of this Celica. You can find them in the gallery below. UPDATE – The winner of this Celica’s situation has changed and can no longer buy the car, so we… more»

Original Trail 70: 1971 Honda CT70H K0

Original vehicles are always interesting to see, they often bring us back to the era more so than restored vehicles do. Or, for me they do, just thinking about how they’re exactly as built, or almost exactly other than… more»