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toyota tercel Archive
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![When my wife and I decided to return to the U.S. from our temporary stay in England, I began to think about what cars we might buy to replace […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tercel4wd01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1983 Toyota Tercel and 1985 Ford Escort: The Efficiently Pleasant & The Sufficiently Efficient – A Tale Of Two Small Wagons")
My 1983 Toyota Tercel and 1985 Ford Escort: The Efficiently Pleasant & The Sufficiently Efficient – A Tale Of Two Small Wagons
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 23 CommentsWhen my wife and I decided to return to the U.S. from our temporary stay in England, I began to think about what cars we might buy to replace […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2018) There’s one thing I’ll never understand about the second-generation Toyota Paseo. Toyota wanted to make a compact coupe off the Tercel platform, something a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/toyota-paseo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Toyota Paseo – Un Paseo Aburrido")
Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Toyota Paseo – Un Paseo Aburrido
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/25/2018) There’s one thing I’ll never understand about the second-generation Toyota Paseo. Toyota wanted to make a compact coupe off the Tercel platform, something a […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2013) How exactly did Toyota come to be so dominant, mostly at GM’s expense? One little well-built coffin nail at a time. We will forever hear explanations as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-27-100-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 – 1982 Toyota Tercel – Toyota Nails Another One")
Curbside Classic: 1979 – 1982 Toyota Tercel – Toyota Nails Another One
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/22/2013) How exactly did Toyota come to be so dominant, mostly at GM’s expense? One little well-built coffin nail at a time. We will forever hear explanations as […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2015) While it may have earned the reputation as the poster child of boring, the Toyota Corolla has nonetheless earned somewhat of a cult following among non-enthusiast drivers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_3690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Tercel DX – Sub-Corolla Syndrome")
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Tercel DX – Sub-Corolla Syndrome
Posted on September 23, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 9/23/2015) While it may have earned the reputation as the poster child of boring, the Toyota Corolla has nonetheless earned somewhat of a cult following among non-enthusiast drivers […] -
![I never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191102_165853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car")
COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 8 CommentsI never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […] -
![In the first part of the day we left Calgary, traveled a short distance across the prairie and foothills towards the mountains. Then we completed the very scenic drive from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mercury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part Two")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part Two
Posted on September 13, 2019 | 19 CommentsIn the first part of the day we left Calgary, traveled a short distance across the prairie and foothills towards the mountains. Then we completed the very scenic drive from […] -
![Now that we have met the other teams it was time to get going. The day would see us travel from Calgary into the prairies, foothills and then the mountains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190824_112658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part One")
The Great Beater Challenge 2019 – Day One, Part One
Posted on September 12, 2019 | 25 CommentsNow that we have met the other teams it was time to get going. The day would see us travel from Calgary into the prairies, foothills and then the mountains […] -
![Los Angeles is a car enthusiast’s paradise. Oh sure, sure, the traffic can be diabolical. But look what it’s got going for it: Amazing and iconic driving roads nearby, like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/porsche-914-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 1980-82 Toyota Tercel & 1970-76 Porsche 914 – Baby, I Love LA")
Curbside Outtakes: 1980-82 Toyota Tercel & 1970-76 Porsche 914 – Baby, I Love LA
Posted on October 5, 2018 | 29 CommentsLos Angeles is a car enthusiast’s paradise. Oh sure, sure, the traffic can be diabolical. But look what it’s got going for it: Amazing and iconic driving roads nearby, like […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2011) What would a maker and restorer of old violins drive? For the last twenty five thirty years that is. And what would he live in, also for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-30-002-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon: Built For The Really Long Haul")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon: Built For The Really Long Haul
Posted on October 30, 2016 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/17/2011) What would a maker and restorer of old violins drive? For the last twenty five thirty years that is. And what would he live in, also for […]
