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toyota Archive
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COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse
Posted on June 4, 2016 | 22 CommentsAfter getting rid of our Honda Element and our family Civic meeting its end, I was ready to try something without a big H on the steering wheel. A family […] -
Curbside Cool: Toyota Chaser – Drift Version
Posted on May 31, 2016 | 20 CommentsThis lowered, skirt-wearing Toyota Chaser is a familiar sight on my morning commute and, over the weekend, I was finally able to catch it sitting still long enough to snap […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1977 Toyota Cortez Sleeper Cab Pickup
Posted on May 17, 2016 | 17 Comments(first posted 3/27/2011) For some odd reason’ I find myself drawn to summer time shots this morning, despite their strong shadows. Before the advent of factory extended cab small […] -
CC Streetscape: This Ain’t American Graffiti
Posted on October 14, 2015 | 21 Comments‘Tagging’, that controversial combination of vandalism and urban self-expression, made its way from the US to Europe in the late 1970s and has taken deep root there ever since. In […] -
CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period
Posted on June 30, 2015 | 37 CommentsJust what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […] -
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 13 CommentsThe *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […] -
CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 41 CommentsCaptured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […] -
eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer.
Posted on March 26, 2015 | 13 CommentsAh summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […] -
Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic?
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 71 CommentsI heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […] -
QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 125 Comments“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […] -
Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 22 Comments“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […] -
CC Outtake: Reverse Bloat
Posted on January 23, 2015 | 43 CommentsI should be completely honest with you: There are a couple of reasons why you don’t see much from me in the way of images. For one, I live in a […] -
CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsBelieve you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […] -
CC TV: Favorite Car Commercials of My Childhood
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 104 CommentsIn my Pulsar article earlier today, I mentioned how I pored over a brochure for the Nissan Pulsar range as a five-year-old. That should give you some idea of how […]
![COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse After getting rid of our Honda Element and our family Civic meeting its end, I was ready to try something without a big H on the steering wheel. A family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2001-Toyota-4Runner-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cool: Toyota Chaser – Drift Version This lowered, skirt-wearing Toyota Chaser is a familiar sight on my morning commute and, over the weekend, I was finally able to catch it sitting still long enough to snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: 1977 Toyota Cortez Sleeper Cab Pickup (first posted 3/27/2011) For some odd reason’ I find myself drawn to summer time shots this morning, despite their strong shadows. Before the advent of factory extended cab small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-45-057-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Streetscape: This Ain’t American Graffiti ‘Tagging’, that controversial combination of vandalism and urban self-expression, made its way from the US to Europe in the late 1970s and has taken deep root there ever since. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_7942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period Just what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1986-Toyota-truck-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show The *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC00852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere Captured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer. Ah summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic? I heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2006_honda_civic_si_sedan_concept_100010220_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name? “Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SLF-C3500xi-Turbo.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History. “Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20150127_125246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Reverse Bloat I should be completely honest with you: There are a couple of reasons why you don’t see much from me in the way of images. For one, I live in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20130629_1454571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes. Believe you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/initial-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


