Why the hell not, they’re awesome! I’m so in love with this first red one on Advan A3A wheels.

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I remember back in high school (late 80s FUCK I’m old) my best friend’s neighbor had one of these, yellow on those black American Racing wheels that look just like Enkei 92s. Waaaay before words like JDM and AE86 meant anything to anybody, especially in Ohio. You couldn’t give old Corollas away back then and you certainly never saw them modified, I’ve had a thing for them ever since and the more I think about it, it might be one of the first cars responsible for my for odd taste in cars. As a teenager I didn’t dream of Corvettes and Ferraris, I longed for a tricked out ‘84 GTI, and my friend’s neighbor’s Corolla. Then one day I woke up, I was old, and seemingly all the cheap rust free cars I want now were gone. The stories I could tell you guys about how many cherry $1500 Starlets, AE86s, 240Zs, VW MKIs, 1st gen Celicas, 510s, etc, you name it, I remember seeing come and go. Yea feelin’ nostalgic today, I guess part of getting older is wishing you had appreciated things like that in the moment more.

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You rarely ever see Celicas of this generation that grab your attention. No doubt there are some sick GT-Fours around but this one is doing it for me. It’s rough, it’s a work in progress, but it has a great raw battle ready vibe to it, like it got abducted by a group of Silvia loving thugs.

The patina on this Z is so perfect

I think every car manufacturer worth noting has now announced production cuts, but inspite of that they still have massive amounts of unsold inventory. Check out these incredible pix of just how bad things are.

Unsold cars litter the Nissan test track

150 acres of Toyotas with no place to go in Long Beach

Newark, NJ ports are over flowing as well

and it’s not just a US problem, Sheerness open storage area in the UK at capacity

Hondas awaiting export in Tokyo

Port of Valencia Spain jammed with unsold cars

Peugeots sit at the port of Civitavecchia with no buyers

I love Toyota Starlets, how can you not? I don’t think the US got these 74-78 ones but I could be wrong. This thing is so bitchin’, it looks like a little Choro-Q car, check out more on Racer86’s blog.

While we’re on the subject, a pair of my favs

I love these old Celicas and this one is flawless in every way

Call me crazy but I dig it!

A couple of quick favs, the Celica pace car is just too cool for words, and a Land Cruiser hot rod? That’s just bananas