Tag Archives: a60

MINICARS: Hot Wheels Subaru BRAT & A60 Toyota Supra leaked

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ben Hsu

At a current bid of $8,100 is yesterday’s Kidney Car a bit too rich for your blood? Perhaps then a Hot Wheels Subaru BRAT would be kinder to your wallet. Though slated for later this year, renderings have been leaked … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, subaru, toyota | Tagged a60, brat, celica, celica xx, hot wheels, ma61, subaru, supra | 21 Comments

EVENTS: AE86 Nights 5th Anniversary

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dan Hsu

SoCal may have its drawbacks, but there aren’t many places where you can put the call out for a hachiroku party and have over 100 cars show up. AE86 Nights has been doing this almost every Saturday night since April of 2007, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 510, a60, ae86, AE86 Nights, bluebird, corolla, corona, cressida, datsun, e20, e70, enkei, enkei 92, gt-s, gurachan, levin, mark II, mx73, nissan, peanut, rt112, sprinter, sr-5, ssr, supra, t110, te21, te72, toyota, trueno, vip, x60, x70 | 17 Comments

Friday Video: Gene Hackman, Toyota Celica racer

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ben Hsu

The most famous celebrity driver raced under Nissan’s white-red-blue colors, but their main rival had an Oscar-winner of their own flying the red-orange-yellow. Yes, Nissan may have had Newman, but Toyota had Hackman. After competing in the SCCA Formula Ford series … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, toyota | Tagged 24 hrs of daytona, a40, a60, celica, dan gurney, daytona, Gene Hackman, supra, toyota | 8 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? Toyota Celica TA64 Group 4 Rally Car

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Even if you were a mere fetus in the mid-80s, you must know by know of the legendary Group B rally cars — machines like the Audi Quattro, Ford RS200 and Peugeot 205 Turbo — that kicked off the AWD … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, motorsports, toyota | Tagged 152e, a60, celica, group 4, group b, kidney anyone, ra63, ra64, rally, tct, toyota, wrc | 7 Comments

2012 Hot Wheels “Hot Ones” will include 80s Japanese Honda CRX, Subaru BRAT, A60 Supra and more

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ben Hsu

As the holidays descend upon us visions of toy cars are dancing in our heads. In addition to the Mazda RX-7 appearing in the 2012 Hot Wheels main lineup, there’s even more excitement for fans of old school Japanese cars in … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, minicars, mitsubishi, subaru, toyota | Tagged 2012, a60, arrow, brat, celeste, crx, honda, hot ones, hot wheels, lancer, mitsubishi, pickup, plymouth, subaru, supra, toyota, v-max, yamaha | 17 Comments

UK Barn Find unearths massive Toyota Celica collection and a Mitsubishi Galant GTO

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ben Hsu

So you found a Cressida owned by a little old lady who drives it to church once a week? Big deal. An enthusiast lucky bastard in the UK who goes by ra28gt on Retro-Rides was looking for Celica parts and got … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, mitsubishi, toyota | Tagged a20, a40, a60, Barn Finds, celica, galant, gto, mitsubishi, toyota | 28 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Japanese Classic Car Show Part 07, Race & Historic Cars

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Dan Hsu

In Part 07 of our 2011 JCCS coverage we’ll look at some race cars that, unlike the Mazda 787 from Part 01, are within the reach of the common man. This isn’t to say they are any less impressive. They’re … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota, Uncategorized | Tagged 152e, 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, a20, a40, a60, ae71, bluebird, bre, celica, dan gurney, datsun, e20, e70, john morton, long beach grand prix, mazda, nissan, pace car, peter brock, r100, ra21, rotary, ta21, te27, toyota | 16 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Japanese Classic Car Show Part 03, Street Style

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Welcome to Part 03 of our 2011 JCCS coverage, where we look at tastefully modified cars that are more about clean lines and nostalgic style rather than going fast (although some clearly can). Let’s jump right in with a shot … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, Uncategorized | Tagged 200sx, 2011, 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, 610, 620, a175a, a20, a40, a60, acura, ae86, apache II, bisimoto, bluebird, capella, celica, civic, corolla, corona, da3, daruma, datsun, ef, enkei, enkei 92, fairlady z, fb, Hakosuka, hayashi, hayashi street, honda, integra, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2011, kgc10, kp61, lancer, levin, longchamp xr-4, longchamps, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, pickup, ra21, ra63, ra64, rs watanabe, rt40, rt50, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, s12, s30, sa22c, shuttle, silvia, skyline, sprinter, ssr, starlet, ta21, toyota, trd, trueno, wagon, wagovan, watanabes | 18 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 USDM Jam

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Car culture has a curious way of ping-ponging across continents. While we in the US are drool over rare JDM goodies, our counterparts in Japan long for door mirrors, amber turn signals and safety bumpers. For eight years now there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, 240sx, 300zx, 510, 720, a60, a70, acura, b14, b210, baja, bluebird, brat, celica xx, chevy, civic, corolla, diamond racing, e70, ef, fairlady z, faster, fit, hella flush, honda, isuzu, lucino, luv, ma60, ma61, ma70, ma71, mdx, nissan, pickup, s13, sentra, shakotan, shuttle, silvia, subaru, sunny, supra, te72, toyota, truck, turaichi, wagon, z31 | 12 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Toyotafest Part 06

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dan Hsu

There was so much to see at this year’s Toyotafest it’s taken us six installments to get through everything. Alas, our coverage is coming to an end, but before we leave the Queen Mary here are some parting shots. The … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 20-valve, 4a-ge, a20, a60, ae86, all toyotafest, aw11, celica, corolla, corona, e20, e70, hayashi, igeta, ke20, l-type, ma60, ma61, markII, mr2, mx23, peanut, performance options, queen mary, ra21, ra63, ra64, riverge, riverside, rt132, sport coupe, ssr, street, super mesh, supra, ta21, takechi project, te71, te72, tom's, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, wagon | 4 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 05

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Our latest installment of Toyotafest 2011 coverage begins with a lovely old school Starlet. The original RWD hot hatch. You can’t miss this killer shade of Amazonian tree frog green with over-fenders and and black ATS Classics.

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 4runner, a60, ae82, bb, bosozoku, carina, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, fx-16, gt-s, hilux, kp61, markII, mesh, mx32, pickup, rt114, scion, ssr, starlet, ta12, torc, toyota, toyotafest, van, work equip 01, xb, xtra cab | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 02

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to Part 02 of our Toyotafest 2011 coverage. As Michio Kaku would say, let’s jump right in and take a look at some of more extreme cars that were at the show. This TE51 Corolla has exchanged hands a … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, events, toyota, wagons | Tagged 1jz, 20-valve, 2jz, 4age, 4runner, a60, ae86, ae92, all toyotafest, blacktop, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, estima, f20c, f22c, gx71, hayashi, hilux, honda, is-f, jza80, levin, lexus, ls400, lucida, markII, MkIII, mx28, mx72, mx73, pickup, previa, ra63, ra64, rays, rota, s2000, sakura, sprinter, sr5, ssr, supra, takeyari, te37v, te51, tokico, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, trueno, vip, volk, wagon, work equip, work equip 03, x70, yayoi | 10 Comments

Friday Video: Rare Toyota Destruction!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’re not sure what this movie is, but it features terrible tons of totalled Toyotas. Corona Mark IIs and Crowns with bad/no brakes get slaughtered in some of the most spectacular patrol car pileups since The Blues Brothers. It’s enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, Video Games | Tagged a60, car chase, celica, colt, corona, cressida, crown, galant, japanese cop show, ma61, mark II, mitsubishi, ms65, ms80, mx30, mx32, ra64, rx30, s60, seibu keisatsu, toyota, x30 | 5 Comments