Japanese Classic Cars

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California Civic: 1979 Honda Civic Wagon

It’s raining nice white ’79 Honda Civics here this week at Barn Finds. What a weird coincidence to find this nice 1979 Honda Civic wagon listed here on eBay after seeing another nice one a couple of days ago…. more»

Final Year S30: 1978 Datsun 280Z

When it comes to vintage Z cars, collectors take note regardless of the generation of the model when the mileage is low and the options and colors are spot-on. Typically, it’s the older models like the Series 1 240Zs… more»

Saved from the Trails: 1987 Suzuki Samurai Special Edition

This may look like a lost cause, but it actually may be a good news story for a special Suzuki Samurai being saved from becoming yet another aggressive off-road build. This is a rare 1987 Samurai Special Edition, send… more»

Air-Cooled Patina: 1970 Honda N600

A 1970 Honda N600 is indeed an individual’s choice if you yearn to drive a classic economy car that isn’t your typical inline-four job. The N600 was a pioneering venture for Honda as it began to take over the… more»

34K Miles! 1979 Honda Civic

Most of us would like to find a low-mile car that’s been hidden away for a couple of decades and that’s the story with this 1979 Honda Civic. It’s listed here on eBay in “Rapid”, as Rapid City, South… more»

Strange Snail Van: 1989 Nissan S-Cargo

As one of Nissan’s “Pike Cars”, this 1989 Nissan S-Cargo van is about as unique as it gets. They aren’t huge but if you need a huge presence for your business, this would be hard to beat. It can… more»

Classic Mini Truck: 1976 Ford Courier

Ford had plans to sell a small pickup in the U.S. beginning in 1972 and chose to use a mostly rebadged Mazda B-Series truck. Chevrolet was doing the same thing with Isuzu and the imported LUV. The Ford/Mazda arrangement… more»

Fast & The Furious Garage Find! 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

For those of us of a certain age, we can remember where we were the night The Fast and the Furious debuted on the big screen. I was in a loud, lowered VW Jetta, surely racing around like a… more»

Package Deal: 1966 Datsun 1600 Roadster

The Datsun 1500/1600/2000 roadsters were a series of sports cars produced in Japan by Nissan in the 1960s. They would precede the famous Z-cars in the Fairlady line, going up against the likes of the MG, Triumph, Fiat and… more»

36K Mile Fairlady: 1970 Datsun 1600 Roadster

This pretty 1970 Datsun 1600 roadster is described as being an older restoration that is showing its age in places. I personally really like cars in this sort of condition, as they generally still look good enough to the… more»

Clean Survivor: 1997 Toyota Tacoma LX 4×4

This isn’t a dusty barn find but it’s a 24-year-old truck now which is fairly ancient if you think about it. It’s not old at all in relative terms as a lot of you regularly drive vehicles that are… more»

Project Pair: 1988 Chrysler Conquest TSIs

The Chrysler Conquest and Mitsubishi Starion are two marquee examples of 1980s performance cars that have come back into style in a big way as more vehicles from the 1980s rise in collectability. The good news is this doesn’t… more»

No Reserve Survivor: 1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5

The auction for this Toyota 4Runner is wrapping up shortly, and is listed in a no reserve format – a surprise for such a desirable specimen. These first-generation 4Runners show no sign of slowing down value-wise, and the rising… more»

No Reserve Pickup Project: 1972 Datsun 521

We recently saw a nice Nissan 720 pickup and this is an ancestor of that truck. So basically, whenever an older 521 pickup complains about something related to the newer pickup, the younger 720 pickup would say, “Ok, boomer”… more»

Pair of Projects: 1973 Datsun 240Z

While Nissan had been trying to get a foothold into the U.S. as early as the late 1950s, it was the 240Z sports car that helped them cross the hurdle. Introduced in the U.S. for 1970, sales of the… more»

Tidy Off-Roader: 1980 Toyota Hilux SR5 Pickup

For those readers that have ever watched Top Gear UK, you will know that the presenters tried their best to kill a Toyota Hilux, but it somehow managed to survive some of the most brutal torture that you can… more»

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