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Denver is called the Mile High City, and winter driving there is made easier with 4WD. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Tercel has that, but does its combination of condition and price make you think the seller is high? More »
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We love second-gen Toyota Tercel wagons around these parts, so we always enjoy watching hyperkinetic Japanese TV commercials for what JDM buyers knew as the Toyota Sprinter Caribbean. More »
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You see a lot of budget-challenged repairs and modifications on Crusher-bound vehicles; along with adding a handful of Little Trees, a car's final owner often performs some last-ditch fixes in order to stay mobile. More »
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While we've put together our Top Car Ads for the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, it still seems wrong so many great Toyota ads got overlooked. That's why we've got our favorite 20 here. More »
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In mid-80s Japan, when you wanted a macho off-road machine that could take on the bears of the Canadian Rockies, you headed straight to the Toyota Sprinter Carib, which we Norteamericanos knew as the Tercel 4WD wagon. I've had a few of these things, and they're great for your hoonage-on-the-fire-road sort of activities (though I'm not so sure how one would fare in a flee-the-zombies-in-the-woods adventure). Thanks to SwapMeat for the tip! More »
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What's the best way to show that your car is better than the competition? Slap a huge Malaise decal bearing your car's name on the side, set up the ramps, and jump the competition! It's even got more headroom than the Rabbit, which we all know is roomy enough for Wilt Chamberlain! Then it kicks Honda's ass by having a longitudinally-mounted engine, though we're not sure quite how that's an advantage in a front-wheel-drive car. More »
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Ever since we had an '85 Tercel 4WD wagon on DOTS, I've been trying to find an ad for the thing to use in this series. Yes, it's a hokey Christmas-themed ad, but at least there's some low-yield hoonage involved. Was 1985 the high-water mark for Toyota, before the accountants took over and focus-grouped the life out of their vehicles? More »
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While we have mixed feelings about the whole art-car thing (unless the vehicle in question is as undeniably awesome as the Camera van or the Pedal-Powered Buick, of course), it's always fun to find an art car in the junkyard. They really liven up the surroundings, and they inspire all sorts of heavy musings on the Place Of Art In Society. They're actually fairly common junkyard inhabitants around these parts, since we have plenty of artists and plenty of on-their-last-legs beaters to serve as canvases. Here's a nice beaded Tercel I spotted last weekend. Cecile and Alexia, your project will live on in our hearts, long after it's been crushed and shipped to China as scrap metal! More »
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While we had an 80s Toyota on DOTS just last week, we're really overdue to see an example of one of my all-time favorite Toyotas: the '83-86 Tercel Wagon. I've owned more of these than any other kind of car (admittedly, most were City Tow auction cars I turned around quickly, but I had a couple of drivers I kept for quite a while). I've always had a soft spot for funky old Toyotas (maybe because my very first car was a '69 Corona) and it saddens me to see how their cars have lost so much soul since the Tercel wagons, AE86s, and small pickups of the mid-1980s.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340958&view=rss&microfeed=true You think we've run out of Late Malaise Toyota ads? Think again! This one features by far the most maddening version of the "Oh What a Feeling" song yet, with a vast chorus of potential Toyota buyers singing the praises of the whole Toyota line, from Starlet to 4x4 pickup. Come on, everyone, sing along! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331672&view=rss&microfeed=true After seeing the calf-loving sport-truck-driving Late Malaise dude leaping in the air with that Toyota Feeling last Friday, we had that damn song playing in our heads all weekend. Now we shall ensure that no one remains uncontaminated by the "Oh, What A Feeling" ditty, by sharing this ad featuring Tercel Tarzan and his chimp sidekick, Jungle Patrol. Enjoy! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331670&view=rss&microfeed=true Ah, the Eighties' version of the Fifties- Daniel Clowes was dead-on with his analysis of the different versions of Fifties nostalgia. Here we see a sort of Stray Cats-meets-Flashdance style, in an ad for the first machine of the Boring Tercel Era. An unkillable transportation appliance, to be sure... but the '86, with its funky body and oddball drivetrain setup, was much more lovable. More »
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One thing about hippies in the Bay Area is that they never died out, but they have changed their vehicles. These days, the mid-80s Toyota Tercel is the spiritual heir to the beat-to-hell Volkswagen Transporter of decades past. While scrounging in the local self-service junkyard for bits for another junkyard-parts-based project, I ran across this mysterioso rear-view mirror charm in a 4WD Tercel. Did the owner believe this beads-and-leather thing would keep the ol' Tercel harmonically converged? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=299375&view=rss&microfeed=true With a cast of several and some serious production values on the "Long Long" stage props, this catchy little musical number no doubt sent Japanese buyers in droves to buy the lengthy late-70s Tercel. The video quality makes it hard to tell if we're looking at a baseball player or a mime dancing in front of the car, but who cares? The Tercel was long, baby! More »
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Some may call it the Terchero. Those people would be wrong. We have it on good authority it's actually a Tercelamino. But whatever you may call it — it's for sale on eBay right now. Get it while it's not hot. Starting bid's a mere $1,800. [eBay via Autoblog] More »
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Here's a situation I'm sure a goodly portion of the Jalopnik readership has experienced. You have a friend who has a bunch of redeeming qualities but couldn't pour piss from a boot, much less scrape up the green to buy a decent car or spin a wrench to maintain a shaky one, and of course this friend calls you (the Guy Who Knows Car Stuff) with a question: "Hey, I got $1300 from a [tax refund / insurance settlement / dead relative / dope deal] and now I wanna get a car! Whaddya think I should get?" More »
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Over the weekend I got a call from a friend who'd just bought a slightly funky early-90s Tercel for cheap. "It's a nice car, only something's wrong with the radio. Can you take a look?" I have a stash of a few factory Toyota cassette decks sitting around- the remnants of my City Tow buy/fix/sell Tercel period- and Toyota was considerate enough to use a slick 4-screw mounting setup for their radio mounts during this era, so what the hell. "Sure, bring it over," I told her. "Probably take ten minutes to get it right." Famous Last Words... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256638&view=rss&microfeed=true As soon as "Ballroom Blitz" starts playing and we see that one "Boner Jones" is involved, it's clear that a Tercel is gonna take some punishment here. And these hoons don't disappoint. First they pound the tar out of it for a while, then they run it into stuff. Lots of stuff. But wait, there's more... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=251675&view=rss&microfeed=true A few years ago I sold an ugly-but-running '86 Tercel wagon to a friend. She's a single mother on a tight budget, so the car worked out great for her. Her little girl named it the "Rockin' Supercar" and much Tercel-enabled happiness ensued... until the fateful day when the oil ran out and a rod was thrown. Here's the heartbreaking video of the car being towed away to The Crusher and its poor sad 6-year-old friend running after the tow truck. The Rockin' Supercar is in heaven now, kid. – Murilee Martin More »
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It's got gams on the roof and a donations box stuck to the hood. It's beflowered, be-beaded and bedazzled. It's this wee Toyota we spotted yesterday in San Francisco while hanging out with Friend o' tha Jalop Suzanne. Oddly enough, we didn't notice it until her son Troy pointed it out. Such is the vibrancy of the City that things that would seem completely wacked-out elsewhere become mere curiosities in San Francisco. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=225258&view=rss&microfeed=true We admit that this vid runs a little long and features some repetitive feats of mudding skill, but nevertheless, it's pretty entertaining to watch what these French off-roaders pull off in their 2nd Gen Tercel 4WD wagon, which only seems to be equipped with a snorkel. And presumably the optional extra-low 1st ratio. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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