1986 Toyota Master Ace Surf 4WD 5-speed Velvet Interior
This wonderful example of 80s spaceship design language is as wonderful to touch as it is to look at. Themes of brown abound outside and in, the interior is buttery velvet with plush carpeting all over.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado KZJ90 Round Headlights
A refined version of previous Prados, this zippy turbo diesel brings Landcruisers firmly into the 1990s with updated styling, but maintains heritage with the factory optional round headlights
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado LX KZJ71 Narrow Body Unmodified
5 speed manual stripper model of the venerable 70 series Prado Land Cruiser that is completely unmodified and OEM spec. All of the capability, reliability and, these days, prestige, you want and nothing you don’t.
1984 Daihatsu Rugger Turbo Diesel F70 Soft Top
This Rugger is a unique and special gem of a truck, not just because it's a body on frame, straight axle 2 door convertible turbo diesel SUV with AC, but because it has been our personal vehicle for the last two years. We will miss it deeply.
1994 Toyota Hilux SR Long Bed Single Cab
Used but not abused, this Hilux will take you to the gates of hell and back as many times as you ask it to. Equipped with a 5 speed manual, 2.8 liter diesel engine, 4WD, and solid front and rear axles.
1986 Toyota TownAce "Royal Lounge" YR30
Luxury people mover, ‘Royal Lounge’ denoting all the luxury that you can handle in 1986. Every option available here, complete with automatic transmission, 4WD, Skylite roof wrapped up in gorgeous pearl paint and deep blue velour interior.
1996 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Unmodified
Homologation special from when Toyota was dominating the WRC in the 90s. Sure, they were found cheating but that doesn't diminish the fantastic road-going version you see here. The turbo hot hatch before the GR Corolla, this is the Celica GT-Four.
1996 Toyota Hilux SSR Fuel Injected Gasoline Double Cab
Perhaps the truck to end all trucks, this fuel-injected gasoline Hilux is optioned with 4WD, a 5 speed manual transmission and air conditioning. Mechanically simple, dead reliable, and as much a part of the Immortal Club as any other Hilux.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TX KZJ95
This second-generation Land Cruiser Prado gives you turbo diesel power, a 5 speed manual transmission, air conditioning, AWD, ABS, dual airbags and a sick digital computer on the dashboard with a sizable OEM Toyota roof rack. Welcome to 90s modern.
1992 Toyota Hilux 'Active Base' LN107 Katsuzaka Construction No. 15
Katsuzaka Construction Company No. 15, a commercial fleet truck from Kagawa prefecture. Diesel, 4x4, 5 speed manual transmission, AC, integrated crane, beautifully unique. The patina has been earned.
1988 Toyota Hilux SR Double Cab LN65
The British motoring show 'Top Gear' once tried to kill a 1988 Toyota Hilux, and failed. This here is the identical truck, same year, same equipment, but this one has air conditioning. You too, will not be able to kill this truck.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX KZJ71 Narrow Body w/ Electric Winch
Shorty turbo diesel, solid axle, 4WD 5 speed manual Land Cruiser in deep dark green with great AC and integrated Toyota-branded Aisin winch.
1992 Toyota Cresta JZX90 Tourer V
Two things about this car stand out. First, it's completely unmodified. Second, it's a monstrous sleeper. Twin turbo 1JZ straight 6 powering the rear wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission. Everyone assumes you're a Camry until you rocket away.
1996 Toyota Hilux Surf SSRX KZN185
Center locking diff, turbo diesel power and a 5 speed manual transmission in this third generation Hilux Surf combined with the radical accessories makes this SUV something special indeed.
1989 Toyota ToyoAce G15 1.5 Ton
Utility.exe in vehicle form, this ToyoAce is purpose-built to work. Low load floor, massive cargo area, incredible 1500 kg carry capacity, yet does include air conditioning. The kicker? Just over 10,000 total miles.
1991 Toyota Hilux SR Double Cab Pickup
The Hilux has the reputation it does because it is a monument to clean design, clear engineering, and fantastic manufacturing. This beautiful example is one of the few that hasn't been worked hard.
1993 Toyota Hilux Surf SSR-X KZN130 Widebody
Erase the less-than-stellar qualities about 2nd gen 4Runners in one swoop. This Hilux Surf is turbo diesel, 5 speed manual, 4x4, two-tone widebody with minuscule mileage. Perhaps the greatest erasure is the absolute and complete lack of rust.
1988 Suzuki Jimny JA71 Hardtop
This micro SUV is from a more radical time. A time when putting what fuel delivery system you had installed on the outside of your car was vitally important. Why Suzuki uses 'petrol' instead of 'fuel' is a mystery~
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX5 "Jazz" LJ78 Narrow Body
Achingly gorgeous and stunningly beautiful, few vehicles wield such potent nostalgia, real or imagined, as this Land Cruiser. Absolutely original, you can check the ‘authentic’ box for this classic SUV as well.
1992 Nissan Datsun Pickup QMD21-424254 Fire Truck
Former Japanese fire department pump transport truck, this retired double-cab Nissan hardbody is certainly an attention grabber. Immaculate shape, full light and siren system, and the rarest of rare options on a fire engine: air conditioning.
1984 Mitsubishi Pajero L043G Turbo
Gloss black with a single orange stripe wrapping around, 'TURBO' on each quarter panel in that same shade, blacked out details and fender-mounted mirrors make this short wheelbase SUV the perfect anti-hero to the typical #rad.
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser ZX HZJ73 FRP Top Narrow Body
4.2 liters of displacement in the straight six diesel engine under the hood of this desert tan 2-door Toyota Land Cruiser with a 5 speed manual transmission. Jeep thing? Sorry, I don't understand.
1995 Suzuki Wagon R Intercooler Turbo CT21S
Turbocharged "tall wagon" kei car that is unmistakably Japanese, FWD and with a 5 speed manual transmission and an incredible amount of room on the inside. Boost around and swallow passengers and cargo, it's all good.
1993 Toyota HiAce Super Custom KZH100
Turbo diesel people hauler with incredibly low mileage, unparalleled smoothness, quad sunroof action, spin-around back seats and factory curtains. Among the most ultimate of road trip machines in the JDM scene.
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX KZJ71 Narrow Body w/ Diff Lock
Take this short wheelbase Prado wherever you damn well please, because while a road is a nice thing to have when piloting this diff-locking, 5 speed manual turbo diesel wonder, it is certainly not a requirement.
1992 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ77 ZX Wide Body
The most handsome, the most fully-featured and luxurious 70 series Land Cruiser around, this HZJ77 is the top trim 70 you could buy in 1992. Think of it as the ‘Gentleman's Cruiser’.
1991 Toyota Sera 'Live Sound' 5 Speed
All of the whiz-bang flash of butterfly doors but the mechanical requirements of heading to your local parts store, slamming your fists on the counter and screaming ‘TOYOTA TERCEL! TOYOTA TERCEL!’. The Sera is easy mode for JDM ownership.
1994 Toyota Hilux Single Cab Long Bed Nishige Construction
Character pumps through this truck like diesel and oil, a silent confidence betrays the absolute monster of longevity that sits just under the paint. This truck, this Hilux, is the purest expression of automotive immortality you will ever see.
1994 Daihatsu Rugger Marine Runner
Nothing out there looks like this compact two-door turbo diesel 4x4, and that's before you get to the 'two-door turbo diesel' part. If you look really closely you'll see that the fog lights are 'Bosch' brand.
1993 Toyota Land Cruiser PZJ70 Soft Top
Pristine short wheelbase soft-top variant of the legendary 70 series Land Cruiser. All the hits, diesel engine, manual transmission, solid front and rear axles, air conditioning, new top, new interior. Virtually flawless.
1986 Toyota Blizzard SX5 LD21
This is a compact body on frame, solid axle front and back, turbo diesel powered, 5 speed manual transmission driven 2 seat hardtop trail buster. Bonus PTO winch mounted on the front bumper.
1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II Turbo
Turbo charged 4WD micro SUV with a 660cc 5 valve per cylinder 4 cyl engine making 64 hp, in a brilliant blue with a 5 speed manual transmission. Plus, air conditioning!
1995 Suzuki Alto Works RS/Z Sports Mind
Turbocharged all wheel drive hot hatcback that can fit in your back pocket. Slam you way through the manual transmission and be surprised by how fast you are actually going before you shift into 5th.
1995 Nissan Rasheen
An Eastern German design by way of 90s Japanese Japan, the Nissan Rasheen is WEIRD in a way few vehicles can match. A short, squat wagon with a 5 speed manual transmission and full-time all wheel drive, AC and even a driver's side airbag!
1993 Honda Beat PP1
This bright yellow stock Honda Beat with 19,000 miles (!!!) is like driving in its pure, distilled form. Rear wheel drive, drop top, mid engine and a 5 speed manual with an excellent stereo to boot! Plus yellow, so dang yellow.
1993 Toyota MR2 GT Turbo Revision 3
This revision 3 turbo SW20 GT is special indeed. White, hard top, 5 speed manual, limited slip differential, with the JDM 3S-GTE cracking out 242~ horsepower and under 40,000 miles. THAT sort of special.
1994 Daihatsu Mira RV-4
The 90s, a glorious time where Daihatsu decided to lift their Mira turbo hot hatch, stick the spare on the back and give it full-time 4WD. Turbo, 5 speeds, 4WD and the reddest seats you ever did see.
1988 Toyota Soarer 3.0 GT Limited 20,500 Miles All Original
A time capsule to the late 80s, when a business man in Tokyo would bomb down Japanese highways late at night to make it to the next meeting in another city. This Soarer is a 'business executive coupe' and is, essentially, a Supra in a 3 piece suit.
1980 2-Stroke Suzuki Carry 6,250 Total Miles
Classic farm truck from rural Japan with a 2-Stroke 550cc engine.
1993 Toyota Land Cruiser LX PZJ77 Narrow Body
No nonsense one owner J77 work truck from the Land of the Rising Sun. Full aluminum roof rack and rear ladder, 5 speed manual transmission with a diesel heart and a 24v electrical system.
1991 Suzuki Carry 4WD Kei Truck Under 5,000 Miles
A typical white kei truck, what makes this Suzuki special is the incredibly low mileage while also being 4WD!
1993 Suzuki Every Joy Pop
Originally wearing a koreisha mark indicating former ownership, by an elderly person in Shōnai, this little white Suzuki van is a gem, a treat, and a joy for all. Clean, cute, low mileage with glorious working AC.
1991 Suzuki Every Turbo 'Aero Tune' 4WD
Top of the line Suzuki Every from 1991, 5 speed manual turbo charged AWD little monster with full-time 4WD, wicked sick body kit and a driving style best described as 'hilariously fun'.
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ70 LX
This short wheelbase 70 Has the big-boy HZ straight 6 diesel under the hood, the OEM Toyota electric winch on its chin, front and rear locking differentials between its wheels and a 5 speed manual driving it all. Plus, a sunroof!
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado EX5 LJ78 Narrow Body
This clean cut blue-on-blue Prado is an idealized form of SUV. Seemingly carved from a solid block of steel and riding on a full chassis, with a turbo diesel engine and a 5 speed manual transmission. Gorgeous.
1994 Mitsubishi Delica Super Exceed P35W
Under 55,000 miles on this turbo diesel, 5 speed manual, absolute top-trim level 4x4 van. Forget the Chamonix package, this SUPER EXCEEDS any other L300 Delicas. All the options are here including the thick pile carpets and dual batteries.
1992 Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ81 VX
Straight 6 cylinder turbo diesel engine, 5 speed manual transmission, cloth seats, one non-smoking owner, never abused. Extremely rare combination of words to describe an 80 series Land Cruiser.
1990 Subaru Domingo GX
Full-time 4WD, 7 seat, rear engined, dual air conditioned, rad wheeled, manual transmission, sun sun windows, 15,000 km. You thought Subaru’s Brat was weird, wait till you meet her very alternative cousin, the Subaru Domingo.
1993 Toyota HiAce Super Custom Limited
Two-tone pearl and gold paint. Full-time four wheel drive. Turbo diesel engine. Factory front bull-bar and fog lights. Luxurious interior. Fantastically rad.
1982 Honda TN Acty Pickup
Somehow navigating the decades to arrive here, on the other side of almost 40 years, is impressive. It is also an all original untouched gem of a classic Japanese workhorse.
1988 Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon Exceed
Say hello to the king of every #vanlife post, many overlander's dream, and one of the coolest family haulers you could ask for.
1991 Suzuki Jimny Rad 90s Graphics Edition
Just look at this guy, take in the saturated 90s graphics on the side, the under 40,000 miles on the odometer and the clean and original also-90s interior that awaits inside.
1993 Daihatsu Rugger SE
The Daihatsu Rugger (or Fourtrak in the U.K., Rocky in the rest of Europe and Taft in Indonesia) is a small, tough as nails, turbo diesel powered compact SUV. This one happens to essentially be brand new.
1993 Mazda Autozam AZ-1
Lots of people compare the AZ-1 to more common exotics. If you pull up in an AZ-1 ALL the attention in yours, ~real~ exotics wish they could draw the eyes this guy does.
1985 Toyota Hilux Surf LN61
The holy grail, this is a 1985 Toyota Hilux Surf SSR. It's equipped with the 2.4 liter turbo diesel 2L-T 4cyl engine, a 5 speed manual transmission and functioning air conditioning. Also that decal package.
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser PZJ70
The J70 LandCruiser series is THE LandCruiser. Depended on world wide, serving countless military, police and peace keeping forces where they might never see a paved surface, the 70 series LandCruiser is legendary for a reason.
1991 Mazda Bongo Truck
No subtlety allowed here as this 1991 Mazda Bongo screams for you to look both where it is and where it is going. Bright construction yellow with red and white chevron bumper and tailgate. For safety's sake. Honest.
1990 Toyota LiteAce GXL
Minivans are slowly becoming cool again, and you can't get much cooler than this 4 wheel drive, 5 speed manual, Skylite roof, center swivel seat Toyota LiteAce.
1989 Mitsubishi Pajero
Intercooler. Turbo. Wagon. The decals on the side let everyone know that this first-generation Mitsubishi Pajero is the real deal. Classic lines, short wheelbase and two doors stand out dramatically against modern traffic.
1989 Suzuki Jimny JA71
Mint condition, low mileage, Suzuki Jimny Turbo. Blue, bubble roof, and covered in decals to let you know just exactly what this Jimny is packing. Hint: It's turbo!
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX5
This is a body on frame, solid axle front and back, coil sprung, short wheelbase, 2 door turbo diesel SUV with a 5 speed manual transmission and a rear locking differential. Plus, it says 'LandCruiser' on the side.
1985 Daihatsu Rugger
Radical one-owner, turbo diesel, 5 speed manual 4x4 offroad monster is in gloriously original and OEM condition. Absurdly rugged without any pretending, this solid axle leaf-sprung diesel compact SUV attracts attention like few vehicles do.
1983 Honda Acty Street L
Take classic Honda styling, shrink it down into a kei-class van, add half a Goldwing, grant creature comforts like air conditioning and shake well, you get this gorgeous first-generation Honda Acty Street L.
1983 Daihatsu Hijet Van Super Deluxe
Unbeatably cute, tiny-but-mighty classic workhorse from 1980s Japan, this Hijet van is an extremely clean, super cool classic van that's ready to work or play. Under 21,000 total kms, flawless interior with the heart of a commercial truck.
1990 Mitsubishi Pajero XL
The JDM brother of the USDM Montero, this Pajero is a handsome old school body-on-frame SUV. Squared lines, chiseled features and round headlights, powered by an intercooled turbo diesel engine.
1992 Suzuki Jimny Wild Wind JA11
Known as the Suzuki Samurai tin top here in North America, this is the JDM, kei class, turbo charged version of the tough little off-roader. Solid axles front and back, leaf springs all around, low range gearbox makes this a real-deal off-road machine