It's a rare event when I have the pleasure of posting an item about a Japanese vintage car but I'm doubly enjoying this Subaru 360 tale because it pokes fun at Subaru's US advertising...

For those with short memories 50 years may seem a long time. For those of us who were there it feels like yesterday. For Toyota, it is time to celebrate its first half-century in the United States....

History will reveal that we North Americans sold-short Japanese cars as collector cars. Nothing is more indicative of this than the way we bought, then junked, the Corona, offered as a 4-door sedan,...

It's about time the collector car community began to recognise historic Japanese cars, tossing aside its snobbish attitude that only American and European marques can be designated as classics....

Toyota, based on 1st quarter sales, is now the world's largest automaker, having surpassed friendly giant GM. You'd think a car company that big would make few mistakes but I submit that...

When the first Toyota Celica Supra appeared in 1979 I was both fascinated and confused. The long nose gave an impression of power and indeed, under that hood was a single-overhead-cam inline six which...

At first glance I'd have sworn the car in the photo is a Datsun. At second glance, too. But it is a rare - in North America - 1972 Honda 1300 Coupe 7. The story behind it is quite fascinating,......

Many automobile manufacturers build museums for their own makes and some are quite stunning, indeed. But I doubt that any can compare with the Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan. With three display...

Okay, it'll never be a classic but the Toyota Crown is a vintage car of interest as it was the first Toyota to be marketed in North America, albeit only briefly. And though you might be hard pressed...

You won't find many of these at classic car shows except, perhaps, in Japan. This humble but attractive oldie is the first car built by Nissan, a 1933 Datsun 12. (Most of you will recall that for much...