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Tag Archive: Toyota AE86

Oct
15

Tanabe Tuesday: 1986 Toyota Corolla

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This Tuesday we take a look back at one of the most iconic cars in the import car industry. The 1986 Toyota Corolla aka the AE86 or 86 as known by everyone who’s a gear head. The car with the multiple names, (ie, hachi, hachi-roku, trueno, etc.) can still wow a crowd as soon as …

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Aug
13

Initial D Manga Ends

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After 18 years, the Initial D manga has ended. The final chapter was recently released in Japan which closes out a strong run (no pun intended), for one of the most iconic cars in the import industry. Takumi Fujiwara, driver of the tofu delivery AE86 and his story will live on but the manga itself will …

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