Junkyard Find: 1986 Toyota Cressida Wagon

The Toyota Cressida is now at its moment of peak junkyard availability, with most examples finally getting to the point at which repairs just aren’t justified by the car’s value. The Cressida was an extremely well-built car by 1980s standards, and a pretty good car even through our jaded 21st-century eyes (which view vehicles that get scrapped before 200,000 miles as suspiciously crappy and/or abused). We’ve seen this ’80, this ’82 this ’84, this ’87, this ’89, and this ’92 in the Junkyard Find Series so far, but today’s Cressida is the first wagon.

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  • The Oracle Geesh, Stellantis can’t even perform the upkeep on that relic of a plant. Sad.
  • The Oracle I see Tesla introducing disruptive charging technology within 3 years.
  • The Oracle I can see into the future and I see fisticuffs and profanity-laced tirades coming to charging locations near ya’ll.
  • El scotto Will ascots be discussed at the HOA meetings? Or Purdey shotguns?
  • El scotto Wait, wait will they rename the street it fronts Jermyn or New Bond Street?