The Autozam AZ-1 is a car that even many die hard car guys have never heard of, largely because it was only ever offered in the Japanese domestic market. Originally developed in the 1980s, the…
Interestingly this is the second time we’ve featured a 1981 Yamaha SR500 that is still brand new in its original factory crate in the past 12 months, so if you have a little déjà…
The Toyota Corolla AE86 is one of the most influential of Japan’s many modern classics. The car played a pivotal role in the establishment of drifting as a sport, it became a multi-championship winning race car, and today it…
The Daihatsu Taft is likely one of the most ambitiously named vehicles in automotive history – the name “TAFT” is an acronym for “Tough Almighty Fourwheeldrive Transport.” I think many of you will agree…
This is a Bridgestone BS175, an increasingly rare motorcycle that was among the world’s most advanced two-strokes when it was released back in the 1960s. The advanced motorcycles offered by Bridgestone irritated the four…
The Suzuki RE5 was a Wankel rotary-engined motorcycle developed in the early 1970s. It was to be a showcase the future of Suzuki’s motorcycle division but it would quickly turn out to be an expensive…
This may very well be the only remaining chance anyone has to buy a brand new Honda Dream 50 still in its original factory crate – a motorcycle developed in the late-1990s as a…
This California bar find is a rare first generation Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck from 1969, just the second year of the model’s production. This truck was bought new in ’69 by a Japanese farmer who…
When the Suzuki GSX-R1100 was introduced in 1986 it triggered a shockwave through the motorcycle media, it was one of the first “modern” superbikes and its 128 hp engine made it one of the…
The Honda Motocompo was unveiled in 1981 as a mini folding scooter that was designed to fit neatly into the trunk of your car. In fact the trunk of the Honda City compact car…
There can be little doubt that this is one of the strangest vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome. It’s so strange in fact that the little information we can find about it is all…
This Yamaha SR500 is possibly the only one left in the world still in its original factory crate, having never been unpackaged, assembled, or ridden. The SR500 was the road-going version of the Yamaha…
