We Bought a Cressida! (4K)

They say that time flies while you’re having fun, and while this Summer has gone by faster than any year in the past, it was certainly the most eventful and inspiring one as well. I think this same sentiment goes for the rest of the team.
After months of enjoying everyone else’s cool cars and seeing what other teams have built, we have been itching for a chance to do it ourselves. That’s why when Keith let us know about this beautiful, brown MX73 Cressida that had popped up, we knew that we had to jump on the opportunity.
It didn’t run at first, it leaked, it was (is) stinky, and it hadn’t been driven in almost 20 years. However, we knew it was an absolute diamond in the rough and just needed a little bit of love. Replacing the starter was all we needed to get the car running, and refilling the transmission fluid got the car driving as well. The transmission was leaking due to a bad seal but, with the help of our friend Milo, we changed it out and the car runs like a dream (if you dream of driving a Japanese couch from the 80’s).
The potential for where we will take our first team car is boundless, which is extremely exciting and slightly intimidating. With all of the inspiration we’ve gathered, especially in the past year, I’m really looking forward to creating something cool. The creative direction for the car is still being envisioned, but in the meantime, I’ll be using this as my daily driver and taking care of our Sweet Georgia Brown. Even from the day we picked the car up two weeks ago, just giving it a bath and cleaning it up a bit has done wonders. There are still a few little things to work out, which is expected for an almost 40-year-old vehicle, but I don’t think we could have hoped for a better, or browner, car.
Changing gears a bit; last year at the Pop-Up shop we gave Mikhail a set of mesh wheels so he could say goodbye to running the massive, replica wheels that his seventeen-year-old self cursed his current-day self with by ordering. His plans for the car have evolved a bit since then and he decided to stay with four lug but has not yet finalized what exactly he wants to get for the car (our vote is for wide, silver, 15″ Watanabes).
We wanted to include our humble discord moderator’s car (join the discord here: / discord ) in the main lot at the Pop-Up shop this year, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to do it until we got him some new wheels.
Thankfully, our man Stefan generously offered to lend Mikhail a pair of Work Equip 01 for the front and a pair of SSR Mark 3 for the rear. We took the S13 out to Stefan’s place, dumped the coilovers and fitted up the new wheels. We made sure to get a few pictures afterwards as well, and now, it’s Pop-Up Shop III ready!
If you’re around the Vancouver, BC area, or willing to make a trip, we recently announced that we will be hosting our Pop-Up Shop III on August 26 this year!
For more information visit the event page here: e/fuxGEHcO4
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Enjoy!
(Professional drivers on a closed course, do not attempt.)

[@f31roger]

Bro drank that water!!! LOL Nice project folks!!! I wish I could go up for the Popup shop...

[@SandalsRacing]

doesn’t get much browner than this

[@milo-uy6rd]

7:06 the most intense tasting dashboard water.

[@boomboomtisk]

Nice score with the digi dash too, siiick

[@Nimbus.]

*urge to W58*

[@kyushalimit5931]

"Its a girl!" Best line ever:D

[@vxaexi]

i love that sandals somehow uses townportal, popping up everywhere, and everybody being very chill about it

[@edgarguzman1319]

That scream from Sandals when it moved. 😂😂😂 exciting times!

[@skidmark1911]

cool video i love the camera work

[@perplxxd]

oh yeahhh, this is good. this is gonna be awesome

[@afraidofdrowning]

another quality video. cant wait to see the team car come to life. small wheels forever

[@themadscientest]

Came for the Toyota, stayed for the longchamps!

[@xEILTETrIkSh0TUnITx]

What longchamps?

[@majormajormajor]

Checkpoints first democar!

[@chriistiinaaaa]

ahahah ayoo i went to that car wash. sandras excitement was the funniest! im glad you guys claimed a car together. also cant wait to see yall tmrw!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Chris-kq7ko]

That car was a diamond in the ruff. No free stuff needed I'm glad to be one of the few people to have the sight of your legs grace my eyes.

[@therestingmitchface6241]

8:07 Jake is living my childhood dream. What’s it like being that cool?

[@iamgerry86]

I had an 86 Cressida and I loved it. A co-worker of mine had one that was manual swapped. Love these old Toyotas!

[@tkanamori7884]

I can't wait to see how Sandy's Cressida will turn out! Please use the accessory I gave you.⭐️

[@SandalsRacing]

It’s team car! Thank you for the accessories Mr. Kanamori! We will use them all 😍

[@ogKEGGY]

As a fellow X7 dingus I'm excited to see where this goes.

[@dabington]

X7 is best dingus car I can concur

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

That Cressida is so clean! Congrats. Super nice find

[@mrmooney25]

BrownBrownBrownBrownBrownBrownBrown brown.

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

Love getting upload notifications from you guys

[@Midnight_Oil_MFG.]

Definitely excited for the Cressida!

[@illegalm1key]

keeeeeittthhhhh measuressssssss

[@mattfield7821]

Cree - cedar is how its said in the southern hemisphere !

[@jacobmattison2477]

Normalize recreational horn usage.

[@harrisonrennaker1165]

INSANE

[@ogKEGGY]

Wait wut. Headlight squirters and button tuck seats? The squirters were part of the "sport package" which should include the seats that don't look like Grandma's couch. Should check if it's LSD because that wasn't uncommon with sport cars supposedly.

[@_ZAYA]

I would love to see how you shoot and edit these videos it’s on a different level

[@1990na6]

Head gasket pending 😅

[@TaurusUSA2k24]

Nice build

[@kalisalethal]

WOOHOO

[@CoffeeEnjoyer69]

Sandra is Mr. Worldwide 🌎

[@3rdbasskmd]

14インチは渋い！

[@Jusu.siltsu]

Lets gooo!!!

[@jframe9354]

Team Gatorade ftw

[@EthanAcklin]

TOYOTA--- Never back down, Never what ??

[@ajst784]

what camera do you guys use?

[@CheckpointJapan]

Canon Eos R5

[@scorpiondynamics]

wait did the oil say “Diesel” ? 😂

[@CheckpointJapan]

Yup, basically just means it’s 15w40 and has detergents in it. Thick, good oil for a very worn engine known to consume oil.

[@plymoutheeturbowe9952]

If you don't have to trim the brakes, your wheels are too big

[@epicgamingextremetrickshots]

As reward for buying team car I think probably eat hamburger yes…..