In the automotive world, Toyota, the representative of the Japanese brand, is known for its excellent quality, reliable durability and wide selection of models. Among them, Camry (Camry), a classic mid-size sedan of Toyota, has been highly sought after by consumers around the world since its launch in 1982.
Toyota Camry was originally born in the “3C consumer era” in the context of Japan's economic takeoff. 1980 January Toyota in response to market demand for economy cars, based on the Celica model developed a front-drive compact car Celica Camry. 1982 Toyota Camry until the opening of a separate lineup of cars for the first generation of Camry was introduced. To open up a separate line of cars, the first generation of Camry was introduced, the local is called this car for Vista. from its birth to 1986, the first generation of Camry in the United States created 570,000 units of excellent results, it was selected as “the lowest failure rate of the sedan”, but also because of the excellent quality and value of the rate, was teased as the “most popular with car thieves”. It was voted the “car with the lowest failure rate”, and was also teased as the “most popular car among car thieves” because of its quality and value retention.
Over the past 40+ years, the Camry has evolved through 9 generations of models. Nowadays, the name Camry has also been deeply rooted in people's hearts. In fact, on the eve of localization, this car has a nickname in China - “Jamey”, of course, some “older” senior car enthusiasts will also call it “Kamli”.
In July 1990, Toyota released the third-generation Camry, internally codenamed V30 and VX10, although the exterior featured a wedge-shaped body with angular lines that made the entire vehicle more athletic and very much in keeping with the character of the era. Powered by 2.2L inline-four, 2.0L V6 and 3.0L V6 engines, the flagship model also incorporated four-wheel steering, a rare feature at the time, to improve stability and maneuvering agility, and notably, the flagship model accelerated to 100 kilometers in just eight seconds. Toyota also added a five-door wagon and a two-door coupe to this generation.
According to the information, the third generation of Toyota Camry was officially introduced to the Chinese market around 1993. As a brand new generation model introduced to mainland China in the early 1990s, this car was highly favored by those who “got rich first”. Undeniably, it can be regarded as a witness to the rapid economic development of China in the 1990s.
Like the domestic market, the third-generation Toyota Camry is also not rare overseas. The huge amount of ownership makes it also appear in the memories of many American youths in the 80s and 90s, and can be said to be the most common family car in the American market at that time, in addition to the Chevrolet Cavalier and Honda Accord.
These days, with electrification accelerating, many cars are becoming a blur in the memory. When finances permit, it may be better to bring them home.
This 3rd generation Toyota Camry we're featuring today is from 1996 and after looking at the photos the newness is a bit hard for me to believe. Beautifully designed and with tons of leather, it really feels like it's a completely different Camry than it is today. What amazes me the most is that this car has only 64,000 miles on it as of today.
The overall condition is described as very good, with windows and door locks still working and the engine and transmission in perfect condition.
Powering the car is a 2.2-liter inline four-cylinder engine codenamed 2AZ-FE type with 133 hp and 196 Nm peak power. The flagship model of the year with the V6 engine made 185 hp.
Please don't be surprised when faced with such a figure, knowing that for a Japanese car from the mid-1990s, such a result can be considered quite good.
The third-generation Toyota Camry from 1996 in the photo is currently going through an auction, with the highest bid currently at $3,000 - what do you think of that kind of price?
Post time: Oct-09-2024