Category: Cars

Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185, 1994

🔍 1993 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 WRC 🏁 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This is the exact livery that helped Toyota become the first Japanese manufacturer to win the WRC Constructors’ title — the ST185 took back-to-back manufacturer crowns in 1993 and…

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Packard Limousine, 1953

🔍 1953 Packard Limousine 🚗 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Built on a stretched 149-inch wheelbase by coachbuilder Henney, the 1953 Packard limousine was produced in a series of just 100 units — some went directly into service with the U.S. Secret…

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Plymouth Prowler, 2001

🔍 2001 Plymouth Prowler 🚗 📍 Desamparados, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Prowler was one of the last cars ever sold under the Plymouth brand before Chrysler retired it in 2001 — making every surviving example a rolling piece of American automotive history.…

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Toyota Supra A80 (Race Car), 1993

🔍 Toyota Supra A80 (Race Car) 🏁 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Toyota Supra A80 is powered by the legendary 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo inline-six — one of the most tunable engines ever built. This particular car races under the Escudería Toyota Costa…

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Jaguar E-Types

🔍 Jaguar E-Types 🐆 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 When Enzo Ferrari first saw the E-Type at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, he called it “the most beautiful car ever made” — and nearly six decades later, it’s still hard to argue…

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Porsche 911 GT3, 2018

🔍 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 🏎️ 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The 911 GT3’s 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six revs all the way to 9,000 rpm — making it one of the last high-revving, no-turbo sports cars in an era increasingly dominated by…

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Chevrolet Corvette C3, 1979

🔍 1979 Chevrolet Corvette C3 🚗 📍 San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The 1979 Corvette was the best-selling Corvette of all time at launch — over 53,000 units rolled off the Bowling Green line that year. That long, wedge-shaped hood hides a V8 that…

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Morris Garages TD, 1952

🔍 Morris Garages TD, 1952 🚘 📍 Seen in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Did you know the MG TD was so popular in the United States that over 80% of its total production was exported there — American GIs returning from World…

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Ford Mustang, 1968

🔍 Ford Mustang, 1968 🛞 📍 Seen in Downtown Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The 1968 Ford Mustang is arguably the most famous muscle car in cinema history — it starred in the movie Bullitt alongside Steve McQueen, featuring one of the most iconic car…

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Bugatti Type 35B, 1927

🔍 Bugatti Type 35B, 1927 🚗 📍 Seen in Downtown San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Bugatti Type 35B is so dominant in motorsport history that it — along with its Type 35 siblings — accumulated over 2,000 race victories between 1924 and 1930,…

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Jeep CJ-5 Renegade, 1974

🔍 Jeep CJ-5 Renegade, 1974 🚘 📍 Seen in Downtown San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Jeep CJ-5 Renegade was so rugged that the U.S. Army tested early CJ prototypes in WWII — and the civilian version that followed became one of the first…

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Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) Transporter, 1967

🔍 Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) Transporter, 1967 🚙 📍 Seen in Downtown San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Did you know the VW Type 2 T1 was originally conceived when a Dutch importer sketched the idea of a simple box on wheels on a napkin…

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