It was a sunny yet breezy Saturday morning in Long Beach, California and the only thing better than the weather were the cars that were dock side to the Queen Mary. Even more tantalizing was that over half of the vehicles were Japanese classics and nostalgic models.

Over twenty-five years ago when Toyota initiated the launch of the Corolla GTS (now famously known by it’s chassis code, AE86) it was unbeknown to the world what impact this little coupe would have. The lightweight contender came onto America’s shores with as much fanfare as Bob Saget announcing a stand-up gig. Fortunately for us, the little Corolla GTS put on a much better performance.