Guys trying to find holy grail of drift machines found the legendary AE86 Trueno on Alibaba for $10,000
Published on Jul 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
These guys bought the holy grail of drift machines, the Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86, from Alibaba, and they did it almost by accident.
The Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 – or simply Trueno as most people call it – is arguably the most iconic drift car in the world.
And these guys bought one for $10,000.
But there’s a bit of a catch.
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How these guys ended up buying a Trueno
You know when you’re bored, and so you go browse an online retailer like Amazon or Alibaba and end up buying a new cupholder for your car or perhaps a new case for your phone?
The guys from the Collector Car Feed YouTube channel did the same thing on Alibaba, but they ended up buying a car.
They were browsing Alibaba, looking for drift machines or broken cars that could potentially serve as a platform for a ‘project’, but they ended up buying a Trueno AE86.
They ‘only’ paid $10,000 for it, but the problem is the car isn’t exactly in mint condition, as you can see.
They’re probably going to have to spend even more to fix it and get it ready for the road.
One of the most iconic drift cars in the world
The Trueno became an icon chiefly because it was the main protagonist of the Initial Drift manga series.
It is one of the most recognizable Japanese icons alongside the RX-7, the Nissan Skyline, and the Toyota Supra.
Toyota kept it in production for nearly 30 years across seven generations, but most people remember the AE85 and AE86, which were produced in the 1980s.
The 86 was fitted with a 1.6-liter engine that produced 128 horsepower.
It doesn’t sound like a lot, but the car weighed less than a ton, which made it quite agile and nippy.
Also, speaking of drift car, the Mazda RX-7 featured in the movie Tokyo Drift just sold for $1.2 million.
Let that sink in.
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