<p>Toyota has only changed one name–the Corona became the Camry in the early 1980s. Not sure why the switch was made but I think the platform changed entirely and then the Camry became a legend–and yes, I too have seen 20+ year old Camrys cruising around town. </p>
<p>The only old American cars that aren’t restored classics I tend to see are low-mileage RWDs from 1985 and earlier (i.e. Chevy Caprice, Ford Crown Vic, Olds Delta 88, Plymouth Gran Fury) that were owned by grandparents, driven very little, and have fallen into the hands of guys who know a little about fixing cars (those cars are easy to work on and cheap to maintain if you do it yourself–I know someone with an 82 Gran Fury that runs well). Notice that newer models (i.e. Ford Taurus, Chevy Cavalier, Dodge Dynasty, Chevy Lumina, Mercury Topaz, Pontiac Grand Am, etc) are excluded from this list.</p>