The Corolla Escape on eBay.fr and the Corolla Allrad on eBay.del ook more like the North American All-Tracs, are left-hand drive vehicles, but they both have body damage/rust on their fenders and other places.
It's nice to know that such vehicles existed in versions beyond just the All-Trac wagons. The All-Trac wagons aren't very common in North America; but knowing that there are cars like it in other countries means that getting parts and doing mods may be easier than previously thought.
Japaneese cars in general have a reputation here in Sweden to be relaible and trusty in all situations and in all weather. What kills them is the rust. They are all rustproofed from factory but in our country that has salt on our roads in wintertime the aggresive mixture of salt, ice, mud and snow efficiently ruins all parts that dosen't have extraordinary protection. Gavalnized bodys (zinc) is the best protection for rust but then it has to be thick enough to last for > 15 years.
About AE95 in Sweden? I have one mysef and they have been sold from 88-92 with basically the same equipment: 1.6l DOCH petrol engine, fuel injected 105hp (4A-FE). Manual 5 speed transmission. Electric central differential lock. PS/PB. No AC! Power mirrors, power lock. Heated seat - drivers side. Steel rims. Came in just three colors: white, red, and grey metallic. AC (not ACC) was avalible as an option but very expensive. I'd love to have it in my car but I think it require a LOT of work! Automatic transmission = no, not even as an option. And extra stuff like CC, computer, remote power lock, alarm, ABS, sunroof, rack, nudge bar was not on the option list either.
Anyhow: I really like this car! Reliable, comfortable and practical comparing to it's price.
Power mirrors, power lock. Heated seat - drivers side. Steel rims. Came in just three colors: white, red, and grey metallic. AC (not ACC) was avalible as an option but very expensive. I'd love to have it in my car but I think it require a LOT of work! Automatic transmission = no, not even as an option. And extra stuff like CC, computer, remote power lock, alarm, ABS, sunroof, rack, nudge bar was not on the option list either.
Except for the electric sunroof, mine is all manual -- manual mirrors, manual locks, no heated seat. But AC was a nice option since it gets to 40 C some days where I live (but rarely below -5 C in winter).
På svenska: Förutom den elektriska takluckan, är mitt allt manuellt - manuellt speglar, manuella lås, ingen uppvärmd sits. Men AC var ett trevligt alternativ, eftersom det blir till 40 ° C några dagar där jag bor (men sällan under -5 C på vintern). I am trying out a new translation service.
I don't know whether you can understand swedish or not, but the translation was almost perfect! "Manullet speglar" should be "Manuella spelgar" but that's it! Impressing.
Still I find the idea of buying and installing AC/ACC from a wrecked car from US thrilling. Have anyone tried or is it neccesary to more or less disassamble the whole car?
Btw: I've just buought a Chassis and body service manual (Toytas own) at an auction that covers almost everything in a AE95! Just the manual transmission is 105 pages with pictures and all necessary measurements. If I have time and enough motivation I'll scan it and put it here somewhere.
In Switzerland, the car is called Corolla Snow 4WD, at least the later models.
Most of them were white or red, optional with metallic/mica paint in dark grey, silver, and some in two tone.
Options as far as I know was power sunroof, power windows, roof rack, central locking, and that's about it. I've never seen one with A/C or auto gearbox here.
Somewhen in 94 they changed to the new model I believe.
These wagons have usually lots of rust due to poor rustproofing, but also because of lots of aggresive salt on the road in wintertime. This is why rust, especially on the wheel arches, are common. I was lucky enough to find one with 180'000KM on the clock, and the car was treated with Mike Sanders rustproofing-products However, it's a good idea to repair any rust as soon as possible.
Also, you'll find most of these brave wagons up in the mountains, on farms etc. which means most of them had a hard working life. On the other hand, this proofs how reliable and unexpensive to run they are.
Compared to other Wagons in this category (1.5-2.0 L engine, 4WD, japanese origin, 1985-1995), a good alltrac is 5000-8000 US$ whereas you can get the same from Subaru, Mazda or Mitsubishi for 3000-6000 US$.
However, I like the alltrac alltough (or because) it has a queer design. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
In Switzerland, the car is called Corolla Snow 4WD, at least the later models.
Most of them were white or red, optional with metallic/mica paint in dark grey, silver, and some in two tone.
Options as far as I know was power sunroof, power windows, roof rack, central locking, and that's about it. I've never seen one with A/C or auto gearbox here.
Somewhen in 94 they changed to the new model I believe.
These wagons have usually lots of rust due to poor rustproofing, but also because of lots of aggresive salt on the road in wintertime. This is why rust, especially on the wheel arches, are common. I was lucky enough to find one with 180'000KM on the clock, and the car was treated with Mike Sanders rustproofing-products However, it's a good idea to repair any rust as soon as possible.
Also, you'll find most of these brave wagons up in the mountains, on farms etc. which means most of them had a hard working life. On the other hand, this proofs how reliable and unexpensive to run they are.
Compared to other Wagons in this category (1.5-2.0 L engine, 4WD, japanese origin, 1985-1995), a good alltrac is 5000-8000 US$ whereas you can get the same from Subaru, Mazda or Mitsubishi for 3000-6000 US$.
However, I like the alltrac alltough (or because) it has a queer design. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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However, it's a good idea to repair any rust as soon as possible. 
