For almost 60 years the little cars have been a consistent favourite, passed down through generations, hotted up and given pet names
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Emily Minson’s grandmother drove a Corolla. Her mother drove a Corolla. So it was only right that when she bought her first car, she did too.
About two decades ago, Minson was in her early 20s and saving up for a Corolla when she got a tip about a horse called Minson, which had been named for her football-playing brother. She put $100 on it and won enough to buy a dark green Corolla hatchback.
