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Mister-Lou — Blue 70's Celica
Published: 2011-06-11 04:43:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 2805; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 185
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spotted this blue '74 TA22/A20-35 series Celica GT at the 3rd national Toyota meet on May 2nd 2010.the GT was the sport model,which came with the 2T-C engine,a dual overhead cam 1600cc 4 cylinder with twin Mikuni-Solex Carburetors in Japan(the US models had bigger engines like the 18R and the 20R,the 22R didn't come until 75' when the "Mustang of Japan" replaced it )info on the first gen Celica:[link]
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that's the perfect way to describe these old Toyotas or Japanese Muscle car because of the whole Mustang motif with the fastback model from '75 to '77,albeit it didn't have a V8 but it was still nimble with the truck engine in the US model.
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cute and sexy ride - got to love those small classic cars
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indeed,these caught my eye a bit more than most Muscle cars and Exotic cars in car shows,whether it be an old Opel Kadett to a early 70's Toyota Celica like this one,its a damn shame that Toyota has gone off the deep end and are now making "Appliances" instead of real cars nowdays.
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true, Toyota used to make some interesting rides and now they make cheap stuff for the masses. econ rides are good but we need something to make driving a gas instead of a bore. snore rides don't turn heads - sexy ones do
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this is definately one of the sexy ones,the first gen Celicas were always great cars,and the Fastback ones from 75' to 77' were nicknamed "the Japanese Mustang" because of the rear lights and overall shape.
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you know so much about these old rides, nice to see you post you the photos of them
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indeed,i'm actually considering getting a classic Toyota someday and restoring it,any model might do,first to 4th gen Corolla,Celica,Corona,4 Runner...
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seeing that the cars would be unibody construction, I hope you can find a rust free one to start with as sheet metal might be problem to get and the motor could be replaced with something a little more powerful and make a sleeper out of it
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i know an uncle who is a body repairman and parts are a little tedious to find compared to let's say a 1970's Camaro or a Mercedes Benz from that same era. but you can find them if you know where to look. engine wise, a Chevrolet v8 engine might do the trick, preferably a LS1 or LS2 off a Corvette although they are a tad played out in my opinion although they are proven powerhouses or a v6 off a Toyota Camry with a TRD Supercharger to trully stand out, the donor car itself is boring but the engine in a smaller car would be beastly.
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engine wise a Chevy 350 is a good bet because they are the cheapest to build for parts and they have proven themselves over years and are the hotrodder's choice to make their crates go, my cousin had a Monty Carlo boat with one in it and it went like a bat out of hades
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It's funny how car culture crosses over. Because the '74 to '78 MustangII was supposed to be an American Celica with it's drastically reduced size. It was a dud. I think it's funny that Celica of this era is better Mustang than the Mustang was.
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those Mustangs were terrible indeed,i mean the Pinto itself was infamous for blowing itself up if it crashed,it wasn't until they made the Foxbody when they decided to be themselves again.indeed,the Celica was the better pony car in that time,not to mention it was insanely reliable as well,the 22R truck engine in the US models was literally bulletproof,a friend of mine told me they tried to kill one with Antifreeze and it still ran.
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I like the first gen Celica. Too bad they don't make them like that anymore. The Scion Tc is a snooze box.
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tell me about it,i've seen one of those TC's and there was nothing good about it much,its more of a marketing gimmick to get old people to buy them.
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You hit the nail on the head. Scion was supposed to be a way for Toyota to hook younger buyers into buying one of their brands but most of the people I see driving Scions are middle age people who seem to be trying to show they are still "hip". To me the Tc is a pretend sports car. It's basically a two door Corolla with a Camry 4cyl engine.....SNOOZE!
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it would've worked better if it had a Turbocharger and optional All wheel drive,kind of a spiritual sucessor to the the Celica GT-Fours of the 80's and 90's or Alltrak as it was known in the States but alas,Toyota doesn't do sports cars anymore(the LF-A doesn't count since its out of most people's price range)they have the passion,but they need to wake up and smell the coffee,econoboxes are good but Sports coupes are better also they need to stop with the cost cutting.
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Ahh, my fave Toyota. 
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Love the design of these, so sharp and pointy!
Nice find!
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indeed,i wish i would've posted this sooner though.
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its like it came out of the factory back then,its so badass.
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indeed its a beauty,you know you miss your old 76' Celica fastback,i mean the Toyota Mustang
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Ohw yeahh...I remember those
Nice Celica you got on shot here Luis, I wish I could see them here some day again^^ Though yesterday I saw a 2010 Challenger, for the first time in real
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ahh,i still remember the first time i've seen a new Challenger,it was the SRT-8 model with the 6.1 HEMI engine.most of the ones i've seen were the R/T or the SRT models.
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Well...any American muscles are welcome for me ^^
I kinda like them all^^
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i was actually raised on Muscle cars,Supercars(back when they were relevant) and Hot Rods until i moved onto Import cars back in 2000(not the Fast and the Furious ones but REAL ones that could go fast in the track and look good as well)when people were into Honda Civics,i was into the Mitsubishi,Nissan,Subaru and Toyota crowds.although we can't deny Muscle cars are one of a kind.
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Ahh I see
Well...I grew up between the usual cars,
european boring cars, what I mean is Skoda, Kia, Opel, Peugeot, that stuff. Then when I started to get eye for cars I started to observe some more and dicovered cool cars like Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, and ofcourse the exotics and Muscles
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My dad had one of these and it was a gt also pretty cool little car.
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one of my uncles owned one of these back in the 70's,it was the ST model.
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Nice. I thought about getting one of these back when I was looking for my first car. Never did.
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what happenede aftertwards?what was your first car? i was rummaging through the old family albums a while ago and found out one of my uncles owned one back then,it was the ST model.
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I ended up with a '73 Pontiac Le Mans that came complete with rust, numb power steering, the "Titanic" rear window option and a huge hole in the fuel tank, aka: the carburetor.
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lol,that thing's a tank.there's a Pontiac Tempest sedan near a hospital and the thing is huge,it was a '70 or so model,i think i have an old pic of it.
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indeed,the car was immaculate to the point that it looked like it came out of the factory back in the 70's.i have never seen a clean one like it.
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Check out the Merkur and Viper I just uploaded.
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