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    • classic ad watch

      The Future - In The Form Of The 1982 Toyota Celica - Has Arrived!

      The problem facing the producers of this ad was plain: they had a budget of roughly $2.99, yet needed to show how futuristic and advanced the new third-gen Celica really was. The solution? Huff paint until your vision goes all woobly, then start the cameras rolling! Arriving on the planet in a snow globe Space Sphere, the Celica awed the world with its quasi-flip-up headlights and ability to drive in a straight line!

      3:00 PM on Wed Nov 12 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      2,375 views, 22 comments

      Most discussed c0de: man growing up i used to be in love with this car. i thought the headlights were so cool.. you more »

    • 24 hours of lemons

      Jalopnik-Powered Toyota Celica Back Up And Running In The Early Morning Light At LeMons "Detroit"

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    • 24 hours of lemons

      Jalopnik Celica Gets Into Race After Heroic Fix, Goes On Black Flag Binge

      The '88 Celica GT-S, manned by Jalopnoids Andy Didorosi and Ben Wojdyla, showed up for tech inspection three hours and 22 minutes after the race began, then proceeded to rack up three black flags for what TheEastBayKid calls "hitting stuff." He also says they're "pretty quick when they're out there." And… oh, no! Late-breaking news from the track says the Celica "blew a hub and launched the wheel," and had to be dragged off the track. Damn! More »

      10:15 PM on Sat Sep 13 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      2,103 views, 12 comments

      Most discussed Mischif: At least you're still probably in the running for the index of effluence trophy. more »

    • offbeat news

      Can't Afford To Pay For That $16K Paint Job? Send Mom To Pick Up The Car

      According to a shop owner who posts at TampaRacing.com, a customer asked for $16,000 in custom work on a base model automatic Toyota Celica of unknown vintage, and even fronted the money for the material costs, without actually deciding how he was going to pay for it. Realizing this, after four months of work, the Celica's none-too-bright owner apparently sent his mom to pick it up for him. More »

      2:40 PM on Tue Aug 12 2008
      By Matt Hardigree
      12,006 views, 62 comments

      Latest by skulldriveshaft: recoups labour costs, gives keys to slr guy as final punishment, and to set an example for all future scammers. more »

    • classic ad watch

      Now With Dynamic Aerodynamics: 1987 Toyota Celica

      This ad might not be quite as painfully 80s as the Cocaine Factory '85 Duster Ad, but it's getting there. 1987 was the year the Celica was "improved" by going to front-wheel-drive and shedding the old funky angular look in favor of a more focus-group-friendly (i.e., bland) appearance. The Phil Collins-esque theme song fits this car the way profits from missile sales to Iran fit the Contras' financial needs!

      11:00 AM on Fri Aug 8 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      1,924 views, 42 comments

      Latest by banpei: @Dave-B: Toyota-geek-hat on: In Europe this Celica was already available late 1985. more »

    • down on the street

      1975 Toyota Celica ST

      After finding a pair of '77 Celicas parked on the streets of Alameda (this one and this one), I had a first-gen Celica drought that lasted the better part of a year. Had all the rest been crushed? Then I started catching glimpses of this red '75 around town, and I knew it was just a matter of time before I found it parked somewhere.
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      9:00 AM on Thu Jul 3 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      3,079 views, 41 comments

      Latest by JoeWoodsprite: Always loved these. Sadly the bottoms of the doors have a tendancy to rust on them even in non-rust-prone areas more »

    • offbeat news

      Attack Of The Killer Lexus RX300!

      It came from a northern Ireland supermarket parking lot, it had a lust for Porsche Boxster and Toyota Celica blood, and it would not stop until it had crushed both into submission: It was the killer Lexus RX300! Dun, Dun, DUUUUN!!!!! Local news reporters assumed it was the result of poor automatic transmission shifting skills, but those in the know won't be turning their backs on any RX300's any time soon... they're all out there, just waiting to crush your ride next.

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      1:40 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
      By Ben Wojdyla
      3,728 views, 55 comments

      Latest by FutureCarDesigner: Thats what you get for buying the cheapest porsche you can currently buy. more »

    • gossip

      Subaru To Build Next Toyota Celica?

      Those missing the RWD Celica's of yore can take hold of some gossip based on a rumor about the dead coupe getting revived with some mechanicals from the Subie parts bin. Going chronologically, the exciting gossip last August was that Toyota was going to use its new stake in Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru) to help it build a small RWD Coupe, which everyone took to mean a new Toyota Corolla AE86. Now AutoWeek.nl has it that the rumored AE86 might be a suspected Celica.

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      12:15 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
      By Matt Hardigree
      6,874 views, 40 comments

      Latest by 93celicaGT2: @biminitwst: Oh, it's intentional. I was lucky enough to get a Corolla XRS as a loaner for a week when more »

    • retro

      The Sette Mobile Lives On In Infinite Time

      Seeing that '84 Toyota Celica in DOTS today triggered a vague memory of an Alameda Celica from back in the day, something having to do with high school. So I checked my Alameda High yearbook and, sure enough, there's a full page in the back featuring a Celica from the same era as our DOTS car. Several of the kids in the photo were my friends at the time, but I have no idea who owned the car or what the whole "Sette Mobile" thing means. But still- this Celica lives on in infinite time (and Sonjay "loves" the Surf Punks), and it may well be the same car I photographed a couple weeks back.

      5:30 PM on Wed Jan 2 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      1,119 views, 47 comments

      Latest by Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!: No doubt, an early 80s Celica will alway be more fashionable than any of the people in the photo can more »

    • down on the street

      1984 Toyota Celica GT

      It's been a never-ending challenge to find old Japanese cars for this series, but (in the months since the readers applied their Stamp-O-Approval to early-80s Japanese DOTS cars) I've been able to find a few of these Late Malaise Toyotas on Alameda's streets. This '84 Celica is somewhat frayed around the edges, but still in solid running condition.
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      9:00 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
      By Murilee Martin
      5,698 views, 52 comments

      Latest by TTCFCL: Those are some bitchin' hubcaps. more »

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