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more about #celica more comments → Jim-Bob: The sad thing about these Celicas is the weight. The liftback body of the GT was a full 700 pounds heavier than the notchback coupe! With that in min... more » DrLemming: The original Celica notchback was one of the cleanest Japanese cars of that era. I really liked its design restraint. Alas, with the fastback Toyota ... more » MushyHeirloom: I'll take "Hilarious C-Pillar Louvers" for $200, Alex. This is yet another car that I'd be glad to drive if they still existed here in New Hampshire.... more » tonyola: I liked these early Celicas, though I have a slight preference for the notchback coupe version. Reasonably sporty, very well equipped, long-lived, and... more » feeble: ummmm, Japanese Mustang #toyotacelica more » Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: I was going to ask about that striking white van in the background, but I see that Paul_Y identified already as being a Toyota HiAce. I've never seen ... more » Novaload: These were nice little cars. I've never been a fan of the big glass hatch/lift back, but I remember these guys and have driven a few--back then the sm... more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Too bad that the US market Celicas had the agricultural 20R engine rather than any of the nervier twin cams available elsewhere. Still a lovely find. ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Beautiful, and properly indestructible. These things have the survivability attributes of cockroaches. Back sat is a little tight, but otherwise ral... more » Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp: While not entirely on-topic, Toyota really needs to sell me a HiAce (the white van in the top picture). ...and nice Celica! I'm not the biggest fan o... more » Murilee Martin: I forgot to mention that this team makes some of the best food in LeMons pit-cuisine history. more » wrappedinbacon: Oh Honda, so close once again. Your LeMons history is the stuff from which Greek tragedies are formed. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Nice work GT$500 Celica. You guys have really earned your nickels, and hangover. Now just be sure to get those go fast parts back on the shelves in ... more » Mad_Science: The RWD Celica/Supra has quite a few LeMons wins now. That would've definitely been my choice if I could find one. I guess a BMW 6-series is like the ... more » aSoundofSleep-less nights: If you guys are lucky we'll upload video of A Strolling Player dragging his Prius to the tune of a 17.6 quarter mile time. No matter what is said abou... more » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
First-Gen Celica Still Going Strong In Nicaragua!
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. How about an early Celica in Granada, Nicaragua? More » -
#24hoursoflemons
GT$500 Celica Takes The New Orleans LeMons Checkered Flag, Honda Wagovan One Lap Behind!
The race is over, and it went right down to the wire. The "Shelby Celica" and the Dirty Some Beaches Honda wagon battled all day, and the Celica took the win! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Civic Station Wagon Leading After Day One At The Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez LeMons
The first day of racing is done, and the mechanical carnage has been horrific; LeMons Perpetrator Nick Pon was heard to utter "Dang, looks like a Taurus grenade done went off in the SHO pits! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons N00b's Race Car Selection Guide
While on the junkyard expedition that netted photos of a Black Gold 280ZX and the Groovalicious Purple Princess Of Peace Taurus, I ran across a couple of young dudes who were researching potential LeMons ideas.
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#overthebackfence
2010 Toyota Celica: Name Of New Subieyota Coupe?
4WheelsNews claims L'Automobile Magazine is reporting the schizophrenically thought-to-be-canceled rear-wheel-drive platform jointly developed between Toyota and Subaru is still on and will receive a back-from-the-dead name: 2010 Toyota Celica.
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#24hoursoflemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Gator-O-Rama Ãœber Gallery: The Japanese
Japanese cars made up nearly half the entries at the Gator-O-Rama, with 44 out of 95 vehicles coming from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Miatas, Celicas, and RX-7s galore, of course, but that wasn't all. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The Top 95 Lemons Of The Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours Of LeMons
For the first time ever, Detroit iron dominated a 24 Hours Of LeMons event, with American-built machinery taking four of the top five positions (if you consider a California-built Corolla to be American-built, that is). More » -
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#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 11 Grand For A 1988 Toyota Celica Turbo All-Trac?
Surprisingly, only 35% of voters thought that the Ford-powered Maserati Quattroporte was nicely priced at $42,500. Today we're going to return to all-original, unmolested iron, with a highly desirable Reagan Era machine. More » -
#classicadwatch
The Jalopnik Top 20 Vintage Toyota Commercials
While we've put together our Top Car Ads for the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, it still seems wrong so many great Toyota ads got overlooked. That's why we've got our favorite 20 here.
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#1975toyotacelicast
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. More »
