The '72 Celica was the first or second year of the 1st generation
Celica. The '74 or '75 GT Liftback was the first year for the hatchback
model, which looked like a miniature Ford Mustang Mach 1. I though that
it was one of the best looking Jap cars of the time. I had a '77 GT
Liftback, purchased used in '79, as my first car (at least the first car
I did not have to share with my sister!). Nice little car, easy to work
on, handled decently (after adding rear sway bar and stickier tires). I
ran auto-X in it for 2 years, never did worse than 4th out of a field of
20 cars, including Porsche 924's. Wish I still had one in good
condition as a beater, but they did not have the best rust resistance.
The old Toyota 20R series engines were bullet proof motors, along with
the transmissions. I would not trade my '75 B for one though!
Just a factoid (NOT the CNN kind)...
Ed Nunez
'75 MGB (hibernating...zzzzzzzz)
'84 Fiero (undergoing cosmetic surgery)
'92 Mitsubishi MightyMax
'93 Dodge Grand Caravan ES
'94 Dodge Shadow ES 3.0l V6
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Lambdin [SMTP:MLAMBDIN@TOE.TOWSON.EDU]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 8:47 AM
>To: ctp@gbn.org
>Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Re:...newer cars, mud flaps
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>>I had a '72 Celica. The tale has it that it was an Italian designed body.
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>Wasn't this the Toyota that resembled the Ford Mustangs of '69 or '70?
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