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Car Of The Day: February 22, 2010; Majorette '84 Toyota Tercel 4WD
Topic Started: Feb 22 2010, 01:50 AM (1,922 Views)
NoirGuru
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Today's car of the day is Majorette's 1984 Toyota Tercel 4WD.

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The Tercel is a subcompact manufactured from 1978 to 1999 across five generations, in five body configurations — sized between the Corolla and the Starlet. Manufactured at the Takaoka Plant in Toyota City, Japan, and sharing its platform with the Cynos (aka Paseo) and the Starlet, the Tercel was marketed variously as the Corolla II — and was replaced by the Echo in 2000. It was also known as the (Japanese: Toyota Corsa) and sold at different Toyota Japan dealerships dedicated to particular core models.

The name "Tercel" derives from the Latin word for "one third" as the Tercel was slightly smaller than the Corolla — much the way "tiercel" refers to a male falcon, which is one-third smaller than its female counterpart.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Tercel

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Childhood survivor yet again. This one often pulled many of my trailers, both Matchbox and Majorette styles. Often brought to summer picnics and the beach actually too. There was one point where it was full of sand and dirt. Which has since been cleaned.

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Second generation (1983-1986)

The new Tercel 4WD was built from existing pieces in the Toyota inventory. The engine, transaxle and front wheel drive system was from the existing Tercel. The coil-sprung rear axle was taken from the Corolla. The only part specifically designed for the new Tercel 4WD was the transfer case, built into the transmission. This gave the driver greater versatility than was possible on a purely front-wheel drive vehicle, as it provided three different power arrangements. Normally, the car would be operated with front-wheel drive. When the driver pulled the 4WD selector lever back into four-wheel drive, or pressed a button on the gear selector for the automatic transmission, the power was split 50/50 between the front and rear axles via a direct mechanical coupling. There is no conventional center differential, so the four-wheel drive system could be used only on loose or slippery surfaces; otherwise the drivetrain would experience severe wear, and handling would be compromised. The third power option (which was only available on the six-speed manual) was low range. This isn't the same as the low-range power option found in a truck or conventional SUV, as the Tercel lacked a high-range/low-range transfer case. When the lever was placed in four-wheel drive mode it became possible to downshift the vehicle from first to EL.

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Edited by NoirGuru, Feb 23 2010, 01:28 AM.
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

It's ready to head to the local compact derby to tear up some fox body Mustangs. :D
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
That's awesome- and a color variation I don't have. Love this casting. :thumbup:
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ErnestHughes
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thats a nice one. I like the opening rear hatch.

EH
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
This was my company car at my job two decades ago. A fun drive! An indestructable one, too!

I have three of these. This one here, in the blue, light green metallic, and flourescent orange.
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james_autos
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I wish my childhood survivors were in that sort of condition!

Looks nice with the extra detail anyway :thumbup:
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jedimario
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RAWR
I thought this was the Honda for a split second. Got real excited, then started reading... :P

Still a nice one though!
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JustDavid
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One of my childhood favorites! I have the lighter blue than this...bought it Indiana in 1986, then found a license plate car who's name escapes me (??) with the Indiana license plate. Quick transfer and my Tercel is tagged in Indy.
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JustDavid
Feb 22 2010, 06:46 PM
One of my childhood favorites! I have the lighter blue than this...bought it Indiana in 1986, then found a license plate car who's name escapes me (??) with the Indiana license plate.
Kenner Fast 111's?
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Tone
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I have this one, I think, the same as George's fluorescent orange.

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I prefer the blue !
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NoirGuru
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The All Original Gentleman
That's a very bright orange!
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JustDavid
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I love the orange!

And Swifty, you're right as usual..it was fast 111's. Thanks for the help :)
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