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| juantoo3 | Apr 25 2016, 06:20 PM Post #1 |
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I know I've told the story before here, my first car was a '71 Toyota Celica. First year in America, the only year that burned High Test Leaded gas...which by the time I got mine was increasingly hard to find as America switched to unleaded. I had fun with my oversized go-cart while it lasted, but it had been ridden hard and put up wet before I got it. I still remember it fondly, and would pounce on another if it ever came around. That said...this is probably the only casting by Tomica I actually look for. There are others I like, and some that just seem to have found their way into my collection. I understand there are guys whose diecast collection revolves around Tomica, I'm not one of them but I do fully understand...they are well made and attractive for the scale. Here are the three that reside in my collection, the boxed blue example is a recent addition. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have had this last one for many years now, at least a decade. It is the closest I've seen to my car...although mine was more of a tan color with a dark brown vinyl roof. |
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| Hobie-wan | Apr 25 2016, 11:11 PM Post #2 |
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All goodies of a fun car.
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| webestang64 | Apr 27 2016, 12:34 PM Post #3 |
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Have always liked the Celica. Some call it Japan's Mustang. I had a later model, 1986, which I believe was the first year for FWD. Those Tomica's are super nice. LOVE the opening doors. |
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| toyotageek | Apr 27 2016, 12:50 PM Post #4 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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What more can I say.
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| Werny | Apr 30 2016, 05:14 AM Post #5 |
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Here in teh Low Lands, the 1972 Toyota Celica was the first, mine was a red 1600st, with the fuel tank behind the rear licence plate... Now those ones are un-findable
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| jurcpa | Apr 30 2016, 05:36 AM Post #6 |
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this old celicas are beauty and very rare oldtimer cars and very expensiv in original size |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 30 2016, 06:30 AM Post #7 |
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The '72 looked identical, but the powerplant burned unleaded gas and as I recall was slightly detuned. I don't recall the numbers offhand, but the horsepower rating was slightly lower. What sold me on the '71-72 was the taillights. The '73 body looked the same from the sides, but the taillights stuck out from the back, three dimensional little multicolored plastic boxes that, in my opinion, really took away from the styling. Looking back now it was probably some safety compliance law or something that mandated such, but the taillights on the earlier versions were smooth, one piece and flush with the body, and to me it made all the difference in appearance.And yes, all those early Celicas are unfindable. I checked last week for grins and giggles, the oldest I found for sale was a '76. Pickups, wagons, sedans...those can be found. But the old Celicas have disappeared. In honesty, they were very prone to rust, and I think that was their downfall. Oh, and mine was an ST as well. I think I read somewhere the GT was not made available in the states. |
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| Werny | May 2 2016, 01:22 PM Post #8 |
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were there LT-models? it seems there were 2000GT in Holland & Germany, once... for sale: celica for sale |
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| Werny | May 2 2016, 01:23 PM Post #9 |
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seems somebody has raped this poor celica or is it art? |
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| toyotageek | May 2 2016, 01:44 PM Post #10 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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According to Wikipedia...
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| juantoo3 | May 2 2016, 06:38 PM Post #11 |
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Agreed, however we were discussing the '71-72 models, which prior to '74 the GTs were not available in the states, only the STs. Precisely what that means in terms of trim or options I'm not sure. I *think* the GT version had a higher horsepower rating, the ST I *think* was more of a "luxo" model than a sport model...using the vinyl roof on mine and most statebound models from that time I recall as a basis for that opinion. |
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| Werny | May 5 2016, 02:51 AM Post #12 |
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we had 1600 ST & GT & 2000 ST & GT |
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| atombaum | May 19 2016, 05:01 AM Post #13 |
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Generally, Tomica has a nice look and feel - especially the wheels (your first two examples). I am not familiar with the wheel style on your brown example. The brown example is about the same color as a girlfriend's early Celica GT (she drove it circa 1979-1981). For some reason, I still remember hearing "Abacab" (by Genesis) on the radio on a hot summer day in that car. |
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What more can I say.

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