Toyota Celica GT

[UltraFRS]

Originally Posted by PHLonomenal

I grew up admiring that car. VERY very nice.


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Thanks, well this one was my grandmothers and she bought it new...was then given to my parents and now i have it. I got it with a blown head gasket and front end needing to be rebuilt among other things. Its not perfect, but its fun to drive around...now just need to save up to have the front seats redone.

Heres some more pics.

[xia]

Grew up loving Celica's and ONLY Celica's! I've owned most of 80's, 90's and a 2000 Celica GT-S.

80's Celica's: Owned a 84 GTS and 89 ST. Slow but nice cars. LOVE the boxy look!

90's Celica's: Owned a ton from 90-99 Celica's. FWD or not, they were beautiful (baby Supra 94-99 Celica's), good handling and are reliable cars. Wished 94-99 Celica GT-FOUR's were imported that would've been awesome!! A friend of mine has a 95 Celica GT with a 3sgte swap and he's killing sTi's and Evo's.

2000 Celica GTS: LOVED the car. It was sleek, light and pretty quick. Loved the 6spd gear box.

My next Celica will be a search for a 1st gen Celica

[HATED1]

[AKBrrrrrrrrZ]

They are fairly good looking cars if done right. Unfortunately there are many more poor examples than good ones driving around. I have an 02 GT and will keep it as long as possible. Simple maintenance has netted me almost 200k on the odo. After its taken me on road trips from Alaska to Arizona/Nevada and back multiple times with no issues whatsoever I owe it to her. She will be rewarded with a 2zz swap after I finish grad school. Here are some examples of nicer looking ones.




Also. 1st gen Celica coupes are secks.

[sprintertrueno86]

7thgen Celicas look way ahead of its time. Love the interior and the seats.

[Atropine]

Curse this thread!

I have been planning on one day picking a "classic car" to restore/freshen up and grow old with.

I had always thought it would be an AW-11 MR2 (my era and I have already owned 2 AW-11s and I regret selling them) or maybe a Datsun Z or even a Datsun 510...

Now looking looking at UltraFRS's Celica, and the one Hated1 posted...

I think I may have to save an old Celica...I love the looks of those old Celicas...

Though if a GT4 fell into my lap...I would be tempted.

[xia]

I love Celica's that are done right. Here are some examples of what I mean:




Here was my old GTS:



My all time fav:

[HATED1]

[Sleepless]

'72 Celica ST was my first car; love all the 70's pics! Thx

[trd_kid]

I always wanted 2 cars growing up : a mr2 or a celica . When time came around to buy my second car (only had my ford focus for like 8 months) my parents didn't feel comfortable letting me sell the focus to buy either an integra or celica , so I purchased the next best thing in my eyes : a scion tc. Kinda cool to see some of the parts being interchangeable between the 7th gen celica and first gen tc.

/rant

anyways maybe one day I'll be able to find me a first gen celica to park right next to my fr-s.

[BlaineWasHere]

The problem with the later FWD Celica is FWD Hondas...

[daiheadjai]

TBH, the Celica 7th gen looks as fresh to me now as it did 14 years ago - in some aspects, I actually prefer it to the BRZ.

I think Toyota had something special, but allowed it to languish (the lack of aftermarket support for the 2ZZ-GE is a real mistake on their part). They had a chance to knock the Integra off its pedestal (and the GT-S was definitely superior to the GSRs of the time, IIRC) - but the arrival of the RSX-S took the advantage back to Honda.

Still, even a lowly GT can be a great drive - I still think the idea of a 6,000rpm hot cam 2zz is more soulful than the FA20.

[xia]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

TBH, the Celica 7th gen looks as fresh to me now as it did 14 years ago - in some aspects, I actually prefer it to the BRZ.

I think Toyota had something special, but allowed it to languish (the lack of aftermarket support for the 2ZZ-GE is a real mistake on their part). They had a chance to knock the Integra off its pedestal (and the GT-S was definitely superior to the GSRs of the time, IIRC) - but the arrival of the RSX-S took the advantage back to Honda.

Still, even a lowly GT can be a great drive - I still think the idea of a 6,000rpm hot cam 2zz is more soulful than the FA20.

In stock form, the 7th gen Celica was incredible. 2zzge was a great motor but didnt respond well to mods like the k20. IMO, 2ZZGE > FA.

[reni]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Meh, the way I see it is, if you want to go FF, you have a lot of choices aka all the Hondas, and picking a Celica over a Honda with a superior drivetrain is kind of dumb.

If you want to go FR, you have a lot of choices, and picking an FR-S over a Mustang with a superior drivetrain is kind of dumb.