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Old 07-09-13, 01:58 PM
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This first-gen Toyota Celica is one mean mother




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Old 07-09-13, 02:36 PM
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Gorgeous classic. Sure don't make them like this anymore.

This thing though modded looks cherry
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Old 07-09-13, 02:51 PM
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That has to be one of the best sounding 4 cylinders ever. Now i just need to figure out how to make the 22RE in my pickup sound that good. Its the same engine lol.

And that car does rip off old muscle car styling cues. The front clip looks like a 1970 Challenger, the rear like a Mustang fastback, same thing with those tailights, remind me of a Mustang. Still it pulls it off, probably one of the better looking sports/gt cars of that era.
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Old 07-10-13, 10:34 AM
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cleanest 1st gen celica i've seen
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Old 07-10-13, 11:09 AM
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man I would love to have that model!

I seen this toodling down the road not too long ago and I mistaken it for a british car, it's a 67 Datsun roadster! I had never seen one before.
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Old 07-10-13, 11:45 AM
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Dope, looks like a fun ride.
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Old 07-10-13, 12:38 PM
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very nice
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Old 07-10-13, 12:47 PM
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Awesome.
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Old 07-10-13, 02:28 PM
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Nice looking Datsun..
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Very nice indeed!
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Old 07-10-13, 09:03 PM
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Looks awesome very clean, i love those old Celicas especially the fastback model.
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Old 07-11-13, 06:26 AM
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That is a nicely done Celica. I had the non-GT version of it back in the days, so it had the 20R engine. The only downside with these was the crappy cooling system. The radiator rusted out like there was no tomorrow, resulting in head warpage. The 20/22R engines where something to be recknoned with when properly tuned as they were also mated to a very good and strong manual transmission.
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I love the old school celicas. My bro has a buddy who has one with a swapped s2k motor and that thing looks like a blast to drive.
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