Classic Corolla's

[lancaster_raven]

I've been a corolla fan for a very long time. these are some of my favorite classic models

1966, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1987

[coolieman1220]

my mom had an old i guess the 1974 model cause hers was a 1978 toyota corolla as her first car in trinidad. pretty crazy

[scottie300z]

the third one is the my fav out of those.

[Vindesh17]

We used to own models that look like the '85 and '87 back in guyana.

[charged]

No KE25/TE27 whats going on here

[Lets Gekiga In]

Originally Posted by scottie300z

the third one is the my fav out of those.

You have good taste, my friend.

[NSXType-R]

I'm sure my father used to fix these when he was a mechanic in Hong Kong.

Nice to see them.

I always welcome old Japanese cars.

BTW, what's a KE25/ TE27? (engine denominations, my guess at least?)

Also, some of the old Corollas were RWD right?

[kingofthering]

Originally Posted by NSXType-R

Also, some of the old Corollas were RWD right?

Yes they were until the (very) late 80's.

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by kingofthering

Yes they were until the (very) late 80's.

That's when they ended with the AE 86?

[lancaster_raven]

My best friend had owned the 74-78 variant, the third one. it's more known as the sprinter. he would race it against eighties variants of Lancers and ford escorts.

[clutch-monkey]

lol, my grandma used to have an AE86. hilarious now that all the drift wannabe's pay a premium for them

[kingofthering]

Originally Posted by NSXType-R

That's when they ended with the AE 86?

Yep. The last RWD Corollas were the AE86-gen models. Even then, only the hatchback Corollas had RWD.

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by clutch-monkey

lol, my grandma used to have an AE86. hilarious now that all the drift wannabe's pay a premium for them

Yeah, the high demand for them probably makes it the more expensive to buy now then it was 20 years ago.

[whiteballz]

Definately - Takumi tax is well and truely in effect in australia.

However - These cars, (AE86) are the modern day classics, and in the future will only appreciate higher, So In reality, finding one and holding onto it and keeping it stock as possible - you would only be gaining a future asset. one that could very well be worth 10 times what you paid for it in 10 years.

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by whiteballz

Definately - Takumi tax is well and truely in effect in australia.

However - These cars, (AE86) are the modern day classics, and in the future will only appreciate higher, So In reality, finding one and holding onto it and keeping it stock as possible - you would only be gaining a future asset. one that could very well be worth 10 times what you paid for it in 10 years.

which is frankly ridiculous, considering the amount of other light RWD econocars available from the same period, it's not like the AE86 is particularly better looking either - although still cheap, the cheaper, a just as light, just as rwd datsun or gemini is the smarter buy imo.
although the TA celica's are getting expensive too shame, i hoped to pick one up cheap some day, especially after seeing one with a V8 at the japanese classic car show