should be getting a new toy soon...

[bamachem]

but it's not a SUV or truck...

it's an 85 Celica GT-S Convertible, black with black top and gray interior. however, it's an auto, but it's not the end of the world... :smokin:

pretty much exactly like this one, but it has the factory spoiler on the trunk lid:

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/85gts1.jpg

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/85gts2.jpg

it's my mother-in-law's. she drove it off the showroom floor w/ 3 miles on it and now it has about 80k, garage kept since new, and rarely even driven in the rain. currently 100% complete, but it needs to have the convertible top motor R/R'd and rewound. that's the only thing on it that's not MINT. :D

she's been thinking of getting rid of it, and val and i have the convertible fever since our trip to tempe last year and tampa last weekend.

anyway, a little tune-up, some TLC, and repairing the top motor and it should be an incredible little car to have around.

i'll post up pics when we get it - probably over the thanksgiving weekend... :thumbup:

[neliconcept]

nice, thing looks really cool, that would be something worth trying to get myself.

[paddlenbike]

Awesome. I've always loved those cars; a Supra's little brother.

[Seanz0rz]

do a 5spd swap. is it rear wheel drive?

[bamachem]

we'll keep it all original, and that way the wife can drive the auto easier.

yeah, it's RWD too. there's a few tweaks to get the HP and torque up a bit, and i may do them, but we're not worried about the quickness as much as the toplessness. :D

[Bob98SR5]

my brother had an 85 supra...you konw, when supras were somewhat affordable :) it was a great car that wouldve been a nice hand me down, but that never happened :( andy, the celicas as im sure you know are great cars. if someone were selling that with that low miles, shoot, i might take a nice hard look too!

[d0ubledown]

nice score andy..that thing looks mint!

[Cebby]

Those are a popular platform for a 1UZ swap.

I had an 87 GTS - looks like the same seats - THE MOST COMFY SEATS EVAR!!!

[DHC6twinotter]

Nice! I like the old-school Toyotas. My bro used to have an '88 Celica All-Trac Turbo. Too bad he sold it. :(

[bamachem]

nice score andy..that thing looks mint!


lol... that's not IT, that's just one LIKE it. the one we're getting is even better. i'm not kidding when i say that it's been babied like no other. it has lived it's entire life in a garage and when it rained, she drove another car. she only took it out when the weather was nice and she wanted to take the top down.

i'm trying to remember if it has 61k or 81k... the last time i drove it was about two years ago on a whim to go to the store.

i looked online and it apparently has a hydraulic system for the power top. it's been to the local toyota dealer and they said the motor for the system was bad and they could not locate a replacement. that was about a year-and-a-half ago. i mentioned getting the current motor out and having it rewound/refirbed, but she really doesn't drive it anymore (2007 ES350 that she got last Christmas and it only has ~1500 miles on it so far). we're going over on thanksgiving, and we may bring it back then if we have time for me to check it out to make sure everything's safe for the 220-mile drive. it probably hasn't been driven 500-miles total in the last 5 years!

[Texas Jim]

Andy, those tops were done aftermarket in Cal. I can't remember the company's name. It might be easier if you may try contacting, Toyota Motor Sales, USA. They were all done in the Cal. port of entry. The other thing you will notice about the car , due to rear wheel drive, is the "body shake." It's a viberation to extreme, that you will feel through the steering wheel. Mind you, it's nothing major, it's just there when hitting bumps and such.

The car wasn't designed by Toyota to be a convertable. Not that Toyota didn't sign off on it. They just had to restructure the frame under neath to make up for cutting the top off.

Still a great car and a classic find. You will have a lot of fun with it!! Plus sentimental value. :thumbup: TJ

P.S. 1985 was the first year of the convertable.

[bamachem]

Not yet... I still have to get some shelving built in our garage to make space for it. We're at the in-laws today and I actually went out this morning to peek at it. I'll get some pics later today.

[corax]

Nice . . . . I always wanted to pick one up as a "go fast project car" - but I can't find any that aren't beat to hell and all dented up

torsen limited slip from an early supra should fit in there nicely . . .

[bamachem]

took some pics. hopefully we'll get it sometime this summer...

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-1.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-2.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-3.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-4.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-5.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-6.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-7.JPG

http://4rnr.net/85-gts-C/GTS-8.JPG

[YotaFun]

sweet!
I really want a convertible now...