Why I Love The Toyota Celica

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 11/04/2014 at 23:32 • Filed to: celica

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If you ask me what my favorite car of all time is, I would most definitely say it's a Toyota Celica. Not the rally-spec GT-Four models, but the simpler GT models. Growing up, my dad owned two: a red 1986 GT liftback (Like the one pictured above), and a silver 2001 GT. When I was a little boy, I idolized these cars.

When we moved from Seattle to Sacramento, my dad insisted on driving the '86 the full 800 miles, and he did. One christmas, he invited some family from Washington over, but this was during the Y2K scare, so he insisted on diving the '86 the full 800 miles up (in one day), then the full 800 miles down (in one day). In a little 1986 Celica. When he came to get rid of it, it had over 200,000 miles on it, and still hardly broken in!

When he got rid of the '86, he got an '01 GT, similar to the one pictured. With it, we would make trips up to Seattle and back down like we did with the '86. These were also one-day trips. Imagine taking a Celica long distances like that in one day. The time I spent in these cars, and the relationship I had made with them defined my childhood. I'm also right in saying that it's the biggest reason why I'm into cars today.

Right now, we own no Celicas, and I drive an Accord. Let me tell you this, though: I'd rather have a Celica than a Ferrari or Lamborghini or Koenigsegg or McLaren or any high-end supercar, and I'm not joking. The glamor and exclusivity in a supercar is brilliant, and power is nice too, but it really can't compare with how the Celica makes me feel inside. Today, whenever I see a Celica, all of a sudden I'm taken back to the days when I had a beautiful Celica in the driveway to look at, and all those amazing road trips with my dad in them. This is something I could never experience in any other car.

I like most cars, but the Celica is special to me. I'm heartbroken that it has to continue on as a slushy Scion tC, but I guess that's how it has to be.

Jedidiah > TheHondaBro 11/04/2014 at 23:35

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My mom had an 86 liftback that she bought from a man who imported with him from germany when he moved here.

The stickers were a miriad of german and japanese, but unfortunately she drove it into a ditch.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TheHondaBro 11/04/2014 at 23:47

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I never liked the looks of the 2001 Celica. I always thought it should look more like this:

I just drew that a second ago

Opposite Locksmith > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 00:02

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My dad drove me home from the hospital when I was born in an red 88 supra. Sold it all original for 3.5 grand in 2010 267k miles running beautifully aside from AC that what disabled a long time ago because it drained the battery and wastes fuel anyway

TheOnelectronic > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 00:11

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The Toyforda Focusellica

TheHondaBro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 00:15

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They should have just continued it's rally heritage, then it might still be a thing today.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TheOnelectronic 11/05/2014 at 00:18

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All I did was shorten the Headlights and mess with the grille a bit. WAS THAT SO HARD TOYOTA!?!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 00:19

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If only. I kinda wanna design a new celica based off of a current platform. Not this week, I have too much going on, but at some point

Grindintosecond > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 00:25

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Today, when I dropped a kid off at daycare, in the lot was a Celica AWD turbo. White with White Sparcos. Someone is getting a ride to school and getting their life defined by a defining Celica.

StoneCold > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 00:27

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awww, if you werent busy with eagle we could have had drunk drawing session pt 2

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > StoneCold 11/05/2014 at 00:28

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We should skype drunk drawing sessions and record them

Justin Young > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 00:37

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I see more of the Scion tC in there.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Justin Young 11/05/2014 at 00:39

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WHY NO MORE CELICA TOYOTA!?! WHY YOU GIVE US STUPID SCION INSTEAD!?!

TheOnelectronic > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 00:42

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Also kinda looks like a Gen I Tiburon

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 00:44

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The first car I loved was a red 1990 Celica GT. Slid her through a fence at 140, and then patched it all up and she was right as rain!

TheHondaBro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/05/2014 at 01:01

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Because they don't like us.

D > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 01:08

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I think it's pretty cool that the high-spec FWD ones from the generation of the main picture had 4AGE's

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > TheHondaBro 11/05/2014 at 09:02

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I have an 86' Celica ST Coupe, wich has the same front as the one in the top picture, but a different rear.