Equipment
2.0, 5-speed, original Sylvania fog lights, rear window slats, factory cassette, factory air conditioning.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Sold new in Washington and represented as a one-owner car. Beautiful restored wheels. Decent paint and brightwork. A couple of pieces of the body side trim are missing. The interior looks pretty great other than a large chunk of plastic missing from the console trim. Showing 22,103 miles that are represented as actual, and although it certainly isn’t perfect, it has to be one of the nicest ‘77 Celicas anywhere.
Market commentary
With its mini-muscle-car styling and decent range of four-cylinder engines, the Celica was the first properly sporty Toyota sold in significant numbers in this country, and it was the first Toyota dubbed a "liftback" in 1973. Like a lot of cheap, fun Japanese cars from the 1970s, though, there are barely any clean ones left. That's why this one sold for so much money. This price could just about buy you a faster, better-looking and more significant (but easier to find) Datsun 240Z.