Photo: Me in 1988 with my first Celica
(Below are the pics of the cabriolet for sale)
I am in the spotlight this week. I know I did my ’92 Nissan Sunny a while ago, to much critical acclaim! I thought I would share my latest motoring exploit. I went over to England this week as a friend of mine wanted to sell his 1987 Toyota Celica 2.0 litre GT Cabriolet. After interviewing Chantal Busek last week with her fabulous new Celica, I jumped at the chance to drive this one back to Inishowen to find a new home for it in the North West of Ireland (and to feel the wind on my bald patch of course!)
How did the car drive from England?
It went really well thankfully. It can be a bit nerve racking when you don’t know the car. I caught the ferry from Liverpool to Belfast and I clocked up nearly 300 miles of relaxing, trouble free motoring.
Have you driven a Celica before?
I had a 1979 1.6 Celica way back in 1982. (See photo) It was a brilliant car and if I were to have serviced it regularly it would probably still be on the road. There have been seven generations of Celica’s since the early 1970’s and they have always been designed for their sportiness and driving pleasure. Most of the Generations were top rally cars too, but you have to keep them well serviced!
Best thing about the car?
The pop up headlights are still a great novelty and of course taking the roof off when it isn’t raining is a real pleasure. I thought that the ride would be hard but it is actually very comfortable. The car is also a special edition, it is number 66 of only 200 ever made.
How much is the car on sale for?
How did the car drive from England?
It went really well thankfully. It can be a bit nerve racking when you don’t know the car. I caught the ferry from Liverpool to Belfast and I clocked up nearly 300 miles of relaxing, trouble free motoring.
Have you driven a Celica before?
I had a 1979 1.6 Celica way back in 1982. (See photo) It was a brilliant car and if I were to have serviced it regularly it would probably still be on the road. There have been seven generations of Celica’s since the early 1970’s and they have always been designed for their sportiness and driving pleasure. Most of the Generations were top rally cars too, but you have to keep them well serviced!
Best thing about the car?
The pop up headlights are still a great novelty and of course taking the roof off when it isn’t raining is a real pleasure. I thought that the ride would be hard but it is actually very comfortable. The car is also a special edition, it is number 66 of only 200 ever made.
How much is the car on sale for?
It has an asking price of €2500 (£1700 sterling) ono which reflects the fact that there is some work to do on the car. It is mainly cosmetic though and wouldn’t cost a lot to bring it up to scratch. You can ring me on 086 401 2755 for more information. Now reduced to £1100 sterling!!
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