1977 Toyota Celica GT: Regular Car Reviews

The 1977 Celica GT is everything right about 70's car culture.

Merch:

Hats:

Keytags :

Shirts, hoodies, stickers

Patreon

How to submit a car

[themeatpopsicle]

visibly-old-but-clean is my favorite automotive aesthetic

[RandomDuude]

Japanese engineering with American styling. It's like a Big Mac made with wagyu beef.

[SnowBunneh]

Scotty Kilmer
**Heavy Breathing** OwO

[imfraeglasgow]

Vintage Toyota’s and Nissans are so nice man.

[RA-ujnm]

77 Celica liftback...my first car outta highschool in '82. Just picked up another one to restore when I retire in a few months. Life is

[gizmothewytchdoktor-]

ok..old mechanic here...
the losing rev fast phenomenon is due to the lack of a throttle drop delay"valve". there was on the stock carb, a little spring loaded and damped valve that delayed the drop in revs when you let off the throttle. that little valve was used to prevent backfiring and a temporary 'over rich' fuel air condition that would throw off the emission curve and help prevent cat overheating due to said condition. y it also had the added "benefit" of helping to sync the gears on manual transmissions for those not so adept at shifting. you will find that little pain in the butt valve right through to the fuel injection era prior to electronically throttle/idle valve installations on many cars both foreign and domestic. that particular owners installation of the carb featured doesn't have that valve thus the accurate response in throttle management. getting rid of those things were standard fare for those of us who couldn't resist doing anything within our power to sharpen response times and increase, however little, control over the performance of our cars. that and the 'fuck the epa' mentality of us mechanics of the time. needless to say, the cat(s) went too whenever possible.
hope that helped.

[maprow]

It's like, how much more brown could this be? and the answer is none. None more brown.

[ManyTriangles]

That's the crazy thing about cars like this. It doesn't LOOK 42 years old. It doesn't SOUND 42 years old. It doesn't register in your mind clocking in at 42 years old. Hell, the age of the muscle car was around 50 years ago but still only feels to be around 30 years ago. But when you put these next to some other cars from the same period, as you pointed out, while these cars still look decently modern, others present themselves as if they're around the age of grandma after she backed out of the driveway and didn't stop until she hit the neighbor's house 2 streets over.

[tony_orto]

This is probably my favorite Toyota.
It's what the Mustang II wanted to be.
The 240Z is my favorite Datsun/Nissan.

[percentSNAFU]

Poop brown on a sports car can only look good one one of late 70's vintage. As it does here.

[pwnzilla]

I see a red door and I want it painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
No colors anymore I want them to turn Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens ev'ry day
I look inside myself and see my heart is Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
I see my red door I must have it painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' up, when your whole world is Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
No more will my Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ sea go turn a deeper Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
I see a red door and I want it painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
No colors anymore I want them to turn Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
I want to see it painted, painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ as night, Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ as coal
I want to see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I want to see it painted, painted, painted, painted Ｂ Ｒ Ｏ Ｗ Ｎ
Yeah
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm

[bobdobslob]

There is a guy at my work that has Masaratti money, and he drives one of these, and now I see why. He gets out of the brown Celica, in his $500 suit with a smile, every day.

[orcastrike]

I just love the front of this thing. The way the wheels are so exposed makes it look aggressive as hell.

[georgefaulk]

I owned one. Mine was a 5 speed. A blast to drive. Sadly in 1982 I drove it off a 80 foot cliff in Montana. I barely survived, but Celica did not.

[Slightlyevil]

This is my old car, so cool it ended up on here...

[EugenioFranklin]

My first car was a 77 Celica ST (5 speed), same color in/out.
Never broke for the years I owned it.
What a dream car.

[SedanChevy]

MSRP for this was ~$5200. A Gremlin cost ~$3000. You get what you pay for.

[AbbreviatedReviews]

Dang, that is a beautiful body style. I don't care that it's a copy, it's a great combo. Not really sure I like the wider wheel set on it, but it is what it is.

[donatelloslappafello]

I had that same car! She was lovingly named the Brown Streak. It was a solid driver for sure!

[LastHumansGarage]

that sound brings me back to my 77 celica.. 25 years ago.