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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:45:11 GMT
Bought this back in SEP2011 and the story goes:- I got a call from a lad in Norwich asking if I was after a 'Toyota Corolla 1981' after I asked him what chassis coding it was he wasnt sure but said it was a RWD.... It could only be a KE70 DX or GL...i assumed So after further questions it turned out it was a KE70 GL model .. ;D Defo what I was looking for.... He told me one prev owner for 29 years & usual story old & retired from Driving.. He bought the car in April got it Taxed & Mot'd for the year and drove it to work and back ... 46k on clock :-)))))))))))))) Inside is immaculate & rear seats never sat in.. front seat have covers and the seats are the velour type and amazingly clean.. As its the 'GL' model it came with the face lift Black Bumpers as opposed to the Chrome Bumper Model (which i do prefer) but hey !! Beggars cant be choosers... So anyway I said I wanted it.. Did the deal over the phone and Jumped on a plane from Manchester to Norwich, he met me at the airport (Nice Guy) did the deal and I left there at 9am & drove back 209 miles and arrived home at 1245 :-)))) Cruising at around 70-75.... She did well.... One more amazing fact about this one.... It came from the same Toyota Showroom (Tuckswood Motor Company) as my TE71 and has the sticker in its rear window... Without further ado... Here she is :-))))) and I called her Silvy...
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:46:29 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:48:33 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:50:46 GMT
Headlamp sorted :-) Took car to the garage today to get the RUST issues sorted :-)))) Should be there a week, taking off the front & rear bumper along with rear lights to sort out the little issues on the back end. Followed by the 2 rear arches and front edge of driver door & finally the front wing edges :-))))) MA61 wheels getting re-furbed And full underseal of car for winter........ Can wait to see this looking Minty MINT .....
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:52:33 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:55:12 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:56:42 GMT
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japclassics
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:58:12 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 20:58:34 GMT
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japclassics
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 21:00:44 GMT
APR2012 Its that time of year and due for an MOT in 3 weeks but thought id take it today :-) Well passed with Flying Colours :-) And its nice to get the passers by Having a Nosey :-)))
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 21:03:20 GMT
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 21:04:15 GMT
Well I managed to get a little feature in SEPT's Edition of Practical Classics... Makes me feel proud :-)) Another Feature :-) Retro Cars Oct Edition :-))
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Post by japclassics on Jan 6, 2013 21:05:29 GMT
Was feeling bored and after cleaning up the garage over a few days I was seeing what the KE looked like with different original Toyota Wheels... Heres what the car looked like when I bought it:- Original Steel wheels. Then after its clean up. Celica Supra MA61 wheels. Then tested the Corolla AE86 GT wheels. And finally the Celica TA22 GT/Corolla TE71/Carina TA60 wheels.
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Post by japclassics on Jan 8, 2013 14:33:18 GMT
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Post by carinaw on Jan 16, 2013 0:17:19 GMT
wow. great find and a great finish.
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