'Motorvation/profile' pics from 70's & 80's

[twincamgti]

In the late 70's and early 80's Magazines such as HOT CAR and Street Machine used to do a section called 'Motorvation' and 'Profile'.

Unfortunatley what looked good on paper didn't always work in reality (or wasn't really possible).
Either way these 'ideas' of what to do with a Celica I thought may be of interest /'of a time'







Oh well
;D

[Big Al]

thanks for the pictures, i have seen some good modifications in my time and hope to see some more in the future! Big Al

[harvey]

I've got some old Street Machine and Custom Car mags from late 70's early 80's with a good few celicas featured, will get the images scanned and posted.

[tony]

Nice one Twin Cam. Any Crown pics in those mags, or was it too grandaddy!?

[twincamgti]

No pics amongst my achives of a modified crown but I would NOT say a crown is too 'Grandady' for customising ...

[sidta23]

I have that magazine!!

[alfazer]

I remember a Crown Coupe with custom paint and chrome wheels (I think) in the readers cars bit of Street Machine, early 80's.

Here's a picture of an RA28 on the front cover of Street Machine Nov 81.

i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/alfazer/celica.jpg

I seen the same car for real a few years later on the Isle of Man; same bodywork, different paint. Owner was called Andy Talbot.

Al

[twincamgti]

Now that is wild!

I admire the work that has gone into that but for me an 'RA28' looks best keeping the original lines

[tony]

Alfazer - Be keen to see the Crown coupe custom pics if any one fancies a trawl through their SM collection..

[twincamgti]

Just had a thought that custom Celica is in a 1981 SM Mag yet number plate is in effect a 1983 A reg

[alfazer]

Hi all

The A reg does not necessarily mean 1983 in the Isle of Man.
Now I have'nt been there for maybe 20 years but back then I think they all ended in MAN and the prefix letter definately bore no relationship to the mainland GB prefix system. In fact I don't think the prefix letters related to any particular year.
Maybe they just kept recycling the registrations as the cars were scrapped?

I don't know if they still follow the same pattern.
(Now that I'm all growed up I hope to go back soon. I hear there's talk of them introducing a national speed limit so I'd love to take my bike over before that happens!)

I'll have a look through the old SM collection to find that Crown. My scanner's down and I left the camera in work so it'll be a day or two before you see a pic.

Al

[alfazer]

Okay, here we go.

Three photos

1. SM Aug 83 Crown coupe. Cool pipes and I hope you can see the twin aerials at the rear. Can't work out the art theme?

2. a description of above Crown, owners name, etc.

3. SM July 82, Ta22 from Guernsey. (Very appropriate reg. too! Think)





Enjoy.
AL