My Dream Car
Toyota Celica TA 22.
Since I was a young lad I love classic cars even though the maintenance for them can be costly.
My dream car is the Toyota Celica TA 22 which is a classic two door sports car.
It is powered by a 1.6 litre engine producing 79 horsepower. For its year and
age it’s a pretty decent specification for this car. The name Celica meant
something in the Spanish dictionary, "Celica"
is Spanish for "celestial" or "heavenly."
History
This is a
brief history about the Toyota celica. The Celica debuted as the first "specialty car" in Japan.
Specialty cars (known as pony cars in the U.S.) referred to affordable and
sporty cars that were built on existing sedan platforms. Unlike other
sedan-based coupés available at the time, the Celica's styling and brand name
clearly set the car apart from its base model, and its extensive customization
options known as the "full-choice system" also proved popular.
The Celica came in a 2-door hardtop coupé body, with a lineup of engines including a 1,400 cc unit and three 1,600 cc units, and a choice of 4- and 5-speed manual and 3-speed automatic transmissions. There were four model grades including ET, LT, ST, and GT, in ascending order of value. Customers could freely select and combine the engine, transmission, interior and exterior equipment and accessories to personalize their cars, with the price tag ranging from 570,000 yen to 1 million yen. The Celica shared its platform with the Carina family-use sedan that debuted at the same time, although the Celica made a DOHC engine available to its GT grade model, giving customers access to the new high-performance type engine that was still rare in Japan.
The "full-choice system" was based on a similar practice adopted by Ford Motor Company for the 1964 Mustang. The unprecedented success of the Mustang in the U.S. drew in its trail a horde of competing pony cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro, the Pontiac Firebird, and the Dodge Challenger.
The Celica came in a 2-door hardtop coupé body, with a lineup of engines including a 1,400 cc unit and three 1,600 cc units, and a choice of 4- and 5-speed manual and 3-speed automatic transmissions. There were four model grades including ET, LT, ST, and GT, in ascending order of value. Customers could freely select and combine the engine, transmission, interior and exterior equipment and accessories to personalize their cars, with the price tag ranging from 570,000 yen to 1 million yen. The Celica shared its platform with the Carina family-use sedan that debuted at the same time, although the Celica made a DOHC engine available to its GT grade model, giving customers access to the new high-performance type engine that was still rare in Japan.
The "full-choice system" was based on a similar practice adopted by Ford Motor Company for the 1964 Mustang. The unprecedented success of the Mustang in the U.S. drew in its trail a horde of competing pony cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro, the Pontiac Firebird, and the Dodge Challenger.
There were three variants of the TA 22 model:
Once I begin my career as an officer and manage to save up some cash, I would love to buy this car and maintain it for many years to come. I know there will be many hurdles to maintain it as it is an old car, nevertheless it is worth doing it.
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| What a beauty she is. |
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| Would love to own her one day. |
Source of picture : Google Images.
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