@@mckessa17 you mustn’t have taken very good care of it. I’m currently daily-driving my late grandpa’s ‘76 GT, which he used to drive from Toronto to Vermont in the winter to go skiing. And he was a maniac driver to boot - totalled his ‘72 Celica
jsupra I know it will be the Japanese version of the Celica Mustang. And I wish they had the Celica Liftback on Need For Speed this car will be amazing for it.
@@AAPGoku It has just dawned on me.... They missed the opportunity when they rereleased the 86 to brand it as the Celica. Small high revving engine making respectable power, but not great, which is focused on just being a great driving car.
@@Mrjohnnymoo1 Yeah its a lot closer to a first or second gen Celica than a AE86. But for many thye think of 7th gen Celicas and those don't match with the car's image
I’m trying to draw this model of celica. Love the style. Toyota should bring this back, only a few of these cars left for sale.. I used to see them in the junk yard at south San Diego california
Lovely video ... you can hear the love a petrol head has for his special car in Benny's voice ... seems like a nice guy with really sweet car... I like this video hope it turns into a series...Thanks Carfection!
Any man that respects the Ken Meri Skyline is legit in my book. It's good he also drives such a beautiful Celica instead of letting it sit in his garage.
Love this video always wanted one of these growing up ended up with 2 x Honda Prelude 1989 hopefully one day i will finally get the mustang back :) love your passion if anything breaks i will fix it keep it alive :)
I had a ‘77 celica Gt with a trunk. 1/2 the trunk was a stock fuel tank and sat right behind the back seat. Quarter rear windows had their own cranks to roll them down. I loved that car. I still have the gear shift knob because I thought the green silver and red were unique colors for a knob.
I love the 1st and 7th gen as well as the GT4's. While they disappointingly made this car FWD, every generation is still a ton of fun. If I were ever to get an older car, it's the 70's Celica.
Beautiful! My first ever car was a '74 Celica ST Fastback, next up was a '77 ST Liftback and my third was a '78 GT Liftback. Performance wasn't outstanding but loved the look of them. If you met another one on the road in the UK back in the early 80's you would flash your headlights because they were rare even then. Nice to know that there's at least one still on the road back home.
I had this exact year and model in a 5-speed when I was in high school in the mid 80s. Rust was an issue, but not much else was. The car was super reliable, relatively quick, fun to drive, and it looked good. As I remember it didn't sound as nice as the video here, but it was a great car. Mine had 110K miles on it when I bought it used, but it ran for years before a drunk driver t-boned me and destroyed the car.
Mate, good to see. I recently got hold of a car i've wanted for a while. Used 330i low mileage, and just can't stop driving it. Put about 8k on in the first 5 months and was fretting a bit about the mileage. But yeah, pointless to own a car that you can't drive and enjoy nearly everyday.
Had a friend who had a brown one when I was 18 and they were new. Never forgot what an incredibly beautiful car it was at the time, and even now. I had just bought a crappy Pontiac Sunbird before he got his Celica. Last American car I ever bought.
One of my all time favorite cars. Reminds me of my aunt's '76 Celica ST notchback coupe, with the five speed. Would LOVE to find one here in the states and restore it, if I can.
I had a 1977 model in the US, left hand drive, 20R engine. Headers and High performance Cam. painted Silver with wide Black racing stripes and Western style Wheels. it must of had 400K miles when I sold it. I couldn't keep it anymore. but it was bought by a person who worked at a classic card dealership for his kid. They were going to continue to fix it up . it Still passed state Emissions for a non catalyst car barely.
My first real car 1977 Toyota Celica GT lift-back my Dad help me buy for $3400.00 bucks had it for 6 years loved it traded it on a 1982 Celica had it for 6 months and bought one of my favorite Toyota's a 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS twin-cam lift-back what a sweet car .I have owned 8 Toyota's .Now own a 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD OFFROAD nice ride .Toyota makes a nice vehicle nothing against domestics I have had Fords and Chevy's but they just seem to last longer .
Love the car Benny. I have to admit I would have had no idea what kind of car it is from looking at it from the side or front. I would have recognized it as Japanese and "Datsun-like" but I'd know it wasn't a Datsun. Looking at little things in the interior and exterior I see a lot of similarities with my '76 Datsun. It sounds quite the same as well. Being that it's a Toyota I bet you only have to fix something once and then it's good for a long, long time. I've been a fan of Toyota for a long time for their super-reliability as my daily drivers. They're the ultimate utilitarian vehicle, but having a Toyota that's cool too? That's a really nice combination.
Thanks for the lovely comment! You would be right with the reliability side of it. Since I've had it over a year and a half now not one single thing has gone wrong! Touch wood! Hope your Datsun treats you in a similar fashion.
It really does. It has had a lot of gremlins and has been a long journey but done right once is done for good, as a rule in my experience. For whatever criticism of your car there might be, I think the response "yeah but it's a Toyota" would sufficiently rebut anything. ;)
Surprisingly easy to find parts for these, with the exception of parts for the 18rgu. The transmissions and axles were off a Hi-Lux, and many of the other components were similar, especially if you have one in the U.S. I've dailied a '77 for two years now.
I had one of these in High School, and ended up selling it. It needed too much work and I couldn't afford it at the time. Kicking my self in the rear for that.
come on carfection we got this classic celica review we once get a supra review. please fo lexus LF A one day. i know its hard to find the car. but please dont stop trying
I had one which was also my first Toyota, but when it got to the 200k mark, I got nervous and sold it to a friend. He drove it until it got to 500k, before he got bored with it. If I could have figured how to sort out the suspension to where it handled, I would have kept it. Throw thousands at it, but still no BMW. I fix my Toyota Jones now through a Tacoma, which will last forever.
hi ben ron from Australia great ra28 you picked up from japan very clean and original car look after it, as they are very very hard to come by now,l had a ra28 back in the seventies and in the mid 2000s bought a mint ra25 from japan but I sold it[ dickhead me] at the time .
Anyone else agree how good-looking this car is??
It’s literally a Ford Mustang. I’m surprised Ford didn’t Sue Toyota for this.
Had one in the day, they rusted away to a pile of dust.
My uncle had a celica supra that thing was bad ass v6
@@mckessa17 you mustn’t have taken very good care of it. I’m currently daily-driving my late grandpa’s ‘76 GT, which he used to drive from Toronto to Vermont in the winter to go skiing. And he was a maniac driver to boot - totalled his ‘72 Celica
@@timeforhavefun That's an interesting story because I use to drive my 77 Celica to Vermont from Oakville to ski every winter myself
it's good to see a classic car that's getting driven and not just sitting
If Toyota should ever build a new Celica, they should use the first gen as a heavy inspiration.
jsupra I know it will be the Japanese version of the Celica Mustang. And I wish they had the Celica Liftback on Need For Speed this car will be amazing for it.
@@AAPGoku It has just dawned on me.... They missed the opportunity when they rereleased the 86 to brand it as the Celica. Small high revving engine making respectable power, but not great, which is focused on just being a great driving car.
@@Mrjohnnymoo1 Yeah its a lot closer to a first or second gen Celica than a AE86. But for many thye think of 7th gen Celicas and those don't match with the car's image
The front reminds me of a '68 Camaro, and from the cab back, it looks just like a '70 Mustang fastback, only miniature. This is awesome.
Agree they definitely took some inspiration from both I reckon
yes they did.
Tommy Cruz whats even cooler is that in japan they come 100hp stock.
CELICA BERTOCCHI that's freakin adorable
Tommy, he forgot to mention that is dependant on japans fuel octane levels, even back then
My grampa had one of these in sky blue. Watching this video and hearing that engine noise brings back memories of my early childhood.
Such a tasteful homage to the American muscle cars. I hope you keep her alive and keep putting the miles on.
it's not American though 😐
Do you know what "homage" means?
No American but good effort pal
Back when Toyota's actually looked good. My favorites are the first and second-generation Celica's, especially the Liftbacks. Very nice.
This is exactly what it feels like to fall in love with a car.
I am a VW lover by heart, but I really admire some of the 70's Japanese designs. This is a lovely car indeed. Enjoy it Benny!
It's a Japanese 4 cylinder Mustang and yes it's RWD unlike most Toyotas of today. Thank god we got this in the states so no need to important.
Import*.
My teacher had this in highschool but he crashed it lol
That was the car I wanted when I was in school. Classic shape, timeless.
I’m trying to draw this model of celica. Love the style. Toyota should bring this back, only a few of these cars left for sale.. I used to see them in the junk yard at south San Diego california
I had this car. loved it. Thought the styling was ahead of its time.
Lovely video ... you can hear the love a petrol head has for his special car in Benny's voice ... seems like a nice guy with really sweet car... I like this video hope it turns into a series...Thanks Carfection!
Beautiful car, always loved those celicas
Any man that respects the Ken Meri Skyline is legit in my book. It's good he also drives such a beautiful Celica instead of letting it sit in his garage.
back in the day they used to hire these cars for weddings. Beautiful cars!
I like these cars and they are getting rare
Love this video always wanted one of these growing up ended up with 2 x Honda Prelude 1989 hopefully one day i will finally get the mustang back :) love your passion if anything breaks i will fix it keep it alive :)
Beautiful original car---would not be racing it. Very lucky to find one.
god I love this celica
Oh, a TA27... I haven't seen one of those in the skin for ages! Beautiful, it's super clean, I love it! xD
A beautiful classic car!!
I had a ‘77 celica Gt with a trunk. 1/2 the trunk was a stock fuel tank and sat right behind the back seat. Quarter rear windows had their own cranks to roll them down. I loved that car. I still have the gear shift knob because I thought the green silver and red were unique colors for a knob.
LOVED THAT YEAR LOOKS SORT OF LIKE A TORINO/MUSTANG
gorgeous car
4:25 This and the 160j sss Datsun are beautiful looking cars of this era.
I love the 1st and 7th gen as well as the GT4's. While they disappointingly made this car FWD, every generation is still a ton of fun. If I were ever to get an older car, it's the 70's Celica.
there is something truly special about driving old cars/motorcycles!
thanks for the video, very nice looking car
This thing is a beauty ! Congrats to the owner.
Top car man and good to see you not afraid to drive her. enjoy for many years.😃
Toyota FTW ! Beautiful Toyota man. Love it
Beautiful! My first ever car was a '74 Celica ST Fastback, next up was a '77 ST Liftback and my third was a '78 GT Liftback. Performance wasn't outstanding but loved the look of them. If you met another one on the road in the UK back in the early 80's you would flash your headlights because they were rare even then. Nice to know that there's at least one still on the road back home.
Bunga Bening Thank you!
nice car man! well done. that thing loos great. and it does look kinda like a mini Japanese Mustang, except way cooler imo.
beautiful car!
I had one that was mustard yellow. It was beautiful.
Great car and down to earth owner, refreshing!
I love this car. I'm building my 280z now. after I'm done, this car will be next hopefully. gorgeous.
Thanks!
I had this exact year and model in a 5-speed when I was in high school in the mid 80s. Rust was an issue, but not much else was. The car was super reliable, relatively quick, fun to drive, and it looked good. As I remember it didn't sound as nice as the video here, but it was a great car. Mine had 110K miles on it when I bought it used, but it ran for years before a drunk driver t-boned me and destroyed the car.
So cool. I wish I could find one.
TA27 and Kenmeri Skyline... a man of exquisite taste.
Gotta say I'd have a Kenmeri in a heartbeat if I won the lottery.
I am officially jealous! Respect!
Delicious video!
Or should I say...petrolicious ;)
There is always room for more "petrolicious" videos
All the production values without the pretentiousness of a Petrolicious video.
petrolicious has become a channel about cars beyond the reach of most people, too exotic, too exclusive.
Damn I love the classic celicas! I really feel Toyota lost its way with the new ones
Mate, good to see. I recently got hold of a car i've wanted for a while. Used 330i low mileage, and just can't stop driving it. Put about 8k on in the first 5 months and was fretting a bit about the mileage. But yeah, pointless to own a car that you can't drive and enjoy nearly everyday.
Had a friend who had a brown one when I was 18 and they were new. Never forgot what an incredibly beautiful car it was at the time, and even now. I had just bought a crappy Pontiac Sunbird before he got his Celica. Last American car I ever bought.
What a gem.
hi i had a toyota celica 2.0 liftback it was 1976 in silver one of my better cars ,wish i still had it
Best looking Celica ever made!
Japanese Mach 1 Mustang... very nice car!!!
One of my all time favorite cars. Reminds me of my aunt's '76 Celica ST notchback coupe, with the five speed. Would LOVE to find one here in the states and restore it, if I can.
Carfection > /Drive.
Thank god i found this channel.
this guy sounds so chill
Bloody lovely!!!
信じられない程かっこいい車です！痺れました☆
I had a 1977 model in the US, left hand drive, 20R engine. Headers and High performance Cam. painted Silver with wide Black racing stripes and Western style Wheels. it must of had 400K miles when I sold it. I couldn't keep it anymore. but it was bought by a person who worked at a classic card dealership for his kid. They were going to continue to fix it up . it Still passed state Emissions for a non catalyst car barely.
gorgeous motor🖒
PLEASE make more videos like this
beautiful car c'mon Toyota let's bring something this classy back !
Sick ride! 🔥🔥🔥
looks like a mustang and a Nissan Datsun had a baby
Beat me to it.
Lovely car and very nice story. enjoy it man😎
Thanks bud!
First generation Celica and lift back Celica is nice.
love it!
My first real car 1977 Toyota Celica GT lift-back my Dad help me buy for $3400.00 bucks had it for 6 years loved it traded it on a 1982 Celica had it for 6 months and bought one of my favorite Toyota's a 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS twin-cam lift-back what a sweet car .I have owned 8 Toyota's .Now own a 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD OFFROAD nice ride .Toyota makes a nice vehicle nothing against domestics I have had Fords and Chevy's but they just seem to last longer .
Love the car Benny. I have to admit I would have had no idea what kind of car it is from looking at it from the side or front. I would have recognized it as Japanese and "Datsun-like" but I'd know it wasn't a Datsun. Looking at little things in the interior and exterior I see a lot of similarities with my '76 Datsun. It sounds quite the same as well. Being that it's a Toyota I bet you only have to fix something once and then it's good for a long, long time. I've been a fan of Toyota for a long time for their super-reliability as my daily drivers. They're the ultimate utilitarian vehicle, but having a Toyota that's cool too? That's a really nice combination.
Thanks for the lovely comment! You would be right with the reliability side of it. Since I've had it over a year and a half now not one single thing has gone wrong! Touch wood! Hope your Datsun treats you in a similar fashion.
It really does. It has had a lot of gremlins and has been a long journey but done right once is done for good, as a rule in my experience. For whatever criticism of your car there might be, I think the response "yeah but it's a Toyota" would sufficiently rebut anything. ;)
I want one!
awesome car
You are one lucky guy 👏
Amazing classic japanese car 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
I need one of these.
I wish they make a remastered version of this car similar but different
Well done! Well done Benny!!!
Thanks dude! :D
It is beautifull car
And sound too
Zivko Suton Thanks!
Stunning car, one of the best to come out of Japan. As a Toyota, they are also totally reliable. Impossible to get parts/panels for which is a pity.
Takes some looking but parts are out there!
Surprisingly easy to find parts for these, with the exception of parts for the 18rgu. The transmissions and axles were off a Hi-Lux, and many of the other components were similar, especially if you have one in the U.S. I've dailied a '77 for two years now.
Beautiful
how did i not know this channel!!! Outstanding videos!
Love Celica’s that’s beautiful 🇦🇺
nick sutic Thanks!
Beautiful car
Lovely car. This was filmed near Bolderwood in the New Forest :)
That's the badger!
+ShootAll Ballers
What's the badger?
I had one of these in High School, and ended up selling it. It needed too much work and I couldn't afford it at the time. Kicking my self in the rear for that.
Nice Car!
Sweet ride bro.
did you hire some petrolicious employees
Sweet car. The value will only go up
come on carfection we got this classic celica review we once get a supra review. please fo lexus LF A one day. i know its hard to find the car. but please dont stop trying
LOVE the car.
I had one which was also my first Toyota, but when it got to the 200k mark, I got nervous and sold it to a friend. He drove it until it got to 500k, before he got bored with it. If I could have figured how to sort out the suspension to where it handled, I would have kept it. Throw thousands at it, but still no BMW. I fix my Toyota Jones now through a Tacoma, which will last forever.
love it, outro music is nice too
cool ride bro...
I want one
The true definition of "reverse sleeper".
Haha yep, people always think she's so fast, when it's really not!
hi ben ron from Australia great ra28 you picked up from japan very clean and original car look after it, as they are very very hard to come by now,l had a ra28 back in the seventies and in the mid 2000s bought a mint ra25 from japan but I sold it[ dickhead me] at the time .
Hi Ron! Thanks very much. I will cherish her! Shame you sold the RA25!
Looks amazing...
Why can't they make cars like this anymore
You're car is awesome!!
Bruce Illest Thanks!
nice work Jason... loving the vid
que envidia me das ... yo he buscado uno asi desde hace mucho y espero un dia encontraro, mi hija y yo seriamos felices paseando en un celica asi :)
The Japanese build some great unique cars in the 70s and 80s. Cars today are lacking something, I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's character.