My grandmother bought this car for me in 1986, and I drove it for 5 years until a senior citizen wrecked into while it was parked. Definitely one of the most memorable cars that I have owned. The car that I had was alot like this one. Except mine was fully black, tinted windows , with custom glass etching, power windows and locks, manual moon-roof, cassette and EQ.
@@Dat1214 Never saw this post, but I will still answer. it completely totaled the car, and it was fresh out of the shop with a complete engine overall. ( This happened after I had owned the car for about 5 years and had driven it all over the US. It was a highly reliable car that I drove from the age of 17 up through nearly completing college. No doubt, lots of memories! I am not kidding, when I admit that I still dream about driving this car, and all of these years later, I am fortunate enough to have owned many nice cars. This one is still an all time favorite, along with a 1973 Mustang Mach One which is a close second.
@Hugh Hefner's Bastard Child I know the feeling brother. I have owned some seriously sweet / very expensive cars in my life and yet I still think / dream about that Supra. In fact, that is why I am here I just google searched it and ended up here again, totally forgetting about my last comment. no doubt, I had many wonderful times in that car and what makes it even more special is that My grandmother was the absolute sweetest woman, truly that I have ever known, and she passed away last year at 87. Once I found my first decent job, I was sure to pay her back. Even though she never asked to be repaid., I just adored her so much and felt bad knowing that as a single widower, she financially struggled to buy that car for me.
My first car was an 81 Supra. Metallic black, grey cloth interior, gold wheels. Loved that car......looked great when clean. I actually miss it to this day.
I use to have this car back in 93 when I was in college. I had wanted this car since I was a kid and saw it for the first time on a show room floor. So some years later, picked up an 81 model for $1450.00 and had more fun with this car than I had with any other vehicle that I ever owned and I've owned quite a few different vehicles since. I hope to find another. Mine was silver with an all black front bumper.
I had a 79 celica supra. Best car I've ever owned. It had a warped head, so with the help of a mechanic we took her apart and had the head ported and shaved flat. Fast af.
There is one of these Supra in the city where i live.White with red and black side strips.The body looks good even after those years.And for the controversy,i haven't known about it,since i was not there in the 80's.
As I mentioned above, I had almost the identical car, mine was black. Trust me, every kid at my high School envied that car, it was one heck of a nice car back then at those features were indeed rare. Yes, other cars has many of the same features, but we are talking very premium cars. The average car did not have a moonroof, electric windows, etc. This car seemed to to have every feature that you could want, but if was not as fast as the later Supra's
@@TMGamR my 1977 Celica GT had power windows,cruise control,AC, leather ,rear defrost and a sunroof..and a auto seek AM/FM non digital stereo. The knob actually spun to find channels. This was 2 years before the Supra
Hello! 私はもう62才。20歳の時に1978年型CELICA XX (Japanese name) 2000cc 5MT を2年間乗っていました。今でも時々夢に出てきます。スタイルが大好きで当時のZよりも品があると思っていました。" S "Gradeでこの動画の車と同じ内装です。きれいな状態が保たれていて本当に懐かしく見させていただきました。どうもありがとう！
Owned one for about 10 years. Lovely car but due to all of the features/tech it was probably the most troublesome Toyota of the 5 or 6 I ever owned. I considered these Gen 1 Supras to be a "stop-gap/bandaid" fix by Toyota in an attempt to compete with the 280-Z/ZX of the time - while engineers were designing the "real' Gen II Supra. I may be wrong but that was my impression as a "Toyota guy".
If I remember correctly, there were only about 800 made with this paint job. I had a 1981 Toyota Supra in this color combination. However, I had the grey cloth/velour seats. And it was an automatic. I had a bit of trouble with the electrical system. Every time I would turn off the car, and start it up, I would have to redo all my radio presets. Now, the windows would go up and down just fine and the car would start and run, but something was going on there. I really wish I had kept it. Such a fun car to drive!
i remeber driving one of those relics back in the day....torquey, especially after driving a 4 cyl celica, u can feel this ones torque...but not much horsepower... if u think the 82-86 gen looks dated, try sitting in this one
A straight 6 has perfect both primary and secondary balance. I had a MB W123 coupe with a fuel injected 2.8 litre twin cam engine and it purred like a kitten and gave silky smooth torque.
Toyota took an interesting approach on this car. It seemed that they were trying to make up for the lack of a really sporty engine ( the 4M-E was just the MkII engine with EFI) by taking the interior to a much higher level.
I had an 81 same paint and shadow kit. but it had all the extras. the ground effects and spoiler, premium component stereo with the eq and rear window defogger. leather int,sunroof,power everything. paid 14,400 for it new. Loved that car.
Not sure what I was expecting but I didn’t expect to be identical to my first car - an ‘81 Celica GT. Besides the I6 it literally had not one additional option. Actually, come to think of it, mine had manual moonroof and EQ with a far better stereo
First thing I would do is remove that trailer hitch....this car is a classic in very, VERY good shape. I kind of like the quirky nature of the manual and oddly placed controls. That car (if it works) has automatic AC as well. Notice the temperature slider has numbers on it, not just the usual blue/red slider. My 85 Supra had this same type of control.
It’s somewhat f a mistake to think of the Mk1 as anything other than a high end version of the Celica. It’s a fabulous car if you accept it for what it is, and don’t judge it for what it was never meant to be.
something that Should be mentioned in Any good car review .... horespower was 110 ...first generation supra, achieved a 0-60 mph time of 10.24 seconds and finished the 1/4-mile in 17.5 seconds at 77.7 mph
It was a fun well handling car that sounded great at high revs and made you want to drive it hard. Make no mistake this was not a slow car when pushed. The head gasket unfortunately warped and at the time the car wasn't in this good of shape and I chose to scrap it. Fun car.
This generation Celica Supra debuted for the 1978 model year. Therefore, 1979 is the second model year, and 1980 would be the third. The last year for this generation was 1981, before its makeover for 1982.
The MA45's were around in Japan in 78. The 2nd gen Celica's started manufacturing and sales in late 77. So you can find rare 77 stamped ones here in Australia. Also, there did exist experimental MA50 and MA55's, which were the first to use IRS. Similar set up to the MA61, so the Mk1 Supra was actually the test vehicle for IRS before the MA61. A friend of mine in Germany recently purchased an RA55 from Japan, which is a 2nd gen GT Celica with the same IRS set up. Just some random useless info.
TOYOTA. Supra. A. Very. Great. LEDGEN. Very sporty & Sleek. TOYOTA Is. Genuine Quality/ I Started. Off. With a 1975. TOYOTA Corolla. 4 Dr Sedan. Would. Love. To. Have a. 1980. Celica Supra. A. Strong. Car. 1980. Was a. Good. Year👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
All the manual things like passenger door lock and keyed lift back. This is before we all became a society of overweight, lazy, fat bastards, or “the good old days”!
thats what almost happened to the car i got it was a mk3 supra the guy was gonna take it to the junkyard but i bought it for 150 bucks and it rand and drove it was a good enough car back then
My grandmother bought this car for me in 1986, and I drove it for 5 years until a senior citizen wrecked into while it was parked. Definitely one of the most memorable cars that I have owned. The car that I had was alot like this one. Except mine was fully black, tinted windows , with custom glass etching, power windows and locks, manual moon-roof, cassette and EQ.
Tao Tuhao how bad was the wreck?
@@Dat1214 Never saw this post, but I will still answer. it completely totaled the car, and it was fresh out of the shop with a complete engine overall. ( This happened after I had owned the car for about 5 years and had driven it all over the US. It was a highly reliable car that I drove from the age of 17 up through nearly completing college. No doubt, lots of memories! I am not kidding, when I admit that I still dream about driving this car, and all of these years later, I am fortunate enough to have owned many nice cars. This one is still an all time favorite, along with a 1973 Mustang Mach One which is a close second.
@Hugh Hefner's Bastard Child I know the feeling brother. I have owned some seriously sweet / very expensive cars in my life and yet I still think / dream about that Supra. In fact, that is why I am here I just google searched it and ended up here again, totally forgetting about my last comment. no doubt, I had many wonderful times in that car and what makes it even more special is that My grandmother was the absolute sweetest woman, truly that I have ever known, and she passed away last year at 87. Once I found my first decent job, I was sure to pay her back. Even though she never asked to be repaid., I just adored her so much and felt bad knowing that as a single widower, she financially struggled to buy that car for me.
I had a 79 all through college. Great car. 5 speed with lovers on the hatch window. Wow
@@Samlol23_drrich heh I remember those metal louvres, I took mine off so I could see more, added mirror tint, that made it look super cool
My first car was an 81 Supra. Metallic black, grey cloth interior, gold wheels. Loved that car......looked great when clean. I actually miss it to this day.
I use to have this car back in 93 when I was in college. I had wanted this car since I was a kid and saw it for the first time on a show room floor. So some years later, picked up an 81 model for $1450.00 and had more fun with this car than I had with any other vehicle that I ever owned and I've owned quite a few different vehicles since. I hope to find another. Mine was silver with an all black front bumper.
The last decade for build quality, and straight forward components.
I had a 79 celica supra. Best car I've ever owned. It had a warped head, so with the help of a mechanic we took her apart and had the head ported and shaved flat. Fast af.
Nice review. A buddy of mine had one in 1981. I drove it and remembered it was fast and had the same bells and whistles. Loved it.
One of my attainable dream cars, right here!
OMG,the car is 37 years old and have electric windows.And the interior looks well made for a 80's car.
There is one of these Supra in the city where i live.White with red and black side strips.The body looks good even after those years.And for the controversy,i haven't known about it,since i was not there in the 80's.
You say that like it’s impressive ... power windows, seats, convertible tops, etc have all been around since the 50s.
As I mentioned above, I had almost the identical car, mine was black. Trust me, every kid at my high School envied that car, it was one heck of a nice car back then at those features were indeed rare. Yes, other cars has many of the same features, but we are talking very premium cars. The average car did not have a moonroof, electric windows, etc. This car seemed to to have every feature that you could want, but if was not as fast as the later Supra's
@@TMGamR my 1977 Celica GT had power windows,cruise control,AC, leather ,rear defrost and a sunroof..and a auto seek AM/FM non digital stereo. The knob actually spun to find channels. This was 2 years before the Supra
Might be luxury version?
Hello! 私はもう62才。20歳の時に1978年型CELICA XX (Japanese name) 2000cc 5MT を2年間乗っていました。今でも時々夢に出てきます。スタイルが大好きで当時のZよりも品があると思っていました。" S "Gradeでこの動画の車と同じ内装です。きれいな状態が保たれていて本当に懐かしく見させていただきました。どうもありがとう！
my step dad had a 1979 toyota supra-that was a bad-ass car.
Owned one for about 10 years. Lovely car but due to all of the features/tech it was probably the most troublesome Toyota of the 5 or 6 I ever owned. I considered these Gen 1 Supras to be a "stop-gap/bandaid" fix by Toyota in an attempt to compete with the 280-Z/ZX of the time - while engineers were designing the "real' Gen II Supra. I may be wrong but that was my impression as a "Toyota guy".
If I remember correctly, there were only about 800 made with this paint job. I had a 1981 Toyota Supra in this color combination. However, I had the grey cloth/velour seats. And it was an automatic. I had a bit of trouble with the electrical system. Every time I would turn off the car, and start it up, I would have to redo all my radio presets. Now, the windows would go up and down just fine and the car would start and run, but something was going on there. I really wish I had kept it. Such a fun car to drive!
Beautiful car.
Beautiful car with smooth blending lines.
Brought up the memories about my 1979 (white exterior/ tan interior)
My old girlfriend has some memories from that car, too! 😘
Man, what a sweet ass car! You are very lucky
Good video. It’s nice to see all the really minute details of a car I love but ever have seen in person.
Sweet looking car. I've always loved this generation Toyota Supra, the Celica Supra Mk I. :)
i remeber driving one of those relics back in the day....torquey, especially after driving a 4 cyl celica, u can feel this ones torque...but not much horsepower... if u think the 82-86 gen looks dated, try sitting in this one
Nice demo of a smooth, beautiful classic! Gives me memories! Thanks!
Source some stock wheels for this beautiful classic. It is well deserving.
That engine is incredibly smooth...
A straight 6 has perfect both primary and secondary balance. I had a MB W123 coupe with a fuel injected 2.8 litre twin cam engine and it purred like a kitten and gave silky smooth torque.
I love this car! Its so beautiful inside!
Nice car. 😎👍
Toyota took an interesting approach on this car. It seemed that they were trying to make up for the lack of a really sporty engine ( the 4M-E was just the MkII engine with EFI) by taking the interior to a much higher level.
I had an 81 same paint and shadow kit. but it had all the extras. the ground effects and spoiler, premium component stereo with the eq and rear window defogger. leather int,sunroof,power everything. paid 14,400 for it new. Loved that car.
Had one in the 80's, they were notorious for rust issues, at least in canada.
Brings back memories I had one of mine was a brown two tone
Not sure what I was expecting but I didn’t expect to be identical to my first car - an ‘81 Celica GT. Besides the I6 it literally had not one additional option. Actually, come to think of it, mine had manual moonroof and EQ with a far better stereo
Absolutely pristine
First thing I would do is remove that trailer hitch....this car is a classic in very, VERY good shape. I kind of like the quirky nature of the manual and oddly placed controls. That car (if it works) has automatic AC as well. Notice the temperature slider has numbers on it, not just the usual blue/red slider. My 85 Supra had this same type of control.
My brother owned one 1981 black with tan leather I loved that car it started my love for the supra I always wanted a 1985 all black
Thank God you showed the high beams and turn signals working! It's not a complete car review without showing those two items.
i love 80s car. i have a 85 celica gt. id love to own something like this!
I ended buying an 81 celica supra Auto
I own a '79 and love it but am so afraid of breaking something which has no parts left
Good review. Subscribed :)
Thanks! :D
That car started all JDM car projects
Toyotas have always been very good
What're those rims, if anyone knows, looking for a set of 14s exactly like that for my mk2 84 Supra. Thanks in advance
they’re probably centreline wheels.
Beautiful car
So the equalizer is missing. Really nice conditions...
Mine was labeled TOYODA on the engine😉😊
imagine someone sayin i own a supra to a bunch of jdm gamer kids and then pulled up in this supra instead of a 1994 mk4 supra
That would be hillarious coz this classic 1980 Toyota is actually the 1st Gen of the Supra.
@ exactly
Solid body wow must have been a southern car
if you owned a car like this,
how often would you drive it?
parts are impossible to find.
Had the 1981 Coupe 20R engine
It has that muscle car, driftys stance to it. I dunno why they aren't super sought after. You can swap whatever into it, or go with stock
I’m picking one up next week as a project car
The 1st Supra! the mk1...
interiors sooo good
BeautifuLL, maNuaL anD FueL Inected🤩🤩🤩
Cool car. I want it!
It’s somewhat f a mistake to think of the Mk1 as anything other than a high end version of the Celica. It’s a fabulous car if you accept it for what it is, and don’t judge it for what it was never meant to be.
What a beauty 😍😍!!! This video Made me LOVE MK1 Supra !!! THX DUDE
+1 sub and +1 like
Idle air control valve needs adjustment (after start it must be about a 1000 rpm)
Ugh, Incredible car-Minus that Salloon Red interior
better value than the lotus esprit.
something that Should be mentioned in Any good car review .... horespower was 110 ...first generation supra, achieved a 0-60 mph time of 10.24 seconds and finished the 1/4-mile in 17.5 seconds at 77.7 mph
It was a fun well handling car that sounded great at high revs and made you want to drive it hard. Make no mistake this was not a slow car when pushed. The head gasket unfortunately warped and at the time the car wasn't in this good of shape and I chose to scrap it. Fun car.
This generation Celica Supra debuted for the 1978 model year. Therefore, 1979 is the second model year, and 1980 would be the third. The last year for this generation was 1981, before its makeover for 1982.
The MK1 Supras were 79, 80 and 81 I thought.
Well, 1979 was for sure when the Supra first showed up in the USA.
The MA45's were around in Japan in 78.
The 2nd gen Celica's started manufacturing and sales in late 77. So you can find rare 77 stamped ones here in Australia.
Also, there did exist experimental MA50 and MA55's, which were the first to use IRS. Similar set up to the MA61, so the Mk1 Supra was actually the test vehicle for IRS before the MA61. A friend of mine in Germany recently purchased an RA55 from Japan, which is a 2nd gen GT Celica with the same IRS set up.
Just some random useless info.
No airbag, duh. It's 1980.
espectacular
I suppose this has sold?
Yes.
How much this Car ?
Great engine (4M-E) same as the luxury Toyota Crown
I want one
The original supra
Love it
HE FELT THE NEED TO SAY A CAR FROM 1980 DOESNT HAVE AN AIRBAG!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!
Yet you feel the need to type in all caps, yet it's not necessary.
⁸hola muy buen auto pero donde encontrar repuestos
Exselente chido amigo
I wish this were my first car ...
WOW
i want it
TOYOTA. Supra. A. Very. Great. LEDGEN. Very sporty & Sleek. TOYOTA Is. Genuine Quality/ I Started. Off. With a 1975. TOYOTA Corolla. 4 Dr Sedan. Would. Love. To. Have a. 1980. Celica Supra. A. Strong. Car. 1980. Was a. Good. Year👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
I had one it was brown
класс тачка я на такой поливал селе кенеше кыргызстан
All the manual things like passenger door lock and keyed lift back. This is before we all became a society of overweight, lazy, fat bastards, or “the good old days”!
I'd buy a Mk 1 and Mark 2 Celica Supra if I could find one in decent condition.
I'd love a mark 2 someday.
I find the Mk1 the most attractive, but I like the Independent Rear Suspension of the Mk2.
They should have made the time machine out of this instead of the DeLorean
S P E E D Y
isn't is a celica xx
Is THAT a SUPRA!!!!!??????
Very. Sta. Ca. To. Them louvers though!
this car is so advance for its age.
cÉlica
A duck
Who in the world would put such ugly!🥵 wheels on such beautiful car are you serious!!! Put the factory!! original! ones! back!!!!
That car is stolen
Things a piece of junk.. I'd take it to the scrapyard if I were you and take the $350
thats what almost happened to the car i got it was a mk3 supra the guy was gonna take it to the junkyard but i bought it for 150 bucks and it rand and drove it was a good enough car back then
Shut up stupid
Mace Sondheim I'm pretty sure it is actually illegal to take a car this rare and collectable to a scrap yard.