TA22 Toyota Celica - the a hedge find...

TA22 Toyota Celica - the a hedge find...

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SPT28

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425 posts

205 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Well I say hedge, it was in a garage underneath this lot:



So firstly a bit of background, the car is actually my wedding present from my new wife (as of 12th Sept), a friend of hers had not touched it in years and knew that I liked a project and a challenge. After many discussions (which I was not part of), an agreement was reached and a liberation party dispatched to pull it from it's hiding place. I was then surprised with it before the big day as she couldn't wait any longer! biggrin

By all accounts it's relatively rare and one of only a handful in the UK. Biggest challenge is definitely going to be sourcing parts. Having just got back from a brief honeymoon the hunt has already begun - strangely I wasn't allowed to start looking while we were away!

Some pics of the car in question:









Plan is to eventually get it looking like this:



Will try and keep this thread up to date with progress - first job is to give it a damn good clean and assess the initial parts list required - wish me luck!


Edited by SPT28 on Tuesday 29th September 09:13

5harp3y

1,942 posts

198 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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yes yes yes yes!

love this!

good luck

Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

149 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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That is awesome!
That looks so cool, like a mini Plymouth 'Cuda or Dodge Challenger. I think you'd be right to say it's rare, I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.

What are the specs and overall condition?

rb5er

11,657 posts

171 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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If it looks as good as that blue one in the wnd it will be a beaut. Good luck, looks like lots of work.

Scuba_steve

573 posts

179 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Looks brilliant! Following with interest!

RoadRunner220

940 posts

192 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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That blue one looks fantastic.

This looks like a great project, I'll be looking forward to updates with interest.

SonicShadow

2,452 posts

153 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Love it.

There's a cream / white one that's been attending the Japanese car shows this year - it's fantastic. Slightly different as it's an RA25 GT2000 liftback.

Link to album so I don't clutter your thread with images of other cars: http://imgur.com/a/WOSNG

Will be watching this thread with interest smile

nick heppinstall

8,054 posts

279 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Superb :-) my favourite car of all time. My Dad had one when I was a kid. I loved it ! I'll post some pics later ...

Big Fat Fatty

3,303 posts

155 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Amazing! And congratulations to you and your new wife.

My dad also had one of these long before I was ever around, his had a slightly dubious Win Percy connection which I never 100% believed but it would be awesome if it was true, even so it still makes for a funny story.

Good luck with the parts search and build, this thread's well and truly bookmarked.

bassett

242 posts

187 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Awesome project you have there and there is definitely something about the jap classics.

Out of interest how long do you think it will take to complete?

Adam

crossy67

1,570 posts

178 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Wow, you're a lucky men. I really love these Celicas and would love to have one one day. Keep us posted.

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Wow, fantastic present!

New wife seems to have good sense too - all I did was part with toys after I met my missus!frown

Nice to see yours has a twin-cam - IIRC most didn't have that.

Comes from an era when cars were distinctive - good luck with the restoration!thumbup

Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

Patch1875

4,893 posts

131 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Amazing- always remember a neighbour having a brown one back in the day.

Patch1875

4,893 posts

131 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Amazing- always remember a neighbour having a brown one back in the day.

Vincefox

20,566 posts

171 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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LOVE. These.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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The potential for epic is strong in this thread biggrin

miniman

24,824 posts

261 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Lovely stuff, will enjoy this.

confucuis

1,303 posts

123 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Ohh this is going to be good! Love modern takes on old classics

Good luck with this!

danllama

5,728 posts

141 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Can only echo the comments of others - great to see a Jap classic and an enthusiast come together to make something (hopefully) special.

imagineifyeswill

1,223 posts

165 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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awesome car, havent seen one of these in the flesh since back in the seventies.