Kit Basher Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 This is a model of the first car I bought. It did have a hemi, just not the one you're thinking of. This was the 1600cc, four cylinder variety. About 85 monster HP, if I remember right. It had the first 5 speed manual I ever saw. This was a great car for a twenty-something guy (reclining bucket seats! ), and with gas as horribly expensive as it was (45 cents a gallon!) I could afford to drive it. It lasted almost 300,000 miles, and took me to 43 of the 50 States. It had a hard life, but I remember it fondly. Hope you like it. The paint is Duplicolor, and the vinyl top is Rustoleum fine texture paint. I couldn't get a good picture of the vinyl top texture, but in person it looks really good, IMHO. I changed it to left hand drive, and tried to represent the genuine fake plastic wood grain on the dash. Thanks for looking!
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Nice color... And the vinyl top came out great... Love these old yotas...
1 bad55 stan Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 thats cool,i have 1 of these to build in the near future.Yours looks great..
peekay Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Looks great, love the vinyl and the wheels look spot-on too.
unclescott58 Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Very nice. But, I'm wondering what kit that is? Who made the kit? Scott
Kit Basher Posted June 29, 2014 Author Posted June 29, 2014 Very nice. But, I'm wondering what kit that is? Who made the kit? Scott This is the Fujimi Toyota TE27 Levin kit. Out of production and hard to find. I got lucky!
Helix Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Nice work Hugh, they were quite popular back in their day 'Down-under' Here's how I built mine Edited June 30, 2014 by Helix
Kit Basher Posted June 30, 2014 Author Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks Ray! Your Corolla looks great. It looks like you painted the screw heads on the fender flares. I wasn't brave enough to try that. I don't think there were that many of the SR5 version in the U.S. In fact, mine was the only one I have ever seen. I've seen a few of the 1200cc models, but that's it.
Helix Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks Ray! Your Corolla looks great. It looks like you painted the screw heads on the fender flares. I wasn't brave enough to try that. I don't think there were that many of the SR5 version in the U.S. In fact, mine was the only one I have ever seen. I've seen a few of the 1200cc models, but that's it. Cheers Hugh, yeah great little kit to build Some versions Down-Under had twin cam versions or serious mods to the original...
Zarana-X Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 That looks fantastic! One of my friends had one, and I've got a scar on my right leg from pushing it out of the dirt. I had a 75 Hilux, and it also had a hemi 20R.
Kit Basher Posted July 1, 2014 Author Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks Jason. Your friend must have been very serious to get one stuck. I tried almost everything imaginable to get mine stuck, and never succeeded. I ran snow tires on the back year round, the thing thought it was a Jeep!
Zarana-X Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Thanks Jason. Your friend must have been very serious to get one stuck. I tried almost everything imaginable to get mine stuck, and never succeeded. I ran snow tires on the back year round, the thing thought it was a Jeep! I think there was at least four of us in it, and it got stuck in loose, recently tilled dirt. It essentially buried itself up to the floor. The two biggest guys, and me got out to push it, while the smallest guy drove it out. What we actually did, was pick up the rear like a wheelbarrow, and the driver gassed it. We pushed it forward about 5 feet, and when it landed the rear tire chucked a rock into my leg. I thought I had a broken bone, but it was just a lot of pain and blood. Edited July 2, 2014 by Zarana-X
Kit Basher Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 I think there was at least four of us in it, and it got stuck in loose, recently tilled dirt. It essentially buried itself up to the floor. The two biggest guys, and me got out to push it, while the smallest guy drove it out. What we actually did, was pick up the rear like a wheelbarrow, and the driver gassed it. We pushed it forward about 5 feet, and when it landed the rear tire chucked a rock into my leg. I thought I had a broken bone, but it was just a lot of pain and blood. OUCH!!!
Tom Geiger Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 Neat model! I had a 1978 Corolla Deluxe wagon! It was my company car, and the first time I ever saw a 5 speed was right after someone dropped me off that the dealer to pick it up. Corollas were in short supply then and you got on a waiting list and took what was offered, so the next car in the queue was a standard shift, which I had never done before! A quick lesson from a salesman in the parking lot and I was let loose on New Jersey traffic. By the end of the day I had it mastered. And back when all our US made company cars were disasters, this little Toyota was a gem! Never went back to the dealer, just routine maintenance and I put 100,000 miles on it in two years.
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