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ronholm
ronholm Reader
2/28/12 1:24 a.m.

Figured ya'll would have fun with this.. and I am looking for inspiration for a project...

novaderrik
novaderrik SuperDork
2/28/12 4:18 a.m.

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 SuperDork
2/28/12 6:42 a.m.

Jay
Jay SuperDork
2/28/12 7:14 a.m.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo SuperDork
2/28/12 7:23 a.m.

oldtin
oldtin SuperDork
2/28/12 7:47 a.m.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
2/28/12 7:50 a.m.

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
2/28/12 8:16 a.m.
Jay wrote:

As much as i love this car, wouldn't this be a late 80s car?

driver109x
driver109x HalfDork
2/28/12 8:18 a.m.

My favorite era of racecars... this thread will be full of awesome!

forzav12
forzav12 Reader
2/28/12 8:24 a.m.

eh, those are all little girl cars. The ultimate was, of course, the Greenwood SuperVettes. Still the fastest car to ever circulate the Daytona banking.

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/28/12 8:25 a.m.

Jay
Jay SuperDork
2/28/12 8:33 a.m.
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: As much as i love this car, wouldn't this be a late 80s car?

Oops, yeah, I missed the word "early" in the title.

I shall atone for that mistake with this:

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
2/28/12 8:36 a.m.

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
2/28/12 8:39 a.m.
Jay wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: As much as i love this car, wouldn't this be a late 80s car?
Oops, yeah, I missed the word "early" in the title. I shall atone for that mistake with this:

I almost thought it was "based" on a 2nd gen for a second, which would work, but i forgot they did the headlight conversions on the "gen4" race cars. Still hot as all hell, though. I'd post the Celica's nemesis in MX6 form, but... well screw it, i'm doing it anyways.

But i believe this is what we're looking for:

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
2/28/12 8:44 a.m.

Here's a Celica that qualifies:

Gasoline
Gasoline Reader
2/28/12 8:48 a.m.

carguy123
carguy123 SuperDork
2/28/12 9:12 a.m.

I can't believe people look back on that era with nostalgia. It was the worst of times in more ways than one.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/28/12 9:16 a.m.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/28/12 9:18 a.m.

fasted58
fasted58 SuperDork
2/28/12 9:23 a.m.

meanwhile, on dirt...

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy HalfDork
2/28/12 10:48 a.m.

How extreme???

mild....

Wild....

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 SuperDork
2/28/12 11:27 a.m.

More like mid-70's:

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
2/28/12 11:34 a.m.

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
2/28/12 11:40 a.m.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo SuperDork
2/28/12 11:42 a.m.

Meanwhile in Russia...

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