Showing posts with label Toyota Celica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toyota Celica. Show all posts

Friday, 21 October 2011

It Came from eBay Hell: Toyota Celica-Based Ferrari F430 Replica

Ferrari F430 Seen On www.coolpicturegallery.us

Ferrari F430 Seen On www.coolpicturegallery.usThere are probably more Pontiac Fiero-based imitations in the world than real Ferraris. Today, though, we have something a little different. No, it is not a Pontiac Fiero-based Lamborghini Miura (we have already had one of them), it is a Toyota Celica that has been transformed into a passable F430 replica.

Did I say passable? Well, only just. From the front, it looks okay, with the hood, headlights and A-pillar being sufficiently F430-like. As you move back, however, it all starts to unwind. The awkward side window treatment, slab-sided rear flanks and the shape of the rear windscreen just seem wrong. Though you can’t expect much from trying to transform a front-engined, front wheel drive Japanese coupe in a mid engine, rear wheel drive Italian exotic.

Things only get worse inside; the interior is essentially stock seventh-gen Celica with stick on parts that are supposed to give the impression of a Ferrari interior. Suffice to say, it does not work. The seller is asking US$45,000 for a car that nominally pulls around $7,500 on the used market, a frankly ridiculous price. You can check out our gallery (if you dare) and leave your bit in the comments section below.

By Tristan Hankins

Link: eBay

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Friday, 29 July 2011

Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 featured on Top Gear Back in the 1990s up for Sale


Even though we’re always on the lookout for rally-bred production cars from the 1980s and 1990s like the Lancia Delta Integrale, we must admit that this 1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 grabbed our attention mainly because it is the same car that was featured on an older episode of Top Gear. A young Jeremy Clarkson had then compared it against Ford's Escort RS Cosworth.
The seller is the second owner of the Celica GT-Four ST205 and has had the car in his possession for the past 8 years but is now ready to depart with it. The Japanese model, of which only 2,500 examples were built, started its life out as a press vehicle for Toyota Great Britain.
The selling price for the all-wheel drive Celica, which is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four delivering around 240-horses, is "£5995 or best offer" (about US$9,780 or €6,860). The car has clocked about 78,000 miles.
Seller: Toyotasownerclub


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