1986 Toyota Celica Gets Front-Wheel-Drive, ‘80s Looks

From its humble beginnings as the coupe version of the Carina in 1970, the sporty-yet-economical Toyota Celica became increasingly popular throughout the decade. By the dawn of the 1980s, a stretched and widened Celica with a straight-six engine appeared here with Celica Supra badges and became a legitimate competitor for the Datsun Z and Chevy Camaro. For 1986, Toyota removed the Celica designation from the Supra and moved it to an all-new front-wheel-drive car. Here's a magazine advertisement celebrating the brand-new Celica's arrival on our shores.

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