Toyota · Celica
Toyota Celica 2nd generation (A40/A50)
- Years
- 1977–1981
- Chassis
- A40/A50
- Drivetrain
- FR
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Story
Its styling was done by CALTY, Toyota's North American design studio. As emissions regulations tightened, it kept its signature DOHC engine.
Chassis
Front
Strut
- Curb weight
- 1,055kg
Production plants
Toyota, Aichi
US import eligibility
- Earliest cars
- Eligible since August 200225 years after sales began in August 1977
- Last cars
- Eligible since 200625 years after sales ended in 1981 (month not recorded)
Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).
Engineers
Development lead for the sixth- and seventh-generation Corolla. On the fifth-generation Corolla, he took part in development as a member of the project to switch it to front-wheel drive.