1985 Toyota Celica GT-S - The Japanese Pony Car

[@TheShinysideup]

I had one! I bought it brand new. Mine was a GT-S Coupe. It had a sunroof You're right, It was a blast to drive and handled like crazy. That's what made me buy it. I went to do a U-turn to catch up with a friend. I was in 4th, downshifted to 2nd, turned the wheel and popped the clutch. She drifted around the turn. When I popped the clutch the torque and the tires grabbed the street and the rest is history! The rear lights were on all of the celicas of that time. I replaced the wheels with 16 inch gold honeycombed Enkies and put the factory ones on my 76 Celica that made that car handle like crazy. All of this was done well before the dayz of Fast and Furious. My car was known from NY to Fla.

[@BernonCars]

Haha those were the days!

[@juliearmymom7807]

I had the 84 in high school in 1988. We called the rear light style back then bat wings, because of the way they flared. Mine wasn't a convertible, and didn't have the blood pressure option 😆 I got stuck in a waist high raging flood, got out dragged the car beside me until I could get it on higher ground. Went back once the water went down, started right up! Mine was a manual, OMG what a blast! Thanks for the video.

[@BernonCars]

Glad it brought back good memories haha

[@norsevikingsir4932]

I just got the exact car, white 1985 Gt-s convertible. It was a barn find that's been parked for decades. Looking to sell if anyone is interested.

[@fionamadeleine5758]

yoooo this still available lmk where you at😭🙏

[@coolcatmeow77]

Prices on surviving examples are going up, there are few that could be had in the sub $5K range with one seen going for $15K in 2021.

[@MrWeliz]

I had a white 85 just like yours, back in 90 got rear ended and the insurance company totaled it , i still have the hard tonneau cover in my garage.

[@ManuelBorge]

I would like to buy the Hard tonneau cover if you still have it?

[@AdamSmith-rs6dj]

I have one in red and manual owned her for 12 years now really dont drive it but a few time each summer they are getting rares to find.

[@BernonCars]

They’re beautiful cars

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

I have one too in red add me on insta henry.gts_

[@jezlang2214]

Adam you need to drive that baby!

[@のざわひでき]

Celica of this era was good This convertible model can not be met easily in Japan

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

のざわひでき i have one add me on insta Henry_gts

[@jezlang2214]

I have one for sale. I bought it off the dealer lot in 1986. Contact me if you're interested.

[@GoodlyPenguin]

@@jezlang2214 Still up for sale?

[@Samlol23_drrich]

My dad had a hard top version of this car. He had nice leather seats with lumbar pumps stolen right out of it in our driveway. Great car. Wish it was still in the family.

[@BernonCars]

The one that got away

[@albarriault6147]

I had an 84 back in high school, loved it ..i would love to get another , but just can't find one on the east coast of Canada . If this or any other is available let me know

[@BernonCars]

So many of them here are rusted out!

[@gulfport69]

Al Barriault There is one currently for sale on Facebook marketplace in Gautier, Mississippi. Convertible 5spd.

[@albarriault6147]

@@gulfport69 thanks , waiting for market place to accept my request to join so i can check it out

[@jezlang2214]

@Alan I have one for sale. I bought it off the dealer lot in 1986. Contact me if you're interested. It'll be on classiccartrader soon.

[@albarriault6147]

@@jezlang2214 send me the details and location, Thanks [e-mail]

[@mariaarroyo5223]

they they fast

[@trevorschnedler4472]

Awesome video, thanks for making it!

[@turboeddude]

Do you think someone who's 6 foot could comfortably fit in the car? I wish the later Celica's where rwd cuz I'd rather have an 89 or even a 93 but whatever.

[@wolfgangiceclaw]

I had a blue 83 GT-S fastback with a 5 speed stick in high school that I swapped the 22RE for the turbo 22RTE from a junk yard 4Runner. Sadly mine had rust in all of the common areas for these cars. I ended up selling the engine and transmission and scraping the car because of the rust.

[@peachy2675]

i have a manual gts convertible and its really nice

[@timfuller4073]

Love 3rd gen Celica. I had an 83...

[@BernonCars]

Great vehicles

[@windymoment885]

I saw one of these , looked very nice , has red accents :3

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

Bryan Villagrana I own one too in red check out my insta @ Henry.gts_

[@jezlang2214]

Mine's black with rare dealer decals. (red and silver)

[@WolfShadowhill]

I got to drive a manual version and it was fun af

[@packrcch]

the belt moldings at the base of the side windows tend to go bad.

[@fluxmasterfix]

Good thing the '85 is easy to turbo

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

John Connor is it really tho ? How !! I know that you can run 5 psi on stock ecu I own a 85 celica

[@fluxmasterfix]

@@HENRYSYOTAS The pistons are the weak point, but everything else is built as strong as the 22RTE. So to 'build' the bottom end for boost is just pistons and rings (~$150). You can try to finagle the stock ECU to work with 7-8psi, but really it's just a bad idea. Even without turbo, an aftermarket ECU that removes the AFM will give you better HP/TQ (not much hp, but around 15-20ftlb though). Change the ignition system to MSD and that'll be even better. So yeah, plug and play ECU and pistons and you can get at least 225whp. That really isn't much modification to more than double the power.

[@jezlang2214]

LC Engineering has some interesting mods available. (all Toyotas not just Celicas)

[@Abdullah-Alamoudi]

Very nice video,, Keep up the good work.

[@BernonCars]

Thank you!

[@wilfredojorge4111]

I used to have one celica1983 no convertible red .l still remember my it was a beaty

[@GSXSF1k]

I would rather drive this car than today's cars.

[@BernonCars]

Me too!

[@MireVoid]

Might be buying an 85 GTS here soon for $400 its gonna need alot of work

[@BernonCars]

Sweet project!!

[@MireVoid]

@@BernonCars Well sadly the 85 GTS got sold out from underneath me, However tomorrow I'm driving 5 hour to go pickup a non running 87 GT

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

I own a 85 celica gts too convertible in red with 209 miles :) . I need that trunk rack 😤😤😤😤

[@jezlang2214]

The trunk rack was a dealer installation. So were the decals. Both very rare.

[@norsevikingsir4932]

​@Jez Lang I have the exact car, trunk rack and all. It was a barn find that's been parked since the 90s. Looking to sell if anyone is interested.

[@capricornone2362]

Ragtops & Hardtops (Coupe) both had the mean taillights... Not a fan of the Hatchback.🧐👍

[@josejr57]

Mine is 85 GTS with 129 thousand miles on it😊

[@HENRYSYOTAS]

josejr57 I have one too brother !!! 209 k miles :) check it out @ Henry.gts_

[@jezlang2214]

136,500 here, over 34 years. Only car in 40 years that has never broken down.

[@ponchitoponch8190]

yo tengo uno igualito

[@TeamTakeAwayMN]

Is this for sale?

[@BernonCars]

It is! On craigslist DMV

[@jezlang2214]

Mine is for sale. Needs to go to the right buyer, a GTS enthusiast.

[@spinedoc18]

Sold or still available?

[@BernonCars]

I believe it's still available.

[@spinedoc18]

Who would I contact?

[@BernonCars]

May I send you an email with his info?

[@spinedoc18]

@@BernonCars [e-mail]

[@BernonCars]

Sent it

[@congtranthanh4817]

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[@alfonsosoto9480]

I have 1985 Toyota celica ct s color Red for saLe

[@fernandoolivares9319]

still for sale?

[@jdm2008si]

I have a 85 convertible stick shift for sale

[@fernandoolivares9319]

still available?

[@dannyyang1202]

Nice...muscle cars to the asians

[@mariaarroyo5223]

i have one in red and black ,,,