1982 Toyota Celica Supra: Overlooked Classic? 

I am the last owner. I’m glad you’re enjoying the car because I certainly did. This is a very cool video and I am glad you can appreciate that exhaust note! That car just oozed “cool” the day I bought it, and only keeps getting better

That metal button on the stereo is for the cassette player... it was the type of ribbon used on the tape/quality it read

Once you start on the Toyota path you will never want to leave. The reliability of every part of the car is top notch on 80's Toyota's you fall in love with it and then every other car becomes disappointing to own after that. Proud owner of an 81 Celica GT hatch for 10 years now and a 87 MR2 for a lil bit now.

I got my 83 from it sitting for 10 years. Was able to trace back the original owner and obtain photos and bring it to him. Was about a 3 year process from 2018-2021 of getting all the kinks out. Got it for 2.3k and put around $5k into it. A lot of work but its a great reliable car now for the weekends and was def worth it.

My first car was an 84 Supra. These are really fun cars and from a great era for Toyota. I'll never forget the first time I pulled up and my best friend shouted, "It's got pop up headlights! It's got pop up headlights!!!"

You’d press the “metal” button on the stereo if you were playing a metal cassette tape, which was a premium, higher quality cassette type than standard cassettes back in the day.

I love this car. I picked up a 1982 Celica Supra L type about a few months ago for only 10k and only 50,000 original miles and its so awesome to just cruise down the street in this car. I would definitely recommend trying to buy one.

She’s definitely a keeper! Beautiful car!👌🥰👉♥️👍my Dad bought a 1981 back then, man I loved that car! I cried when he traded it! The Toyota Supra will always be one of my all time favorite car!

Great production. Loved the close ups of the pop up lights. The shot of the tape deck was great. You've done a great job selling me.

I am living your car life brother ! I have the same exact car - 82 Terra Cotta Manual Celica Supra. It had the seats you have, but I got a pair of the bucket seats on Ebay from another MK2 and so glad I did. I had had the same exact car years ago in California (with the seats you have), and loved it and it was the car I always regretted selling, Found another one of the same exact cars again during Covid in great shape and had to have it. (same price you did). That inline 6 cylinder, double over head cam is just amazing. My air conditioner and stereo don't work, but not worried now because the AC would just drain power, and the stereo would just cover over that magnificent sound of the engine. I'm happy every time I drive it and is just great on the hilly, curvy roads of Pennsylvania. I love the analog, naturally aspirated experience. You have to drive one to understand,. And same thing, at Cars and Coffee events - I see a lot of Porsches and Ferraris(granted, wonderful cars), but not one of these. And every time I take it out on the road, it always gets love from people. They are wildly under-valued, but who cares - I'm never selling it !

This is maybe the best video I have ever seen on RU-vid. It was everything I was looking for: A little sauce, a little sass, and a whole lot of deep technical info and real life experience. I came because I fucking love this car, the first 30 second I was like “Wtf is this, is this the right video?” And then…the music hits and you can’t look away for 18 minutes. Bravo.

So great-my first car(high school car) was an 83 almost exactly like this-the original door handles and shade making wing at the top of the all black hatch. It had the bigger over fenders, black interior with the air-adjustable sport seats and analogue gauges. Mine had no pinstriping and sat slightly lower, but otherwise looked like this. Great first car for kid who wants to drive hard, but shouldn't go too fast. LSD, straight six, FR layout, and a great grand touring car that girls did not mind being in.

When I had my Supra, I used to drive around with a friend who had a 944 and another friend with an 83 280zx. We were well matched. Each car had it's own strengths and weaknesses. I'd still take the Supra.

Taking me back to the Big 80s😁❤️

After all these years, this is still the car I want more than any other.

One of my dream cars I think these things are gorgeous. If you're curious the Metal button on the stereo is for different tape formulations, Type I brown coloured tapes being the most common, and higher fidelity type II Metal tapes.

The song, oh my God. I'm 14 all over again.

I'm 10 minutes into the video and everything you said hits home for me, right down to the Future Joust music. I hope you get many more years from this cool car !

It's not overlooked, it IS a classic and the prices match. I've never remotely seen an old Celica LET ALONE a Supra trim in the wild or at car show before. They are just that rare. I love them to death, but the MK3 is the only thing you can really get your hands on now and yeah it's heavier, but a lot more luxurious. I don't mind my choice of the 88' NA MK3 at all. Though with an MK2 you would stand out stand even more though both those models are almost unheard of at this point. I think we have the same exact passion for our cars. They are the most driver-centric cars on the road that are still reliable. The intro to "The Raccoons" is also greatly appreciated!!!

Since I move back here from the UK, I've seen one of these in rough condition in someone's backyard. I remember back in 82, I flew back to the UK to attend a football school for a week and visit my relatives. The Pro player who was running the course, Picked me up from the train station in Ipswich. He had a Celica (sell ee kaa).I enjoyed the ride and he also took me back to the station. When I got back to the states, I was driving mum and dad's crappy Buick X body and I stopped at the local Toyota dealer. I walked out with a sexy brochure but as a 16 year old, there was no way I could afford one. I moved back to the UK a couple of years later but they were well out of my price range at the time. I did go to a dealer that had a second hand MR2 MKI version and took it for a test drive. I couldn't get a high enough trade in on my Escort RS1600i to make the deal viable. I'd love to find a MK II Supra but for now, I'll make do with my '12 Genesis coupe with 27k on the clock. It's as close as I can get back to the old RWD days and I can blow away most people from the lights.

Man that intro was RETRO foreals 😅 I loved it. This brought back those late 80 vibes. You also had a tasty soundtrack paired with it 👏🏽. Growing up, my neighbors had matching His/Hers own Toyota Supra Celicas and their eldest son had a Volkswagen Scorroco. The son is actually what introduced me to the 5 cylinder turbo and right away I fell in love with the 5 cylinder sound ❤. I currently own a 92 Audi urS4 with the AAN 2.2L similar to what my neighbor had introduced me to. Anyways thanks for the great content 😎 and sharing your magnificent machine 💯 I look forward to seeing what you have planned for the future ✌🏽

the thing I hear most often when Im out with my mk2 is "you dont see a lot of these around anymore"

I have a Mk2 Celica Rear Window Chastain Shadow Louver sitting in my Supra storage if you really want to match the look of the 80s! Amazing video! Watched the whole thing

I used to have one of these, and I‘m missing it a lot!

Great video! I can totally identify with what you said about the comments and reactions from others. Last year, I became the proud owner of a 1985 Celica GT-S. Being a GT-S, it has all of the cool bits from the P-Type Supra - the wheels (someone added P-Type wheels to yours, BTW), flares, seats, four-wheel discs, IRS, and even the same stereo you have. Most peopIe just assume it's a Supra. I wish I could post a photo here. It's two-tone blue with blue cloth, and of course it's a five-speed. And the kicker - only 50,000 miles and all-original. Enjoy your Supra, and don't let it go!

That's THE colour for that generation of Supra. Back in the 1990s, a guy I worked with owned a similar car (his had the flares, etc) in the same colour. Great machines.

I just got my 83 back on the road after 2 years of hunting down engine rebuild parts. I forgot how much I really loved that car and any previous thought of selling it went away much to the same reasons that you pointed out.

80's montage followed by nature shots? Subbed

Nice video dude. I have an 83 Celica GT and I just love it. I spent 1/10th what you did a year pre covid virus outbreak. Just basic maintenance and she runs great. Hope you keep and enjoy your ride. Peace out.

I've always liked these after I drove a new one a few times back in the day!

Well you gained another sub , you make me miss my 80s supra. Enjoyed your review and the video at start.

I never left appreciating Analog Cars! I appreciate technology and am an avid user of it, but I drove mostly Analog Cars throughout my life and there is Nothing like the connection to the actual Driving Experiene that you get with these older more Raw cars. Personallly if this becomes a bigger trend I would not be surprised if we see Car Companies return to this type of reduced tech car building..Great video!

Yeah I have a Celica gt 1982 they are criminally slept on which was good for me cause I got my dream car for cheap but for a 1980’s group b rally icon and one of the last rwd analog Toyotas

Beautiful car! I've got an 84 Celica GTS that I love! It's been down for 4 years. Just put rebuilt 22RE in it and hope to have it back on the road by the end of Jan.

I had an 83, one of my favorite cars of all time

That is a pretty wicked car, I remember when those were new and they looked so cool back then too.

Just had to mention Miata at the end. I sold my 92 NA 2 years ago and regret tf out of that stupid decision.

Just for you to know those seats for the l edition are actually from the Toyota cressida of the same year.. if anything the Toyota Cressida is the 4 door version of the Celica supra .. alloy of the parts transfer between the 2. I used to own a 84 Cressida

Great video and music choice 🎉🎉

I had no idea Zach Galifianakis was so into cool cars. 😎 👍😂

My parents bought one. Silver and black. Digital dash. Automatic. Awesome car to drive in highschool and college. They keept until 1998.

Beautiful car ❤my little bro still has his 84 model upgraded the engine from Lexus ls400 1uz..great cruiser

Save the Dragons. 🔥

i have a Celica too, I hope they bring this car back to the aftermarket scene, I want a ducktail, less weight, and auto to manual.

*_POP-UP UP & DOWN HEADLIGHTS!_*

I had a 88 turbo I miss that car back in 99. Bought it from a nasa engineer

Mikes old car. Beautiful terra cotta Great video! More plz!

Very very nice car ! Trying to get one, but looks to be difficult. Enjoy ;)

One of my dream cars here

I spent $8,000 on my 88' MK3 two years ago, so you can have perspective. NA Auto 115Kmiles and it was a garage baby. Was in incredible shape, but just being out in the wild a few months all the bumpers need paint and pretty much I need to slap down for a $5K paintjob on her. If there wasn't enough I've already poured $13K in her on misc stuff and cosmetics/leds. You got yourself gold there, I'm just glad I only had to replace leaking power steering hoses and not the entire rack, that must have hurt. You aren't going to find a more fun car though. NEVER let her go. Seems like EVERY MK3 Supra owner who lets them go (95% of them) regrets it and loves them to death. I cannot do that nor would I ever get my money back!

Awesome!!!!

I owned an 81 Gt 5spd. light blue/dk blue int fastback and an 83 GT 5spd, fastback white/blue int. AND I WAS 15 years old back in 1996 when I owned these.

I imagine someone has already mentioned this, but the 'metal' on your stereo was for metal particle cassette tapes. My partner owned one of these, well, a 1985 2.4 litre Celica, in Australia. Had some real go in it, sold for $5000 in 2003.

Love the production and effort you put into this video, I'm a big fan of the Celica Supra :) Feedback: Something is up with either your camera's or your processing software. The upload is very jerky which is the main issue, and it happens throughout most of the video (no it's not my connection or computer). The audio is choppy and often blurry as well. Again, LOVE the content here as a first time viewer of your channel, and I hope this constructive for you :)

I had the 1981 10th anniversary special edition Celica coupe with the 22RE GT motor, fully modified from the ground up dumped so much money into that car in 1997. Make back my money dragged racing in NYC.

I'm in love with these cars and 1973. I was in a Datsun 510 as a kid, and it was fun. I had Toyota Tercel Is the Forgotten Off-Roader. I had it in 1995 and the 4-wheel drive was great. NJ blizzard I'm outside pulling guys on a plastic sled with ext cord REAL SAFE. The car is unreal. For Metal button I think had to do with cassette tapes

Love those cars

Love it. Brown interior does not go at all.

Toyota MK11 Supra was not turbo because Toyota engineered the first commercially available belt - driven double overhead cam engine that gave you the extra boost of horsepower, like a turbo without the complication of an 80s turbo

Jesus, just 4 years ago you could find similar condition ones for like 8k or less. I bought my 84 p-type for $800 ran reliably for 6 years no issues just looked like hell.

Overlooked? These don't exist anymore where I live

I have a 1983 Toyota celica supra amazing car

Too expensive now since they used to cost $1000 but now they are the price of a new economy car

What area of Washington was this filmed in? It's gorgeous!

you didn't even have to explain why u shot it in your high school parking lot brother. if you know what's up you feel it in your soul and it feels so right!

Cue the classic tunes!!

Man, I also love that digital gauge cluster.

As a Tacoma local that spends a lot of time in Elbe Hill and near Tahhoma Forest. it feels like, splices of locations do not match wheres he driving. .

Hey alliedcam1 i am 23 and one a 1977 toyota celica ta23 5speed and its all origineel

This is the most sold supra and people are still sleeping on these cause you can find these for under 20k, and cause Supra MK1 was a shitshow, MK3 was mid, and MK4 took everything so if someone looks back the first Supra, and the Supra before mk4 they don't see anything thing good or interesting and with Supra Mk5 being what I call mid in popularity as a whole it was bound that no one would even know Supra before mk4 even existed with these teens kids only knowing one car as mk4 the only supra, I just found out and holy damn it is a beauty, instant fell in love with it and probably my only attainable dream car,

While you do mention the low power being kind of a nice thing, I think they really needed to bring the 3.0 Litre version, the 6M-GE, that Japan got to North America. The 6M-GE gave you 200HP, which I think would be perfect. 140HP is pretty uninspiring for a sporty car, and not a particularly light sporty car. I owned an 82, and I loved many aspects of it, but the lack of power was pretty funny. It is a beautifully designed engine though, Yamaha/Toyota made a smooth unit.

Is that the molalla river?

Thanks you told me later in the video how much it was

Why is it 12" off the ground? Weird.

If you don’t mind me asking, how much does it cost you? Curious what they’re going for?

“All completely analog “ 😂 literally has a digital gauge cluster .

Sarah n tuned is giving one away on RU-vid soon. I hope I win!!

pop up's 😁👍former tr 7 owner

You nuts get a Canadian edition of the super money Grab so-called Autobuy July 2023 issue rag and find the page with the highly used & confirmed miled out non engine rebuild Toyota Celica supra in Both 3 pedal and 2 pedal when the thing used two names in the car before it became it's own supra model & you'll see the desperate seller or car curber so-called dealer want $29K usd or over $30K Canadian for again a repaint & Non mechanical or interior Resto for this gen car , thanks but no thanks, I'll buy a 2023 Dastun Ztop Trim heated seat performance edition car over the Base stupidly named sport or Base model 2023 datsun Twin turbo Z.

I will sleep on it weird looking car but it look really nice in it's time with the back window louver I would not buy tha car for a 2000 grand

That RV you pass by time 1400 was better looking than that supra you paid 14000 grand R U nuts I rather have the celica model U got riffed off donate and give that car to a young person he will love it and appreciate it that car is not for a old timer like you go plant a garden

I had a 1985 it was 190 hp. I could run with 5.0's and iroc z's of the time.