After always regretting selling my original 959 in the late eighties I finally managed to pick up another in 2021.
This project car was a wreck-
Plastic parts broken in all the usual places (suspension arms, hubs, center chassis, battery clip, bumpers etc)
MSC fried, technigold motor seized, stuck shocks, wheels curbed and tyres dry and split.... a real dog for just over £450!
Luckily, the original body was in good condition, albeit poorly painted, complete with all body accessories including a non painted cockpit.
It also had all the original box and manual in very good condition.
The gearboxes were fine to..... so this gave me something to work with!
New parts for these cars are extremely hard to find, and very expensive.
I spent the next 2 years sourcing all the parts I needed to make it totally mint again, which meant importing parts from USA, Germany and France!
This restoration was a long term project, taking nearly 3 years in total for my quest to have an 'as new' example for the collection.
Total cost to date is around £1200.....this one was a bottom less money pit!
I recently found many photos that I had taken along the way, so have put them into a little montage that documents my journey into bringing this interesting, and iconic Group B eighties Tamiya legend back to her full glory.
Enjoy! ✌️
Check out this video for more 959/celica GRB action
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