My father was a GM mechanic his whole life. Which was great for me by him working at dealerships he could always get me cheap trade-ins. Then when I'd break em he could tell me how to fix em. He always said buicks were the best GM cat he alway drove a big wildcat or a Electra deuce and a quarter. With the big 455 four barrel or the famous 401 nailhead.God I miss you dad.
Bill, you are my kinda guy. Your comedic talent is natural, nothing put on about it. Absolutely hilarious. I met you years ago as I was looking for a BMW E46, you gave me a lot of good advice. Keep up the good work! 🥃
I had many Cressida wagons and sedans in the 90s and ABSOLUTELY LOVED THEM!! You can just feel the quality as the miles fly by, the cars still feel the same!!
I find the 1980 Toyota Corolla with the rare quad headlights to be a true jewel, I haven't seen one of those in years, I think they look better than the squared single headlights TBH.
I liked the 1980 review, good year for TV! A car guy never loses his car Eye, even while drunk. And just when I thought there were no animals a dog appears. I’m looking forward to the SSEi.
LOL. This has to be the funniest one Bill has done yet! I was in stiches when he colorfully described his friend Penelope's "occupation." I particularly loved the part when this Penelope comes rip- roaring up her drive in her Cadillac limo and toots the horn. -I feel off my chair laughing like a hyena! You could never write comedy as good as this! -Cry your wild-eyed bugged out heart out, Doug DeMuro!
Sometimes it just works out that you're the guy going around drunk, buying cars... awesome quote, Bill. Love the look of the Corolla. The Wildcat rocks. I had a '82 Accord and an '84 Civic so the small car feel and engine bring back memories. POD - Plain Old Driving.
My daddy bought his first new car back in 1967--it was a Buick Wildcat...430ci V8, huge car, but very fast! He drove that tank for 24 years, putting over 300,000 miles on it, no major repairs ever needed, just a couple pairs of U-joints. GM really built some good quality cars back then!
I remember my grandmother buying a brand new 1977 Toyota Corolla wagon , red w/wood grain panel down the side. I remember putting the seats down and sleeping in it on our trip to Florida from New Jersey. I'm currently driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla as my 2nd car. It's in great shape no rust for being a North Eastern car. Only 137,000+ miles on it. I owned a 1976 fastback Corolla when I was 18.
Bill reminds me of all the great used car salesmen I have had the pleasure to know all these years. I fondly remember them all. They knew their stuff and you listened to their bullshit, enjoying every minute. They sold CARS that looked and drove like cars. Each one different. Today it's boxcars with all wheel drive sold by script readers eying the last cent you have in your pocket. Thanks Bill. I enjoy your efforts and look forward to the next one.
I also find it very interesting that your Corolla wagon is an automatic instead of a 5 speed (I believe 5 speed was standard by the 1980 model year), another 1980 movie I love that I think is highly underrated is "Used Cars", Air Supply and Neil Diamond were huge that year.
This has quickly become my favorite RU-vid channels. Bill you make me literally laugh out loud every time. Would love to meet you if I ever visit the sunshine state again. Keep up the good work, sir.
Another awesome video as usual. I've been trying my best to get the word out about this channel. These videos deserve so many more views damn it. And I have to say that everyone I've shown the channel to so far feels exactly the same way as I do though. Thanks again for all the incredibly funny and informative content Bill!
Those old Japanese cars are becoming desirable. I enjoyed the review, Bill. Would enjoy seeing more cars like this in the future… or maybe even some old Volvo’s…
The Fixx coming through that stereo is PERFECT. How many teens bashed their heads to that song in their mom's Corolla wagon in the early 80's? Datsun tow truck= review, restore, review again.
I have to say it's refreshing to see someone else that appreciates all cars for what they were. Cars like this will be the next Barrett Jackson 6 digit cars.
The Wildcat is classy; I totally relate with your anecdote about driving that old Toyota. A performance car is a car you can’t tear-up, and consequently can really have fun driving the hell out of it.
My 2nd car was a 77 Corolla... Brown. Looked pretty much just like this '80 model. Not a bad car. It certainly didn't make me the cool kid, but having a big station wagon rear end was a pretty handy thing for a teenage kid on date night ;)
Nice review, Bill! You know a lot about cars and Corollas in particular. That was maybe the best preserved 1980 Corolla wagon in the country and we got to ride along. I think 20k miles is real - all the smog equipment was present and connected. BTW, the idle's high b/c it's got an automatic choke that may be stuck after 42 years. Damn, that was a trip back! Thank you.
Wow, I remember the local Datsun dealer having one of those tow trucks. We were frequent customers of that tow truck, as my parents' 1981 Datsun 810 Maxima Diesel seemed to break down with frightening regularity...
This video took me down memory lane for a couple of reasons. In 1980 I traded in the 1964 Wildcat that my Dad bought me when I turned 16 for a Toyota Corolla wagon just like the one here, only mine had a wheezy 4 speed and no air conditioning. Damn I wish I had that Buick back.
Well I must say that you and your friend have quite an interesting and eclectic collection of cars and trucks.....my vote is with you . And yes the Datson tow truck is cool as hell. In all my years I've never seen one. I grew up in Southern California and I am your age so I've seen a few things. And yes, the Wildcat is sweet
That fast idle could be part of the automatic choke, since it has a carburetor. Once it's good and warm, try momentarily flooring it and it should disengage. Not sure about Toyotas, but Datsuns worked that way.
I am the King of old Datsuns....back in 1969, I bought a 1959 Datsun 1000 model--a 4door sedan, with four-on-the-column shifter, that one-liter, 37hp 4cyl engine. that car was only sold by one dealer, in LA. only a few hundred of these were sold in 1959...amazingly, there does exist a collector car club on RU-vid, that actually has a few of these ultra-rare vehicles...Datsun changed the shape, and the name, of the car in 1961. That old car of mine would actually achieve 60mph, but was a scary ride at that speed!...I used to drag-race oldVWs off the lights...they usually won...but I did get around 30mpg, and girls thought that weird looking car was "cute". I have not seen one on the road in at least 40 years!
My Dad drove his '80 Corolla Wagon until just before his death in 2001. It had just over 300k miles and required nothing but routine maintenance. Great car!
Bill, I love, love, love your videos. I am so happy I found your channel because even after I had a shit day you can cheer me up. Keep on keepin’ on. And I can’t wait for that Wildcat review. What a gorgeous car.
2022 I have the exact brown Toyota Corolla 1.8 3tc wagon with tan interior, restored sitting in my garage. Mine is a 5 speed manual and very preppy around town. People always have stories to tell and their old Corollas.
That 64 was my very first car. 355 wildcat motor same color. An elderly couple I mowed grass for and delivered papers to used it to haul their old dogs around in while the 1972 Electra 225 stayed in the garage. I paid 50 bucks for it and drove the wheels off it. I miss those times!
20:37 GM's '71-'76 "clamshell" wagons also had leaf springs while the sedans had 4-link suspensions. I always assumed it was to keep the loading floor as flat as possible.
I love it. I've never owned a Corolla, but I've always liked them, and I'm impressed that it's been such a successful model. I love seeing these old survivors.
It really surprises me to not often see anymore of these cars still on the road anymore, because back then you saw them everywhere. In our family, we had a 1980 Toyota Corona lift back and yes it was brown as well and between my older brother and myself, we beat the crap out of that car and someone else bought it and it just kept on going. Those little Toyotas back then were such a bargain for that time. Those little 20R engines I've seen hit 450,000 miles and still keep on going without a rebuild or the 22Rs as well. Thanks again Bill for the review and bringing back some good ole memories. These little cars were a big part of my childhood and teenage life back then and wow here we are today.
Bill, thanks again. This Corolla has a speedometer that's actually easy to read for the way that we all use them--daily driving. The blank fixture on the passenger side of the dashboard is most likely for the optional clock. Early digital. The dog has an upset look as though he was parted from his owner and is looking for him.
I had an 84 Toyota Corolla wagon stick shift it was the best most reliable car I've ever had got over 400,000 miles on it before I got rid of it car just would not die❗👍😎
😂 Bill… the horn on that limousine… I can’t stop laughing. And you so smoothly let it speak for itself hahaha, you TRULY are hilarious. Thanks for another great video.
They assembled Toyotas here in Australia, I used to drive past their factory in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney NSW, started as AMC then became Toyota Australia!!! We are RHD like Japan and Japanese cars are definitely popular here!!! No LHD conversion. 🇦🇺
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."
0:56 ... Toyota Coroma :D Thanks for a really interesting video, I had a normal 1980 sedan in the late nineties for a student car. You can drive these cars until the body parts fall off but you just about cannot kill them.
18:40 The first Toyota assembled outside of Japan was at the old Toyota plant in South Melbourne. And, yes, it was a Corolla. 25:30 Ayer's Rock pronounced "Airs" and we now call it by its indigenous name of Uluru.
I drove a friend's '80 wagon, he oversaw the construction of his parents' home. He hauled all kinds of cement, marble and granite slabs, and numerous bovine relatives. That thing stood the 3rd World torture test (treacherous roads & crazy drivers, rotten gasoline, sporadic or marginal maintenance). It's still on the road! BTW, that blank plate you noticed- that's where the requisite '80s digital clock would go in upmarket LX trim. 🖖🙏🇨🇦
A brilliant synopsis of just what Toyota was about. When its explained in such a way Toyota makes perfect sense & "it does the same job youre washing machine does" - True but hilarious!
