Toyota Celica Supra - Fast Blast Review - Everyday Driver 

The guy who owns the electronics store down the road from my parents house owned one of these and drove it for 15+ years. I remember recognizing the lovely straight 6 sound it made as he drove home from work every evening after closing down the store. Sometimes he floored it and the sound echoed between the buildings. It's an overlooked classic that has aged gracefully.

One of the most beautiful cars ever made. I'd love to own one.

This car just screams 80s cool!

That was one of the best cars I ever owned back in the good ole 80’s !!

I remember when this car first came out. Everyone was saying: WOW. It was way ahead of everything else at the time for styling.

I owned one of these, and it was the best car I ever owned.

The guy's dad is smart.. I wouldn't want my 16 year old driving a car with a 1000hp just saying

This is literally one of the best videos on RU-vid I have EVER seen! I'm a well-known Porsche 928 guy, but I really think that the second generation Toyota Supra is the most beautiful car ever built! That car is gorgeous. I wish my dad had "done" a rehab on a car with me! The owner of that car should go and hug his dad RIGHT NOW.

Lucky boy. My dad hates cars. I bought myself my first car when I was 28.

Ir's not a cool car. It's an awesome car from the early 80's!

This is my good buddies car and it's one of my favorite cars I see on the road. Amazing looks and to see what has gone into it to get it to where it is now is awesome. I get to drive it every now and again and it's a very solid and fun to drive car. Also fun to see and experience one of the more iconic 80s Japanese cars.

What a great car. Still looks fantastic.

"Robot" styling is a good way to put it. I love that styling, too. Excellent first-sports-car choice. This guy's dad is the shit.

Wow this is amazing I have a 1983 Toyota Celica supra I am 15 years old I bought it for thousand dollars and I am rebuilding the engine with my dad I can't wait to start driving this car it looks so good

This Devon guy sounds just like me currently. I have received a MK3 Supra to learn and I got it at 12 currently 14 and I'll be driving it at 16 and probably keep it all my life

I used to drool at these Supras when I was in elementary. I tried to buy one in college but couldn't find one in good condition.

My Grandfather had one of these and someone stole it from the Thousand Oaks Mall in California.... I will never, ever forget. :( It looked exactly like this. RIP Grandpa.

I had the black 1984 model with leather seats and digital dash. I had it up to 103 mph, and it still ran smooth. A dream car.

I used to have and own one that's was my time travel to 90"s and 2000.That was my knight rider !!!

I drove one of these when I was 16 back in the 90's and wanted to buy it but my parents didn't go for it. I think the Mk3 supra is still my favorite but the Celica Supra just screams early 80's and I love it for that.

I have always loved this body style. Especially SUPRA right across the decklid.

love the 2nd Supra. My older brother had an 85 P-type. He eventually pulled the 5m-ge out at 275k miles and swapped a rebuilt 7mgte with an upgraded ct-26 turbo. That car was a missile.

I fell in love with my 83 Supra & miss that awesome car to this day. Absolutely the coolest car of the 80s.

I love this car, what a fantastic first step into the automotive world. What a great dad :) One thing this car should have is the digital dash option. That dash is so 80s, so Tron it just makes me smile every time I see it. Great video, keep up the good work.

I love the fact that you guys reviewed this car. I've owned 2 in my past-and 82 and an 86-and I loved them both. Compared to today's technology they aren't as fast or nimble, but in those days when this newly styled Supra was amazing. Everything takes perspective. The styling of the Supra has always been very appealing to me and still is. It was very modern for the times. The seats were amazing, and that bladder operated lumbar support was new and worked- you could drive this car for hours comfortably. I used to cruise the Pennsylvania turnpike from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg at "radar moderated hi speeds" and loved every minute. The faster you drove, the better the car performed and handled. The performance was great without being "race ready crazy". And features like remote operated rear view mirrors were just things not found in many cars in those days-it was like the cusp of sporty meets comfortable, and dependable, new technology features, and fun. And it was relatively affordable for what you got in the car...whereas most head-turners of the time were much more money. That eventually changed as the Supra matured into bad-boy racer and the price tag became unattainable for most people. Devon is a lucky guy to own this car...my first car was far less impressive and fun. Good job to him and his dad for bringing this baby back to life.

3 days ago i saw one first time in my life in person some 70 year old dude was driving it it was in perfect condition

goddamit i want one just as bad as i want the ae86

My first car was a Celica GT, which I drove to-and-from the family cottage for years, most weekends. It maxed out at 120 kph on the highway, so I didn't hold up the rest of manic traffic, and it loved the canyons. Loved that beast, but it leaked and rusted spectacularly. In the rear seats, you could pat the rear tires at one point, as the panels were gone. Dad helped restore it enough, but then school and other priorities lead to it's sale. That car still influences my buying and driving decisions today.

Great piece! I love that road too, especially on my moto! My first roommate in Utah has an 82 Supra he bought in 84 and has babied since, even as a daily driver in Utah for almost 15 years. My favorite thing is the DeLorean-style front bumper/fascia, as that was the hot competitor when this car came out.

Such a legendary awesome car. The good old days when cars didn't have all these computers and unnecessary sensors. I have a 1987 chisel corolla and I just love it to bits.

Thanks for sharing! Brings back great memories! I had an '82 back in the early '90s when I was 19. Love that car and still love the shape and appeal just as much today!

They were fast cars back in the day! I'd still love to have one today.

I am in love with this car! Kudos to Devon and his dad for restoring an 80's classic. And those seats are awesome! Great job on this Fast Blast, guys! 👍

So they did a resto mod on an 82 Celica Supra?? Interesting! I think this and many of the eighties Japanese sports cars are going to become collectible very soon. Especially if they look and drive like this!

i love mk2 supras so much they're my favorite japanese car

My dad had an 84 Celica Supra, bought it new, keep it for 18 years until some joe-bob went passing another car on a double yellow line and dad drove off into a corn field rather then headoning 4 wheel drive stump jumper. He walked away, the other car that was being illegally passed stop to help, but joe bob keep driving, car was totaled. We have an 89 Supra now, turbo with targa top and it's nice, inside and out, he even put one of those TRD emblems on the front grill. Those older Celica Supra's are not around anymore because for the most part they rusted away and meet the crusher over a decade ago, with the few that are left finding parts for them is beyond a major challenge, it's a challenge for the Gen III's.

I remember when this wedge body design Celica Supra first came out, it was HOT! I was about 14 and there was one in my neighborhood owned by a guy who had a small neighborhood convenience store.

I graduated from high school in 1983. I wanted a Celica Supra so bad. Its $14,000 price tag was far from attainable. Also at 6.5 feet tall I could not fit. It weighed under 3000 pounds and had 145 very optimistic hp. That may no seem like much.....The $9,000 Mustang GT had 154 hp. The GTI had 90. The CRX I purchased in 1984 had 72 hp. Although the CRX only weighed 1750 pounds. 1000 pounds LIGHTER than my BRZ.

My favorite Supra. I had an 83 Celica GTS in high school. Always wanted the Supra.

I'm sure the transmission shifted much better ~34 years ago. I had the 4 cylinder version of this car -- Celica GTS and it shifted nicely. Well... Toyota-like, but not as good as my old '91 MX-5 or current '94 R7. Btw, the GTS looked just like the Supra besides the longer nose and front grill area. Same wheels, tires, seats (loved them) fender flares, but slower than the Supra because it was just a 4-banger (nice engine). In other words it was pretty much identical to the Supra from the firewall to the rear end. It was a great, reliable college car. Nice video! :thumbs up: /subscribed

As a high schooler in the 80's, my buddies drove Trans Ams, Camaros, Mustangs,.. but this was the car I lusted after. And after all these years, I still want one. Hopefully someday, I will have one in my garage. Thanks for this review.

I had a 85 Celica GTS when I turned 16. I bought it myself and I loved very much, followed by 85 Celica Supra couple years later. It was exactly like the one in this clip both had same interior with digital dash. My next car was a 89 Supra Turbo. All three were amazing cars, but not very reliable. Replaced the clutch and clutch master cylinder on all three. These were the last Toyota brand cars I ever bought. Regardless on much I loved them (owned three models back to back) I got tired of reliability anxiety. Awesome video, brought back many amazing memories from my teens and early twenties.

Nice Job, I owned an '82 Supra and loved it so much that a decade after I sold it I miss the heck out of it., Your video brought back some beautiful memories, and I thank you immensely from the bottom of my heart.

I bought my mom's 82 Toyota Supra 5-speed baby blue for 500 bucks. She lost the key at a party and it's set in our driveway for 3 years before I broke the steering lock on it and slapped a battery in it when I was 15 behind her back in 1999. She didn't care about the steering lock and was just so excited about the fact that I got it running. While nobody was home I drove it down the street and didn't realize the muffler was partially rusted and it fell off, after that it sounded like a NASCAR. I learned a lot about cars the next half-decade working on that thing. Every time I had a dream about driving cars I was always in my Supra for some weird reason LOL. Even decades after

I had a 85 (in the mid 90's) that I highly modified but looked stock and was in mint condition. I regret selling it till this day. It was soo fun to drive, the seats were really comfy, and the sound of that engine rev was the best!. What a great car it is. Every sports car I have had since does not give me the same feeling as driving this car. Great review guys!

Even though I may not like that era of styling for cars. I still do appreciate the amount of work the owner and his father must of put in. Very cool. Good job!

Had two of them, brand new. A 1983 Black one and a 84' metallic purple. The first was stolen and returned, hence the 84. Loveeeee them. Nothing like it at the time. I held on to it until about year 2000, 2001. Finally had to let it go or replace with big bucks for engine, etc. Thanks for memory lane and I'm glad you have one still on the road today!

This was great. I really enjoyed watching this and remembering been driven on this when I was 8! Cool memories, car & review

Thanks for this review! I would rather see more uploads like this instead of reviews of Porches, BMWs, and other cars that are too exotic for an average everyday driver.

ive seen one of these in person ONCE. it was when i was in basic training at FT benning in GA. so rare and deff very very cool and unique.

Throughout my 20’s and 30’s I had owned 7 different supras from 85 to 92 models by far my 85 was the most iconic powerful relic machine. I miss those days and definitely my supras wish still have my 85

My dream car from high school days. Class of 85.

this guys are nuts, It is a fast car and handles perfectly for drifting, amazing bullet proof car, had one

Love it when I see 80's car on RU-vid and, I'd love to see cars like the ae86, Isuzu impulse and, the 80's Dodge charger

Was a "second owner" of an '82 that looked exactly like this (with cloth seats) back in the early '90's - loved that thing - was a blast to drive - fun, awesome looking car all around. Disc brakes front - and back - which was way ahead of its time in '82. Nice Video!

This was one my favorite cars, a friend of mine had one, he was the first person I knew that had a car phone or bag phone, it looked sharp the way he had it setup, WOW you guys brought back some memories

used to own one back in the day. really liked it.

Love these! Thanks for reviewing it!

Love it. I bought a mk3 Supra almost 20 years ago and still love and drive it today. The mk2 just has such an iconic and great 80's look. The angles and those fender flares, so cool. If I had the room I'd pick up a good mk2 in a heart beat...and probably drop in a 7M :)

Congrats to the young owner, you've got yourself one unique ride!! Owned one new in '82 (white) and loved it, it was pretty competitive in it's day, a nice combination of comfort, utility (hatch design), styling, and reasonable street performance. Would love to have it back, for sure, I sold it for a '85 Mustang GT (POS) which sold ASAP for an '86 Corvette that sold as soon as I drove it back to back with my '89 Supra (a far superior, high quality car). Those were the days when I has some disposal income and did just that, dispose of it to various car dealers. Truly the allure of the many Toyota's I've owned grows stronger with each year that passes, especially the Supra's. Fingers crossed and hoping for the best with the new Supra, manual transmission please! Thanks for sharing... Ciao.

I graduated high school in 1982 and I remember going to the Toyota dealer and totally falling in love with this car. As a kid though, the $15k sticker might as well have been a million dollars. Luckily, in 1983 my dad bought us a used 1982 Mustang GT (for $7k unbelievably) and that was such a great car I never cared about a Supra anymore.

Superb video, this content is so much more interesting to me (and I'm sure to a large percentage of us) than the super/hyper car stuff. That's still entertaining but we can all have a connection with these cars, and it's great to hear professional, honest opinion on they're strengths & weaknesses. I think this little Supra is so much cooler and interesting than cars costing far far more. Love it.

Looked like a beautiful day to go for a drive, and really nice car with a lovely 80's themed personality. Great review and video altogether!

My exhusband and I had an 82, in the late 80s and early 90s. I got to use it as my daily driver. Man, that car could haul ass, with the stick shift and the inline six, it blew the doors off of any American made sports car, from the same era. It was pure quality, that you just dont see these days.

When I was a kid this is my dream car

I love my MKII. Comfiest 30 year old seats ever. Sunroof. Removed the 230,000km 5m, replaced with a 60,000 km na 1j. Instant extra 60 hp. Fabulously cool cruiser.

Great review and story. That was a great looking Supra for is age. My Dad rebuilt an MGB roadster and I got to watch the process, then got my own MGB GT, a great way to learn about cars. Suffice to say, I was older than 16 when this happened.

I remember my first ride in it as a passenger.Glued me to the seat and scared the crap out of me. Not even a Mitsubishi Evo could do it to me decade later or any other faster car.

My second car was an 1985 version of this MK2. That angular aggressive 80's styling brings back so many memories. I loved that car, but I'll add that she was really practical as well. The big hatchback area hid a full sized spare (note the unusual 4 bolt pattern). Once you folded the very functional rear seats forward you had a very roomy cargo area that easily fit a mountain bike, sometimes without removing the wheel. The cloth seats were comfortable (I'm 6'1") and that squeeze bulb for lumbar support wasn't remotely the only bit of adjustment you could make with the seat, headrest and steering wheel. Unlike the depicted version above, my MK2 also had a power sunroof which I greatly enjoyed. Took a lot of summertime naps with the sunroof open to the sky. The manual transmission also had a functional cruise control which was handy on longer trips away from urban traffic. Overall a car I was extremely happy to have owned.

Do you like this car or not? You keep saying it’s a fun car, but you’ve been knocking how slow and cumbersome it is for 2/3rds of the video. It’s 40 years old! It’s not going to perform like a modern super car. At any rate, thanks for doing this review! It’s one of my favorite cars and I fondly remember wanting one when I first got my license. This car ROCKS!

I had an 84, Luxury model for 10 years and loved it. Drove it back and forth across the U.S. many times...so fun!

Bruce, you remind me of an '81 black Celica Supra I bought for parts to keep my other good one going almost forever ( Toyotas are most reliable so I haven't used many parts yet). I prefer the curved shape of my 1st gen celica Supra but with '82+ rims, recaro seats & rear wing, looks stunning!! My cousin commented it didn't look like any other car & I said exactly!, that's the point! Its now rare and timelessly beautiful!!

My father used to have a 86 model and I was supposed to get when I hit my current age, but a few years back we ran into some money problems and sadly, he sold it. I have recently been looking for the current owner to get in contact with him so I can see this beautiful machine again. God I miss this car!

my dad owned one during the 90s. it was such a sweet car. everything from the design to the mechanics was so one point. this and the 240z are my top projects cars in the future

In the middle of my restoration on my 76 celica St, can't wait to Cruz the baby on some back roads & feel it! nice video!!!

Buddy of mine had a 85 1/2 celica supra. Instantly fell in love with it badass car

Great episode and a cool car! You guys have one of the best channels on RU-vid! Keep it up!

My dad used to have this when he was younger back in the 80s ,such a nice car !!!!

love the review. I have been looking at these and the gen 1 MR2s for a while. Looking to pull the trigger when I find the right one.

What a cool episode! Can you guys please do more of these?

I bought a 1985 in deep red color and drove it for the next 23 years. This is the car taught me the joy of driving.

I love this car! My buddy had one in 84'. Great show guys! To all, Be well.

awesome car with an awesome story and an awesome video!

You guys VERY NEARLY make me feel like I'm driving those cars myself - that Celica Supra, the Porsche 928 and that marvelous 300ZX. Truly excellent videos!

I loved this car. It was my dream... actually... the 1985 turbo with the big spoiler was my dream car, but close enough. You guys been doing some cool cars, like the E24 which is another one of my favorites. I used to sneak my stepdad's 1988 L6 out when he went on vacation.

Nice. I liked the 80s Conquests

My father, brother and I restored a 73 Vega GT. No one else has a car like that where I live, that is what makes it special. Vegas get a lot of hate but the car is special to me.

I had an '84 Supra like this generation in the sky blue color, and an '88 also. My '84 even had the raised white lettering like this one so it brings back memories. I loved that car. My favorite compliments when I had my two Supras were, "What is that?" Made me feel like I had something exotic. And who wants to be the 2nd or 3rd person on the block with a Mustang or Camaro or something everyone knows...until you want to buy parts for it (then you wish they were more common).

My uncle had one of these back in 91. I Remember what yr it was because was same year my dog died lol. It was an early to mid 80s. I Remember the seats would pump up with air. As a 12 yr old kid I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

These things were so much fun back in the day, but even going to the 5M was a mega difference. I actually still see someone still driving one of these around daily, gotta love em! now imagine a 7M-GTE swap? ;)

I love this car!

All these entiments is what I would attribute to my '91 Prelude 5speed w/ 4WS... It started my passion for driving and cars.

Dang, the owner has an awesome dad.

MK2 Supras looked so bad ass in black color, mean looking like Darth Vader's outfit, those wheels, the wing, the fender flares, the magnum pi ferrari look alike nose grill , and the white rear Supra lift gate decal and those huge square red tail lights made it look super mean bad ass car. This car was so advanced yet simple for its time, rack and pinon, rear independent suspension, efi, power everything, etc

Beautiful, beautiful car. Epitome of '80s styling.

I owned one of these. Drove it until the flywheel fell out. I will own one again!!

Best one yet! Keep them coming!

I've owned an 83, 84 and 3 85s. The 84 through early 86 were the best examples as the interior, exterior and engine all saw upgrades. Great across country road car!!

Great car bought my "84" IN 1987 Turned heads whenever I drove it. Gave it lovingly to my sons a summer or two ago

The all-new 1984 Datsun 300ZX Turbo V6 was the cat's meow -- & you paid an arm & a leg of you wanted one! My original '84 300ZX Anniversary Edition stickered at $29,995 in 1984, which included $3,000 dealer markup because of high demand!