There are a group of cultists out there that like these cars; I'm one of them. The Supra was simply a well built beast with a dual overhead cam straight six. What a great motor!
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| 1982 Celica Supra mk2 |
I had the pleasure of living with this one for a few years. It was
fun,
quick enough to be a cop magnet, and funky enough for me to have had a
car crush on it. I drove it to Montana a couple times during the few
short "no speed limit" years. Pegging the 85 MPH speedometer between
Billings and Bozeman was pretty cool.
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| Celica Supra |
I had headers on
it, a 2 1/4 inch exhaust and we punched out the catalytic converter. I
picked up the over-sized Prime wheels through Ace Auto Sales in Boulder back
when I used to run their Detail Shop. One of the mechanics and I had to
modify the front fender flares to fit the meaty tires on it.
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| Supra Mark2 |
The
good; a healthy engine with power, uber-adjustable seats, great
cornering, independent suspension, and a limited slip differential.
The
bad; vague power steering without much road feedback, poorly designed
lock mechanisms, the weird paint job - I didn't do it, it was that way
when I got it, and don't drive it in the snow.
Photos were taken with my old 35mm Pentax ME SE in Longmont Colorado near Haystack Mountain.
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