Trev's 1992 Toyota Celica Pics

The Celica Images...

This part of my site is full of scanned real images of the Celica. I include a short writeup beside each if something came into my mind as I was posting the pic.

Update October 2007, this car is sold...

All of these images are thumbnails, click on the image to see a larger version.

		Upgrade day. Parking my old 1983 Corolla SR-5 at my parents house and driving home in the Celica. May 1996
		Front View. Gotta love that grill. June 1997
		Front Driver's Side. These are the alloy rims. I also have a set of winter tires on ugly rims for when the Canadian winter hits. It's amazing how much less attractive the car is on the ugly rims. June 1997
		Rear Driver's Side. June 1997
		Driver's view. June 1997
		This was the car that the Celica replaced, a 1983 Toyota Corolla SR-5. By the time this pic was taken it was pretty decrepit and salt ravaged... but it wasn't always that way... circa 1995
		This picture is about a decade old, but there I am, Mr. Cool himself. This was probably taken the day after I got this car, my first. No feeling like it. Growing up in the era of the hot-hatch, this was a pretty sweet ride. circa 1990
		Here's another old pic of my Corolla. Beside it is my friend's 3TC corolla. It was a little older but was in nice shape and some nice aftermarket goodies. circa 1990
		Well it had to happen, eventually I was going to get the elusive tow truck photo of the Celica. It completes the set, I now have every car caught red handed. December 1998
		I look on, as the second magnette sleeps under a snowy car cover. December 1998
		As expected, the culprit was a broken timing belt. This is a non-interference engine so no damage done other than the price of the tow. Which is why I hadn't changed it. It's only an optional service, sort of hard to justify doing a maintenance job when the worst case failure is the same amount of work, just without choice of venue. December 1998
		Hard to believe, but it took me several hours to remove everything to get to this stage. The engine bay still looks packed, but already removed or unbolted here are the alternator, alternator belt, power steering belt, power steering reservoir, cruise control, two timing belt covers, two underbody panels, and one engine mount. December 1998
		Here's a view of the new belt installed. This view is from underneath, with the access panel removed. There is about one inch of room between the belt and the immovable strut tower, so it's bruised knuckles for the whole job. Actually, this image is misleading because it makes the area look open. But I took this picture by pushing the camera in blind, aiming it as a best guess, and pushing the button. December 1998
		Into each life, a little Ford must fall. Well, the girlfriend needed a car. April 1999
		Rust, dents, and chipping paint. It's mine all mine baby. April 1999

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