It has been a while since I posted a Family Album Treasure and to be honest, this one does not meet my own definition of one (owner needs to be on the picture as well) but if you look at the picture it actually is: A photo taken of a photo of a car should…
I really have to give credit to AUTOnGRAPHIC for this little gem: He scanned a very old Dori Ten (from waaaay back in 2000) where this (very well known) 3S-GTE powered TA63 had an amazing four page feature! It shows where it is good at: drift action!…
One of the most sought after engines is the 3T-GTE twin spark turbo engine that featured in the Carina and Celica GT-T(R) so it is a terrible shame to leave a kouki Carina GT-TR rusting away like this: Even from the rear it looks like it can still be saved:…
Back in September 1982 the 3T-GTE powered Carina TA63 succeeded the 18R-G powered RA63 and during the whole production run this Carina was considered as the top of the line. The 3T-GTE propelled the Carina into almost supercar-like performance! Nowadays the 160hp 3T-GTE performance resembles more like the average 1.8 litre engine in your Ford…
I wonder if this couple did pose next to that Carina GT-T TA63 like Sonny Chiba and Kayoko Kishimoto on purpose? In case you are wondering what I am talking about: Sonny Chiba and Kayoko Kishimoto were doing the Carina A60 commercials together. Here are a couple of the commercials featuring both of them:…
Apparently this year I was the only one with a RWD Carina at the Japanese Autosport Festival, so time to take a small break with a regular! Derek from mz12gt.com sent me this Carina TA63 sedan that is for sale at Toymods: The wheels fitted are Western Hurricane and a lot of modifications have been…