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I purchased it with my hard earned lifeguarding money for $610.  The heat never turned off and I grew up on the East Coast!  I loved this car.  This is when I learned how to pop the clutch if I needed a start!  But you also needed willing helpers to push the car or happen to be on a hill!

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My Great Grandma stopped driving right when I was turning 16, so I got her car. It was so old, had a tube radio that had to warm up. My friends would freak out because the radio appeared to suddenly turn on with nobody touching the knobs (because it took that long for the tubes to warm up). It was right around the time the horror movie Christine came out so they were sure my car was possessed.

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Made it to 310k and 23 years old before it needed more work than I was willing to pay for or was capable of doing myself. Amazing car that I miss. Mine was not this clean...

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This is even the same color! Haha. There was a Depeche Mode CD stuck in it.

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It was yellow until my first accident, then we painted it blue.  Luckily my driving skills have improved over the years!

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Diesel (loud and stinky, but great gas mileage!). Leaked when it rained. Ended up with mold in the back seat carpet. But it got me around my little town in high school, made me a good stick-shift driver, and made me appreciate my nicer cars later on!

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Did a lot of stupid things in this car, making me believe that no teenage boy should have a sports car...

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My Mom bought a 1971 red RS Camero when I was five years old. I was with her when she firsts saw it at a dealership in Kent. She walked right in and bought it. I rode everywhere in it my entire childhood. When I turned 16  it was waiting for me. By then it wasn't nearly as nice as the one pictured below.

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I loved this car, I hope to get another but in a convertible.

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I bought this in my junior year of high school and I still have it. It was three years old. I paid $1,649. The first thing I did was swap out the stock wheels and hub caps and modified the engine. My daughters used it for their weddings. Fun car to drive. Lot's of memories with it.

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The only problem is it wasn't actually convertible. The top was in such bad shape that it was always open. Thank goodness I lived in California...Mine was green, and we called it "the bomber" It looked nothing like this pretty red one. It looked a lot more like the Freddie Krueger mobile in "Nightmare on Elm Street"

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Otherwise known as the greatest car ever.

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Kinda like the picture, just a lot more brown. I didn't drive until after high school and this bad boy lasted a good 4-6 months before all the fluids blew out of it at a stop light on my way to work. BUT IT HAD FLIP LIGHTS!!!

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Looked cool, was barely functional. There were many times where it would just die in the middle of the road, and the convertible part leaked so my backseat was drenched whenever it rained. 10/10 Experience, but Honda CRV's can hold more tubas.

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I drove this yacht all through high school.  It was an absolute boat.

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My Dad took two cars and put them together.  It cost him a total of $100. The front was white and the back was brown. It lasted all the way through college.

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My mom definitely was thankful when she no longer had to drive me to my 7am Saturday voice lessons and stay up late to pick me up after pep band games and musical rehearsals. The best part was my entire library of CDs ranging from my angsty emo punk rock to show tunes. This car got me through high school, college, and my first two years of teaching before I began making enough money to buy an “adult” car - I will say that I still mourn the loss of my amazing bumper stickers!

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I worked every minute I was not in soccer or softball and all summer to buy my own car. AND I still had to share it with my older siblings.
I had a blue beast similar to this picture until my freshman year of college when I was hit head on just up the hill from my dorm at SPU.

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First Car that wasn't my parents was a 1977 mustang.

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First Car that wasn't my parents was a 1977 mustang.

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Not the best car in the world but it did get me from point A to point B, before I wrecked it.

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My paper route money went towards a 1985 Silver Ford Pinto.  Woo, wee please don't rear end me...

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My paper route money went towards a 1985 Silver Ford Pinto.  Woo, wee please don't rear end me...

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a 90 something Cavalier station wagon, that was 3 colors  due to replacing a door that was rusted & to fix a dented hood before I received it 🤦‍♀️.  I got an upgrade a year later  (my grandma's old car) which was the same model, all white & 1 year newer  🤷‍♀️

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a 90 something Cavalier station wagon, that was 3 colors  due to replacing a door that was rusted & to fix a dented hood before I received it 🤦‍♀️.  I got an upgrade a year later  (my grandma's old car) which was the same model, all white & 1 year newer  🤷‍♀️

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His name was Owen, as in “Oh When” did this car get so handsome?

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His name was Owen, as in “Oh When” did this car get so handsome?

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$800 for this green '79 Chevy Impala Station Wagon. Fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror and I replaced the ceiling fabric with shag carpet when the glue gave out. Miss that car to this day and still say my favorite color is "Owen Green". Lightbody also loved this car and had a picture of Owen on his bulletin board for years! Selling it is something I will always regret!

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It flooded from the top AND the bottom, it also sounded like someone stepping on a soda can when you opened the door. I had it through high school and beyond college so it had lots of memories!

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We lived 20 miles from town so my parents wanted me to have a nice, reliable car. Yes, in 1986, this was a nice, reliable car! Since I wasn't allowed to drive until I turned 17, getting a car was the highlight of my senior year because I didn't have to ride the bus with underclassmen anymore!

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Toyota Corolla (E80)

Overview

Manufacturer
Toyota

Also called

Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno AE85/ 86
Toyota Corolla Sprinter
Chevrolet Nova (N.America)

Production

1983-1987
February 1985 - December 1988 (Australia)[1]
1986-1990 (Venezuela)[2] (AE82 Sedan)

Assembly

Toyota City, Japan
Fremont, California (FX) ( NUMMI)
North Jakarta, Indonesia
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela[2]
Durban, South Africa
Thames, New Zealand
Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Body and chassis

Body style

3/5-door hatchback (FX)
4-door sedan
4-door sedan (six-window)
5-door liftback
2-door coupé (RWD)
3-door hatchback coupé (RWD)

Layout

Front engine, front-wheel drive / rear-wheel drive

Powertrain

Engine

Transmission

5-speed manual
3/4-speed automatic

Dimensions

Wheelbase

2,430 mm (96 in)
2,400 mm (94 in) (AE85/86)

Length

4,135 mm (163 in)
FX: 3,970 mm (156 in)
North America:
4,254 mm (167.5 in)
FX: 4,064 mm (160.0 in)

Width

1,635 mm (64 in)

Height

1,328 mm (52.3 in)
FX: 1,346 mm (53.0 in)
FX16: 1,341 mm (52.8 in)

Curb weight

840-940 kg (1,850-2,070 lb)

Chronology

Predecessor
Corolla E70

Successor
Corolla E90

The Toyota Corolla E80 is a range of small automobiles manufactured and marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 as the fifth generation of cars under the Corolla and Toyota Sprinter nameplates, with production totaling approximately 3.3 million, and most models adopting a front-wheel drive layout.

The AE85 and AE86 Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno (SR-5/GT-S in US) retained rear-wheel drive from the previous E70 generation, along with the three-door "liftback" (E72), three-door van (E70) and five-door wagon (E70) of the previous generation, which remained in production. The AE86 ultimately gained international prominence in the motorsport of drifting and wide popularity in Showroom Stock, Group A, and Group N, Rally and Club racing.

In a joint venture with General Motors, mildly restyled versions of the front-wheel drive AE82 sedan and liftback were locally manufactured and sold in the United States as the Chevrolet Nova.

The front-wheel-drive wheelbase was now 95.6 in (2,430 mm).

It was the first Corolla to top the New Zealand top-ten lists, ending Ford's dominance of that market. A shorter hatchback range, called the Corolla FX in Japan and the Corolla Compact in Germany, arrived in October 1984 on the front-wheel-drive platform. The three- and five-door hatchbacks resembled the Corolla sedan with a truncated rear deck and trunk. Although there was a five-door liftback model of the basic Corolla, the shorter FX hatchback was sold alongside it. The Corolla FX replaced the Toyota Starlet in North America.

A DOHC 16-valve engine, designated , was added in 1983 on the rear-drive cars. It was a 1.6 L (1,587 cc) inline-four and produced 124 PS (91 kW), turning the Levin/Trueno (Japan), Corolla GT coupé (Europe) and Corolla GT-S (North America) into a what was arguably a sports car. The three-door FWD hatchback was also available with this engine; it was known as the Corolla FX-16 in North America. This engine was also combined with the front-drive transaxle to power the mid-engined Toyota MR2.

The Sprinter sports cars, in two-door coupé and three-door liftback forms, were notable for being the line's first use of pop-up headlamps, which the equivalent Corolla Levin sports models did not have. The liftback has a drag coefficient of =0.34.

Launched in Japan in May 1983, it reached Europe (including the right-hand drive UK market) three months later, and sold well in most European markets. The car was facelifted in May 1985, receiving larger headlights akin to those installed on the coupés. The smaller 1.3-litre A-series engine was replaced by the new 12-valve 2E unit at the same time for most markets.

The 1.3-litre 2A engine was replaced by the more modern 12-valve 2E engine along with a May 1985 facelift at Toyota Corolla Store locations. The range began with the 1300 Custom DX and ended with the 1600 GT Limited, introduced in June 1986. The FX hatchback lineup was considered a semi-separate line and received a different nose and different equipment levels than its sedan and liftback counterparts. The 1.3 was not available in the FX, targeted at sportier buyers, until the 2E engine became available.

Japanese market engines:

2E-LU - 1.3 L (1,295 cc) I4, 12-valve SOHC, carb (EE80)

3A-LU - 1.5 L (1452 cc) I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb, transverse mount, 83 PS (61 kW) (AE81)

3A-U - 1.5 L (1452 cc) I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 83 PS (61 kW) (AE85, RWD)

4A-ELU - 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 8-valve SOHC, EFI, 100 PS (74 kW) (AE82)

4A-GEU - 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve DOHC, EFI, 130 PS (96 kW) (AE86, RWD)

1C-L - 1.8 L (1,839 cc) I4, diesel, Mechanical Injection (CE80)

Japanese market chassis:

AE81 - FWD, 3A-LU engine, 4-door sedan (DX, GL, SE), 5-door liftback (SX), 3/5-door hatchback (Corolla FX)

- RWD, 3A-U engine, 2-door coupé (Levin SE, Levin GL, Sprinter SE, Sprinter XL), 3-door liftback (Levin SR, Sprinter SR, Sprinter Trueno)

AE86 - RWD, 4A-GEU engine, 2-door coupé (Levin GT, Levin GT-APEX, Trueno GT, Trueno GT-APEX), 3-door liftback (Levin GT, Levin GT-Apex, Trueno GTV, Trueno GT-APEX)

The American specification was available with either SOHC or DOHC engines. From 1985 to 1988, NUMMI in Fremont, California built a rebadged version of the Sprinter sedan sold by Chevrolet as the Chevrolet Nova. During calendar 1985, Corolla sedans and Sprinter-type 5-door hatchbacks (sold under both Nova and Corolla nameplates) were added, with the Toyota-branded US built cars gradually superseding imports from Japan and Nova hatchbacks being offered from the 1986 model year. Only the Corolla FX hatchback, launched for 1987 to replace the 3-door AE86 Corolla Sport liftback, was imported from Japan. The Nova's successor, the Geo Prizm, was another American-built rebadged Corolla sold in the US from 1989 to 2002.

While all the rear-wheel drive 80-series Corollas were AE86 chassis in North America, the VINs differentiated between the three equipment levels: the DX got AE85, the SR-5 got AE86, and the GT-S received an AE88 VIN.

North American market engines:

North American market chassis:

AE82 - FWD sedan 4-door, hatchback (Std, LE, LE Ltd, SR-5, GT-S) 3-door (FX/FX16)

- RWD coupé 2-door, 3-door hatchback coupé

DX with 4A-C has "AE85" in VIN

SR-5 with 4A-C has "AE86" in VIN

GT-S with 4A-GE has "AE88" in VIN

CE80 - FWD sedan 4-door (low sales numbers)

European market engines:

4A 1.6 L I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 84 PS (62 kW)

4A-LC 1.6 L I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 78 PS (57 kW) (desmogged version for Sweden and Switzerland)

1C 1.8 L I4, Diesel, Mechanical Injection, 58 PS (43 kW)

2E 1.3 L I4, 12-valve SOHC, carb, 75 PS (55 kW)

European market chassis:

AE80/EE80 - FWD 4-door sedan, 5-door liftback, 3/5-door hatchback (2A, 2E engines)

AE82 - FWD 4-door sedan, 5-door liftback, 3/5-door hatchback (4A engine)

- RWD 2-door coupé, 3-door hatchback coupé (4A engine)

CE80 - FWD 1.8 diesel 4-door sedan, 5-door liftback, 5-door hatchback (1C engine)

Australian market engines:

4A-C 1.6 L I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 78 hp (58 kW)

Australian market chassis:

Mainly 1.3 and 1.6 petrol engines were available in Asia:

2E-L 1.3 L I4, 12-valve SOHC, carb, 72 PS (53 kW) SAE net (Indonesia)

4A-C 1.6 L I4, 8-valve SOHC, carb

After the 1985 facelift, the 1.3 was switched to the new 12-valve E-series unit. Model designations changed at the same time; in Indonesia it was switched from GL to SE Saloon. The newer model has slightly bigger headlamps and also received flush hubcaps.

Asian market chassis:

The rear-wheel-drive AE86 models campaigned in the Group A rally championship from 1985 until 1992. Victories included a class win in the 1985 Rally Portugal (its first), with Jorge Ortigão driving and J. Batista navigating. The car continued to be raced as late as the 1993 Acropolis Rally, with its best finish a third overall in the 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (with Adolphe Choteau/Jean-Pierre Claverie).

The AE86 became international prominent in the motorsport of drifting. Owners may heavily modify their AE86 models to where the only connection to the original model is the bodyshape.

John Smith won the 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship driving a Corolla GT AE86.

別冊CG: 自動車アーカイヴ 80年代の日本 [Car Graphic: Car Archives Vol. 11, '80s Japanese Cars] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Nigensha. 2007. ISBN 978-4-544-91018-6.

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Toyota Corolla (E80) Overview Manufacturer Toyota Also called Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno AE85/ 86 Toyota Corolla Sprinter Chevrolet Nova (N.America) Production 1983-1987February 1985 - December 1988 (Australia)[1] 1986-1990 (Venezuela)[2] (AE82 Sedan) Assembly Toyota City, Japan Fremont, California (FX) ( NUMMI) North Jakarta, Indonesia Samut Prakan, Thailand Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela[2] Durban, South