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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / September 20081973 Corolla 1600 Deluxe? Was there such a car?
Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a picture of said car – I'm having a fit of nostalgia – but I'm finding only 1200's. Was I mistaken about the 1600 designation, or am I mis- searching? It was a tremendous car, by the way. It cost $2395, new. Probably one of the best I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars. Thanks very much, Michael Hudson Does this help? http://tinyurl.com/3q25en On Sep 29, 1:53 pm, Michael Hudson <m...@reddotcommunications.com> wrote: > Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At > least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michael Hudson You must have low standards. If those early Jap cars were any good how come one never sees any at old car shows? There are lots of seventies cars from the US, England and Germany but never a Jap car except occasionally a low mileage "Z" car or an RX7 ;) Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a picture of said car – I'm having a fit of nostalgia – but I'm finding only 1200's. Was I mistaken about the 1600 designation, or am I mis- searching? It was a tremendous car, by the way. It cost $2395, new. Probably one of the best I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars. Thanks very much, Michael Hudson > You must have low standards. If those early Jap cars were any good how > come one never sees any at old car shows? There are lots of seventies cars > from the US, England and Germany but never a Jap car except occasionally a > low mileage "Z" car or an RX7 ;) COUGH! Not to put too fine a point on it, but since my '73 Corolla – her name was Nell, by the way – I've owned and driven Subarus, Fiats, Fords, Nissans, Volkswagens (Beetle & Microbus, BMWs, Cadillacs, Volvos and Saabs. My current car is a Saab 9.5 Aero. I like it very much. Still, Nell was a suburb little car in all respects, including purchase price, reliability, comfort, handling and cost of ownership. Early "Jap" car, indeed! Michael Hudson >> You must have low standards. If those early Jap cars were any good how >> come one never sees any at old car shows? There are lots of seventies cars [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Michael Hudson We keep telling him the same thing, Mike... Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a picture of said car – I'm having a fit of nostalgia – but I'm finding only 1200's. Was I mistaken about the 1600 designation, or am I mis- searching? It was a tremendous car, by the way. It cost $2395, new. Probably one of the best I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars. Thanks very much, Michael Hudson I'm fairly sure there was such an animal. They started putting 1600's in Corollas (VIN would have started with TE2x-) about the same time they started shipping Carinas over here in 1972 (Carinas were TA1x-) Probably for the same reason, also. To beat the Super Beetle. Charles the Curmudgeon > Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At > least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a > picture of said car - I'm having a fit of nostalgia - but I'm finding > only 1200's. Was I mistaken about the 1600 designation, or am I mis- > searching? There was such a beast; I remember them. And the 1600 engine was first installed in 1971 models, so 1973 definitely had the 1600. You'll have better luck searching Google Images. See here: <http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=%221973+toyota+corolla%22&btnG=Sear ch+Images> > It was a tremendous car, by the way. It cost $2395, new. Probably > one of the best I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars. I'd like to think my '75 1600 was a great car, but sadly it wasn't.  SignatureTegger On Sep 29, 1:53 pm, Michael Hudson <m...@reddotcommunications.com> wrote: > Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At > least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michael Hudson Wikipedia is your friend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corolla_E20 > Hello there. My very first new car was a '73 Corolla 1600 Deluxe. At > least, that's what I always thought. I just went online to find a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michael Hudson Yes, there certainly was a 1973 Corolla 1600 DeLuxe. My next door neighbor had one. I had a 1974 Corolla 1200. A high school kid with a Brand New car! $2424 out the door! |
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