It’s no secret that 1980s supercars are becoming the collectibles of the moment. Nostalgia drives this, as a generation of people become old enough to afford to stash away the car they couldn’t afford to drive when it was new. That brings us to this 1987 Toyota Supra, which awaits a new owner in Clermont, FL. It is clean topside, bottom-side, and under the hood, if not a little the worse for wear in terms of its seating surfaces This is a slight worry. Its garage-kept nature is evident in every other respect. What’s not to like?
The automatic transmission. Sure, that makes it a comfy cruiser, and truth be told, a lot of young drivers can’t make sense of how to drive stick. But the slush box takes a bit of a mind bend not to be the whole focus of your thinking if you have had a Supra on your like-to-have list. On the good side, the engine has travelled only 45,000 miles, and everything works, except for the AC needing attention. The single family that has owned this car has kept strictly to the maintenance schedule, though there’s no mention of, nor image of, the car’s service records. Those would definitely be nice to have, if for no other reason than to authenticate the mileage claims.
The Supra nameplate is currently in its fifth generation, a shared project with BMW. The first four were all made in Japan, coming out in consecutive years, appearing from 1978-2002 before a break until 2019 when the “Toyota GR Supra” appeared, alongside its Bavarian cousin, the BMW Z4. The configuration has always been front engine, rear-wheel drive, with a variety of 2- and 3-liter displacements over the years. Originally, the car was an up-rated version of the Celica, but it broke away to be its own model in its third generation, in 1986, leaving the now front-wheel-drive Celica to fend for itself.
Turning to this car, how has it stayed so clean? Could be either that it is guarded by a wily codger, or the treasure of that person, a very cool looking OG? (See for yourself! How could I not post his picture?) If you’d like a glance at this treasure, please find it here on ebay and thank Tony Primo for the excellent tip. You have four days to decide whether to throw a bid higher than the current $9900. That’s likely not close to the final price, as 39 people have bid already, and nearly 1800 have viewed this ad.
Say what you will but I for one am for the automatic transmission and it has the targa roof perfect combination for a gt car. Just re-dye the interior and get the ac up and running and call me happy!
Awesome car! GLWTS
If you wanna see a real grumpy old geezer acting like a doberman guarding a bunch of old cars…drop by my house. My wife has one on staff!
Looks to be in nice shape and a good cruiser.
I think the seats are ok and not stained, It seems in every shot you are seeing the yellowish tint from the top of the windshield showing as that color on the seats.
I’ve never seen an elderly person display such a perfect “f*** around and find out” attitude.
I haven’t either.. and I bet he could back it up. Back in the day most folks I knew didn’t call these guys elderly though, it was more often than not “old farts”.
Seems like a nice car but not a good presentation. Looks like bodywork might have been done down the whole passenger side? Hard to tell from the 20 ft pic with a bad phone camera. Some small dents and blemishes here and there that should be included in up-close photos. And the seller chose not to show the Autocheck report which is a red flag.
“….appearing from 1978-2002 before a break until 2019…”
No. 1979 was the birth of the Supra (Celica Supra) nameplate. The first ones rolled off the line in January of that year. Prior to 1979, they were all Celica XX and Japan market only.
Sold with a high bid of $11,600.
Steve R