Never This Nice: 1985 Toyota Supra

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If some kids had posters of Michael Jordan on their wall, I would have had something like this absolutely mint Toyota Supra on mine. Growing up in the 80s, sport compact cars were beginning to come into their own and offered a kid thinking about getting their driver’s license plenty of fodder for the imagination. This 1985 Toyota Supra has somehow survived as a nearly stock example with a near-perfect optional leather interior. It’s a looker, for sure. Find it here on eBay with bidding over $7K and the reserve unmet. 

Power came from a silky 5M-GE inline-six, which in this generation produced 161 b.h.p. and 169 lb.-ft. of torque. The Supra could achieve  60 in about 8.4 seconds, respectable times for an era in which some V8 cars couldn’t muster that. The engine bay shows incredibly well, wth new plug wires and clean plastics. The seller claims to have “repair receipts” since new.

The optional leather interior is what you’ll notice inside the cabin, in additional to un-damaged dash plastics and a leather steering wheel with perfect stitching. The seller notes that he has performed some light and reversible modifications in the form of a set of two-piece Motegi wheels. These would not be my first choice for a wheel brand on a car as nice as this, but they do look good, at least.

Those thickly-bolstered bucket seats are reason enough to bid on this Supra, and check out the backseat – that has to be unused. Mileage is a tick over 100K, so that speaks to how much this car was loved to remain in such clean shape. The seller notes the timing belt has been proactively replaced and there is no rust to be found on this vintage Japanese sports coupe. Find a better one!

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Comments

  1. YankeeTR5

    Fun drift car. Very light in the rear end and decent torque from the motor. Not the best handling, but that makes them fun to drive. Far more reasonably priced than the gen’s that came after

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    • dgrass

      These things handled great in the hands of an intuitive driver. Mine had over 300K miles yet still turned on a dime when I needed it to, and it always did so without issue.

      I do admit that the rear end would try to catch the front if the driver was not sure how to handle it.

      Great cars, they fit long torsos very will, and the bolstered seats keep you firmly in place any time you want to let the arse end loose.

      Hard top, leather, stick, great colors… for me this checks all the right boxes.

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  2. Ian Thompson

    I will bet you 2 beers that there is rust beneath the fender flares! Maybe not much but it will be there for certain. I once had a mint ’85 Supra that I bought from original owner, fully documented, low mileage Canadian car and no winters ever. He kept it immaculate condition. As a preventative measure I removed the flare to look at the condition of the wheel arches and sure enough surface rust on all 4 corners. My car didn’t have leather but was as nice if not nicer than this one. I sold it for $5500 Canadian dollars back in 2000.

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  3. 68custom

    I would be proud to own this own, heck a Celica GT-S with the 22re in as good of shape would make me a happy boy!

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  4. RetroRick

    Owned an 84 and absolutely loved it. Only regret is that I sold it.

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  5. ICEMAN from Winnipeg

    Car & Driver commented when this car came out that the people who designed the Porsche 944 must have looked at the Supra and thought they (Porsche) were in the wrong business

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  6. Bruce Boatwright

    No longer listed? Did it sell?
    Had an ’82 P type, manual. Bullet proof car, but sadly, not just proof. Wish I still had it.

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