With just 30,000 miles on the clock, this may be one of the most well-preserved Toyota Celicas on the market today. With so many of these cars falling victim to rust and poor modifications by younger owners, this early flip-up headlight model looks to have been owned by an older driver or at least someone who didn’t rely on the Celica for daily transport. Find it here on eBay with bidding over $2K and the reserve unmet. 

The notchback body style is another plus, as many of this generation of Celica feature the liftback design. It’s clearly a base model, with steel wheels and no hubcaps. The body remains in exceptional condition, and with just 30,393 miles on the clock, it’s as close to a time capsule as you’re likely to find. While a turbocharged example with all-wheel drive is the holy grail, many of those have been used and abused.

Hope you like red! As was typical for the era, red is everywhere – on the upholstery, the seat belts, steering wheel, carpeting and anywhere else you can think of. The automatic is a bummer but also speaks to the high likelihood this was owned by an older driver or simply used as someone’s in-town errand machine. There are no obvious faults to cite in the cabin, but given the low equipment levels, I hope the seller is being reasonable with their reserve price.

The engine bay is nicely details, and check out the vibrant colors on the valve cover. There’s really very little to fault, and while this Celica wouldn’t be thrilling as a Sunday driver, it will certainly draw a crowd at any number of Japanese vintage car meet-ups where most of the crowd likely hasn’t seen a Celica this nice in years. If the reserve is $5K or lower, this looks like a potentially sound buy.