The MK2 Toyota Supra is perhaps one of the best expressions of the company’s ability to make a compelling sports model, along with capturing the high points of 1980s design. The Supra today is a highly collectible model across all era, but the MK2 remains surprisingly affordable in spite of its iconic looks. The seller’s car shown here on eBay is in seemingly beautiful condition with just under 100,000 miles and bidding sitting at $10,900 with no reserve.
I spent the morning on Sunday at the monthly cars and coffee gathering hosted by the Audrain classic car museum in Newport, Rhode Island and there was an earlier version of this Supra in narrow body form. Without the spoilers and flared fenders, the Supra appears far more homely, so you can certainly understand why Toyota upped the ante in terms of styling with the later editions. This Supra remains pleasingly stock, right down to its OEM wheels, and the seller notes that it has been repainted in its factory colors.
The interiors featured extremely supportive bucket seats, and they look far smarter in leather. The velour buckets in this Supra are holding up just fine, but it has a slightly econo-box appearance when clad in blue cloth. However, the emphasis here is on originality, which this Supra possesses in spades. The lack of boy racer modifications and certainly the lack of rust make this two-door, inline-six powered sports coupe very tempting at the current bid price. The listing notes the evidence of preservation is no accident; this Supra will come with owner records going all the way back to ’85.
Speaking of power, the Supra of this generation had a honey of an engine, featuring the 5M-GE inline-six, which found its way into numerous higher-end Toyota products in this time period. In my opinion, it’s a slightly underappreciated power plant, which much of the praise for inline-six prowess going to BMW and Mercedes-Benz. While they deserve plenty of credit, Toyota engineered a fine motor in this silky 5M-GE. This engine received a new timing belt and water pump in 2010, but it may be time to plan for another belt job before too long. With plenty of evidence of recent maintenance and records to back it up, this MK2 Supra holds lots of appeal for fans of 80s sports coupes.
Wow – check out that window sticker – really expensive when new. Over $51,000 in today’s dollars, inflation adjusted. And the fuel mileage! My 2017 F150 gets the same. This would be really fun to own though and at where the bidding sits now seems like a real bargain.
Hello Jeff. As Audrain members, we were at C&C yesterday too. Did you bring a fun car to share? Maybe we could get a BF corner at an upcoming event…
These are great cars that while not super fast did everything better at the time & really impressed young me , handling , stopping & the reliability is off the charts . My mom had one till 2004 & I loved driving it & I’m a Big 3 V8 guy . Of course if I had the extra money this car would be in my collection!
Beautiful looking car. Although I was too young at the time to drive a car, I remember when the Toyota Celica Supra ws on the market. My favourite generations for the Celica Supra (later just Supra) are the Mk1 (a sporty version of the Celica) and Mk2.
Bidding is now up to $12,300 and IMHO worth every penny. Great car.
I sold Toyotas back then and the Supra S was a kick to drive and a very easy sell. The quality then was far superior and the looks were fantastic.
The Supra and Celica were top sellers, yet the one I really loved was the twin cam Corollas they were little monsters. From a sales stand point, the 1982-1990 line were just easy sales, the entire line was just a pleasure to sell.
So did I … and with cars on allocation back then, we got all the money, plus dealer mark-up … Supra was a great car … I drove a Celica GT-S for many years with no problems … car sales were great back then with the “three D’s” – demo, draw, day off …
I had a two-tone black and gray Corolla GT-S as a demo … it was right off the carrier … I lived an hour or so away and drove the hell out of it on the way home … passed a plain-clothes cop ( a friend of my dad) and he pulled me over … he said I was doing over 100, and the “cosmoline” on the engine was smoking through the hood … yes, they were little monsters … (he just told me to slow it down and get home safe) … also had a Tercel 6-speed 4WD wagon which was fun to drive, and a Corolla diesel – they only came 5-speed hatchback and got 45mpg no matter how you drove it, which was petal-to-the-metal most of the time to get any performance from it … had a fun time in the Toyota years before moving to Nissan (with Porsche-Audi-BMW in between) …I retired in 2009 but had a great time selling cars …
It’s really getting old seeing the “survivor” claim when a vehicle has been repainted.
I went to drive and buy one of these in 1985 and loved them. But when I realized that my impending marriage may result in the need for car seats before too long, the salesman said to drive the Toyota Cressida. Same chassis, drive train and engine. I drove both and he was right. Opted for the Cressida and was very happy. We drove that Cressida for 20+ years and more than 250K miles and all it required was a transmission rebuild at 230K miles. One of the best cars I have ever owned!!
Always wanted a Cressida, one beautiful car and very reliable of which you proved. 👍👍👍
If I remember correctly, the Cressida never had a recall … in the 80s was working at a Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC-Toyota dealership … the “hot” Firebird had 150hp, the Cressida 161hp … I got a Cressida Wagon on a trade-in on a Toyota Van … on a test drive the Cressida got rubber shifting from first to second … when we got back the customer bought it … have several stories on the Cressida … it was a great car, even available with three pedals …
Manual shifting gearbox? I’ve never seen or driven a Cressida with a manual.
I got to drive a 5 spd Cressida (very rare) and an automatic at Longo Toyota, one of CA’s biggest Toyota dealers. Never saw another 5sd! It was fast…. but was black with maroon leather interior. Wanted a white one so had to go with an automatic. NO REGRETS!!
I remember the Toyota Cressida of the time. I was too young at the time to drive a car, but I found it way better than the Nissan Maxima of the same generation.
Terrible that there was one of these in the local pull-a-part about 6 months back and I looked at it and thought I haven’t seen one in ions. I then thought it was sad that whoever sold it to this place,”to me it is the saddest end for any older neat vehicle” for the simple reason is that like many other interesting vehicles, not a single part left it. But it has been the same with a 65 300, a 70s Fiat convertible, and the one that really took me fo a loop was a 30s Ford delivery van. I still wonder what idiot sold that for 5.00 a hundred. Make this one all the more though.
Underappreciated reliable sports coupe, and maybe the best looking for the day and still looks fantastic. My brother had one with leather and hand pump up seats. He sold it years ago with 250k on it after Toyota covered a valve job at 225k.
Money well spent….
I really love the blue over blue, and I must disagree on the writer’s preference for leather seats, as this blue cloth is classy and so 80s. These are fine GT cars, and judging by the seller’s photos (kudos for tons of photos in the ad) someone is going to be very happy with this car. Miles and condition are just right for not being afraid to put some miles on it.
One nit to pick: a pox on whomever installed a modern touch screen radio. Japanese 80s stereos are seriously cool. If I bought this, I’d have to source a factory replacement, for sure.
And besides that, I find cloth cooler during the Summer months.
I love the color, I have an 85 Celica with the same color. It’s a bargain at $10,900
Also, I’d rather have decent condition velour seats, over creased worn out looking leather, any day! Unless you maintain the leather, it can look pretty shabby in a few years.
When we bought my wife’s first new car in 1982, we looked at the Supra. Over our budget, as was the Celica. We ended up with a Corolla, I loved it but she hated the fuel mileage. A year later we traded the Corolla for a diesel VW Rabbit, she got her fuel mileage but it was nowhere as nice or fun a car as the Toyota was. Haven’t seen an early 80’s Toyota of any kind for sale in a long time, this one looks like a keeper. Hope it goes to a good home.
My Dad had a Toyota dealership in the 80’s and I got to drive these Supras for a demo and I was only 24 years old and I thought I was really cool, those were the best times of my life