During the mid-1980s, compact vehicles from all over the world received all-wheel-drive variants, including BMW’s 3-Series, Dodge’s Colt, Honda’s Civic Wagon, Nissan’s Stanza, Pontiac’s 6000, and plenty more. Toyota sold a variety of models using its All-Trac full-time four-wheel-drive system, but this 1991 Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo that is available here on Facebook Marketplace stands out from many of the automaker’s other All-Trac models in a significant way: it is a homologation special vehicle that the company developed to compete in the World Rally Championship.
This example is available in Homer Glen, Illinois. The seller states that Toyota imported 1,605 of these special Celicas during its four-year run and only 550 during the 1991 model year, but according to TurboCelica.com, those numbers are 1,746 produced in total and 591 during 1991. In any case, there’s no denying that the ST185 Celica is a very neat and rare piece of Toyota history.
To add to the vehicle’s scarcity, this color (Aquamarine Pearl) was supposedly only available in 1991, and it still looks great nearly 20 years later. There aren’t any cosmetic issues worth mentioning, and it’s truly impressive to see a homologation special car in such fantastic shape.
The well-preserved nature carries over to the leather interior, which looks almost new. The only noticeable change to the interior is an aftermarket stereo system, but the seller does add that this example has a few minor modifications throughout.
Each ST185 used a drivetrain consisting of Toyota’s turbocharged 2.0-liter 3S-GTE engine and a 5-speed manual transmission, which paired to the company’s All-Trac full-time four-wheel-drive system. With the ST185 generation of the Celica All-Trac, Toyota began using a viscous coupling center limited-slip differential, and some models even feature a Torsen rear differential. This example has 128,000 miles on it, and the seller notes that it runs and drives well.
The asking price for this rally ready Celica is $8,000. What do you think of this wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Gone already!
Not surprised.
These were fantastic cars when they came out. I had a 1990 GT-S and lusted after the All-Trac.
They were priced at about $25,000 in 1991, so they were expensive to get into.
I remember the big deal when Eddie Murphy picked one up here in N.J.
I think every All-Trac was a sunroof car, as were most GT-S models. Took me forever to find one without so I could fit in the darn thing.
These Celicas were of amazing build quality and eye-popping good looks.
Somebody got a super nice car here!
1991 was almost 30 years ago, not 20
1991 would be almost 30, not 20
In a driving rain, can water get in the air filter & motor through that big hood scoop?
I remember seein a LOT of Celicas, mostly driven by pretty girls back in the day. I believe the inferior motor that was put in the last gen Celica killed the car, & i feel sorry for young(or old lol) single peoples’ choices in affordable 2 door cars today. None.
Then again, that could be because i think they’d rather look at the phone all day these days & get someone else to drive em, than have a license/car/drive.
Who would have seen that happening back in the day!
That scoop directs air through the turbo intercooler, it’s not engine intake air. Rain does get in but it does no harm.
the Veloster would like a word with you lol just picked up a 2013 6mt, very nice!
The Veloster is a 3(THREE) door & $18800 is hardly an entry level price. & add a grand for automatic. Can’t remember the last time i seen one, let alone a pretty young single girl driving one, or ANY 2 door car for that matter since the smartphone came out.
The less expensive Hyundai Accent & Elantra were still available as 2 doors overseas long after the domestic avail 2 doors of them disappeared. Same with the Mazda 3, Ford Focus, etc.
Even the 2 door toyota Yaris is no more & the 4 door has gone up considerably in price(i do NOT want to pay for video screens, etc) since the car was introduced & no longer has a toyota motor! & far few colors are now available than there were even as late as 2007.
For the Veloster, look at the color “choice” – what a joke!
It’s worse than i thought! Now no more blues? –>
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/build
Look at all the blues here! …
http://www.firstgenmc.com/tech/72colors.jpg
& THIS is what i call entry level – rear wheel drive toyota
$1798 in ’71!! would be $11609 today.
& it’s a hemi too!
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15142137/1971-toyota-corolla-1600-archived-instrumented-test/
And you forgot: these won both the IMSA 2.0 litre road-circuit championship, and of course the world rally championship with Carlos Sainz. These were the cars between the Lancia Delta and the Subaru Impreza. A real motorsports legend. $8000 was a great price.
I had two of these back in the late 90s early 00s – a red 91 and a white 90 – very fun cars and the 3S-GTE was an amazing engine. However, working on them was not for the faint of heart as space was very tight. Changing a clutch was a nightmare. I also had a 88 ST165 but it was too rusty to save so it got parted out.