1978 Toyota Corolla
Classic Auto Mall
6180 Morgantown Road
Morgantown, PA
610|901|3804
MILEAGE
26400
YEAR
1978
ENGINE
100
LOCATION
Morgantown, PA
STOCK
6753
FULL SPECS
DESCRIPTION
1978 Toyota Corolla Sedan
Calling all JDM fans...why not wet your whistle with the consignment gracing our Hallowed Halls from the land of Mr. Roboto. A 1978 Toyota Corolla sedan sporting a non verifiable 26,295 miles on the odometer. Wearing a new interior, fresh Chrome Yellow paint, snappy polished wheels and JDM mirrors, this car will look right at home at any Midnight Club less than legal racing events.
Note: Due to modifications of the emissions control devices installed by the manufacturer, please check your local, state, and federal laws to determine if this vehicle is applicable for use on public highways in your area
Exterior
Finished in a fresh coating of Chrome Yellow, this unique little car can perhaps best be described as compact by the standard of the day, as the cars from States were being downsized but were still large and in charge. What better place to start than the front and although the flat front creates an abrupt end and the square bodywork sculpted around round headlights is akin to the styling of the day, save for the chin spoiler leading the way. The rear bodylines present with more squared off styling. On the way back, a true boot, and the blacked out bumper hovering below the tail lights have a sporty, if not aggressive presentation. Sexy JDM fender mounted mirrors replicate what one would see on the streets of Tokyo and C-pillar vents provide a distinctive design cue, and the ultra dark tinted windows add to the allure and mystique. Four lug 15-inch Weld DragLite wheels have staggered size tires and are accentuated by the black bolt on flares. Imperfections include lighter paint spray on the very bottoms of the panels, a few bubbles, paint drips, chips, and various areas of body filler.
Interior
Simple black vinyl door panels have embossings for a little pizazz, and the black motif continues onto the door release, window cranks and armrests. Newly covered front bucket seats greet our posteriors upon entrance and we simply melt into the smooth black vinyl bolsters and diamond stitched inserts. The rear bench shows in the original black vinyl upholstery, smoothly bolstered and with knitted vinyl inserts and is in nice shape with molded plastic side panels, ashtrays included. A faux wood rimmed 3 spoke steering wheel has the Toyota logo on the horn button and this sporty wheel fronts a basic 2 podgauge cluster which contains only a speedometer, temperature and fuel gauges. To the left we note warninglights and to the right, in a small pod is an aftermarket tachometer. Dash central contains an AM/FM/CD radio, vents, and some switches, along with the heater slides. All of this is based in a textured plastic dash that is as no frills as it gets. Riding the hump is a yellow knobbed shifter and flooding the floors is new black loop style carpet in fine fashion and a worn white foam headliner is above. The trunk is finished in a mix of black paint and matting and is surprisinglyroomy considering the size of the car.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is a diminutive but clean 1.6 liter inline 4 cylinder Hemi engine rated at 75 horsepower. It sips fuel through a 2-barrel carburetor and power is sent to the 4.10 geared rear axle via a 4-speed manual transmission. The engine bay has a power booster for disc brakes in the front and the drums in the back. This car may not have much in terms of options, but it does have power brakes!
Undercarriage
Impressively clean underneath where basic transportation configuration is efficiently constructed. Not much surface rust to speak of but there are a few spots of oil including on the rear diff, and some residual oil on the pan. We note various flooring repairs that have been performed and a few areas of invasive rust in the unibody along with a slight crush to the one front unibody rail, possibly from errant jacking. A single exhaust makes a beeline for the back and encounters a stainless steel muffler before exiting stageleft of the rear bumper. We note the absence of a catalytic converter. For suspension, the car has an independent arrangement up front with Macpherson struts and leaf springs in the back.
Drive-Ability
Between the power brakes and the stout suspension, this is a tossable little sedan with great visibility and a banality that is appealing after driving complex, computerized modern stuff. The mini Hemi fired up and into first gear we went, piloting this JDM around our test loop, rowing the gears and finding the sweet spot amongst the 75 horses. It\'s not a bad ride at all and the limited functionality did not disappoint with the exception of the reverse lights not lighting and some notable exhaust leaks. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
These cars used to be everywhere in the good old U.S. of A and why not, they were e
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