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TOYOTA CELICA

A decade and a half after its 1971 debut, Toyota’s Celica was in trouble. The rear-wheel drive design was old-fashioned, underpowered and expensive and no ordinary upgrade would guarantee its survival.

What it got in November 1985 was a makeover that shocked even hardened automotive journalists and preserved the Celica nameplate for another 20 years.

The ST162 Celica was literally new from the ground up with a sleek shape, pop-up headlights, a twin-cam 2.0-litre engine and 103kW if you opted for the $35,000 SX version.

Four years later came the restyled ST184 model; sitting on the same 2525mm wheelbase as

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