TOYOTA COROLLA TWIN-CAM

During their first 20 years in Australia, Corollas sold largely to conservative customers who appreciated the car’s simplicity and durability. However, complacency set in and by the 1980s the Corolla had slipped behind the likes of Honda’s Civic and the Mazda-sourced Ford Laser.

Change was not accepted willingly either by those who bought Corollas or those who designed them and the shift in 1986 from rear to front-wheel drive must have come as a shock to some.

At that time, the basic Corolla shape changed as well, with the company promoting a two-box hatchback shape where the majority