“THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS AWESOME! BEING SO LIGHT YOU CAN REALLY STEER IT WITH FEATHERING THE THROTTLE. ONE LITTLE STAB OF THE THROTTLE AND YOU CAN DO A PERFECT 180!”
“We used to have one of those!” can only relate to one ’70s automobile here in the land of the long white cloud, dear readers, and you can almost guarantee if your nan didn’t have one, your auntie’s brother’s dad did, and depending on how much hair you’ve got left, you or your old man ended up with it as a hand-me-down. Yes, that’s right — the humble KE20 Corolla. A mighty fine specimen with parts produced in Japan and assembled locally, right here in Aotearoa.
Rear-wheel drive in layout, the ‘Coke
