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Published: 2015-07-21 03:07:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 373; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 3
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Description An antique Camry.  Words that just seem so awkward to say.  But the second generation Camry (but the first generation sold in the USA - believe it or not the first generation Camry was not only RWD, but part of the Celica range... but we never got that car) was launched more than thirty years ago.  How time flies!

While I'm sure there are parts of the country (California, Oregon) that still see these on a daily basis, seeing any Japanese car of this vintage is a rare treat in the Rust Belt.

1985-1986 Toyota Camry
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HuskyMotorsports [2016-05-31 02:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Blue Metallic

Also came as a 1.8L or 2.0L turbodiesel.

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TheUnknownDutchMan [2015-09-23 16:35:13 +0000 UTC]

wow the camry line(family) is part of the celcia line?

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SwiftysGarage In reply to TheUnknownDutchMan [2015-09-24 00:09:37 +0000 UTC]

It was in Japan from 1980-1982.  That generation was sold outside of Japan as the Toyota Carina.  All Camrys sold since halfway through the 1982 model year have been completely unrelated to the Celica.

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TheUnknownDutchMan In reply to SwiftysGarage [2015-09-24 17:20:42 +0000 UTC]

aw thnx.

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BlackLeatheredOokami [2015-07-21 14:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Rare here too, especially as a sedan. Most survivors here are 5 door liftbacks which are often recent imports on a daily basis. Too bad that these things always get one way tickets to Africa when they're for sale...

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SwiftysGarage In reply to BlackLeatheredOokami [2015-07-23 03:41:15 +0000 UTC]

That's sad.   As for the sedans, Americans have a stigma against hatchbacks and station wagons.  No, instead of practical, good looking hatchbacks we buy... ugly, boring four door sedans that are useless for transporting things.  I don't think I've ever seen one of the hatchbacks of this generation (and if I did it was back in the '80s/'90s when these were still common around here).

Still, these cars are back when Toyota knew how to build reliable cars...  In a rust free climate these things may conceivably run forever with proper maintenance.

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Supercooper17 [2015-07-21 04:58:21 +0000 UTC]

how at least

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