Presenting My Vintage Corolla!

[Schiffer]

Good point.

I always asked my father why he didn't import a two door model(panelvan), apparently it's not that practical as a family vehicle! Oh well, I still like my four door wags!!

Wagons ROCK

[Jaliya48]

Wagons ROCK

Yup, they do!

[esdeez]

Wagons ROCK

I concur

[iRage]

Sorry..not a wagon guy...but I can see the beauty in it...

and yes the front is the same as your's Jaliya...note the front signal light through the side of the sign-post ?

Edited February 6, 2013 by iRage

[Kavvz]

Wagons ROCK

And when they are 'rocking' don't come knocking?

[Pericles]

Wagons float my boat too

[Schiffer]

[Jaliya48]

Actually, the 'old' front (14sri and 15sri models) have the same parking/turn light units, but the grille is different. These have the Corolla "C" logo in the middle whereas '86 models have the silver stripe in the middle with "C Corolla" script on the left.

This-

compared to this-

The models are STD (standard), DX (deluxe), GL and wagon. The two-door is classified as a STD but there were four door STDs as well.

EDIT: saw the number is a 16sri. This should be the mint example that was parked in the car park of the building next to Carnival Ice Cream in Kollpity. I always use to watch out for it when I travel along the Galle Road!

Edited February 7, 2013 by Jaliya48

[Jaliya48]

I concur

your E30 wagon is gorgeous! and it's WHITE!

[trinity]

The models are STD (standard), DX (deluxe), GL and wagon. The two-door is classified as a STD but there were four door STDs as well.

STD huh?? ha ha ha

[Gummybr]

OT do you guys know the meaning of Corolla? It means little crown in latin.

[Schiffer]

OT do you guys know the meaning of Corolla? It means little crown in latin.

more OT do you guys know in japan they pronounce is at "KARORA" since they are allergic to the letter 'L'

[Sampath Gunasekera]

OT do you guys know the meaning of Corolla? It means little crown in latin.

"Carina" , "Corolla" , "Corona" are related to parts of a flower in botanical anatomy.

[Gummybr]

more OT do you guys know in japan they pronounce is at "KARORA" since they are allergic to the letter 'L'

Haha true that when I was going through their alphabet trying to write my name in Japanese I couldn't find a L......

[Schiffer]

Haha true that when I was going through their alphabet trying to write my name in Japanese I couldn't find a L......

lol same goes for me. for you La.... means RA... for me, since my name ends with L its RU

[iRage]

Actually, the 'old' front (14sri and 15sri models) have the same parking/turn light units, but the grille is different. These have the Corolla "C" logo in the middle whereas '86 models have the silver stripe in the middle with "C Corolla" script on the left.

Actually no they don't....

The split grill that you refer to: the signal+parking light cluster is slightly different. You will notice that the signal light is surrounded by the black plastic distinctively separating the signal light from the parking light.

The previous grill the signal light and the parking light are kind of joined up, it makes the parking light look longer and the signal light is a bit taller than in the other model

Obviously the two grills and parking light clusters are inter-changeable and through-out the years have seen quite a few cars with mixed light/grill combos.

Sorry the following are the only pics I could find right now where the body is more or less un-adulterated. They both seem to be GLs,, where the grill had the white /silverish garnish around it....might not be too obvious but the distinction is there (even in the smaller pictures you posted)....

[Jaliya48]

iRage, I see you've found images from the Corolla E7 meetings in Japan! It would be seventh heaven to visit one of these events someday!

About the grille; I read somewhere that the silver trim around the grille was to signify a Diesel model (CE71V etc) but your observation makes better sense. Maybe the diesel examples I have recorded were GL CE7xs! I can see a slight difference in both parking light clusters, so you're probably right. Eitherway, the panelvan in question is indeed a late model KE72V.

[Jaliya48]

"Carina" , "Corolla" , "Corona" are related to parts of a flower in botanical anatomy.

Correct, even their older Corolla logo signified a flower and it's parts. I don't think it's in use now.

[Jaliya48]

STD huh?? ha ha ha

I thought this abbrevation would go un-noticed, but you're a sharp one! No wonder Toyota dropped these grades later in the lineup!

[JadeyBlitzen]

more OT do you guys know in japan they pronounce is at "KARORA" since they are allergic to the letter 'L'

Elections must be good fun in japan

"Carina" , "Corolla" , "Corona" are related to parts of a flower in botanical anatomy.

I thought they meant crown in different languages

[The Don]

Elections must be good fun in japan

I thought they meant crown in different languages

Jadey is correct! The Toyota model names have nothing to do with flowers. I quote from Wikipedia (amongst other sources)

"The Crown was introduced in 1955, and Toyota subsequently used the "Crown" name as inspiration for their primary sedans, the Corolla which is Latin for "small crown", the Camry a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri that means crown, and the Corona which is Spanish for crown."

[MasterDon]

Haha some serious 'rolla wagon loving going here...ok here's my not so vintage Corrolla.We call it 'the whore',cos 4 men use her daily forcing her to take many loads and she does it all without a single complaint...I love this bitch!

[Schiffer]

Elections must be good fun in japan

LMAO XD

Haha some serious 'rolla wagon loving going here...ok here's my not so vintage Corrolla.We call it 'the whore',cos 4 men use her daily forcing her to take many loads and she does it all without a single complaint...I love this bitch!

heheee MD had the same model

You could rape these rolla's all you want and they still never let you down

for me, even the new corolla's i prefer the fielder versions over the sedans

[MasterDon]

LMAO XD

heheee MD had the same model

You could rape these rolla's all you want and they still never let you down

for me, even the new corolla's i prefer the fielder versions over the sedans

Very nice! ....mine's a diesel though.

[Schiffer]

Very nice! ....mine's a diesel though.

aaahhh. When i bought mine, it looked exactly like yours.

did some tinkerin. paint, and the rest riced it up a bit