1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible is Houston resident's ride - Chron.com
How many people would plunk down good money on a 30-year-old car located more than a thousand miles away sight-unseen. That's what 43-year-old Mike Tran of Houston did about three years ago when he bought his 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible from a man in Virginia. Tran had fallen in love with the 1985 Celica GT-S Convertible - a rare model - two decades earlier. After years of shopping for the rare car, Tran found and passed on several 1985 Celica GT-S convertibles that were in rough shape. But then, while surfing the Internet, Tran came across this particular 1985 Celica GT-S Convertible for sale in Virginia and emailed the seller to ask about the car. Tran, a quality control manager, explains he had wanted such a car since the 1990s. "I fell in love with this car a long time ago," he said. The 1985 Celica is in very good condition, Tran said. Remarkably, even the soft top is original to the car and still operates well, Tran said. With 118,000 miles on the odometer, the car also still has its original 2. 4-liter four-cylinder engine, Tran said. Asked how it runs, Tran's answer was quick: "Very reliable," he said. So reliable, in fact, Tran uses the 30-year-old Celica as a daily driver on his 10-mile route to work. Source: www.chron.com
