![]() Having recently been stored in a garage for 15 years by an elderly couple it was purchased by the current owner who recommissioned the car and got it back on the road, which is exactly where it belongs. Then, a year later things got more interesting with the addition of a turbocharger which increased that peak power figure to over 230bhp, and that’s exactly the car we currently have available via our classifieds – a 1989 Toyota Supra Mk III 3.0 Turbo.Ī three-owner car this late-model Mk III looks to be in great condition, judging by the photos at least. Retaining the rear wheel-drive layout that had been a feature from the beginning and now fitted with a larger capacity 3.0-litre in-line six this crop of Supras were pushing out 200bhp. It was at this time that the Celica name was dropped and the Supra became its own unique model. ![]() Then came the third generation Supra in 1986. ![]() The car was then completely redesigned for its second iteration in ’81 and featured pop up head lights and a larger overall footprint than the previous model. Based on the earlier Celica, and even sharing the name, the ‘Celica Supra’ was Toyota’s answer to Datsun’s Z cars and featured a larger, in-line six-cylinder engine as oppose to the Celica’s four-pot (although a 2.0 four-cylinder was also available in Japan). That car was a 1994, fourth generation model but the Supra story began way back in 1978. A cracking car in its own right it was further popularised by a certain hit movie about driving quickly in a rather incensed manner, prompting a resurgence of interest in this iconic sports car from the east. We’re talking about cars like the Nissan Skyline, the Mazda RX-7, the Honda NSX and of course, the Toyota Supra. That handful of classic Japanese Domestic Market sporting icons that have transcended time, culture and purpose to become something much bigger, something truly special – legends if you will. There are JDM cars and then there are JDM cars.
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