This 1986 Toyota Sprinter BLACK LTD (1 of 400 made) with 172,849 km was inspected for a client in November 2018. VIN: AE86-0212759.
Auction grade 3 C – later corrected just prior to bidding to an R grade (front repair).
Very clean interior and underbody, and nicely modified with engine and other parts.
Auction report noted as follows.
Sales Points:
User trade-in car
Altrack exhaust manifold
GP sports muffler
Comments:
Upper part of engine block modified
Boring modified
Head surface polishing
Piston / Valve recess modified
Toda strengthened timing belt
Head gasket
Compressor and Naprec High response kit
Koyo Radiator
OS LSD
WORK alloy wheel
After market suspension
Report:
Interior dirty and scratches
Centre console lid crack
Seats ripped
Alloy wheels scratches
Right retractable headlight doesn’t work
Front support strain
Core support bends
Small rips on dash and lining
Rear spoiler paint coming off
Exterior repainted in the same colour
Signs of paint underneath
Many scratches
On inspection it presented very well for an old car. It did require some attention in a few areas which can be seen in the pictures but appeared well-loved by the previous owner with lots of money spent on it.
This 1986 Toyota Sprinter GT APEX sold for about 1.945 million Yen FOB, or approx. $29,500 landed, plus minor compliance work (usually < $1,000) and on road costs (at 81.5 Yen to the dollar).
We only source the best vehicles with clean and tidy interiors, and only vehicles we would be pleased to own ourselves. This is why we are constantly told by clients that the vehicles we source are well above the condition of most others on the local market.
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Hi Geoff,
THE CAR IS FANTASTIC !!!
Here are some pictures I took today in Orlando, I did change out the sidemarkers and turn signal / running lights to slightly more modern ones but that’s pretty much all I’m currently thinking of changing (except removing the rear red RX7 emblems). Car drives SO well, still need to get engine compression tested but it all sounds good. Condition is just so so so good in general I can’t stop looking at it.
I’ve never driven a rear wheel drive car before to be honest so having a rotary twin sequential turbo with an LSD to learn on is wild.
Still not sure on getting the car to Colorado as Boulder is now snow covered so I’ll probably leave it in Florida for a few months until I can ensure garage space there.
Thanks again for all your help, I’ll update you again when the car ends up in Colorado and when I get it on canyon roads ! And I’m not totally sure what’s up with my mom and her Figuro obsession but I think she’s still considering and will email you at some point if she hasn’t. Similarly, a lot of people were interested in who I had import the car so I pointed them all to you !
Best,
Patrick
P.S. The car is so insanely awesome I can’t stop driving it 🙂