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CLASSIC CELICA HISTORY LAST UPDATED 25/6/01
The Toyota Celica was first introduced to the world market in 1971. The very first Celica was made in Japan in December 1970. The T model featured a 1!""cc #$cylinder D%&C power plant fitted with 'ole( carburetors that developed 11! horsepower and a !$speed floor shift transmission. The suspension combined )acpherson struts in the front and #$link lateral rods in the rear for e(tremely stable handlin*. Celica models offered a choice of four en*ines and three transmissions+ a total of seven different confi*urations. The ,iftback was introduced in 197-. The ustralian market received only the ,T model Celica with the standard /T en*ine. The 'T and T models were never imported into ustralia by Toyota. )ost of the early Celicas in ustralia were T// and then the newer /2. The first letter of the model number relates to the en*ine type. 3or e(ample the in 4T//4 means that it had a T series en*ine+ either the /T+ /T5 or /T. The second letter relates to the body style and all 71$77 Celicas have the 44 type body style.
General TA22 speciica!i"ns
,T Dimensions 6mm
'T
T
8heel base
/#/!
'ame
'ame
Tread 3ront
1/"0
'ame
'ame
ear
1/"!
'ame
'ame
%verall len*th
#1-!
'ame
'ame
%verall width
1-10
'ame
'ame
%verall hei*ht
1210
'ame
'ame
round clearance
17!
'ame
'ame
Tyre si:e 6'tandard
-.#!'$12 #;
'ame
1-!& 12
<n*ine )odel
Toyota /T
Toyota /T$5
Toyota /T$
Type
# cylinder in line+ # cycle
'ame
# cylinder in line+ # cycle
%&> w?down draft /
8?down draft / barrel
D%&C w?side draft
5arrel type sin*le carby
Type twin carby
/ barrel type 'ole( carby
5ore and stroke
"! @ 70mm
'ame
same
;iston displacement
1!""cc
'ame
same
Compression ratio
".! $1
9.# $ 1
9." $ 1
)a(imum power
'< 10/&; A -000rpm
'< 112&; A-000rpm
'< 1/#&; A-#00rpm
)a(imum tor=ue
'< 1#.0m$k* A 2"00rpm
'< 1!.1m$k* A #/00rpm
'< 1!.-m$k* A !/00rpm
)a(imum cruisin* speed
1#0kph 6! speed
1#!kph 6! speed
1!0kph 6! speed
TA22 GT/GT# SPECS Check out this rare Japanese brochure for the T?T> Celica.
The Toyota Celica was first introduced to the world market in 1971. The very first Celica was made in Japan in December 1970. The T model featured a 1!""cc #$cylinder D%&C power plant fitted with 'ole( carburetors that developed 11! horsepower and a !$speed floor shift transmission. The suspension combined )acpherson struts in the front and #$link lateral rods in the rear for e(tremely stable handlin*. Celica models offered a choice of four en*ines and three transmissions+ a total of seven different confi*urations. The ,iftback was introduced in 197-. The ustralian market received only the ,T model Celica with the standard /T en*ine. The 'T and T models were never imported into ustralia by Toyota. )ost of the early Celicas in ustralia were T// and then the newer /2. The first letter of the model number relates to the en*ine type. 3or e(ample the in 4T//4 means that it had a T series en*ine+ either the /T+ /T5 or /T. The second letter relates to the body style and all 71$77 Celicas have the 44 type body style.
General TA22 speciica!i"ns
,T Dimensions 6mm
'T
T
8heel base
/#/!
'ame
'ame
Tread 3ront
1/"0
'ame
'ame
ear
1/"!
'ame
'ame
%verall len*th
#1-!
'ame
'ame
%verall width
1-10
'ame
'ame
%verall hei*ht
1210
'ame
'ame
round clearance
17!
'ame
'ame
Tyre si:e 6'tandard
-.#!'$12 #;
'ame
1-!& 12
<n*ine )odel
Toyota /T
Toyota /T$5
Toyota /T$
Type
# cylinder in line+ # cycle
'ame
# cylinder in line+ # cycle
%&> w?down draft /
8?down draft / barrel
D%&C w?side draft
5arrel type sin*le carby
Type twin carby
/ barrel type 'ole( carby
5ore and stroke
"! @ 70mm
'ame
same
;iston displacement
1!""cc
'ame
same
Compression ratio
".! $1
9.# $ 1
9." $ 1
)a(imum power
'< 10/&; A -000rpm
'< 112&; A-000rpm
'< 1/#&; A-#00rpm
)a(imum tor=ue
'< 1#.0m$k* A 2"00rpm
'< 1!.1m$k* A #/00rpm
'< 1!.-m$k* A !/00rpm
)a(imum cruisin* speed
1#0kph 6! speed
1#!kph 6! speed
1!0kph 6! speed
TA22 GT/GT# SPECS Check out this rare Japanese brochure for the T?T> Celica.
