NZ Performance Car – October 2019

(Elle) #1

Better^ known
for^ his^ ‘QWIKK
E’^ KE^70 wago
n,^


Troy^ Jansen
elected^ to^ p
ull^ out^ one^
of

the^ many^ ot
hers^ from^ his^
wide-spannin
g

Toyota^ collec
tion.^ A^ comp
lete^ US-spec

unit,^ this^ left-h
ook^1977 Toy
ota^ Celica^ GT

packs^ the^ ‘b
ig’^2.^2 - litre^20 R
heart^ that^ w
as^

created^ to^ per
form^ compara
bly^ to^ the^ usu
al

18 R^ once^ sm
og^ restrictio
ns^ were^ appl
ied.^

Troy^ tells^ us^
that^ it’s^ a^ rec
ent^ purchase
of^

his,^ so^ that^
smog^ rubbish
has^ been^ bin
ned,^

and^ he’s^ adde
d the^ fog^ lamp
s and^ black^ m
esh^

covers^ for^ the^
sealed^ beams
while^ waiting
for^

new^ carpets
and^ door^ card
s to^ arrive.^ H
e tells^

us^ that^ it’s^ fa
r too^ original^ t
o go^ too^ deep
into^

in^ terms^ of^ m
odifications,^
which^ is^ what
the^

wagon^ is^ for,^
so^ restoration^
will^ be^ the^ aim
of^

the^ game.

CELI
CA^ G

T

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