1982 Celica Supra Ad

1990 Mpls Auto Show Program — Toyota/Lexus Sections

1988 Mpls Auto Show Program — Toyota Section

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Floor plan map: Toyota location highlighted in yellow.The Toyota model page.1988 Toyota Corolla ad from program.

1988 Toyota Camry LX Owners Manual (cont.)

This page makes me laugh. First off, 80% of the things shown in this picture I would never go near touching, and second, I don't even get a chance to see those '80%' things on my current car due to the big plastic "Hood under the hood." HA!

1988 Toyota Camry LX Owners Manual

1988 Toyota Camry LX

On March 17th, Just a short 8 months after my last car purchase, having fallen into such a love for the Toyota Camry, I decided that making the move from a "DX" to an "LX" was the right way to go.

While tooling around one weekend I came across this beauty at an Acura dealership in Bloomington MN. It was an import. And by "import" I mean it had just been imported from Jacksonville Florida. The interior was a plush, deep red/burgundy, and the windows were tinted so dark from the outside, you couldn't see in at all. ( Something that is illegal in Minnesota, so how the dealership was allowed to sell it this way is beyond me. For the record though, I never changed it and I never got a ticket for it. Call it youthful, dumb luck.)

The car was a pure, pure, pure solid white with no signs of any road wear. On the hood was an unusual item, a Toyota emblem. Toyotas sold in Minnesota didn't wear this badging. I'm not real sure why it was there, but you could tell it was a factory installed item. (No, I'm not talking about the word "TOYOTA" in the front grill. Check the picture above. There was a rounded triangle Toyota emblem actually on the hood).

With the exception of a crush-velour vs cloth interior and a bunch of little luxury interior features (better stereo, etc) this was pretty much the same quality of car as my 1987 was. Painted bumpers were really the only way to tell an "LX" from a "DX" from the outside. Unless you count the big letters they put on the back of the car. I had a friend who did body work remove the dealership logo as the car was new to me, so having an Acura dealer name on the back—Yelling out "Used Car!"—had to go.

This car was the 'White Limousine' I was searching for. I would never want for another car as long as I lived. HA! Youth. You've got to love how the feeling of "This is as good as it gets" is so strong when you are young. Still, it was a really nice car.

1987 Toyota Camry (Cont.)

Traveling through the seasons. This car never let me down. Never had a problem. Got great gas mileage. Drove like a luxury sedan ( or at least that's how I remember it being ). It was the perfect car. I loved it!

Duluth, MN (Skyline drive)

Eveleth, MN ( Ely Lake Park )

To my parents driveway.

1987 Toyota Camry

In 1989, through a lucky break, I ended up being offered a 1987 Toyota Camry with low miles in EXCELLENT condition. A woman I worked with was getting a divorce and her husband told her "You either have to sell the Camry or sell the MR2!" thinking that she would choose to sell the MR2 and that he would win because she loved that car, however, this being Minnesota she couldn't choose it. WRONG! She not only chose the MR2, but she sold me the Camry for just what they had left owing on it. Basically $5000 less than it's book value at the time.

I admit though, I was still tail light obsessed. This car handled so well. Snow, mud boggin, and yes just normal road trips as well.

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