Sunday, April 27, 2014

2k: Wanna Be 5-er: 1985 Toyota Cressida


The Toyota Cressida was the mid-sized flagship at the top of Toyota's US market lineup from 1976-1993.  The third generation known internally as X70 was built from 1984 to 1988 and featured such innovative features as electronic shock absorber control, but was powered by large, low output, inline-6 engines driving the rear wheels.  Find this 1985 Toyota Cressida with 5-spd gearbox offered for $2,000 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist.  Tip from Kaibeezy.


The Cressida  is powered by a 2.8 liter version of Toyota's 5M-GE version that is rated at 143 horsepower from the factory and most (if not all) Cressidas sold in the US market were offered with automatic transmission, but this one has had a W58 5-speed manual gearbox swapped in from a donor vehicle.  It should make it a considerably more fun ride and a great competitor to BMW's E28 5-series.




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2 comments:

  1. hugh crawfordApril 27, 2014 at 9:06 PM

    Can just barely remember the Cressida, so I google Cressida, and...
    http://www.showbizspy.com/article/272584/prince-harry-fears-cressida-bonas-will-dump-him.htmlhttp://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/04/cressida-bonas-prince-harry-burning-man

    WTF?

    So in 1989 some English parents decide to name their daughter after a Toyota, and she's either marrying a prince or going to burning man or...

    At least they didn't name her Tercel, although Dutchess Supra would have a nice ring to it

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  2. StevezillaApril 28, 2014 at 6:33 AM

    Here's a low-mileage 1986 with a PRNDL tranny:
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Other-CRESSIDA-/161283382924

    Save the Cressidass!

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