Thursday, April 24, 2014

5k: Peanut Wagon: 1972 Toyota Corolla TE28

Have you ever purchased a car and instantly regretted it?  That is one plausible explanation for today's TE28 Corolla that has only been at its new home for 2 months and is being sold with pictures from the flatbed delivery.  The other options are that the seller legitimately needs funds for another project, brain surgery, brain surgery school, brain surgery school loans...or he picked it up cheap and is flipping for a profit.  Whatever the reason, this still looks like a good deal to me.  Find this 1972 Toyota Corolla TE28 Peanut wagon offered for $6,000 in Chicago, IL via craigslist.


Introduced to the world in 1966, the Toyota Corolla managed to become the best selling car in the world by 1974.   The little subcompact rear-drive chassis wasn't a game changer with throngs of buyers when introduced (like the Mustang for instance), but it combined practicality, frugality and simple family motoring into a decent package.  This TE28 (or 26?) Peanut wagon is the cooler option of the 2nd-gen (20 series) US Corolla lineup and sports some bitchin aftermarket wheels.


This Corolla has had a drivetrain swap from a later Toyota and is powered by a 3T-C (making 70ish horsepower from the California spec 3T if stock) and 5-speed T50 transmission.  The 3T is a 1.7 liter OHV inline-4 and plenty of power is available if you open your wallet and ask nicely.


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5 comments:

  1. Brian P.April 24, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    Interesting that the key words in the ad include all the islands of Hawaii. Why??

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    1. AnonymousApril 24, 2014 at 1:00 PM

      Peanut+Hawaii = Hawaiian boiled peanuts. It's a strong tradition there, as evidenced by these recipes on www.boiled-peanut-world.com.

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  2. GianniApril 24, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    I'd call him flipper, flipper, flipper...

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  3. JasonApril 24, 2014 at 11:31 PM

    Wheels are from the E70 (79-83) generation Corolla. My 82 SR5 hatchback had them. Toyota was on a roll then.

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  4. AnonymousJune 27, 2014 at 11:08 PM

    yes this 72 Corolla was originally from Danny vegaout of Florida sold to johnny in Chicago and now is on its way to Hilo Hawaii sold to bradda Dwayne this car is inexcellent condition new interior 3t 5 speed this will be a killer Island cruiser

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