Ae86 jdm steering wheel12/26/2023 Previously-featured AE86 owner Chester notes Angel as an AE86 guru, and proof of that is listed in the feature’s thanks. It’s impossible to go decades of building the same car without amassing an envious wealth of knowledge. Nine cars deep at this point, Angel decided this was the one worth keeping. The car, which was a factory Corolla GT-S, turned out to be a pretty cherry little runabout, and being an Arizona import it was rust free – a rarity in Boston. Yes, there was once a time when AE86 parts could be found in junkyards for a song. Regardless of its state, Angel got the car to move, and when he brought it home using parts from the junkyard he was able to make it a reliable and dependable driver. ‘Bought’ is a term used lightly in this case, because he actually traded his running, driving, and quite well sorted ’94 Corolla station wagon for “basically junk.” In order to get the car to leave its self-dug half tomb, Angel had to supply his own starter, battery, wheels, and gas. Persistence paid off in the end and Angel bought said car. Originally he was shot down, which is usually how the cold-call car-buying dance starts. Angel can spot AE lines from miles away, so he did what any Corolla-hunter would do – he headed to the front door and asked if it was for sale. This particular one was tucked up against a house, pretty much hidden from prying eyes. But I am using it to describe Corolla owners’ uncanny ability to sniff out every AE86 in their area, no matter how derelict it might be. That’s a made-up term of course, a borderline dad joke really. This Is The Last OneĮvery AE86 owner I know seems to have an ’86’ sense. Ever since then, Angel has bounced back and forth between rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive Toyotas. After that seemed to work out with this account in the black, Angel did it again, and again… You get the point. That was a 1982 Corolla he did a basic motor swap in, before driving the wheels off it then selling. “I practically grew up under the hood of a Toyota,” Angel reminisced, describing his family’s fleet of vehicles. His father was a Toyota man, and when they migrated to the United States from Puerto Rico, a love for Toyotas came with them. Daily drivers, track cars, parts cars – it’s as if after one AE86 enters your life more are soon to follow.Īngel was introduced to Toyotas early, so it could be argued his fate was solidified before he became of driving age. Seriously, every single one I’ve interacted with has either owned their current car for nearly 10 years, or owned nearly 10 in total. I’ve never met, spoken to, or otherwise come across a casual AE owner.
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