Toyota AE86 1600 GT Corolla Bathurst 1985

[ShawnS]

Hi again guys.

This one is the Toyota that raced in the 1985 Bathurst 1000 in the hands of Drew Price and John Smith. They started 41st and finished 17th and won the 2 litre class.

 

The model is made by combining the Fujimi Levin and the Aoshima TRD Levin kits. The body, tail lights, windows and mirror are the only Fujimi parts and the Aoshima kit supplied most of everything else. Putting the Aoshima chassis and interior into the Fujimi body wasn't a straight swap and the whole nose required quite a bit of fiddly work to get right.

I made new door cards, reconfigured the roll cage  and detailed the dash and added air jacks and hoses. The chassis was left alone except for a side exhaust pipe.

This model was being built along side another AE86 with full engine, chassis and interior detail but that is a long way from completion.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers

ShawnS

 

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[TonyK]

Great looking model! Enjoy seeing cars that race at Bathurst.

[bbowser]

Nice!  The interior is especially well done.

[Phildaupho]

Very well-done replica. I have always had a soft spot for these Toyotas since I did a race school in one very similar and which will be a future build as I have the kits I need in my stash.

[Brockc]

This is different car compared to the falcons and commodores that we’re racing at the time but I have to say I really like this 

[Jim B]

Missed this one. Great looking Corolla. Didn't realize they ran these in Bathurst.