Toyota Corolla KE30 (seventies model)

stapes21

wel guys just picked up a k30 corolla recently manufactured in 1979 and registered in 1981 shes red and is a genuine offaly car the reg is "ZIR 857" not a rust bucket at all just minor bits under the rear arches think she was driving up to 1999 and was parked in a carpenters shed up until now perhaps carcheologist can giv me bitta exact info on her

Eoin

old thread is old!

That was a 4 year old thread, so I have split your post into a new thread in the classic cars forum.

sogood

Not exactly my cup of tea but well done all the same. Another one saved from the crusher! Best of luck with it and do keep us posted with any progress reports.

Thinkingaboutit

My uncle has two until recently, one for parts, one for driving, brown, the best colour for cars of the era.

Gary ITR

I liked those. The last of the corollas I liked. Any chance of some more pictures including interior?

macautos

Great purchase Stapes21 .
KE30 is a rare site about these days . They were mighty for the rust .
Scrappage scheme saw the death of many examples :mad: .

Were worthless back then ,i was offered one almost identical to yours there for 100pounds back in '99 and i left it as it seemed dear ,haha stupidity now thinking back as any parts and stuff now are sought after amongst enthusiasts .
I know a few lads north/south and in uk that have tidy examples and plenty of lads that are restoring ke20's/30's/70's . So drop a pm if you are in need of any parts or anything . If i can be of help at all i will . Hate to see em meet the crusher .
What are the plans for her .Does it need much to get back on the road you reckon .
As said above ,would love to see more pics of her if possibly .I can pm you an email address if you like

Going by the reg you'd be right in saying its an Offaly car originally .
Tis an '81 reg which is the very last of the ke30's .
I have a 1980 KE70 DX the next model on from the ke30 so your car must have been in the dealer and kept till '81 to register .
Just did a check and it shows up as having 4 owners and tax expiry of Mar'99 . So she is off the road 10+years .

overdriver

I like that! Let us know how you get on.

biggus

in 1982 I had a 1976 KE35 the pillarless coupe type. standard 1166 pushrod engine 4 speed.

I stuck in a 2.0 ltr twin cam from a GT Celica in on 48 webbers and 5 speed box..... interesting car to drive

carchaeologist

biggus wrote: »

in 1982 I had a 1976 KE35 the pillarless coupe type. standard 1166 pushrod engine 4 speed

I know a guy who has one of these,2 speed auto..a woefull thing to drive..looks lovely though with the windows down!

TigerTim

Lovely car. Good luck with her. I'm a Toyota fan

T.

1948Wolseley

Sweet ride! Do keep us posted with pics and the like.

You're right about it being off the road since 1999, mywheels.ie gives its tax expiry date as March 1999. It's also had four previous owners. But then, if you have the tax book, you probably know all that already.