Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1986 Toyota Camry

The Camry first appeared in North America for the 1983 model year and gathered sales momentum in a gradual manner. By 1986, Camrys were not uncommon, but it seemed as though you saw 20 Tauruses and 15 Accords for every example of Toyota's front-drive sedan. It was the next generation of Camry (starting in 1988) that unleashed the armies of unkillable, bland Toyota midsize sedans that conquered the country. First-gen Camrys are still out there, but sightings are increasingly rare. Here's one I spotted last week in a Denver junkyard.


Like just about all cars, the Camry got bigger with every generation. The '86 isn't much bigger than the current Corolla, but still had room for a rock group or a group of rocks.
221,890 miles on the clock. Even Neons manage figures like this nowadays, but not many mid-80s cars ever saw 200,000 miles.
Toyota kept this overdrive button on the gearshift well into the current century.
You have to love the dated look of the Econo A/C button. Americans don't want Econo anything when it comes to comfort, a lesson Toyota figured out years later.
Subsequent Camrys had all the quirky Japanese styling eliminated by endless focus groups, but the first-gen still had this goofy rear quarter window.
It was no Cressida, but it also wasn't anywhere near as expensive as a Cressida.

22 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 01 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 02 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 03 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 04 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 05 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 06 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 07 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 08 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 09 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 10 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 11 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 12 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 13 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 14 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 15 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 16 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 17 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 18 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 19 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 20 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden 21 - 1986 Toyota Camry Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Phil Greden

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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