Toyota 700/Corolla/Corona 1963-94 from our 2020 Japanese Classic & Performance Car Guide
Australia’s vehicle market changed forever once the Corolla and Corona took charge. Thousands sold annually from 1967 and into the 1980s but apathy during recent decades saw them dumped in huge numbers.
Despite scarcity, early Corollas still generally cost less than $10,000 and Coronas are half that amount. Among the versions already making their mark in the collector market are KE15 Sprinters at around $20,000 and the later AE86 version.
Australian-spec AE86 can achieve $35,000 and modified cars might reach $50,000. Add to those some recently-arrived Truenos – imports from Japan – and the market for feisty two-door Toyotas is well supplied.
For those wanting to spend $5000, the 1980s-90s SX and GTi Corollas are worth the search.
700 Sedan 1963-65 $5950 [4]
Corolla 1967-73 $9500 [7]
Corolla Coupe 1970-79 $18,500 [3]
Corolla 1974-85 $8615 [24]
Corolla SX/GTi $5425 [4]
Sprinter AE86 $34,170 [5]
Levin/Trueno $19,595 [6]
Corona 1964-78 $4540 [11]
Corona 1979-86 $4545 [19]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2020 Japanese Classic & Performance Car Guide.
See the 2019 Toyota Corolla/Corona 1964-1994 market review here
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