This was my first car that I ever owned, at the age of 19. I believe it had an 1100 cc 4 cylinder OHV with a 4 speed stick shift manual. Horsepower was somewhere around 72.
Since it was my first car, I loved it. In retrospect this car was awful. I should have bought the Datsun 510, the other car I was considering. It's since become a classic. Anyway, this Corolla really demonstrates how advanced entry level cars have become. I owned this car from 1973 to 1976.
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I owned one exactly like this. Bought it in Denver for $180, made new brushes for the alternator out of some new ones for a '50 Chevy.
Made a new waterpump gasket out of a Pillsbury biscuit "can" (paper & foil - just like the original) when I replaced the head gasket (I DID find one of those), and the only other thing I ever did to it was replace the pair of ViceGrip pliers on what was left of the shifter stub, with a real gearshift lever.
1076 cc's of Rompin Stompin power - total displacement SMALLER than one hole in a Chrysler 440.
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