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Out visiting the Corolla Family today :lmao::lmao::lmao:

The not so good bits :'(:'(:'( Driver side front edge of wing Driver door lower front edge Driver Headlamp Lens Rear Arches Back at home :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Driving through a Dodgy Street in Manchester...

Boot :P

Ok so today finally after my long busy day yesterday… I thought id get a good look at my KE70. First gave it a good wash then started to look around for rusty areas and only found on bottom front edge of drivers door, front lower edge of driver wing, both rear arches had rust flaking through on the inside. Passenger side of rear lower panel had surface rust & very little on the corner of passenger side rear corner. Front driver side Headlamp Lens was cracked and I took it off completely as it was a wee bit dangerous… Bumpers on these rot like F*&% & these were remarkably overrated. But all in all I was impressed as there was no sign of any welding anywhere… Sills were in fact amazingly solid… Inside I took off the seat covers and to my amazement again the passenger seat looked as though it had never been sat in, along with the rear seats….. In fact the driver seat seemed to be the only used in the past 29 years .. Anyway the seat covers had to come out and replaced with my Black TRD Toyota ones I took from my old TE71 Corolla .. Now the floor mats were of 4 different types of carpet.. hahaha! They came out and replaced with 4 Heavy Duty Genuine Toyota Mats  Checked the engine bay out and was happy  Rear inside of boot…. Well I was shocked !!! Unbelievable In Fact !!! Rear shocker area very clean……. I found an old First Aid Kit.. Had to throw it away as it expired in 1996…. Inside there was a Carpet  very neatly cut out and shaped very well, under the carpet was the original cover in 100% overrated Condition..  Then to my amazement when I took the cover out there appeared a Brand New Unused Tyre That Looked As Though It Hadn’t Ever Been Taken Out  WOW! Further to my delight I looked at the Tool Kit & Jack & They Were Brand Spanking New…….. The Boot Floor Pan was in amazing shape so to the Bootlid itself…. Anyway finally some more fotos from today :-) Interior...

A few more pics...

On the way back from Norwich .... 210 mile drive cruising at 70mph :-)

After selling my TE71 & AE82 and leaving myself with my KE10 (1970) which needs restoration I had nothing to drive and that drove me to DEPRESSION :-/ So I guessed id never come across another one for some time... Then to my surprise 2 days ago I got a call from a lad in Norwich here in England asking if I was after a 'Toyota Corolla 1982' after I asked him what chassis coding it was he wasnt sure but said it was a RWD.... It could only be a KE70 DX or GL...i assumed So after further questions it turned out it was a KE70 GL model .. ;D Defo what I was looking for.... He told me one prev owner for 29 years & usual story old & retired from Driving.. He bought the car in April got it Taxed & Mot'd for the year and drove it to work and back ... 46k on clock :-)))))))))))))) Inside is immaculate & rear seats never sat in.. front seat have covers and the seats are the velour type and amazingly clean.. As its the 'GL' model it came with the face lift Black Bumpers as opposed to the Chrome Bumper Model (which i do prefer) but hey !! Beggars can't be choosers... So anyway I said I wanted it.. Did the deal over the phone and Jumped on a plane this Morning from Manchester to Norwich, he met me at the airport (Nice Guy) did the deal and I left there at 9am & drove back 209 miles and arrived home at 1245 :-)))) Cruising at around 70-75.... She did well.... So I am a proud new owner of yet another KE70 (Ive had 7 in the past 4 years) and this baby is ready to drive :-))))) One more fact about this one.... It came from the same Toyota Showroom (Tuckswood Motor Company) as my TE71 and has the sticker in its rear window... Without further ado... Here she is :-)))))

Got it back home today ..... KP30 meets KE70 !!! Ive yet to strip her down properly and have a good luck to see how rusty she actually is ..

Send me an email .. regarding bits.... prices etc.. thanks... [email protected] Front end pic...

Havent come across the GL versions for years, and they are gettin scarce now... Had a DX (chrome bumper model) 2 in the past year.. But in ur neck of the woods I believe they r still around?? How easy is it to get the door skin bits ?? and how much ?? anyone

OK guys & gals, come across this KE70 1982 .. Unfortunately it aint in the best shape.... Should I save or should I break ??? Usual rot rear pockets.... arches are ok.... all 4 doors are completely rotten.. sills have been welded in the past. floor panels of what I have seen are ok.. there are holes as pictured below.. i aint ever seen rot there before on KE70's.. is it worth saving ??? You expert views please.... if not I was going to break the car, bootlid & bonnet are excellent... Have a look .... Where it circled yellow both sides have the holes..

Known as the KP30, i think it shares the same floor pan as the starlet I think......

Thanks !!!

Oh Yeh !!! LOL !!! You got to look at my KE70 then anyway !!!! japanesenostalgiccar.. :)

Boot area..

Here you go !!! Floorpan area !!

lol !!! :)

This is what it currently looks like in Ireland. Just needs droppin a little..

That baby was fully restored to its original beauty and it is now in Ireland !!! Check out the Link to the TOC UK ... Posted back in Feb... http://toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.p...mp;#entry725465

Thanks.... My last one recently was this baby !!! 1980 KE70..

Well I'm new on here !!! Just picked up this rare beauty !!! Your thoughts !!! 32k (miles) 2 elderly lady owners...