1989 Bright Red Targa Turbo Supra Virgin, Pics included.

[Who]

Hello fellow Supra citizens. I am new to the Forum and I was asked to post pics and so I shall. Now lets get to business. Well to all of you Supra lovers out there we have a bone stock 1989 Supra Bright Red with Targa Turbo bone stock virgin. Did I forget to tell you the mileage. No! I was saving the best for last.... Hang on to your seats.... 36906 original miles. Impossible!!!!. Well yes it is possible. A very considerate and giving gentleman who fell in love with his supra 19 years ago placed it in his air conditioned climate controlled warehouse. Fortunate am I that a very good friend, son of the owner, showed me the car in storage and the rest is history.
Enjoy!...
I will treat her well and she will be taken care of and placed in my non-climate controlled garage and shown on the weekends bone stock.

See the Virgin here now!

 

[92nsx]

nice, need to clean the engine bay
the passenger seat?? more ware then the drivers, maybe worth getting the leather replaced Since the car dose have LOW miles

Vary nice!

 

[rs4rush]

DONT MOD IT. Keep it that way. I know there is a guy that just sold his to toyota and it has like 96kmh or somthing like that. Nice find!

 

[JDMMA70]

Damn nice find!

 

[bluemkiii]

good find, now mod it:evil2:

 

[Boost Lee]

WOW!

What a gorgeous car! :love:

Leave it as it is...That car is going to be worth a looottttt of money one of these days.
Lucky, lucky man. :nono:

Welcome, too! You're in the hands of a great community!

-Jeff

 

[Who]

Thanks all. I am not looking into modifications. If I do they will be discrete. I am looking into the damned head gasket issue. The HG is fine now but I would like to prevent any damage. What is it with toyota and loose bolts. I can't tell you how many loose bolts I have found underneath the hood. My Valve Covers (VC) were leaking and I when I checked the VC bolts they were all finger loose. Seems that those Toyota techs were limp wristed back in the day

 

[johnathan1]

The valve cover screws require VERY little torque...the spec is 22in/lbs. You likely need new valve cover gaskets and grommets for the screws.

And it seems like there is a lot of wear on those seats for such low mileage...Toyota's leather interiors seem to have sucked quite a bit back then...doesn't seem like they hold up for very long.

But anyway, that's a beautiful car that will be worth a lot one day...keep it stock and enjoy it.

 

[ViR2]

wow, what a beuty!

 

[LilMissMkIII]

Absolutely stunning! :love: :love: :love: :love:

You're a very lucky guy!

Take good care of her!

 

[suprahero]

Did someone say something about a virgin.................:naughty:



Beautiful car............. as far as red cars go..........:sarcasm:


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[Who]

Thanks for the kind words. I plan on keeping her stock. She is in the garage now and I plan to use her as a weekend holiday driver only. I am going to save up my dollars and replace the HG and seals as soon as I can.

The leather seats were very dry. Funny thing is that the passenger seat is in worse shape and torn versus the drivers seat. I have been told that the leather seats on the older supras were of sub par quality. The driver seat has no tears.

The targa roof has not been removed for over 15 years now. I am almost afraid to try it fearing a leak might start.

My previous project car was a mustang 1988 notchback 5.0. She was a lot of fun, easy and inexpensive to work on. I do have to say though that the supra has a firm flat ride on the road. The faster you go the heavier it feels. Nice change vs the mustang which was light and squirrelly on cornering and at any speed over 70mph. The supra looks a allot better as well. Go figure that a car designed 19yrs ago still has a modern new look to it.

 

[Red Rocket MKIII]

Great looking find. I thought my 1990 MKIII red turbo with 61k original miles was a rare find but yours looks just as good. Nice Pics. Welcome to SM

 

[jsnowman76]

very nice find

how much did you find it for? if you dont mind telling?:sarcasm:

 

[BlackDynamite]

i found mine with 49,000 had a spun bearing....LOL...49,000 good miles till the last 1,000 or so, when the old guys, granddaughter's, boyfriend got a hold of it and ran it out of oil.

Good find! Lets just say, i know why that seat is worn on the other side and i think you can figure it out ;] Bow Chick-Ah Bow Wow!

 

[mk4s4bkfst]

well i suppose then a BHG would be the equivalent of "popping her cherry"......since it is a virgin and all, lol..........great find, like everyone else said, dont mod it at least not too much.