Toyota Star Wars Edition

The complete history of the missing 1977 Toyota Celica GT Star Wars edition. Read the story and see the pictures at Car and Driver. After the customization company behind the Star Wars Toyota Celica became involved in smuggling, kidnapping, and murder, the vehicle itself seemed to vanish.

North Idaho 2022 Tacoma TRD Sport Howdy All, I've been a proud Toyota Truck owner since my first one a 1995 Toyota 4x4 Extra Cab (sweet blue color one) which I put almost 300k miles on before switching to a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab (grey/silver color) in 2004, then upgrade again in 2008 to an '08 Tacoma Double Cab (cool blue one) which I. Then there was the "Star Wars Space Fantasy Sweepstakes," a contest that offered fans a chance to win T-shirts, posters, even a trip to Club Med. But the grand prize was a friggin'friggin' muscle car -- this was the '70s, after all.

The brand new Toyota Celica GT came with a custom Star Wars paint job and, judging from the accompanying photograph, was a real babe tractor beam. Way back in 1977 a little film called Star Wars was released to box office smashing success. Somewhere in the background, 20th Century Fox joined forces with Toyota to customize and give away a '77 Star Wars Celica.

To top it all off, rocker panels featured a unique "Star Wars Celica badge." In other words, this was the ultimate vehicle for Star Wars lovers. About a year and a half ago, Toyota actually asked the public for help as they looked to uncover this mythical vehicle. Hey there folks.

There's thousands of blog posts, articles posted online highlighting the idea that at some point, somewhere, a Star Wars themed 1977 Toyota Celica GT existed. Sadly almost all of these articles are regurgitation of the same few clues over and over. I've been doing some.

Sakura Picnic 2024 was proudly sponsored by Shannons Insurance and Burson Auto Parts. May the 4th be with you! Come dressed in your best Star Wars costume. Will the missing 1977 Star Wars Celica be attending? Don't of the missing Celica? Here's the story: The mystery of the Toyota Celica GT Star Wars edition giveaway car.

Like all good 1970s California-centric pop-culture phenomena, the near-mythical and oft-repeated tale of the 1977 Toyota Celica GT Star Wars sweepstakes has all the hallmarks of good sun-kissed, Me Decade mystery: inspiration, fantasy, airbrushing, a Farrah Fawcett hairdo, and Hare Krishnas-and that's before things get really weird. Major motion pictures, custom car giveaways, scandal, and a missing Toyota May 4th each year marks the unofficial Star Wars holiday - if you don't understand the reference after reading the title, then this article probably isn't going to be for you. View fullsize It's only fitting then, we take a [].