The keys were still in it, so perhaps it was a trade-in. Yes, thieves would steal factory radios back in those days, even ones with AM-only reception. I don't know how much it added to the price, but I'll bet it came close to the cost of an automatic transmission. This nice Fujitsu Ten AM/FM radio was serious factory audio equipment by the standards of 1979 subcompacts. If you wanted air conditioning, the price tag came to $560 ($2,325 today). If you wanted the automatic transmission in your new Deluxe Liftback, it cost an extra 215 bucks ($893 now).
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With rear-wheel-drive and a five-speed manual transmission, this car would have been reasonably fun to drive by late-1970s standards. All Corollas sold in the United States were built in Japan prior to 1985, when Corollas badged as Chevrolet Novas began rolling off the NUMMI line in California. The 2T-C was an old-fashioned pushrod unit, but it got excellent fuel economy and proved to be extremely reliable. The more upscale '79 Corollas got the legendary 2T-C engine, displacing 1.6 liters and generating a mighty 75 horses. The entry-level Corolla had the tiny 1.2-liter engine (later used in US-market Starlets) and offered a mere 58 horsepower (yes, you could do even worse back then, but not much worse). If you wanted the absolute cheapest new Corolla that year, you could get the bare-bones two-door sedan with four-speed manual transmission for $3,748 (around $15,570 today). The Deluxe Liftback was the second-to-the-top trim level for the '79 Corolla, just below the swanky SR5, and the MSRP on this car started at $4,928 (about $20,470 in 2022 dollars). Here's a rare '79 Corolla Deluxe Liftback that survived to age 43 before ending up in a self-service yard just south of Denver. They were simple and reliable, but they rusted quickly and very few remain today. The third-generation Corolla, sold here for the 1975 through 1979 model years, flew out of American showrooms and was ubiquitous on American streets well into the 1990s. The first new Corollas became available here in the summer of 1968, and the skyrocketing fuel prices of the 1973 Oil Crisis quickly jolted Corolla sales. While the 1958 Toyopet Crown was the first car officially sold by Toyota in the United States, and the 1966 Corona the first big Toyota sales success here, the Corolla is the car that really put the Toyota brand in the American mainstream. Junkyard Gem: 1979 Toyota Corolla Deluxe Liftback One of the nicest Corollas you could buy new in 1979, now retired in Colorado.
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