1992 Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo

BODY/EXTERIOR

1992 Toyota Celica AllTrac Turbo 4WD (full-time 50/50 F/R torque split) (Chassis Code ST185), Power Sunroof, Teal Metallic (Color Code 749) exterior paint, Grey Leather interior, System 10 Stereo System (Headunit has combined tape/CD/radio with EQ, 220W Amp w/10 speakers total), Power Windows, Power Locks, Cruise Control, Driver Side Electronic Lumbar Controls, Fog Lights, A/C, Automatic Climate Control, ABS Brakes

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION

Turbocharged 2.0L 16-valve 4-cylinder with CT26 Turbo

(Twin-Entry, Stock boost = ?psi) (Engine: 3S-GTE (rev2) — iron block with aluminum head), 5-speed manual transmission (E150F)

Other Info

• Mileage as purchased: 70,098
• Current Mileage: 70,190
• Date purchased: July 1, 2005
• VIN: JT2ST88P3N0018928

Production Info / Background
ST185s (1990-93), like the ST165 (1998-89) and ST205 (1994-99), were WRC (World Rally Championship) Homologation Special vehicles.
Due to WRC/FIA rules that required teams to race production-based vehicles, Toyota had to produce a required number of street-going versions of their turbocharged 4WD rally cars.

(If you want to get *really* technical, the ST185 Rally Car (Japan) (aka “ST185RC”) / Carlos Sainz Special Edition (Europe) (aka “ST185CS”) / Groupe A Rallye (Australia/New Zealand) trims were the “true” homologation versions that TTE/Toyota used to build their WRC car off of. These cars are serialized (have serial numbers showing # of ###) and arguably considered more collectible. The version that came to the USA/North America was a bit more toned down version (air-to-air intercooler (North America) versus water-to-air intercooler (CS/RC/GroupeA), different engine lid cover (no scoop on CS/RC/GroupeA since they don’t use a A2A IC) and front bumper; those being the major visible differences).

This is why so few were produced (and sold: due to their high prices).
Backround on the (WRC) rally history of the ST185: TTE (Toyota Team Europe): Group A ST185

An awesome tribute video to the ST185RC on YouTube, courtesy of Andrea185

Here it is embedded into this webpage:

…and one more video (mostly still photos, but some awesome rally videos too), from “Joey”.
Embedded version:

Production Info

A total of 2500 ST185s were imported into North America (USA, Canada, Mexico) from 1990 to 1993.

In 1992, 241 of them were sold in the USA (retail).
This car is one of 241, a rare car indeed.

(FYI, 1993 models (the last year of the Celica AllTrac in the USA) are even more rare, with a mere 64 retail sales!!)

Link: Production Numbers for USA, and worldwide (also with basic specs). And summarized below:

All vehicles (Includes Retail (see below) + wholesale, rental agencies, private companies, donations, etc.)
Model Year--Total
1990---------806
1991---------589
1992---------265
1993---------83
Total---------1743

Retail vehicles (Sold to US Toyota Dealers for sale to the public)
Model Year --Total
1990---------750
1991---------550
1992---------241
1993---------64

Total———1605