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Happy 40th birthday Levin and Trueno AE86!

Two days ago the Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno AE86 celebrated their 40th birthday! On May 12th 1983 the fifth generation (E80) of the Corolla and Sprinter were presented to the press. This presentation was a major event as Toyota decided to move its main platform to front-wheel drive. At the same time, Toyota decided […]

Toyota Gazoo Racing starts with AE86 reproduction parts!

Are we dreaming? Genuine Toyota AE86 reproduction parts becoming available?Parts for the AE86 have become really scarce over the past years. The supply of parts that were cheaply available for years, both new and used, has dried up. In the past Toyota Gazoo Racing already started selling reproduction parts for the Toyota 2000GT, Toyota Supra […]

One owner UK Corolla AE86 sells for over 46K!

Earlier this week a one owner UK Toyota Corolla GT Twin Cam 16 AE86 was auctioned off via Car & Classic auctions for £46,500. That’s more than a Trueno Black Limited AE86 sold for last year! The car isn’t in immaculate state, but the history is why it’s interesting… This Corolla AE86 was almost written […]

What is the Toyota AE86 Sports Package?

There was an optional factory AE86 Sports Package available for both the Corolla Levin AE86 and Sprinter Trueno AE86. This package changed over the years many times, but mainly consisted of a set of spoilers and side skirts. What is this AE86 Sports Package all about? So what was this package? When did it become […]

Ode to High Sonic Toning 2X1

The first time I laid eyes on the AE86 High Sonic Toning paint scheme must have been somewhere late 2006. Miguel from Newera Imports joined our small community and posted photos of his own project: a late type Toyota Corolla Levin GT Apex in black over grey paint. I was blown away by the paint […]

January 8, 2015 banpeiLeave a Comment

AE86 Trivia: all Sprinter Trueno AE86 Black Limited facts

First of all: Happy New Year! My personal New Years resolution is to post more frequent to the front page of AEU86. So today I’ll kick off with a blog post about the Sprinter Trueno AE86 Black Limited model I wrote a year ago for my own blog. It is time to dig a bit […] Read More

December 25, 2014 banpeiLeave a Comment

Merry Christmas from AEU86!

Merry Christmas from AEU86! I hope you had many presents under the Christmas tree this year and had your fun unwrapping that supercharged 4A-GZE engine and a Supra W57 gearbox! This year the season greetings were honored by HybirD07’s old Toyota Corolla GT AE86! Read More

September 25, 2014 packLeave a Comment

AE86 – The LSD and Crown Wheel Pinion approach

Hi there, This week i’ll bring you everything i know about LSDs and CWP for the AE86. An issue that is discussed everywhere on the web and much information is available… Still some of you may not know actually what is there for us and our machines. I’ll split the topic between the LSD and […] Read More

LEGO AE86 – Lets make this happen!

September 15, 2014 Bastiaan OlijLeave a Comment

I have many happy memories playing with LEGO when I was young and have now continued the tradition with my kids with an ever growing collection of new LEGO sets. One thing that has changed LEGO radically in the last few years is that the company behind it has started listening to its fans and […] Read More

September 4, 2014 packLeave a Comment

AE86 – Full story behind a legend

Hello readers, let me just introduce myself. My name is Luis and I am 29 years old. I’m from Portugal and I drive an 86 from 1985. I’ve asked Banpei to start a series of articles related to the main focus of our forums: the AE86. My goal, is to post new information, curiosities about […] Read More

April 27, 2014May 6, 2014 banpeiLeave a Comment

Welcome to the renewed AEU86 site!

Welcome to the renewed website of AEU86! You may have some questions regarding the new website, so I composed a couple of questions and answers. I can’t log in! If you are an existing user and want to log in to our forums: all passwords have been reset so you can’t use your old […] Read More