Registration - N385 AHD

Chassis No. - ST205-0002228

M.O.T. - December 2024

Odometer - 200,00km

With its links to World Rally Championship cars, this Toyota Celica GT4 ST205 WRC was built to allow the Japanese giant to homologate its WRC machines. As such, only 2,500 Celica GT4 ST205 WRC models were produced, and this example, presented in black, is one of the 2,100 that were sold in Toyota’s home Japanese market, imported in 1997 according to the seller. Under the rally-influenced two-door coupe bodywork sits a 2.0-litre turbo-charged four-cylinder engine, which drives all four-wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. ‘N385 AHD’ has seen the addition of a boost controller, dump valve, and turbo timer to the powertrain, a Sparco steering wheel inside, plus a set of grey alloy wheels. That’s on top of the factory modifications, such as the louvres cut into the bonnet, and the large rear wing, for rally homologation.

Showing an unwarranted 200,000km on the odometer, the current owner has a folder of paperwork to go with ‘N385 AHD’, and the supporting paperwork covering the vehicle’s import from Japan. It is described as being in ‘good’ condition across much of the vehicle, covering the engine, transmission, electrics, and interior. Only the paint and bodywork are rated as ‘average’.

Toyota produced the Celica GT-Four from 1986 across three generations, fitted with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four cylinder engine and full-time all-wheel drive, created specifically to fit in with the World Rally Championship regulations of the time. Initially based on the fourth-generation Celica, the GT-Four Mk I (ST165) included the standard model’s pop-up lights and other styling details, largely unchanged, before the second-generation GT-Four (ST185) arrived in 1989. That too largely kept the styling unchanged, with subtle tweaks such as the provision of a rear boot-lip spoiler – it was always all about the powertrain. Finally, the ST205 model arrived in 1994, featuring a significant design change – in line with the standard Celica models – and including vents cut into the bonnet, and a large rear wing. Production ended in 1999, by which time Toyota had switched to using the Corolla as a base for WRC models.

· Rare example of Toyota’s homologation special for the World Rally Championship.

· Imported Japanese model, supplied with all relevant paperwork.

· Upgraded powertrain, including turbo boost controller and dump valve.