What will amaze you is that we discovered TR-7s and Land Rover Series IIIs share a wheelbase, which means the British have done what I did a ridiculous number of times. The Celica is mentioned because it was discussed in the article. And if you're going to be weird in the pages of Hot Rod, be weird. Although the editor writes for Mustang magazine, which would make a Celica a rather awkward choice. Really, I see why theyre doing it, but MIIs are still pieces of shit.
Shit, if they wanted weird they should have gone with a Buick Skyhawk. Don't remember that car? That's okay. Buick probably prefers it that way.
That's one of the great things about automotive history. There are all of these unique cars on the fringes. Some are known and coveted, like split window Corvettes and COPO Camaros. Some are known and ignored, such as Dodge Omni GLHS or Monte Carlo Aerocoupes. Then you have cars like that Falcon, a blip on the radar that could easily be overlooked, the only thing making it compelling is the circumstances around its existence.