- The 1977 Corolla is listed for $40,000 in Puerto Rico.
- Seller claims the car has only 3,800 miles since new.
- No odometer photo or documentation to confirm it.
How much would you be willing to spend to get behind the wheel of a low-mileage 1977 Toyota Corolla? Well, if you want to be the next owner of this Corolla, you’ll need to part ways with $40,000, a serious amount for a car that’s almost 50 years old.
Why is this Corolla so expensive? If the owner is to be believed, it has been driven just 3,800 miles since new. There’s no photo of the odometer or documents to confirm that claim, but if accurate, it would almost certainly make this one of the lowest-mileage examples in the United States, or more accurately, anywhere under U.S. jurisdiction.
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The car has been listed up for sale on Facebook Marketplace and is said to be located in Puerto Rico. The seller has published a grand total of two low resolution photos, and a single 1-minute video of the car, so it’s difficult to determine just how well it has (or hasn’t) been maintained over the decades.
For anyone seriously considering the purchase, a thorough in-person inspection would be essential. Details like mileage and originality are central to the asking price, so due diligence is not optional here, especially with so few photos in the listing and the fact it’s outside the contiguous US.
We can see it is painted in a bright shade of green, far more striking than any of the colors available for the current Corolla. It also continues to sit on the original steel wheels.
A look inside the cabin shows that there’s still plastic on the door panels and almost the entire interior is trimmed in plush brown leatherette. Remarkably, the material on the seats doesn’t appear to have any signs wear and tear, which is rare for a car this old.
One thing that stands a bit odd is the lower central console around the gearbox, though it’s hard to make much of it given the potato-quality video in the listing.
The listing fails to mention what engine the car has. When the third-generation Corolla was sold in the US, it was offered with 1.2-liter, 1.3-liter, and 1.6-liter four-cylinder engines with power ranging from 55 hp to 75 hp.
At $40,000, this isn’t a casual buy. It’s squarely aimed at dedicated Toyota fans or collectors chasing originality. If you’re someone with a soft spot for 1970s Toyotas, this may be one of the last chances to snag a time-warp Corolla with miles so low.
Just remember that caveat. You’ll want to do your homework before making the trip to Puerto Rico to see it in person and find out whether those mileage claims actually hold up.
