This makes me think of the Seinfeld episode when George thought he bought Jon Voights old Lebaron.
HAHA! - I was just thinking this exact thing myself!
Sounds like all the "celebrity owned" 80's are finding their way up the coast, as back when I bought mine back in 2001, the lot it came from said it was owned by a "big name star" in Hollywood - I told them I didn't care or want to know, as it didn't have any bearing to me on the 80 as it sat there in front of me, and I just knew if they started name-dropping, the price would go up.
It sorta made sense though - a black 80, grey leather, no gold package or wood inserts on the dash & console - exactly as I would have ordered it if I had the coin back in '97 - all it missed was the lockers & I fixed that.
I still don't know who the owner was, but I did verify it came from Toyota of Hollywood - I never chased it any further, but I'm just not the curious type.
Cool to hear you got the "dream 80" though - 1 owner, a "little old lady" , "just driven to get groceries/church on Sunday"& low enough miles it's just now due for front axle service, not like some where maint was neglected - yours simply didn't have the miles to go in yet!
Excellent purchase! - I was hoping you went for this one - the money you spent up front will really pay off in the long term as far as cost per mile of ownership, plus the reliability you still have that starts to get a little more spotty with a lot more miles you won't even face for quite some time is something hard to put a pricetag on.
Best of luck with ownership, although I doubt you'll need it as yours probably just lost that "new car smell" a few months ago!
