Toyota Supra mk2

The Mk2 (A60) is the Supra in full early-1980s wedge mode, all sharp creases and pop-up headlights, looking like it belongs parked outside an arcade in a synth-pop video. Built from 1981 to 1986, it kept the Celica Supra name and the smooth 2.8-liter inline-six, now making around 160 horsepower, and it began taking the sporting half of its personality more seriously than the cruiser-minded original had.

Part of the charm is the split personality, baked right into the trim names. The P-Type was the performance version, with flared fenders, grippier rubber, and the manual gearbox. The L-Type was the luxury one, softer and usually automatic, aimed at the buyer who wanted the look without the effort. You essentially chose your character at the dealership, very Street Fighter of them.

This generation is also where the Supra started earning real respect for how it drove, not just how it looked or how comfortably it rode. It remains an affordable and very 1980s way into Supra ownership, with values still sensible next to what came later. Find a clean P-Type with a manual and you have a stylish, honest period piece that asks little and pays back plenty of nostalgia.