Pikes Peak Celica

==Description==
The Toyota Celica Pikes Peak is a purpose-built silhouette hill-climbing race car built by Rod Millen Motorsport to participate in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, specifically in the Unlimited class. The Celica Pikes Peak, despite its name, shared no parts with its road-going counterpart apart from the windshield and was essentially a Celica silhouette body on a custom-built chassis. The Celica was powered by a 2.1L 503E turbocharged inline-4 capable of 850 horsepower mated to a 5-speed manual; this engine was mainly used in Toyota's racing cars in Super GT and IMSA. The car featured aerodynamics done by "a famous IndyCar designer". Driven by Rod Millen, the Celica was first used in 1994, when it achieved a time of 10:04.060, a record that was not broken until 2007; it however remains the fastest time for a car around Pikes Peak before it was paved. Millen would campaign the Celica until 1997, where it won the hillclimb two more times but it would never beat its initial record. The Celica was replaced with a Tacoma in 1998, also built by Rod Millen Motorsport.
==Versions==
The Pikes Peak Celica has been released in the following versions:
Col # 	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color ? Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type 	Toy #	Country 	Notes 	Photo
652 	1998	1998 First Editions15/40 	Yellow 	Red, Magenta & Black Tampos, "1", "Pennzoil" 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Red 	Gold LW 	18532	Malaysia	 	75px
652 	1998	1998 First Editions15/40 	Yellow 	Red, Purple & Black Tampos, "1", "Pennzoil", Purple 'Lube' on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Red 	Gold LW 	18532	Malaysia	 	
652 	1998	1998 First Editions15/40 	Yellow 	Red, Purple & Black Tampos, "1", "Pennzoil", Black 'Lube' on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Red 	Gold LW 	18532	Malaysia	 	
971 	1999	Sugar Rush II3/4 	White 	SweeTARTS Logo, Pink & Blue Stripes 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	LW 	21319	Malaysia	 	75px
 	1999	Coca-Cola Race Team 4-Car Set 	Gold 	Black, Red & White tampos, "Coca-Cola" logo, "1", racing decos 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	White 	Gold LW 	23298	Malaysia	Toys 'R Us exclusive	75px
057 	2000	Treasure Hunt9/12 	Metalflake Blue 	"7" 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	Gold DDRR 	26379	Malaysia	 	
057 	2000	Treasure Hunt9/12 	Metalflake Blue 	"7" 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	3SP 	26379	Malaysia	 	
166/250	2000	Mainline 	White 	Blue & Red racing decos, "8" 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	3SP 	27132	Malaysia	 	75px
205 	2000	Mainline/Super Launcher 5-Pack	White 	"Slingshot Racing", "Jinn Shocks", Black, Yellow, Gold & Blue tampos 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Light Blue 	LW 	25434	Thailand	 	75px
160 	2002	Mainline 	Metalflake Blue 	Red and white hot wheels logo down side, racing decos 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Grey 	LW 	55045	Malaysia	 	75px
160 	2002	Mainline 	Metalflake Dark Blue	Red and white hot wheels logo down side, racing decos 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Grey 	LW 	55045	Malaysia	 	75px
 	2002	Pavement Pounders 	Yellow 	Teal, White & Black tampos, "Toyota", "8", racing decos 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	3SP 	89850	Thailand	 	75px
 	2002	Nitro Hill Race 	Purple 	"8" 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	3SP 	89089	Malaysia	 	75px
174 	2004	Roll Patrol 	Blue 	Gold, Black & White tampos, "848", "Street Race Enforcer" 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	Gold LW 	B3768	Malaysia	 	75px
088 	2005	Hot Wheels Racing3/5 	Metalflake Blue 	Orange, Black & White tampos, racing decos, Hot Wheels logo, "5" 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted 	Black 	Chrome LW 	G6810	Malaysia	 	75px
132 	2006	Mainline 	Black 	Orange, White, Red & Blue tampos, Hot Wheels logo, #38, No tampo on rear quarter panel	Chrome/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	PR5 	J7992	Malaysia	Black Spoiler 	
132 	2006	Mainline 	Black 	Orange, White, Red & Blue tampos, Hot Wheels logo, #38, tampo on rear quarter panel 	Chrome/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	PR5 	J7992	Malaysia	Black Spoiler 	
132 	2006	Mainline 	Black 	Orange, White, Red & Blue tampos, Hot Wheels logo, #38 	Chrome/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Orange 	PR5 	J7992	Malaysia	Orange Spoiler 	75px
 	2007	Clover Cars 	Green 	Black, White & Gold tampos, "Lucky 13" 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	Gold Y5 	L5732	Malaysia	 	75px
088/196	2008	Web Trading Cars12/24 	Scarlet 	Stripes, "23" 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	LW 	M6990	Malaysia	Base code(s): 	75px
088/196	2008	Web Trading Cars12/24 	Lime Green 	White stripes, Black "23" 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	LW 	M6990	Malaysia	Base code(s): 	75px
 	2012	Multipack Exlcusive 	Metallic White 	Orange & Blue Racing Stripes '23' 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Black 	Chrome Orange LW	54886	Malaysia	Base code(s): 	
 	2012	Hot Wheels: Racing: Offroad 	Yellow 	Red & Blue Deco "Pennzoil" "Toyota" 	Black/Metal 	Tinted (Black)	Black 	RREx 	W8322	Malaysia	Base code(s): E09 	
==2008 card==
From the back of the 2008 card:
Born: 1997
Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California, USA
Designer: Rod Millen Motorsport
Specialty: Built for the Pikes Peak hill climb, this legendary record-breaker is a tribute to the man-against-mountain race circuit. The turbocharged all-wheel drive is rumored to deliver over 800 horsepower!
==See Also==
*'70 Toyota Celica
*Toyota Celica
*Toyota Celica (Hardnoze)
==Trivia==
For the 1998 First Edition, the Pike's Peak Celica was released in the colours seen on the real-life 1994 Race car driven by Rob Millen, complete with the authentic Pennzoil logo and number 1 on the doors.
==Gallery==
1998 First Editions 15-40 Pikes Peak Celica 'Pennzoil' Yellow.jpg|1998 First Editions 15/40 Pikes Peak Celica "Pennzoil"
1848.JPG|2004
2005-088-xdroop.jpg|Hot Wheels Racing Series (2005) version
Pikes Peak Celica 98FE both.jpg|98 First Editions variations
Pike's Peak Celica 1994 (Toyota Celica Pikes Peak).JPG
Pikes Peak Celica.Sugar Rush.jpg
IMG 20191012 020154.jpg|2000 Treasure Hunts Pikes Peak Celica by Jairzinh0
Pavement Pounder 89050 Car.jpg|Pavement Pounders
IMG 0043.JPG|First edition besides a commodore.
IMG 0042.JPG|'98 First Editions Celica
Photo on 2020-09-19 at 7.02 PM.jpg
PeakCelica.jpg
1999-4pk 23298 Coca-Cola Race Team r-1.jpg|1999 23298 Coca-Cola® Coke® registered™
1999-4pk 23298 Coca-Cola Race Team r-2.jpg 
1999-4pk 23298 Coca-Cola Race Team r-3L.jpg 
1999-4pk 23298 Coca-Cola Race Team r-6.jpg
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