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TA22, RA21, RA24 and RA29
Classic Toyota Celica Frame Number Decoder
Toyota identifies TA22 as a first-generation 1600 Celica model code. PetrolJunky also recognizes common North American first-generation RA21, RA24 and RA29 frame families.
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MODEL DECODERCelica1970–1977
Universal VIN Input
Decode from this page
This page explains Celica, but the input accepts every PetrolJunky-supported identifier.
Decoder Reference
What this identifier can tell you
TA22RA21RA24RA29
First-generation Celica frame codes identify important collector variants
Toyota's own history identifies TA22 as a first-generation 1600 Celica model code. PetrolJunky also recognizes the common North American RA21 family and later RA24 coupe and RA29 liftback identifiers, allowing the same universal box to work with period frame numbers.
Frame code and exact year are intentionally separate
The prefix establishes the platform/model family while the following digits are the individual chassis sequence. Unless a reviewed serial boundary maps that sequence to a production year, PetrolJunky reports the documented generation span rather than guessing a title year from appearance or trim.
Built for future Toyota expansion
Because these codes live in database tables, additional Celica generations and market-specific frame families can be added without creating a new decoder form or hard-coded page. SEO content and registry filters can expand alongside the data.