early ss-3 identification (in the dark) Options

[delusionz]

hi guys, i'm interested in a 1996 celica ss-3 and the owner came round to my house tonight to give me a test drive, i'm a little confused as to what features were standard in 1996 compared to what i saw keeping in mind it was pitch black.

these were the things i noticed that were ss-3 like:
super strut suspension sticker on the bottom of the rear windscreen
jdm modern tail lights (not a pointer in itself but the ss3's do have the new tail light assembly)
abs brakes icon lights up when key is turned to on
factory toyota 16 inch wheels wrapped in 215/50/r16
steel plated pedals and foot rest similar to what altezza rs200 has

i was wondering about the absence of the following:
air bags
white dash board
beams motor (allthough i know this wasn't available in 1996 the ad stated "SSIII - 200HP" which is the output of the beams and this car had what looked like a regular 3s-ge motor with the inlet manifold curled over the top of the rocker cover -- anyone know if there a revision in hp output in 1996 aswell????)
projector headlights -- were these 1997??


The colour is dark green mica and has a modern shaped front bumper, can anyone confirm what we have here without the full chassis number?

[stetsonaw]

well, it's got the SS suspension, strut bar, which means it has the better stabilizer bars, everything else you can add on your own, and the 3sge in that is the same one in mine, roughly 177hp, and it's pretty quick with the 5speed. i just did the auto to manual conversion, and there is a huge difference. enjoy that thing man. can you hyperlink to the car or pm me the link? i tried finding it on trademe, but couldn't. i wanna look at it.