Remembering Japanese cars from the past
I *still* haven’t found a photo of this red Carina TA63 at the JCCA NYM 2012 in the background of this picture:
But that doesn’t matter: there was enough other material for me!
For instance this amazing shakotan Carina RA45:
I think it pops up every year at the JCCA NYM. ;)
Also this Corona T140 taxi is a NYM regular: Continue reading
MyCub uploaded these two videos containing all Corona Twincam Turbo TT140 commercials featuring Roger Moore (when he was still 007). The Carina GT-TR TA63 had the puppy saving Sonny Chiba, its twin brother the Corona GT-TR TT140 had Roger Moore jumping out of a truck!
On one hand I prefer Roger Moore because he got a bit more class (and so does the Corona), but on the other hand the Carina is more a ordinary hero’s car.
I love the last commercial with the three trucks saying “Toyota”, “Twincam Turbo” and “New Corona GT”.
In this second video we see more James Bond in the ads: with the classy ladies, the miraculous escape and the good endings! Continue reading
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