Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Today I spotted this 1966 Toyota Crown S40 for sale in the Dutch classifieds:
What I really like about the car are the high mounted fender mirrors: exactly like they had them in Japan. Now I’ve seen some other S40 crowns with the exact same fender mirrors so I reckon they were standard like this.
Now it is a bit more special than being “just” another standard 1966 Toyota Crown S40 as it actually got its roof chopped off over the full lenght of the car: Continue reading
My first impression on Yesterdays Japan Classic Sunday was that it was great! Met up with a lot of people and the cars at the meeting were amazing! A small summary of cars present: an immaculate JDM Carina TA17 coupe (more on that later this week), lowered and sticker-bombed Carina TA40, Corolla KE25KE20 with a 2TG swap, many Celica TA22/RA22ls, MR2s, many Celica Supra Mk. IIs and of course this amazingly restored Crown RS40L from 1964:
Toyota Crown RS40L @ JCS2011
This Crown RS40L was by far the star of the meeting! Its owners (father and son) restored it back to (almost) original state in the past few years.
Apart from the front grille with all its brightworks the tail lights were are the best second best part of the Crown:
Toyota Crown RS40L @ JCS2011
The round tail lights are pre-facelift which makes it even more special.
Toyota Crown RS40L @ JCS2011
The Crown is powered by the 1.9 liter 3R engine and has a three speed manual on the steering column.
The paintjob was stunning and I tried to capture some clouds in it:
Toyota Crown RS40L @ JCS2011
And last but not least, the interior:
Toyota Crown RS40L @ JCS2011
The interior has been restored as if it came straight out of the factory.
Obviously the Crown won two prizes: the first prize for being the best oldtimer at the meeting and being the oldest car at the meeting.
More photos will follow. In the meanwhile keep an eye on my Flickr account to see new uploads. ;)
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