Not much will turn heads anymore at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but I believe this bippu-ed Crown S170 police car definitely did turn some heads!
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Another J-tin destruction mix video by 44magnumM29 and this time most definitely not for the fain hearted: in the first half minute a blue hakosuka Skyline is bumpercar-ed into scrap metal. Don’t worry: it is only a short nosed four door GC10. ;)
Also watch out for several Toyota Centuries and kujira Crowns to be blown up!
And a bonus question: can anyone guess the car featured from 1:04 till 1:40?
Direct link to the video: Car chase carnage
BTW: the drama series is not named (44magnumM29 is afraid it gets removed) and stunt work is performed by stuntman Mike and his team.
We all see half of Japan’s car inventory being sold as secondhand to the rest of the world through various auction platforms. So that would lead us to the conclusion that Japan’s junkyards must be quite empty and deserted…
WRONG! Just have a look at this video where someone takes a stroll at a (unknown) Japanese junkyard:
I love the detail that the first Crown, the fourth Crown (Majesta) and the first and third Cedric Y32 still have the knitted/embroided traditional headrest covers in place! Also that the second Crown Super Saloon has a full width front bench in place. And what also strikes me is that most of them are largely intact with the keys still in the ignition!
And last but not least: seeing the pristine Cedric 430, Mitsubishi GTO, Nissan Leopard F31 (not about the other Leopard), Nissan Laurel C35, Nissan Skyline R33 GTS4 in such a dreadful state almost brought tears in my eyes…
One of the first things I noticed in Bali were the ubiquitous Toyota Kijang minivans driving around. One small detail of the Kijang drew my attention immediately: the headlights!
Toyota Kijang KF42 with Crown S120 headlights
Recognize them already?
Indeed: they are recycled from the Toyota Crown S120 series!
On another one I found this GTV Executive sticker:
Toyota Kijang KF42 with GTV Executive sticker
No idea if it is genuine, but if so then this must have been the sporty version of the Kijang…
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. ;)
During one of my early morning cycles to work I encountered a familiar face that I saw a few months before: a Toyota Crown S110!
Toyota Crown MS110 Super Saloon
The car is a 1980 Toyota Crown Super Saloon and was delivered originally to the Netherlands. That is quite rare these days since most older cars seem to be imported from either Germany or Switzerland who have a bit less classic friendly laws nowadays.
In this case it turned out to be a Crown MS112 featuring the 2.8 liter 5M-EU engine.
Toyota Crown MS110 Super Saloon
The car itself looked immaculate which is very surprising for an original Dutch car.
Toyota Crown MS110 Super Saloon
The car features an automatic gearbox which should give it the smoothest ride you can imagine.
And later that day I found out it is actually for sale, but the sales ad on Marktplaats has already gone. So I pressume it has been sold now.
Reminds me of the fact that the brown Toyota Crown LS110 I posted some time ago is also for sale:
1981 Toyota Crown LS110 @ Marktplaats
BTW: The reason for its high price is the fact that it is a diesel powered car.