Description
The oldest version of the Toyota Corona RT40 with the narrow tail lights!
Everything about the history of this classic is somehow crazy and unique at the same time, not just the model name CORONA!
One month before the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, TOYOTA presented the 3rd generation of the CORONA. It was the first TOYOTA to be exported worldwide, although the local car industry only smiled wearily at the time. Especially in Germany, where it was not even offered due to a lack of demand. Toyota, however, was already proving the quality of its products in the media:
On September 14, 1964, 3 Toyota Corona cars set off on a 100, 000 km non-stop record drive on the newly inaugurated, 71 km long section of the first Japanese highway “Meishin Expressway.” The only stops were to change drivers and refuel. After 58 days, with an average speed of around 70 km/ h, all 3 vehicles reached the finish line after 100, 000 km!
But now to the very special story of THIS Toyota Corona RT40:
It was one of the few models officially exported to Europe by Toyota and was delivered ex works to Norway. It is in an incredibly good, original, unrestored condition!
The first owner seemed to have treated it with great care, but eventually traded it in for a successor model a decade later. There it finally ended up in the classic car collection of a Toyota dealer. Over the decades, this Toyota Corona was featured in almost all the well-known Norwegian car magazines with corresponding reports. Transportation, import, customs, etc. were a real challenge, but nothing compared to the over-penile TÜV inspector. Thanks to a reliable supplier who had almost all the parts for this classic in stock, this problem was also solved. To put it in a nutshell: The entire technology was checked over and over again, all rejected parts were replaced with new original parts from the old stock and so the TüV gave its blessing, including the H license plate. At the same time, all operating fluids were replaced, spark plugs replaced, ignition adjusted, track measured, etc. at the BOSCH service, which specializes in classic cars.
In addition, the door/ engine/ boot seals were replaced and the seats, trim and carpets were wet-cleaned to such an extent that no foreign DNA can be found. We were also able to obtain original new aluminum door sills from a specialist in Cyprus. A very well-kept, well-maintained classic, easy to use as a daily driver (it's a TOYOTA!) and so rare in Europe that the likelihood of ever seeing another Corona RT40 on the road is almost zero.
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