"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
06/15/2016 at 18:00 • Filed to: Crown
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"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
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I had no idea these were sold here
Boxer_4
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 18:11 |
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The US got them for the first two years they were produced (71 & 72, I believe). Maybe Canada was similar?
punkgoose17
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 18:13 |
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Wow I’ve never seen or heard of this car.
Flavien Vidal
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 18:18 |
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Had no idea these went out of Japan. Interesting to see they are LHD too!
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Boxer_4
> Flavien Vidal
06/15/2016 at 18:33 |
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We got the Crown from ‘58-’73. The last ones didn't sell too well, largely due the unique styling at the time.
Jonee
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 18:42 |
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Those 2-doors are really sharp and rare. That’s still a lot of scratch for a car in that condition, though.
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gmctavish needs more space
> Boxer_4
06/15/2016 at 18:49 |
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Quite possibly, or it was specially ordered. I imagine that was a thing you could do in the 70s
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gmctavish needs more space
> Flavien Vidal
06/15/2016 at 18:50 |
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Yeah I had no idea, I love that there's at least one here
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gmctavish needs more space
> Jonee
06/15/2016 at 18:50 |
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It is, unfortunately. Hopefully someone with more money than me buys it and treats it well
LongbowMkII
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 18:51 |
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This would make for a sweet restomod.
A nice triple Webber setup on the side of a mildly worked 6M backed up by a w58...
Why do I not have limitless monies?!?!?
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gmctavish needs more space
> LongbowMkII
06/15/2016 at 19:13 |
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That's pretty much the same as what I was thinking...gotta keep that patina
Spasoje
> Jonee
06/15/2016 at 19:22 |
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Ironically, that one has BC plates too! Guess there are at least two here...
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Jonee
> Spasoje
06/15/2016 at 19:28 |
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Canada loves Crown coupes. Littered with them.
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LongbowMkII
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 19:29 |
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I don’t care for patina. A heavy flake greenish brownish gold would be perfect. So much 70's it hurts.
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> LongbowMkII
06/15/2016 at 19:51 |
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Fair enough, I like the direction of so 70s that it hurts
fintail
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 20:46 |
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If it wasn’t such a project, I might. I really like these early Crowns with the weird front ends. These are really rare, and I suspect they sold more in Canada than the US - I have seen a couple others in BC too, I think.
Unfortunately, it is like my fintail, where restoration would cost about twice the value of the finished car.
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> fintail
06/15/2016 at 21:21 |
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That is unfortunate, it would be a lot cheaper to just fix it so it drives, but it does deserve to be restored. There was a Crown wagon like this for sale a while back. I really, really wanted it
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fintail
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 21:31 |
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Was it in BC? I swear I have seen an ad for one.
This coupe is just too far gone for me to want to drive - I can deal with a little patina like on my old car, but this Crown is more neglected than simply aged. I suppose his price isn’t that out of line, as it is under 4K USD, but I suspect I’d be putting 25K into it to get it where I want.
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> fintail
06/15/2016 at 21:50 |
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It was, in Victoria I’m pretty sure. Maybe Nanaimo. This is true, it does look like it needs a lot of attention, and no interior shots...
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fintail
> gmctavish needs more space
06/15/2016 at 23:39 |
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It would be a labor of love, but probably deserves to be saved. Just have to find the right person with ample time and money.
The Stig's former college room mate
> gmctavish needs more space
06/16/2016 at 10:42 |
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someone on here is figuring out how much a 2JZ swap would be...
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gmctavish needs more space
> The Stig's former college room mate
06/16/2016 at 11:02 |
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Either that, or 1UZ