Fun automotive fact about the Toyota Century.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
09/18/2017 at 14:02 • Filed to: None

Yesterday at C&C I was talking to the owner of a VIP 1998 Toyota Century, he was showing me the trunk. It was smaller then Ithought for a car of its size, but still a good size.

So I asked if it had pass though storage, it does not. The gas tank between the rear seat & trunk. The wool seats are also insanely comfy too.

DISCUSSION (17)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 14:07

Pass through is for plebs

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
09/18/2017 at 14:14

Ah, but does it have the pass-through on the front passenger seat so that the VIP in the back can stretch out his legs? I recall some high-end Toyota having this feature, but this one looks long enough not to need that.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 14:14

I’ve wanted a Second Gen Century since the first time I saw one one in the late noughties.. V12, a plethora of comfort whilst not looking like a douche that everyone in a newish Rolls-Royce or Bentley does. Similar thing when it comes to the Nissan President.

way2blu does a rev update > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 14:32

Will the V12 fit in my MR2?

It’s a Toyota too so it probably does.

That’s how it works, right?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
09/18/2017 at 14:36

Yup, the Century at C&C had that.

punkgoose17 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 14:44

Is there a reason for the smaller trunk?

Was it completely flat, wool carpeted, with a full size spare underneath?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > way2blu does a rev update
09/18/2017 at 14:47

With a welder and a sawzall, many things become possible. :P

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > punkgoose17
09/18/2017 at 14:50

Yes to wool carpet trunk, but the spare was missing.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 15:33

Nobody needs a trunk pass-through on a Toyota Century! That stuff is for the peasantry who actually use the trunk to haul inconvenient things beyond small shopping bags.

Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 16:02

Pass through is for peasants, if you need something from back there you have the chauffeur fetch it for you.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 18:31

I’ve considered getting one, but I want an older one. I always talk to drivers at hotels in Japan while they wait. They like to show you the features.

ranwhenparked > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/18/2017 at 20:31

It does have a pass through between the rear and front seat, though, doesn’t it? So the passenger can stretch out his legs?

SpeedSix > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
09/19/2017 at 20:10

but this one looks long enough not to need that.

Having just what is necessary is the mark of plebians.

SpeedSix > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/19/2017 at 20:11

Darn, if I knew it was that easy to experience the Century, I would’ve done that while I was in Japan.

SpeedSix > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/19/2017 at 20:12

I wasn’t aware that the Century was discontinued when I went to Japan earlier this year, so I was highly disappointed to not see one at the Toyota MEGAWEB, but I did get to drive a few new models around the short test circuit.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > SpeedSix
09/19/2017 at 21:07

Oh any good hotel in Shinjuku will have one waiting at some point. We usually stay at the Park Hyatt for a night when we get to Japan before going anywhere and I usually see one there. The guys are pretty Jalop about cars, sometimes a V12 appears! I want an older one with the famous V12.

SpeedSix > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/19/2017 at 21:14

My family ended up going the AirBnB route for our 10 days in Japan, and we didn’t stray far from the Tokyo Metro or any train.

I didn’t get to experience the Century at the above C&C since I went to British Car Day instead.