Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe

The Corona was the first Toyota car to appear in large numbers on American streets, starting in the mid-to-late 1960s. By the middle of the 1980s, just about all the boxy early Coronas were gone; they rusted quickly in non-bone-dry regions and weren't enough loved elsewhere to be kept alive. My very first car was a '69 Corona sedan, so I had a bit of a nostalgic twinge when I spotted this '70 hardtop coupe in a California self-serve wrecking yard.
I started driving my Corona in 1982, at which time it was regarded by my peers as possibly the uncoolest motor vehicle on the planet. It wasn't exactly a serious driver's car, what with the 67-horsepower 3R engine, tippy suspension, and fade-prone four-wheel-drum brakes, but at least mine had a four-on-the-floor manual.
This sporty coupe came with the floor-shifted Toyoglide two-speed automatic, a Powerglide license-built by Toyota. Performance must have been sluggish, even by 1970 standards.
The fold-down rear seat was a nice cargo-hauling touch.
Because the paint is very faded and there was a 1982 bus map in the glovebox, I'm assuming that this car sat in a yard or driveway for decades before taking its final trip to The Crusher.
With a five-digit odometer, there's no telling how many miles this car really racked up during its driving career. 113,242? 413,242? I'm betting on the former.

22 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 02 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 03 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 04 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 05 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 06 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 07 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 08 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 09 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 10 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 11 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 12 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 13 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 14 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 15 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 16 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 17 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 18 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 19 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 20 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden 21 - 1970 Toyota Corona Coupe Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Corona King' Greden

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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