Thursday, September 25, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II

10 - 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinMy first car was a beige '69 Corona sedan, and so I'm always happy to see a junkyard Corona. In this series prior to today, we've seen this '66 sedan, this '68 sedan, this '70 sedan, this '70 coupe, plus this Corona ad from the February 1969 issue of Playboy. Now I've found a Corona Mark II at a Denver yard.
07 - 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin
Featuring overhead-cam 8R power, the Corona Mark II coupe had a respectable 108 horses under the hood.

04 - 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin
Bucket seats, four-on-the-floor, $2,280 MSRP— not a bad deal, especially considering that the '71 Chevrolet Vega coupe listed at a mere 84 bucks less. The '71 AMC Gremlin was just $1,899, though, and a (surprisingly comfortable but way less well-appointed than the Corona) Simca 1204 could be had for $1,693.

15 - 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin
These cars rusted with great eagerness, even in dry places like Colorado, and this one is no exception. Not worth restoring (in 2014), but still interesting.


The claim of 25 miles per gallon was more believable than most of the era.

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