Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1979 Toyota Corona LE Sedan

We saw a Crusher-bound 1970 Corona last week, but that wasn't the only 1970s Corona in this particular Northern California wrecking yard. A few rows away was this equally beige, but much larger and more sophisticated, '79.
By the end of the 1970s, the Corona wasn't selling so well in the United States. American car shoppers with fat wallets and a yen for a luxurious-yet-sensible Japanese sedan went for the Cressida, cheapskate car shoppers who still wanted Toyota reliability went for the Corolla, and everyone else bought Malibus and Diplomats. A few years later, the Camry showed up… and that was it for the Corona in North America.
The 20R engine wasn't exactly smooth, but thousands of Hilux-driving warlords can vouch for its reliability.
This survivor of the streets of San Francisco may have been running just fine at the end; it doesn't take much for the parking tickets to build up, and the next stop (unless the owner has thousands of bucks to pay The Man) is the the towed-cars auction.

17 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 01 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 02 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 04 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 05 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 06 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 07 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 08 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 09 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 10 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 11 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 12 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 14 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 15 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden 16 - 1979 Toyota Corona Down on the Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phil 'Murilee Martin' Greden

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




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