1971 Corona needs to be saved - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

73GTV · 08-29-2008, 08:34 PM

RT93-003102 1971 Toyota Corona just entered into a local salvage yard, the serial number may be off by a few digits, but this car has a early serial for sure. All components for this automatic where still in the engine bay and as of a few minutes ago, hadn't been touched, 18R-C Automatic, a white, two door Corona Coupe, fuel tank removed and Me without my camera. I hope someone rescues this one from the crusher soon. I-10 Ecology, Fontana, Ca.

***79Corona*** · 09-09-2008, 01:42 PM

So how come you didn't save it?

73GTV · 09-10-2008, 09:06 AM

I'm completing a Move from NY to California, Funds are tight. I however went back to view the Corona which has now been stripped of most of its usable parts. It is now a shell. Thanks for your interest. A few months back, someone was looking for parts for their rare Corona and I thought that I would list this to assist them in their restoration. Thanks for asking and have a good day.

***79Corona*** · 09-11-2008, 10:37 PM

Too bad.

73GTV · 09-12-2008, 02:36 AM

Well, Next week is Half Price day so if its remains their, I'll harvest the 8-RC engine and Transmission cross member and just make another 18-RG. Carburetor air cleaner is already gone so I'll remove the engine and transmission as an assembly.

Well I completed the task as of Today 9/21/2008. The Jan 1971 8-RC is now in mine for about $100.00 plus the core charge. The Radiator and Transmission Bell Housing where also harvested. Nice half price day. After a closer look at the area where someone had removed the trunk mounted Gas tank had been done is such a savage manner that the sheet metal was torn up to the rear cross support.

The front hood is sitting on top of the car and both doors, and front grill are still in good shape. It will probley get crushed tomorrow of so since the place was pretty much cleared out. I forgot to recover the drive shaft from the car so I'll stop back in to see if its still there.

There was also only one other corona in there about a 1979 complete. ThanksI also harvested the Emission control info to keep with the engine and did indeed verify that it was a Jan 1971 production car with such a low vin number. I'll post pictures of the rebuild as it comes into focus here is a short while. I believe that I have a older 18-RG head from that production period and that should make a nice historic upgrade.

Thanks again