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(New page: Image:1970_Toyota_Corona.jpg '''Toyopet Corona (T40/T50). 1964–9 (prod. unknown). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 3- and 5-door wagon, 2-door pick-up. F/R, 1198, 1350, 1490, 158...)
 
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'''Toyopet Corona (T40/T50). 1964–9 (prod. unknown). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 3- and 5-door wagon, 2-door pick-up. F/R, 1198, 1350, 1490, 1587 cm³ (4 cyl. OHV), 1591 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC).''' Razor-style grille characterized third-generation Corona, which finally overtook [[Nissan Bluebird]] in domestic sales. Lighter than predecessor, with livelier performance. Twin-carburettor 1·6 OHV model designed to compete with Bluebird SSS, from 1965; hardtop added the same year. Fastback (RT56) from 1965 to 1968—possibly Japan’s first—with 1·5; Toyopet touted aerodynamic gains, even then, in contemporary marketing. Mid-term changes in 1966, raised bumpers for US legislation 1967. OHC from 1968. Plush [[Toyopet Corona Mark II (T60)|Corona Mark II (T60)]] from 1968, starting a new model line, and the coupé was shifted there to join a larger sedan and wagon.
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'''Toyopet Corona (T40/T50). 1964–70 (prod. 1,788,000 approx. incl. T80 and Mark II of this period). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 3- and 5-door wagon, 2-door pick-up. F/R, 1198, 1350, 1490, 1587 cm³ (I4 OHV), 1591 cm³ (I4 OHC).''' Razor-style grille characterized third-generation Corona, which finally overtook [[Nissan Bluebird]] in domestic sales. Lighter than predecessor, with livelier performance. Twin-carburettor 1·6 OHV model designed to compete with Bluebird SSS, from 1965; hardtop added the same year. Fastback (RT56) from 1965 to 1968—possibly Japan’s first—with 1·5; Toyopet touted aerodynamic gains, even then, in contemporary marketing. Mid-term changes in 1966, raised bumpers for US legislation 1967. OHC from 1968. Plush [[Toyopet Corona Mark II (T60)|Corona Mark II (T60)]] from 1968, starting a new model line, with the regular Corona Coupé deleted as a more upscale one emerged there. Exported as [[Toyota Corona]].
  
  
 
''Manufacturing location:'' Toyota City, Japan
 
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''Marque:'' [[Toyota]] | ''Model:'' [[Toyota Corona]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Toyopet Corona (T20)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Toyopet Corona (T80)]]
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''Marque:'' [[Toyopet]] | ''Model:'' [[Toyopet Corona]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Toyopet Corona (T20)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Toyopet Corona (T80)]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 11:57, 13 December 2019

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Toyopet Corona (T40/T50). 1964–70 (prod. 1,788,000 approx. incl. T80 and Mark II of this period). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 3- and 5-door wagon, 2-door pick-up. F/R, 1198, 1350, 1490, 1587 cm³ (I4 OHV), 1591 cm³ (I4 OHC). Razor-style grille characterized third-generation Corona, which finally overtook Nissan Bluebird in domestic sales. Lighter than predecessor, with livelier performance. Twin-carburettor 1·6 OHV model designed to compete with Bluebird SSS, from 1965; hardtop added the same year. Fastback (RT56) from 1965 to 1968—possibly Japan’s first—with 1·5; Toyopet touted aerodynamic gains, even then, in contemporary marketing. Mid-term changes in 1966, raised bumpers for US legislation 1967. OHC from 1968. Plush Corona Mark II (T60) from 1968, starting a new model line, with the regular Corona Coupé deleted as a more upscale one emerged there. Exported as Toyota Corona.


Manufacturing location: Toyota City, Japan

Marque: Toyopet | Model: Toyopet Corona | Predecessor: Toyopet Corona (T20) | Successor: Toyopet Corona (T80)


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