Volkswagen heater was "like a baby breathing on you." Steve you got some of the best original analogies describing vehicles and their conditions out there. 🤣👍
old early 60s vw beetles were the only vehicles i needed to use an ice scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield while driving, due to your breath vapors freezing on contact.
Hi Steve! I worked for a new Toyota franchise from '69-73. In '72, we were limited to 5 cars a month! Yep, 5! We made all our money selling used sports cars (Jaguar, MG, and Opels) but the new Toyotas were far superior in quality and would run forever if you did normal maintenance. I put in 25 years working on Toyotas, and owners were happy, happy, happy.
We drove around in a 1974 Corolla 2 door station wagon. That car easily keep going to 200k+ miles, and only was taken out by some dodgy work we had done on the brakes. Bullet proof!
Another day closer.....as said last time: Yup, the Crown had (depending on the year) the M, 2M, or 4M six cylinder engine, which was an inline six. I remember getting a customer comment card from the catalog on someone that was looking for parts for one of those. Back then, the catalogs we put out had postage free cards that could be taken out of the back of the catalog, filled out and sent in at no charge to us to review catalog errors, new part number requests and the like. Well, if my memory serves me right, this one comment card was from a guy in CA that had an original Crown with a six cylinder engine. He kept getting the wrong parts from the parts store as they didn't realize he had the 4M engine which was a six cylinder (2.6L), not a four cylinder. The guy was tickled when I sent him copies of the Toyota parts microfiche exploded views with all of the part numbers and information on it. I guess the local Toyota dealer at the time wasn't much help either, but he did eventually get his parts because he now had valid part numbers in hand to order what he needed----even if those parts weren't from us in the aftermarket. These were assembled in Susono and Aichi in Japan. That's correct about a six cylinder in this generation of Corona, but the next generation did offer a 6 cylinder engine, it was the "M" series engine which would eventually be used in the Toyota Supra a few years beyond that in the 1980s. Looks like this one has the 18R-C (1.9L) four cylinder as you stated. Possible code 1414 Tahitian Red exterior paint.
You are ------ LOOKING GOOD ------- Steve --------- Love the DOUBLE row of Corvairs behind you ---- had a '63 ------ fifty-five years ago ------ Whatever you are doing ----- KEEP IT UP ----- you look and sound GREAT ----- Have a Good week ----- Rodney
As I was entering my legal driving years (I'd been driving my dad's cars since I was 8 and started driving to the local IGA on my own a couple of years later), older cars were plentiful and cheap. I paid $350 for my first car, an '83 Chevette Scooter, then $750 for my '73 BMW 3.0. Hard to believe that those cars at the time were nearly as new or newer than what I currently own (an '06 and '09). My dad stumbled on a deal for a '79 Corona liftback with something like 30k original miles for $200. It was the proverbial old lady's grocery getter, but the sun had taken a toll on the paint and interior. It also needed a clutch and catalytic converter. I drove that thing the four hours with expired temp tags that belonged to another vehicle from Salisbury, MD to Richmond, trying to keep it in gear while it sounded like a racecar. I hope your recovery is going well, and can't wait to see new uploads in the near future!
My parents bought a corolla wagon new in 1978. That thing lasted until 2000 something, rust got it in the end. The only mechanical issue was a broken engine mount that caused it to (engine) lean over a bit around tight corners and the gearbox rubbed on the tunnel. Bullet proof car!
Anyone who has driven a air cooled VW in the winter (Minnesota) can tell you, three hands are required! 1. steering 2. Shifting 3. Ice scraper... repeat. The exception to the rule were the "unicorn" automatic transmission, and auxiliary gasoline trunk mounted heater equipped models.
A friend of mine built a '68 Corona 2 door about 10 years ago and used it as a daily for a few years. Not a bad looking car. Had a guy in a truck turn in front of him and he t boned him at about 15mph. The reverse opening hood nearly went through the windshield! Total tin can of a car, it was totaled. Luckily my friend was ok and his passenger hit his knees on the dash but was ok.
The Corolla and Corona both came in wagons along with the crown. All the Toyotas had power brakes starting in the 70's. The 18r engines that came in those cars were horrible that the timing chains would wear out and buzz saw through the timing cover. That engine had two chains,four gears, two guides and two tensioners. It was a modified pushrod engine converted to overhead camshaft. Toyota had a recall on the cylinder heads because of poor coolant circulation. We got a complete replacement head with valves and springs along with a gasket set. All Toyota wanted back under warranty were the exhaust valves because they would burn up.
The 4.5" lug pattern was found on small-engined fords, Corvair, and a handful of Japanese brands. If I had to be my own money, I'd say that they were originally intended for a 240Z, and made their way onto this Corona.
We had a 1974 Corona MK II wagon that my parents bought new in Boston. It was the car I learned how to drive a manual transmission in, and one of my favorite cars growing up. The '74 was a different car; larger, better looking, and had the inline 6 engine that was a close copy of the Chevrolet 6. Way cool car, but talk about a car that nobody bothered to save, these are super hard to find now.
My father bought 2 Toyotas in ‘78 and ‘79 from Clair Toyota. Probably the same place your parents bought from. I was 4 or 5 at the time. I remember the building being round almost looking looking like a spaceship
@@SigvaldsAmazon I think it was in Wellesley? I was 7, and we moved to AZ in 1979 so it's kind of fuzzy. I do remember that the '75s were just introduced, so the dealer gave dad a deal on the mustard colored '74 - which we all liked better anyway.
Li Ed in northern Japan years ago had the same year car although a corona couple not a wagon, also had a Honda civic from the same Era, a 2 door , rear wheel drive and of course right hand drive. We got an average of 230" of snow per winter , that Honda would go anywhere , snow slowed it down although didn't stop it
i had a 1974 Toyota Corona Mark ll coupe with the 6 cyl 4m i changed it from auto to a 4 speed made a big difference on power and drive had the car for 19 years then sold it wish i still had it and never sold it cause have never found a another one
I had 10 Corona sedans ,I had2 Corona deluxe wagons ,I converted my cherry one to a 18rbr that's a twin carb hi performance motor,and a p-29 Toyota 5 speedthat was the racing transmission that would be In 18Ru, JDM ,Celicas .there was only small differences between the deluxe and the mk2, now I have a 1978 Corona wagon ,fully loaded with wood siding, my mother bought as a new demonstrator
I love the mag wheels and the look of this wagon. If you could scan the grill and print a new one in alloy or carbon. Really cool car that would have rocked with more power.
I'm not familiar with these at all but that looked like a single circuit master cylinder. I know it can't be because of the Federal mandate. In any event, thanks as always for the education Mr Magnante, keep healing sir. ~ Chuck
Hey Steve-O, tremendous insight on this relic fella' --- BTW - did Toyota have an "official" LOGO design in those early 70's models arriving in the U.S.A. ?!? Many Thanks Yo ! 🚘🔍. 🤔
I thought the Mark2 had a 6 in 74 because I wanted to look at one. the salesman said it was Toyotas secret. actually, when I bought my Celica. Any Toyota that came in they duded up them to the max, chrome tires, vinyl tops half, quarter, full. side molding up the kazoo. When we picked it out it already had the quarter back vinyl top, and side molding at first, I thought the side molding screwed up the lines of the Celica except after a while severely reduced parking lot dings.
Back when that Toyota was last on the road, and for several years after it was already parked, you didn't see them on the road where I live as people here worked in the iron and taconite mines and import cars were not very well liked and driving one was a good way to get in fights.
Did you know Toyota put a true hemi into corollas in the 1970's. I'm not sure the exact details because there don't seem to be many left around but, pretty cool. In Japan full sized Toyota cars had an aluminum version of the Dodge V8 hemi.
You may be referring to the very popular 20R / 22R series of mid size car/ light truck engines used from the early 70s into the lathe 80s. They used a hemispherical combustion chamber. Very reliable engines, and are very much alive and well today in the enthusiast market.
This is a 1970 Toyota wagon, and the last plates were 1974? Is that all the longer this car lasted on the road before somebody junked it? Stands to reason I guess...
What drives the distributor? It’s located in a place that makes it look like a cam in block (pushrod) engine, but it’s SOHC. Driveshaft that’s driven by the timing chain? I assume the oil pump is coaxial with the distributor. Anyone know?
We had a Corona wagon in the mid 70's. Horrible car would not start in cold weather, we had a rod bearing spin and lots of electrical problems. I hated that car, but then we purchased a worst car, a 79 Plymouth Horizon. I bought more than my share of loser cars.
My dad had a datsun 510 wagon and it had a 6 cylinder my father had no sense of ha ha when i parked on its roof i was on a curve and a snow drift sucked me into the ditch to my good fortune the police where witnessing The event and were there so my father did not kill me it was a little sad to see the crome reverse mags with baby moon hub caps up in the air.
No, it wouldn’t. Lord knows how it lasted 50 years off the road without being crushed, but odds are you couldn’t sit in that rust bucket without falling through the floor.
Great presentation on the Corona. I remember seeing those cars in the early 1970's. I saw quite a few Corvairs in the background there, could you do a presentation on a Corvair Spyder or Corsa?
Long ago, in CA, I hadda GF who's Ma loved Corona sedans. On her 3rd 1 in 30 years, said was best car ever. I was unimpressed with car & GF & that's the endo storey....
I remember seeing those cars on the road in the 70s - maybe up into the early 80s. The. They faded away. Keep getting better Steve. We’re still thinking and and praying for you.
my mom had a corona mark 2 sedan my father was almost killed in a terrible accident in it some lady in a caddy running from the cops hit him broad side at 80 mph in an intersection in Sacramento in in 1978
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Volkswagen heater was "like a baby breathing on you."
Steve you got some of the best original analogies describing vehicles and their conditions out there. 🤣👍
old early 60s vw beetles were the only vehicles i needed to use an ice scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield while driving, due to your breath vapors freezing on contact.
Happy Easter weekend to you, Steve. I pray you are feeling much better these days.
Hi Steve! I worked for a new Toyota franchise from '69-73. In '72, we were limited to 5 cars a month! Yep, 5! We made all our money selling used sports cars
(Jaguar, MG, and Opels) but the new Toyotas were far superior in quality and would run forever if you did normal maintenance.
I put in 25 years working on Toyotas, and owners were happy, happy, happy.
We drove around in a 1974 Corolla 2 door station wagon. That car easily keep going to 200k+ miles, and only was taken out by some dodgy work we had done on the brakes. Bullet proof!
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you back in the Junkyard soon
Cut my teeth on a 77 Corolla wagon. Impressed with the hemi sperehical topped pistons. Lots of power for a light weight wagon. Great memories.😎♥️
I've been reading a lot about Encephalitis, it takes many months to recuperate. We are pulling for you Steve to make a full recovery. 🙏
that's steve in video.
@@kc0lif video was recorded long before Steve got sick.
0:25 these are new repost.
@@kc0lifHe's been Very Sick, in case you haven't followed in awhile.
Yes, so have I. But the question is, just exactly how did he contract it? It's extremely rare in the United States 😳😳😳😳🤔🤔🤔🤔
Another day closer.....as said last time:
Yup, the Crown had (depending on the year) the M, 2M, or 4M six cylinder engine, which was an inline six. I remember getting a customer comment card from the catalog on someone that was looking for parts for one of those. Back then, the catalogs we put out had postage free cards that could be taken out of the back of the catalog, filled out and sent in at no charge to us to review catalog errors, new part number requests and the like. Well, if my memory serves me right, this one comment card was from a guy in CA that had an original Crown with a six cylinder engine. He kept getting the wrong parts from the parts store as they didn't realize he had the 4M engine which was a six cylinder (2.6L), not a four cylinder. The guy was tickled when I sent him copies of the Toyota parts microfiche exploded views with all of the part numbers and information on it. I guess the local Toyota dealer at the time wasn't much help either, but he did eventually get his parts because he now had valid part numbers in hand to order what he needed----even if those parts weren't from us in the aftermarket.
These were assembled in Susono and Aichi in Japan. That's correct about a six cylinder in this generation of Corona, but the next generation did offer a 6 cylinder engine, it was the "M" series engine which would eventually be used in the Toyota Supra a few years beyond that in the 1980s. Looks like this one has the 18R-C (1.9L) four cylinder as you stated. Possible code 1414 Tahitian Red exterior paint.
Hope you're doing better and will look forward to your wagon series till then
Wow, have not seen one of those in years, thumbs up, great video,with the mags on the back, it was a hot rod to someone
You are ------ LOOKING GOOD ------- Steve --------- Love the DOUBLE row of Corvairs behind you ---- had a '63 ------ fifty-five years ago ------ Whatever you are doing ----- KEEP IT UP ----- you look and sound GREAT ----- Have a Good week ----- Rodney
Keep getting Healthy Steve! Thanks for all the Great Content you have given us. I had a 1969 Datsun Wagon..bare bones but reliable
I've daily'ed '81, '90, '93, 2000, and now a '97, Corollas, and they are DAMNED good cars! And my introduction to timing belt replacements.
I had a new 1985 Toyota Van, it was a tank and took all the punishment I could give it. I miss that van. Great video Steve!
I miss seeing you Steve! Get well soon
As I was entering my legal driving years (I'd been driving my dad's cars since I was 8 and started driving to the local IGA on my own a couple of years later), older cars were plentiful and cheap. I paid $350 for my first car, an '83 Chevette Scooter, then $750 for my '73 BMW 3.0. Hard to believe that those cars at the time were nearly as new or newer than what I currently own (an '06 and '09). My dad stumbled on a deal for a '79 Corona liftback with something like 30k original miles for $200. It was the proverbial old lady's grocery getter, but the sun had taken a toll on the paint and interior. It also needed a clutch and catalytic converter. I drove that thing the four hours with expired temp tags that belonged to another vehicle from Salisbury, MD to Richmond, trying to keep it in gear while it sounded like a racecar.
I hope your recovery is going well, and can't wait to see new uploads in the near future!
My parents bought a corolla wagon new in 1978. That thing lasted until 2000 something, rust got it in the end. The only mechanical issue was a broken engine mount that caused it to (engine) lean over a bit around tight corners and the gearbox rubbed on the tunnel. Bullet proof car!
Doody doodoo doot doot -doot doot, MY CORONA! I'm sorry,won't happen again.
not sorry.
the Knack, “My Sharona”
Happy good Friday Steve
I really enjoy your videos. I hope that your recovery is going well and I look forward to seeing you back to work on here and at Barrett-Jackson.
The only creator I click like 👍immediately after starting the video
Steve, I would love to learn more from that Corvair museum.
Anyone who has driven a air cooled VW in the winter (Minnesota) can tell you, three hands are required! 1. steering 2. Shifting 3. Ice scraper... repeat.
The exception to the rule were the "unicorn" automatic transmission, and auxiliary gasoline trunk mounted heater equipped models.
Hopping your back at it for good, welcome back !👏👏👏
Not many of these were around back in the day. Great reputation. Thanks for another informative video.
A friend of mine built a '68 Corona 2 door about 10 years ago and used it as a daily for a few years. Not a bad looking car. Had a guy in a truck turn in front of him and he t boned him at about 15mph. The reverse opening hood nearly went through the windshield! Total tin can of a car, it was totaled. Luckily my friend was ok and his passenger hit his knees on the dash but was ok.
Cool little wagon! My aunt had one of these only the car version in a mustard color.👍
That's a very cool little wagon. Would be great to put back on the road.
I don't know in the US but in Canada it was common for japanese cars dealers in the early 70's to sell unsold 1972 models as 1973 one's for example.
The Corolla and Corona both came in wagons along with the crown. All the Toyotas had power brakes starting in the 70's. The 18r engines that came in those cars were horrible that the timing chains would wear out and buzz saw through the timing cover. That engine had two chains,four gears, two guides and two tensioners. It was a modified pushrod engine converted to overhead camshaft. Toyota had a recall on the cylinder heads because of poor coolant circulation. We got a complete replacement head with valves and springs along with a gasket set. All Toyota wanted back under warranty were the exhaust valves because they would burn up.
oh man one of my dream cars!!
Cool. Oddly enough someone near me was selling a '74 Corona sedan. It needed a full resto but they were still asking $3,500.
I think it's morphing into a Coro-vair, judging by it's mates lined up there!!!
Wow, lots of Corvairs nearby!
I don’t think I’ve seen one of those before,great info steve…
The 4.5" lug pattern was found on small-engined fords, Corvair, and a handful of Japanese brands. If I had to be my own money, I'd say that they were originally intended for a 240Z, and made their way onto this Corona.
Steve knows all cars!
We had a 1974 Corona MK II wagon that my parents bought new in Boston. It was the car I learned how to drive a manual transmission in, and one of my favorite cars growing up. The '74 was a different car; larger, better looking, and had the inline 6 engine that was a close copy of the Chevrolet 6. Way cool car, but talk about a car that nobody bothered to save, these are super hard to find now.
My father bought 2 Toyotas in ‘78 and ‘79 from Clair Toyota. Probably the same place your parents bought from. I was 4 or 5 at the time. I remember the building being round almost looking looking like a spaceship
@@SigvaldsAmazon I think it was in Wellesley? I was 7, and we moved to AZ in 1979 so it's kind of fuzzy. I do remember that the '75s were just introduced, so the dealer gave dad a deal on the mustard colored '74 - which we all liked better anyway.
Li Ed in northern Japan years ago had the same year car although a corona couple not a wagon, also had a Honda civic from the same Era, a 2 door , rear wheel drive and of course right hand drive. We got an average of 230" of snow per winter , that Honda would go anywhere , snow slowed it down although didn't stop it
i had a 1974 Toyota Corona Mark ll coupe with the 6 cyl 4m i changed it from auto to a 4 speed made a big difference on power and drive had the car for 19 years then sold it wish i still had it and never sold it cause have never found a another one
I like the song the Knack made about the car called "My Corona"
Thanks Steve!
Anybody else impressed that the rear hatch held itself open?
Interesting.....thanks for posting.
I had 10 Corona sedans ,I had2 Corona deluxe wagons ,I converted my cherry one to a 18rbr that's a twin carb hi performance motor,and a p-29 Toyota 5 speedthat was the racing transmission that would be In 18Ru, JDM ,Celicas .there was only small differences between the deluxe and the mk2, now I have a 1978 Corona wagon ,fully loaded with wood siding, my mother bought as a new demonstrator
Excellent info!
Another great junkyard crawl !
I love the mag wheels and the look of this wagon. If you could scan the grill and print a new one in alloy or carbon. Really cool car that would have rocked with more power.
I'm not familiar with these at all but that looked like a single circuit master cylinder. I know it can't be because of the Federal mandate. In any event, thanks as always for the education Mr Magnante, keep healing sir. ~ Chuck
Great video Steve. Felling better?
Love these videos thanks
It's so cute! ❤
I have had 4 air cooled VW heaters worked well once the engine warmed up. Only problem I ever had was broken control cables.
Hey Steve-O, tremendous insight on this relic fella' --- BTW - did Toyota have an "official" LOGO design in those early 70's models arriving in the U.S.A. ?!? Many Thanks Yo ! 🚘🔍. 🤔
I thought the Mark2 had a 6 in 74 because I wanted to look at one. the salesman said it was Toyotas secret. actually, when I bought my Celica. Any Toyota that came in they duded up them to the max, chrome tires, vinyl tops half, quarter, full. side molding up the kazoo. When we picked it out it already had the quarter back vinyl top, and side molding at first, I thought the side molding screwed up the lines of the Celica except after a while severely reduced parking lot dings.
and it has optional galvanized steel chain engine mounts
Good video thanks.
Used to buy these cheap....funny thing about the keys....they worked on other Toyotas......
There was also a MARK II , NOT a CORONA that had a 6 cylinder engine. It was not made very long, as the engines had major problems. BILL
Hope you're feeling better
Back when that Toyota was last on the road, and for several years after it was already parked, you didn't see them on the road where I live as people here worked in the iron and taconite mines and import cars were not very well liked and driving one was a good way to get in fights.
A nice one of them today would be $$$
Did you know Toyota put a true hemi into corollas in the 1970's. I'm not sure the exact details because there don't seem to be many left around but, pretty cool. In Japan full sized Toyota cars had an aluminum version of the Dodge V8 hemi.
You may be referring to the very popular 20R / 22R series of mid size car/ light truck engines used from the early 70s into the lathe 80s. They used a hemispherical combustion chamber. Very reliable engines, and are very much alive and well today in the enthusiast market.
@@gearheaddan819the 20R and the 22R were not hemis ,it was the smaller car ,the Corolla a 1600cc motor,called 1tc,2tc or3tc being 1800 cc
I thought these had the Toyota Hemi
Wouldn't that bigger six be a cool swap (with tons of fab work) into this car?
According to that plate it was only on the road for 4 years. I wonder what happened to it?
This is a 1970 Toyota wagon, and the last plates were 1974? Is that all the longer this car lasted on the road before somebody junked it? Stands to reason I guess...
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Happy Good Friday Steve
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Stupid effin utube put a Corona virus info link! LOL
Toyota Celicas too.
What drives the distributor? It’s located in a place that makes it look like a cam in block (pushrod) engine, but it’s SOHC. Driveshaft that’s driven by the timing chain? I assume the oil pump is coaxial with the distributor. Anyone know?
They are really good motors ,their major drawback was 2 steel timing chains
I'd love to have a rear wheel drive toyota. A Celica would be nice. But I'd take a wagon
Toyota is super reliable!
We had a Corona wagon in the mid 70's. Horrible car would not start in cold weather, we had a rod bearing spin and lots of electrical problems. I hated that car, but then we purchased a worst car, a 79 Plymouth Horizon. I bought more than my share of loser cars.
A car like that in good condition would be a blast with a turbo honda k series swapped in.
My dad had a datsun 510 wagon and it had a 6 cylinder my father had no sense of ha ha when i parked on its roof i was on a curve and a snow drift sucked me into the ditch to my good fortune the police where witnessing
The event and were there so my father did not kill me it was a little sad to see the crome reverse mags with baby moon hub caps up in the air.
Fun
Mask up 😷 wagons ho 🤓❤️
The Gestapo AI team at RUclips has flagged this video has a health related videos... AI is stands really for Accelerated Ignorance!
Never owner one Never will can't wait until you are back happy Easter.
That would be a great car to get running again
No, it wouldn’t. Lord knows how it lasted 50 years off the road without being crushed, but odds are you couldn’t sit in that rust bucket without falling through the floor.
1 ugly ride.
God bless you brother! Praying for a speedy recovery in Jesus name!
Looks amazingly solid for a 70's Japanese car that's been in a field for 50 years
It’s only “solid” because it’s been in a field. Those Jap cars dissolved really fast in the rust belt.
Funny that we get a coronavirus warning because you named the video corona.
Exactly lmao
Government propaganda must always get a word in.
@@WhiteTrashMotorsportsIs your highest level of education the twelfth grade?
😂😂😂😂
Yeah is that moronic?😮
Fun Fact: early Toyota names were oftenbased on crowns. Toyota Crown, Camry is Japanese for crown, Corolla is Latin for crown, and Corona means crown
Corona is crown in Spanish
i never knew that!
Thank you Steve!👍
Keep getting better. And I cannot believe RUclips put up the Covid Info banner for a Toyota Corona 2... So, ai really is stupid...
Great presentation on the Corona. I remember seeing those cars in the early 1970's. I saw quite a few Corvairs in the background there, could you do a presentation on a Corvair Spyder or Corsa?
O no not corona lol 🦠
🏆 the man the myth the legend 🍀Steve 👀✌️
Wife loves an ice cold bottle of Corona! Thanks for the history lesson, Steve
DanE!! Where are you??
Sitting on the veranda, out of beer. At least my WiFi works here...
Nice line up of Corvair s there
Those things had rust on em in the showroom. That one is in GREAT shape. Hope youre feeling better, my brother!!!❤
Love the Wagon show. Keep up the good work
Long ago, in CA, I hadda GF who's Ma loved Corona sedans. On her 3rd 1 in 30 years, said was best car ever. I was unimpressed with car & GF & that's the endo storey....
I remember seeing those cars on the road in the 70s - maybe up into the early 80s. The. They faded away. Keep getting better Steve. We’re still thinking and and praying for you.
my mom had a corona mark 2 sedan my father was almost killed in a terrible accident in it some lady in a caddy running from the cops hit him broad side at 80 mph in an intersection in Sacramento in in 1978