Toyota Motor Sales is feeling the pinch just like everyone else, and unfortunately they are making cuts all over. Just last week I learned that they will be...
I think this book will turn out to be very interesting an informative... When I bought this book, I knew it was in Japanese, but I wanted to get hold of some...
The annual All Toyotafest is scheduled for Saturday May 9th 2009. This is the original and biggest all Toyota show and it is back at the Queen Mary in Long...
The Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles, CA) is having an exhibit entitled "What Were They Thinking? The Misfits of Motordom," running February 28th to...
My friend Shige Suganuma of Mooneyes fame, sent me a couple of pictures from the recent Nostalgic 2 Days <http://nos2days.com/pc/> show that took place this...
Thank You Mike for the nice pictures from Japan. Next time you talk with Shige could you ask him if he has any connections to locate parts for 1958 and on...
Every year in Scottsdale Arizona we have the Barrett Jackson auction and this year must of been the busiest I have seen. After walking for 7 or hours looking...
Frenchy, to the best of my knowledge, Shige doesn't have specs on the cars in the photos. Most of the photos have been taken over the years at various shows...
Frenchy, I'd like to get a copy of that newspaper - do you have a scan of the article, or do you have any contact info to get backissues? Thanks, Mike...
   Thanks Mike     This newspaper article was out yesterday the 12 th March in the Old Car new paper. At the top of the paper it has an orange band...
I contacted the people over at Old Cars Weekly and they sent me a copy of the issue which features Frenchy & his Crown - Vol. 38 No. 11 March 12, 2009. I...
A few months ago my friend gaijinshogun sent me a copy of MOON ILLUSTRATED 2008, the Mooneyes catalog from Japan. The reason I was after this catalog was that...
Here's another publication that features a Toyopet Crown... my friend Mika from Finland helped me get a copy of Mobilisti <http://www.mobilisti.fi/>...
If you check out the Group home page you'll be able to see the artwork I had commissioned for the Toyopet Crown Registry. Late last year I asked Dennis, aka...
A few weeks ago I was browsing through some Japanese websites when I came across some Toyota videos from the Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan. The videos...
I know it's been a while since I contributed to the "cause" here. As you all know I am no longer with Toyota. However, I still have contact with the...
Thanks for keeping in touch with us Mitch. I've already been in contact with Jason a few months ago, and I'm sure I'll need his help again one day. ~mike...
For quite some time now, I have been looking for Toyopet Crown photos on Flickr (Flickr is a photo management and sharing application - in other words: a...
A few weeks ago I took my 1958 Toyopet Crown to one of our Toyota dealers that we deliver vehicles to. The owner Paul Mc Millan had asked me a few months ago...
Well it has been 11 months since I had taken the engine apart on the 58 Toyopet from Tupelo. Last week I finally pick up the entire engine and engine parts and...
That's great Frenchy! Make sure you take pictures of your Crown at all the dealerships you visit and post the pictures here or on the Flickr Group photo pool. ...
Hi Mike  The newspaper called me in regard to the car been at the dealership. It will be in the paper sometime next week. Also I will be going to a show in...
It will be a year next week that I had received the engine and transmission for the Tupelo Toyopet. I has been a challenge for me to locate parts and had a...
I will be picking up my 58 Toyopet this weekend in Sierra Vista south of Tucson at the dealership where it was on display for the last 2 months or so. From...
Well as of today I have the engine for the 58 Toyopet done. The only thing I am waiting for is the oil pan / valve cover been powder coated. After this I will...
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