We have a new member from Peru. His name is Carlos and he tells me there are quite a few Toyopet to be found in Lima Peru. According to Carlos there are about...
I've created a new database: Body and Trim Color Guide - information from which came from the Toyopet Crown Custom Genuine Parts book (Model RS22L) dated...
I'd like to wish everyone here at ToyopetCrown a Happy and Healthy New Year! It has been an exciting and interesting year. Toyopet Crowns were coming out of...
Well good news on my Toyopet on Friday afternoon I received an E mail from the daughter who's father is 84 years old and was the original dealership owner in...
So far so good on doing more detail to the Toyopet. Last month I had the entire exaust system and the muffler restored and had them jet coated inside and out...
We started a website about the Tupelo Toyopet. http://www.TupeloToyopet.com I also just posted a few photos of the paint job the car just received to this...
Thank You Darren for the great news and pictures of the Toyopet. The machine shop here is about done with the machining. They had to make rod pin bushing as...
I have been in contact with the original dealer owner where my Toyopet was originally sold. The owner mentioned that Toyopets were shipped from Long Beach...
Frenchy See if the name George Pasha comes up. That was the name we were given of the guy who picked up Toyopets at the San Francisco docks and took them to...
I called the owner of the dealership from where my Toyopet was sold today and he mentioned to me that George Pasha doesn't ring the bell at this time. But he...
Daron, thanks for the update on the Crown. The car looks good with the fresh paint job! I can't wait to see it when it all comes together. I added a new...
That is great news Frenchy! If you could supply me with duplicates of any documents or photos that you receive, I would greatly appreciate it. It would be nice...
Yes, the car in Rich's link is a 1958 Toyopet Corona - the first generation of Corona that was sold in Japan. It was never imported to the US, although I have...
A quick update on something I mentioned in my New Years post... There will be a slight delay in the mailing of the printed version of the Toyopet Crown...
Thanks for sharing Rich! I hope you had a fun and prosperous trip! That dismantled Crown in Utsunomiya wouldn't happen to be at Dohi-san's, would it? If so, it...
I recently received a book that I bid on from Yahoo Auction Japan. It is titled FIRST GENERATION CROWN DEVELOPMENT STORY Looking at Toyotas Car Manufacturing...
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...
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