Posted May 24, 20168 yr comment_495574 The RT40 Corona was hugely important in the US, saving Toyota’s skin after an embarrassing debut with the S30 Crown. However, that was nothing compared to the way it utterly transformed the Australian market for Toyota when it debuted in … Continue reading → Read more at JNC Magazine Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/55504-video-australians-explain-why-the-%E2%80%9Cshovelnose%E2%80%9D-was-so-important-to-toyota/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 24, 20168 yr comment_495581 I remember the funny looking little car. My father had big Lincolns and mercury's, maybe 1971 a Corona was parked in the driveway. I looked it over good I was 10 years old. Dad loaned some money and we had the car until payback. I recall pops saying he liked it and it drove good, then it was gone. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/55504-video-australians-explain-why-the-%E2%80%9Cshovelnose%E2%80%9D-was-so-important-to-toyota/#findComment-495581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 24, 20168 yr comment_495602 My brother had a $200 beater Corona back in 1980, we had a lot of fun with it. That's my first 510 in the foreground. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/55504-video-australians-explain-why-the-%E2%80%9Cshovelnose%E2%80%9D-was-so-important-to-toyota/#findComment-495602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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