Random # 252: 1980 Toyota Corona


This ostensibly stock 1980 Corona is a good pairing with last post's LT Celica, as both cars would've almost certainly have been on Hobart Toyota franchise Co-Op Motors' floor at almost exactly the same time, with each of them baring BK rego plates within 195 digits of each other.


They're also both exceptionally good examples of their respective models, with the car shown here featuring very straight, rust-free panels, unblemished chrome and a lovely interior.


Its only apparent modification - one that suits it very well, it must be said - are its slightly dished Bathurst Globe style wheels and low-profile tyres.


As a sedan, this Corona was Australian-made - or at least assembled - and would be fitted with the Starfire 4 engine, as shared with Holden's deservedly much-maligned Sunbird and four-cylinder Commodore ranges, plus a four-speed gearbox.


The rarer, fully imported Corona lift-back of the same era, on the other hand, was equipped with the same four-cylinder engine and five-speed box that the Celica featured in Random # 251 had fitted.  






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