The Toyota Corona (Not Corolla) Is the First Successful Toyota Sedan to Come to America! 

I own one. It was my grandmother's first new car. It's a 1967 with the 3 speed manual in that same blue

A friend on mine bought a 1968 model in the early 80's, everyone laughed at him but i thought it was cool, it ran and ran and never broke down.

My uncle and aunt had one of these - same color - in the early 1970s. That car made enough of an impression on me as child that I driving a Corolla today, a half century later. As for the "little" engine - driving past those long lines at gas stations in 1974 as our nimble Toyota zipped by, sipping fuel. Great car!

MUCH rather have this one than anything new.

I worked on many of these when I started my career at a Toyota dealer. Loved working on these. Now retired.

The toyota corona was truly responsible for changing people’s perceptions of Japanese made vehicles. What a great car and its not a bad looking car either

You two are so lucky to have been able to drive so many of these cars out of the museum! Keep the videos coming!

My aunt has the toyota crown as her weekends car. She gets compliments on it every time she goes out 😂

My mother had a Corona, she drove it forever. It had the legendary R22 engine.

I owned a 74...what a beast! She just ran and ran...

My very first car was a 1969 Corona. This was in 1976 when i was 16. Mine was a 4 door but had bucket seats and a floor shifter for the toyoglide. It wasn't the coolest car to have but it was a good beginner car. I upgraded in 77 to a 1973 340 Challenger.

Thank you for bringing these cars back in our lifes and appreciating it .... its a beautiful car

My Dad had this Corona, a ‘68 4 door Automatic in brown. Then he bought a ‘71 (next generation). They were good cars, used for his daily 60mi round trip drive to work. My first brand new car was a ‘84 Camry, to handle my growing family. That was the first generation of Camry for the US and replaced the Corona in Toyota’s lineup. That Camry had a lot of great features and was super reliable. It was still running great when a family member wrecked it at 170Kmi.

The Toyota Corona was used in my home country by taxi drivers (they used Morrises up until the late 60s).

They were used as taxis here in the Philippines, very reliable

My wife had a Corona, it drove garages nuts as it was 6v positive ground.

My grandmother had a white 68 Corona 1900 Deluxe sedan with Toyoglide and a blue interior.

1967 was the last year for the 3-speed manual (on the column) at least in the US. During the model year they added a hardtop coupe which came standard with a 4-on-the-floor and that was added to the sedans for '68. The automatic lever stayed on the column I think for the rest of the design cycle.

The signal light controls on the Corona were pretty cool. I guess they missed that … 😁

Love these videos of these old cars like you've done here. Would really love to hear a start up and hear and see the engine running and the tailpipe start/run in future videos. Thanks!

That 67 Corona actually has more hp than my 2013 Chevy Spark lol

And it had a column shift, bench seats, parking brake under the dash, chrome horn ring on the steering wheel. Actually a pretty nice car for a compact.

The first car i bought was an old Toyota Corona. They kept making them in my neck of the world until the 1990s

In Tasmania, I bought a 1970 RT-80 in 1990. Drove it for years. Basic, but reliable. Mine had the 2R 1.5 litre and four-speed with floor shift.

"Corona" rings a bell now.

My second car. 1968 manual. Loved it, but it got squished between two big American station wagons. And I mean SQUISHED. Fortunately, nobody was hurt.

I bought a a '69 in high school and drove it in the late 70's/early 80's. Shame they don't build car this simple any more.

I remember when I was in the fifth grade a teacher of mine had a 1967 Corona -- the first Japanese made car I had ever seen. It was black with an automatic transmission. Years later, a friend of my parents bought a blue 1974 Corona wagon, which looked strange in a neighborhood where GM, Ford and Chrysler cars were parked in practically everyone's driveway. It lasted him a good long time, though.

I remember when grandpa purchased one just like that . They lived in a tiny mountain mining community always drew a lot of attention.

My little brother had one a 79 hatchback. 5 speed. Heavily rusted. I taught him to drive a stick in it. He drove it until the rear shocks mounts collapsed from rust. He still loves Toyotas

I love cars from that era!

I bought one of these new here in the UK in the 60s. So reliable after the rubbish we were making over here at the time . However the bodywork didn't stand up well to the UK climate . Rust was the main problem . I did love the car though and it served me well for years . Never had a minutes trouble with it .

Thank you for bringing the Toyota Corona for viewers. It was a very reliable and easily maintainable car. My father used to Owen the corona wagon with four-speed manual transmission. He owned it for thirty years, and the engine was rebuilt twice. Was a very loyal friend to him.

The line of the Corona continued in Japan as a JDM way into the 2000s. I think that Toyota gave the automotive world a lesson in reliability. The Crown line is still being produced in Japan. And this was a great video production. Thanks & Regards. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

Great milage too. My Great Uncle and Aunt had one and the cost for tires was minimal.

Yep. Had a '72 Corona 2 door with 4 on the floor. The only thing that killed it...was my ex brother in law. He decided it needed a sunroof, so had one installed aftermarket. Trouble was it also had a textured vinyl roof; hence, it leaked when it rained. And...Toyota was still working out the bugs regarding rustproofing. Basically it rotted out from the inside. In Southern California, mind you. That said - stupid simple to work on although parts availability tended to be problematic at times. Car got me from high school through college though & other than leaking like a sieve it was essentially unkillable mechanically.

Toyota Corona Sedan 1967 model. I remember very well seeing this same model of Corona cars on our roads back in the 70's when i was a boy. I live in South Asia and i do not think that the cars i saw here had this engine with 1900 c.c. (1.9 L) capacity. They maybe of lower engine capacity but the exterior and interior appearences were exactly the same as this model. Good memories of a long gone era. You have kept this car in pristine condition! Thank you for uploading this video!

It was the first “modern” car with a reverse slant front end. It seemed gimmicky at the time. Then the coupè was pillarless; rare for a non-US car. I recall the price in the UK was a memorable £777.

Cool to hear a bit of Toyota 's history! Both nice looking cars! 😍😍 remember seeing a few 60s Coronas,Corollas & I think Cressidas & Crowns around growing up in Pennsylvania in the 1970s.

My dad bought one in '69 with an automatic transmission and the transmission failed 2 years later. He traded it for a '72 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 318 V-8...I learned to drive on that one...wish we had kept it. He swore off Toyotas until he bought a Lexus in 1995.

My Uncle had a '68 Corona Coupe. It was such a great little car. It also had a ToyoGlide transmission. An interesting tidbit is that its one of the only automatics that had a rear pump. This means you could push start it (And we did once when the starter failed). Most automatics you cannot push start. But you can if it has a ToyoGlide!

Our neighbor had one in the early 70's, very basic but got you where you wanted to go. I always thought of its body being 'boxy'.🐞

Awesome, my Grandmother had a Corona station wagon with a 5 speed, what a great car.

My dad's second car in late 70s...have so many lovely memories with this legendary car

…it’s brings back memories this is the 1st car that I drove wayback 1970’s 😎 thank you guys reviewing this car i appreciate it

I worked for a car rental company that had these. My most vivid memory of it is the extremely heavy, dead steering and the weird sound the turn signal made.

My parents had a 1976 Corona Wagon (in Brown) and then a 1978 Wagon (in Maroon). Yes. Very 70s colors. I drove the 78 in HS and College. 2L engine. CAR was indestructible!!! I miss it

Had the '70 wagon (Corona II?) with buckets, tons of room and zero issues.

We had a 1972 Toyota Corona w/ a 20R 3 speed automatic it was incredible we got it in 1978 and had it till the trans. Started to slip in 1984 it had 81000 miles when we got it and got rid of it at 212000 miles for a 1971 Toyota Corolla coupe that had been in a garage since it’s original owner went to the nursing home we got it in 1984 with 52000 miles on it and had it till the 1600 motor decided it was not going to live past the 198000 miles they were quite capable point a to point b cars the only major expenses were exhaust and brakes the exhausts just about started to rust before you opened the box it came in

Finally acknowledging that there are cars that don't suck.

I had a 1973 Corona and traded for a 1976 both with stick shift. They were sharp looking and really fun to drive and had lots of clever features. The 73 had a light under the hood that unhooked from its mount and attached to a long cord that could reach all four corners of the car: no changing a flat tire in the pitch black dark it had a mechanical analog clock in the dash kept wound by a little electric motor, just sitting in the car with the motor off I could hear it quietly ticking away like a fine Swiss watch My father was a WWll generation died in the wool Plymouth Fury man but he was smitten with the Toyota and was always asking if he could borrow it 😅 and he’d drive around and show his friends My fondest memory is a night I went to a club here in ski country where the parking was around back down a long pitched driveway. Time to leave, nobody could make it back up the slippery driveway, me included. A group of Japanese tourists on a ski trip walked over and offered to help push me up the hill. They said they worked for Toyota and couldn’t stand to see one of their cars stuck I said if a driver got stuck only Toyota would send a team straight from the factory to help We helped out a couple of other drivers and had a great time This was in the day before I discovered oil undercoating, so rust was their downfall. I’ve had lots of cars since then but if I could wish one back it would be the Corona

My dad bought a brand new 1967 corona when it was first introduced in a red color. He still has the car with 90,000 miles, and everything is original.. This corona runs so smooth and has such a quiet engine that it's unbelievable.... We love our red corona. ❤❤❤ 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇺🇲🇺🇲

My uncle had one these as a TAXI in Athens during the 70s

These came to Australia with leather interior all the bells and whistles and finally with a 4 speed on the column.

I lived in Puerto Rico as a child and remember that our neighbor from across the street had I believe it was a 1967 Corona in silver color. They were truly great cars.

My mom had one like that and my father bought it new. It was arouns that year, but I was a really young kid and I remember that it over heated a lot and left my mom and me stranded a few times.

In 1965 to prove their durability Toyota Australia entered a team of Coronas in the Bathurst 500 production car race and finished second, third and fourth in their class.They averaged 15 mpg at racing speeds and reached a top speed of 105 mph down Conrod straight.

Eons ago, when I was ready to buy my first car, the Corona was one of the vehicles I considered. I also looked at the VW Slant/Squareback, and the third gen Nova. I ended up buying used. A 1965 Chevy Impala, 327 with good old Powerglide. Years later, I did own three Toyota vehicles. I now drive a Honda.

i owned an 1968 rt40 corona in the early 80s...great car ...four speed manual column shift,. 👌👌🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

I used to work in petrol garages in Australia when that Toyota appeared on the scene. I drove one that had come in for fuel and a wash. I was driving a Morris Minor with a very small motor and the Toyota really made an impression on me. It was manual but it was very smooth to drive, it had a very pleasant inside, AND it had a RADIO. This was very rare in 1960s. I can remember thinking - "They are going to sell a lot of these" and they did.

Toyota has been making the Corolla for 57 years

Sat in one at a wrecking yard . Was like woah

My friend's dad had one in the DR, a 1970, lasted for 12 years

Uh, guys: pardon my impertinence, but I owned a 1972 Corona which I bought brand new in New York that year, so they must have built them at least until 1972, right?😮 Furthermore, the reason The Crown was not very successful was because it was made too well. They literally had to call someone at GM to show them how to create planned obsolescence in their parts. The car had Chrome lined cylinders. It basically never needed parts cause it never broke down.😂

The beauty of the Corona automatic transmission was that the car was so light that it didn't put a lot of strain on the transmission. The same GM transmission in a Chevy Impala was under a lot more stress.

drove a blue '68 through high school in the late 80s. bulletproof. wish i had it now.

I had a 1967 model. Brilliant little car.

I have my mother's 1977 Corona, bought new, in my🇨🇦 garage as a retirement project. Toyota grew into 3 lines: big Crown, mid Corona, baby Corolla. 1983 was the last Corona yr into N. America.

Both the Corolla and the Corona were very popular in Australia. In fact, Corona sedans and wagons sold here used 1.9-litre Holden Starfire engines. In November 1979, Toyota Australia also imported the five-door Corona liftback. Among many other models,Toyota locally manufactured: Toyota Crown: 1966-1980 Toyota Corona: 1965-1987 Toyota Corolla: 1968-1999 By the way, Bakelite was never, ever clear. It couldn’t be due it’s manufacturing process and materials used.

Back in 1974, As a teenager, I bought my first used car. It was a 1967 Corona in white with the 3 on the tree. It was just like this one. I loved the car and kept it for years. I even rebuilt the engine in it and drove it until the rebuilt engine started using oil. it was worn out but I kept fixing it. The parts guy at the Toyota dealership would ask me every time I came in to buy parts if I was ever going to get rid of the car. I finally sold the car years ago. I wish I still had it.

My father had a 1965 Toyota crown Ute. It was pretty tough and had good low down power to get up hills

I have been waiting for someone to do a piece on this 'shovel nose' Corona, and the Datsun 510 (which became the Altima). These cars were the introduction of Japanese technology in automobiles for their time. Our family had a 510 wagon (4-speed) and it lasted 10 yrs with issues here and there more attributed to lack of regular maintenance than anything else. However, that said, it never left us stranded and made more than a few long trips. Any hope you might do a similar comparison for the 510/Altima?

The funniest part of this video is when the car stops- but it's because it's low in fuel! A 60 year old Toyota is still reliable! These were quite common here in Australia up until the 80s. I haven't seen one though since the 90s.

My grandma had a 1968 Toyota Corona. It had been my dad's car; he was an early adopter of the new-fangled Japanese imports (before that he had a VW Beetle). In 1992, I was dating a girl who's father had a Camry. One time, I drove that car, and the steering felt just like my grandmother's Corona! It's like the Toyota engineers got that steering mechanism certified in 1968 and kept right on using it into the nineties! And yes, the Corona was pretty small on the inside. My father replaced it with a 1974 AMC Matador wagon, when we were planning a trip to the West Coast. When I asked my dad why we didn't just take the Corona on the trip, he said, "Because then you would be right next to your sister all the way to the coast." Gulp. Glad we got the wagon, though I was fond of that Corona. Nice, basic car, which is what my father always wanted.

Back in 1978 I bought a ‘70 Corona for $200. It was automatic & had bucket seats. Almost every weekend I drove it from Los Angeles to San Diego. It never gave me any issues whatsoever. I just had it serviced as it should. Sold it a few years later for $800. That’s when I fell in love with Toyotas. Got 4 Corollas now.

The corona was sold up to 1983 but ventured on overseas for many years.

These cars were and still are a great little car!!! They raced them here in Australia, demonstrating just how tough they really are !!!

I grew up in Detroit in the 60s . When my Dad brought me to the showrooms in 1965 , I saw this car . We bought a VW 411 . We should have purchased this 😊 . T.

When I was 9(?) mom and I went on vacation [. From St.Louis Missouri - to Ft.Lauderdale Florida]. We flew, do mom rented a car. It was one of these Coronas. The A/C worked - but only if you were moving. At that time there was a Drawbridge. It was so hot, we had to get out of the car. It was still a neat little car. In the early 1990’s I owned a 1977 Corona wagon. A fantastic car. And very stylish. Sold, and extremely durable and reliable. 🚗🙂

My parents had one just like that. I drove it some. It had a 2 speed automatic so it was slow, but very reliable. A coworker had the same car with a stick so that was a lot quicker. A good car. I saw one at a car show, perfectly restored, very nostalgic.

That engine bay was glorious. Back in the early 70s we had several Toyota Corolla's but my mother had the Toyota Corona. I distinctly remember it being much more beefy and quicker than the Corollas.

I grew up through the 50's-60's, and a neighbour bought a new Corona just like this one in white, also a 1900 automatic . Us teens called it the "shavernose" car, and derided it every chance we got. Our parents all drove big domestics, mostly Buicks, Oldsmobiles and Mercurys, all with big V-8s. The only other imports we ever saw were VW Beetles, Squarebacks and MGs, Triumphs and Minis. All Japanese cars were sneered at, as we casually watched the nuclear deterrent carrying B-52's cruising by 40,000 feet up. It was a different time and we had no way of knowing where Toyota would end up. Good for all of us to still be here, and still going strong.

By 1967 American beverage companies switched from steel to aluminum cans. I saw evidence of sheet steel that was intended for beverage cans, repurposed in the door panel of a Toyota. Strange but true.

A work colleague of mine had one in the mid-70's. I'd never seen one before or since here in the UK

My grandparents owned a Corona. It was a very good car

My parents had this exact car in 68. I don’t remember it too much, I was a baby. It lasted until 1975, it overheated and head cracked

Wow it sure bring back memories , my friends dad had a one back in 1967 , if i recall it was a light green color .

Yes I remember these Coronas. There plenty on the roads in Australia

Had a 1971. automatic. 22 mpg city/ 27 mpg highway

This is my father's first car , brought directly from Japan , when he got a scholarship to study in Japan in 1971. Registered no 6 Sri 195 in Sri Lanka.

My family had one in Ethiopia. I have fond memories of our family outings.

G'day to you, Had a Green one back in the Mid 70s ,it was a Brilliant little thing, just kept going,as you say nice and comfy! Perth West Aust.

I remember seeing those Corona's being used as taxicabs in Thailand back in the early 1970's. The Camry makes a great taxicab too, or Uber car.

My first car a 1970 2-door 4 speed , chrome rims w/ big fat tires and everything. 1972 -1977 may it RIP 🙏

My Mom has a 2019 Camry and she loves it.

Nice to see car reviews and comparisons! The world is a sea of SUVs

My dad bought one pre owned only 11,000 miles on it white with blue interior auto, air am radio a true classic😊

We had a 1969 Corona, same color with the "Toyoglide" which was a clone of the Chevy Powerglide. They had a habit of cracking the flexplates on the automatics. Ours had a 3RC motor, and its 6 cyl counterpart found in the Land Cruiser was a copy of the Chevy stovebolt six.

I had a beige '69 2 dr hard top, fun quick little car with a 1.9L 3rc and 4 spd. In my shop I rebuilt 3 of these engines, all 3 suffered from neglect, but overall they were really tough little cars.

it is nice to see some respect and acknowledgement of these cars. well done video.