Hey all, haven't been writing much because I have been busy but I did find something very nice that I haven't seen in my life before. That is, the 1971 Toyota Crown MS75. This car has been restored up to its 90% original condition. All the lights, windows, dashboard are all original as when the car was launched years back. The only non original parts in the car now is the exhaust manifold, the springs, gearbox, steering wheel, and rims. The original steering wheel and rims are still with the owner. The MS75 uses two ventilated disc brakes at the front and two drum brakes at the rear. It has the original radio in the car with the button on the floor next to the clutch that must be pressed in order to tune the radio to the desired frequency, plus the old fashioned hand brake next to the steering wheel. The car is in mint condition and runs really well! No rattles no funny noises. Cruises really comfortably and takes the corners without being a hand full!
The MS75 came into Australia only from the 2nd hand dealers and the exported models of the MS75 came with the twin circle headlamps while the Japanese domestic models had the rectangular headlamps. Only the sedan and wagon versions of the MS60 were built in Australia. The parts however are like any other old skool Japanese car, hard to find and getting more expensive. Some parts are still shared between the coupe, sedan and wagon.
What does MS75 mean:
- The 'M' is basically the engine family that came with the car.
- 'S' means the chassis family while the '75' is the model of the chassis which in this case is the coupe version of the 60. The sedan version of this car would have the code MS60 if the came with the 'M' family engine.
This coupe has the 4M-C engine under it which is the liquid-cooled 2.6L Naturally Aspirated straight six cylinder 2 valve per cylinder Single Over Head Cam Single Carburetor engine thats able to produce 120HP at 5600rpm and 190Nm of torque at 3000rpm. An all cast-iron engine with an aluminum cylinder head. The gearbox has been swapped with a bullet-proof W50 series 5 speed manual gearbox.
Only has 63, 400miles on the odometer which is about 110, 000km! Not much for a 40 year old car!
The interior looks brand new and the car has seat belts! The owner still has the original steering wheel in his place.
This coupe has the 4M-C engine under it which is the liquid-cooled 2.6L Naturally Aspirated straight six cylinder 2 valve per cylinder Single Over Head Cam Single Carburetor engine thats able to produce 120HP at 5600rpm and 190Nm of torque at 3000rpm. An all cast-iron engine with an aluminum cylinder head. The gearbox has been swapped with a bullet-proof W50 series 5 speed manual gearbox.
Only has 63, 400miles on the odometer which is about 110, 000km! Not much for a 40 year old car!
The interior looks brand new and the car has seat belts! The owner still has the original steering wheel in his place.
