1986 Toyota Crown Royal

I admit I have never heard of one of these.

1986 Toyota Crown Royal Wagon RHD with 26K original miles (43K | eBay

 

That's because it is a Japanese Market car. It RHD. I don't know if there was a US Market version of this exact model.

 

Looks like a Cressida wagon.

 

Absolutely NO advantage that I can see over just finding a nice mid 80's Cressida wagon. This has a puny 2-liter 6 cylinder, whereas the Cressida has the 2.8 liter straight 6 that also went into that generation Supra. And having RHD is just a turn-off for me. Not at all interested in driving from the wrong side of the car.

 

I can see an advantage if you drank your Crown Royal while admiring a Toyota Cressida wagon. Man, I haven't see one of those in quite a while.....

 

When I was in college a good friend of mine had a 1983 Cressida that was loaded. Was really impressed with that car. Still bought the ‘83 Grand Marquis, but that Cressida was a really nice car.

 

No bids.

 

People probably don’t know what it is. Also, I was reading an article on Haggerty that was saying that right hand drive is no longer a deal killer. I’m not so sure, I wouldn’t want one

 

Sorry for the multiple replies, but...

Yes, it was a JDM model. However, I'm not sure if the "Royal" part of the name is just a suffix for an uplevel package for the Crown model, but Canada also got a Toyota "Crown" model in normal lefthand drive, which was replaced by the Cressida nameplate in 1978, I believe.

It looks like a Cressida, but it's a different platform.

Yeah, I tend to agree. Particularly in regards to the engine. (also see my last reply at the bottom)...

Same here...

...My parents had an '82 Cressida wagon when I was in my teens. It was our family's only wagon and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. My parents had three Cressidas altogether: the '82 wagon, as well as an '87 sedan and an '88 sedan. I'd love to have a Cressida wagon myself. They're excellent cars and as reliable as the sun rising every morning.

I don't think most people do. I knew exactly what it was just by looking at it though, as I'm a minor Cressida enthusiast and can tell the difference between the two.

That Haggerty article is fairly correct though. For some people, driving a RHD car is a novelty and they'll even seek out import cars that have it. Especially people who are into the whole JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) thing. For instance: for people who are into Japanese market Nissan Skyline sports cars, it's almost a "brag" to have a RHD JDM car. Import car enthusiasts are a bit of a different breed that way, so it's just different strokes for different folks. I could see driving a RHD car, but I'm not sure I'd want a platform where I couldn't get parts here in North America.

 

I was just reading an old issue of "Collectible Automobile" from like the 2000's and this dude from Australia wrote in and sent a pic of a '79 Connie Collectors Series that was RHD, brought there new and I guess converted then.

Man, tell me that wouldn't take some getting used to...

 

Its probably not an issue anymore with the automatic toll systems that scan your plate, but I had some issues with a LHD car in Japan at coin operated toll gates. Irked alot of busy Japanese drivers!

 

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