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Old 07-19-12, 09:55 AM
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Interesting vehicle.
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Old 07-19-12, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rykat
is that a century?
Excellent observation, rykat (and you get credit for it, not me).

A Century is exactly what it is.....here's another shot. Look at the trunk-lid:

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Old 07-19-12, 11:01 AM
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i'd take a century type-T instead
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Old 07-19-12, 11:25 AM
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WOW
That is really rare, wonder what hoops it takes to get that thing serviced.
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Old 07-19-12, 01:18 PM
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I love Century! It's higher model than LS actually, the real flagship from Toyota.

Wonder how it got here in the US.
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Old 07-19-12, 01:48 PM
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Old 07-19-12, 03:13 PM
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Yeah, missed that part.
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Old 07-19-12, 04:03 PM
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rare but ugly as all hell. Not my cup of tea. I like older JDM sports cars. Sedans, not so much
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Old 07-20-12, 11:00 AM
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I think they're pretty nice cars. In my opinion its a very classy looking.

1st gen


2nd gen
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Old 07-21-12, 10:41 PM
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Was that the replacement for the Cressida? I had an 16 yr/old intern who was given a new Cressida back in '77, but her Mom was always driving it in preference to her own Rolls. It kinda resembled the Rolls, at about 7/8 scale, and having ridden in both a time or two, it was a pretty fair comparison. Give or take a few hundred grand.

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Old 07-21-12, 11:04 PM
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As I read before, the car is based on Toyota Crown.

Oh and yeah, this is a V12.
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Old 07-22-12, 02:01 AM
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Always loved this car!!
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