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NW Tas
Registered:
October 2005
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1972 Mark II Corona For Sale
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Fri, 28 October 2005 11:39
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MX-10 model, 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II,
2 litre, 6 cylinder, 3 speed auto
Here are some pictures of it
The only bad bit of body is that passenger door. There is a large dinger in it, but its such a 'clean' dent, that it would push out no problem, without much future recognition that it was there, and the 2-3 badges missing
There are 2 very small areas of rust, near the drivers side rear wheel, and small bit in the driver door, Otherwise its pretty well unmarked.
It drives magnificently, and i think it is such a beautiful car to be behind the wheel of. The motor goes excellently, purrs great.
The two front tyres are near new, the back ones aren't nearly as good, but they'll do.
It has a nice golden (i think) interior.
The one and only problem, is the auto gearbox.
90% of the time it has no reverse, and does a few other silly things.
I have been told by many people,
this could be a number of things,
A simple poke and prod and she'll be fine,
Or it could need a complete gearbox overhaul, which is very costly
to get the auto working fine again.
However, a manual conversion is cheap and relatively straight forward, if you know what you are doing, especially if you know someone who can do it.
Much of the Crown and Cressida running gear would fit straight into this car, so it is just a matter of whacking it in.
I would do it, but i am not mechanically minded enough 
I was going to get it up and going properly, with a 4 or 5 speed (thanks to a guy here, Gday if you are reading  ) , and if i cant sell it, i still may do so.
BUT reason for sale
My mini has given up.
It needs a complete engine rebuild, at the very least that will cost me 2 grand, so i cant afford spend much monies on this monster, as the mini is by far the priority.
Still, this Corona is a nice rare car, very easy 'project' or everyday classic, drive as is (just dont count on going backward:! or get fixed for a great car.
It is registered for about 2 months, so if you are actually interested, you can PM, or Email me, and arrange to come and take it for a spin 
Looking for around $850
but im in the Norht West Tassie,
so i have no idea how many other Tassieans there are 
[Updated on: Fri, 28 October 2005 13:09]
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Location:
Tasmania
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: 1972 Mark II Corona For Sale
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Fri, 28 October 2005 20:58
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looks interesting, how many k's has it done, by the way i am in launceston, might come look at the car!
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Location:
NW Tas
Registered:
October 2005
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Re: 1972 Mark II Corona For Sale
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Sat, 29 October 2005 11:44
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about the kays
I am 99% sure when i got it the kays were going around
the odometre doest work now
the last digit goes around
but the others dont tick around
Its got about 96000 miles on it though,
I took it for a drive today
and reverse was there first go
Then it went again and came back about 3-4 times
then it was there for a long time
so i drove about reversing and driveing and it was working very well But then it stopped working again
So i have no idea what may be wrong at all,
But i took some photos of alll the bits of rust i can find today
So if you are still interested ya can ask for them to be posted or emailed?
BUT with the events of the gearbox today
and working well at times, i dunno if i want to sell it  cause thats the only reason i was, cause its not going 'properly'
But if you still want a look, and buy, and you fancy a trip out for the day, expecially if you like these cars
I am 99% sure you wont be dissapointed!
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