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Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 07:49
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Just spotted one in Silverwater about 30mins ago going down Silverwater Rd. It was in standard black with the fender mirrors. Look damn horn!!  Anyone know anything else about it?
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Newcastle
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April 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 08:40
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Check out the Toyota site for more info.They are loaded with everything and made mainly for the top execs and Japan's royal family.
I want the latest one with the quad turbo V12 in it.Now that would get along nicely i think.
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Fri, 26 September 2003 08:44
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I know what it has inside.. but what I meant was does anyone know how it got into the country in the first place?
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Newcastle
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April 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 09:23
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Probably a private import.Not easy to come by i'm told as Toyota like to buy and destroy any s/h ones they see to keep them exlusive.Only make 200 a year so not many around.
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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May 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 09:47
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OoOoOoOoOoOoOo
Thats near my house. Might have to look over the fence and see if i can spot it 
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 10:20
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I know exactly what motor is in there. I'm informing those of who don't.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 26 September 2003 11:13
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Sorry.. misread what u typed.
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Newcastle
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Brisbane
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sat, 27 September 2003 06:38
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| M.J.H wrote on Sat, 27 September 2003 13:40 |
The quad turbo version exsits as one was delivered to the Imperial family not that long ago.It was on the news somewhere when i heard about it.Also bullet proof so it prob needs the turbos to move the extra weight.
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Oh sounds very stock  You sure it wasn't a one off, I doubt its an actual production model which kinda changes things a lot  .
Cheers
Wilbo
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sat, 27 September 2003 22:20
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SmellyT - How old was the car?
From memory, one of the editors of Hot4s actually imported one privately, however it was an older model (def. not the V12).
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Melbourne
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sun, 28 September 2003 00:54
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| Lucid wrote on Sun, 28 September 2003 08:20 |
one of the editors of Hot4s
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Ummmm ooooooook
Look out for Hot V12's at your newsagent's soon!
im going to cry if he rice's it!
Allan
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sun, 28 September 2003 20:33
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| Lucid wrote on Sun, 28 September 2003 08:20 |
SmellyT - How old was the car?
From memory, one of the editors of Hot4s actually imported one privately, however it was an older model (def. not the V12).
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Not sure... in the seconds I got to see it, it did have rear side markers which the ones on Toyota Japan's web site does not have. Sorta like the vertical Kingswood rear side markers. I couldn't see the back as it was obscurred by trees but the front looks the same as the ones that is available now. And it was driven by a Western guy .. which (not being racist or anything) was something I expected someone from Japan to be driving here.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sun, 28 September 2003 21:36
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im sorry to say.. but that is one of the seeediest looking vehicles ever.. Zero Tuffness about it..
it looks like an old yank tank of some desc.
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Tamworth
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October 2002
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 29 September 2003 03:30
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i like the leg room in the back nice
and yeah i like the cloth trim better than the leather
i can only imagine the price would be astronomical wonder if its real wood grain of if its fake 
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Brisbane
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 29 September 2003 07:05
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flashy half streched volvo...
guess i just dont know what im looking at 
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Newcastle
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 29 September 2003 12:44
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| Phrozen_Death wrote on Mon, 29 September 2003 13:30 |
i can only imagine the price would be astronomical wonder if its real wood grain of if its fake
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It would be real wood in there,for $250,000 you would want real wood.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 29 September 2003 13:40
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yer - looks too 70s for my liking. if it had a quad turbo v12 under the hood I could forgive it, but probably not for an n/a v12 (unless I could squeeze that baby into an ma61)
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 29 September 2003 14:55
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Heathens! The Century is the ultimate in Jap-style pimpin goodness. It's barely changed appearance-wise since the 60's, and therein lies much of its appeal. That V12 powerplant is another appealing part... mewants!!
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Tamworth
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Tue, 30 September 2003 13:56
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hmmmmmmm very nice wouldnt mind having one of those in the shed to cruise around in on the weekend even if it was fake wood grain
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Wollongong
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 01 October 2003 00:58
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I would never say no to a 5 litre V12 under my bonnet, regardless of the car it's in. So much street cred in saying you've got a V12 under the bonnet
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Kenthurst, Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 01 October 2003 07:52
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I saw it on Silverwater Road too, I gave him a wave as I went past in my crown... it looked like an early nineties model to me
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1st street on the right
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Sun, 05 October 2003 13:11
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The woods a bit too red for my liking, and it needs lowering. To about my crown height. Then I'll pull out the cheque book.
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Brisbane, QLD
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Mon, 06 October 2003 04:04
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Very pimpin'
I personally feel the oldies look better than the newies
More oldschool, fluffy velour(sp?) pimp action to be had with the classics!
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Sydney
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 12 December 2003 02:32
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Sorry to dig it up again.. spotted it this time in Auburn and got a pic (to come tonight). It's got those really deep dish wheels on them. It's not really that large of a car....
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Sydney
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 12 December 2003 06:11
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Sydney
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Randwick Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Fri, 12 December 2003 09:32
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That is martin donnons car (or ben ellis ?) there has been a big feature on it in HPI over the last few issues, nice car it is
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Melbourne
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August 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Tue, 16 December 2003 15:08
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Why is it at Supercheap Auto?  
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 17 December 2003 02:16
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Gettin the lot for less
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Sydney Miranda / Perth Mu...
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November 2003
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 17 December 2003 02:54
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Just Jap have one sitting in there front yard,
Dark blue in colour i think ..... was there on monday 15th
Cheers
Mike
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 17 December 2003 09:28
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Just to clarify, the 1GZ-FE was always a "beams" engine. It also came with VVTI; even back in "good ol' 1997....
Odd how the 1GZ came up in discussion here. The car/s in question obviously don't run it...(Referring to the sightings of Centurys in Sydney, I mean).
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 17 December 2003 09:49
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A) i had NFI when the 1GZ-GE was was first used, i didnt know when beams technology was first came in
B) Only one mention of a model number here, the rest of the discussion has been arguing exactly what the 1GZ-GE actually is.
So get over yourself.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Wed, 17 December 2003 22:23
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| speakafreaka wrote on Wed, 17 December 2003 20:49 |
A) i had NFI when the 1GZ-GE was was first used, i didnt know when beams technology was first came in
B) Only one mention of a model number here, the rest of the discussion has been arguing exactly what the 1GZ-GE actually is.
So get over yourself.
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Over myself now.
Happy?
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sunny coast, qld
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Thu, 18 December 2003 03:26
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so how is the v8 version then? what sort of power and torque?
My friend said they were pushrod engine!!  
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Brisbane
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Thu, 18 December 2003 03:32
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Yes the V series engines are a pushrod design.
5V-EU: 4.0L, 165bhp at 4400rpm, 213 ft-lb at 3600rpm.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Thu, 18 December 2003 04:14
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| MIKE_JZA70_TYPE_R wrote on Wed, 17 December 2003 13:54 |
Just Jap have one sitting in there front yard,
Dark blue in colour i think ..... was there on monday 15th
Cheers
Mike
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Yeah I saw this one on the weekend. Damn big car too. Tony at Just Jap has actually put on a set of 18" wheels all round on it to see how it looks, and apparently the rears look half-buried in the guards.  I've seen the interior of this thing and it has a TV screen (the old RGB screens in Jap cars) and a heaps of gadgets that would make the Stitt go crazy, like electric tilting windows on the front.
Not bad for it's age, but it just looks old.
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Thu, 18 December 2003 08:07
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I spotted a Nissan President the other day.
If I wasn't a Toyota fanatic I'd say they're equally pimpin.
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Re: Anyone see a Toyota Century??
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Thu, 18 December 2003 12:05
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I'd rate the Nissan President as slightly more pimpin' - I have been in one - awesome. Only ever sat in a Century.
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Fri, 09 April 2004 23:31
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now i know i'm dragging up an old thread, but my reply is important to it
click the link in my signature to see pics of my new baby, picked it up off ebay last month for $3850, in perfectly schmick condition and all i need to do is replace a leaking cat, and replace a seal on the power steering box. so i'll be looking at getting two new high-flow cats and i'll remove the last muffler and just have twin tips coming out where the single tip is
it is such an awesome car to drive... all the reviews i've seen say otherwise... but with the 5V-EU under the bonnet (yeah chris, it's pushrod), it just cruises along with no effort. (and sounds nice while doing it)
even though i'm a manual man at heart, the auto box (3spd) is nice, changing at good intervals... i've gotta be careful otherwise the next time i look at the speedo im doing "illegal" speeds
can't wait to get it registered... hence selling the rolla panelvan (clicky sig too) so some bastard buy it!!
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