Just wondering if anyone knew if the '72' corolla (ke20) was nicknamed the 'PEANUT' has anyone heard of this and does anyone know the background behind this. thanx
<-------That's a mango KE25 (it's unripe because it's green). The KE20's (especially the mustard ones) look like a peanut because the are stubbier.
I have had both cars and the differences are obvious, but to the not so keen eye they look the same. From the doors back they are both different. The mango (KE25) has a smooth transition from rear window to boot (they follow the same line), the peanut(KE20) has a steeper rear window and a stubbier boot plus other minor cosmetic differences.
i always thought (probably wrong but all you nice guys wouldn't flame me would you ) that the mango was the TE27 and was named because of the colour (they were all orange? weren't they).
i picked that up surfing the net years ago but no way can i confirm it.
That could very well be true about the TE27, but I am sure I have seen a genuine TE27 in white and my car had pics turn up on some American website a while back and they called it a mango??
KE20 nickname
Thu, 12 August 2004 00:45
) that the mango was the TE27 and was named because of the colour (they were all orange? weren't they).