Hence the interchangability of the early girling brake calipers used on toyota
coronas and Hilux pickup trucks with the 16P and later PB (Metric mounting
bolt shank bores) used on the TR250 and 6s? I think the wheel mounting centers
are the same on the early corollas and celicas. And while the toyota trannys
are much more substantial units i understand that the ratios are nearly the
same.
Also, the early corona engines were 19XX ccs. And the early Datsun cars and
trucks used SUs, albeit with aluminum ohc crossflow heads. Yes, appropriate
and improve. It's the way of the world, really. Wouldn't it be swell if Toyota
or Nissan would reintroduce the marque? Toyota has yet to go retro, to my
knowledge.
Steve P.
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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 6:36 AM
Subject: "Triotas" (or "Toyumphs")
In a message dated 6/19/2008 11:00:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:25:09 +1100
From: "Steven Preiss" <spreiss@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Top hats
To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
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My thought, precisely. However, would this conversion make the car
ineligible for racing under most vintage club rules?
By the time all the inadequate components are swapped out, we might be
compelled to rebadge our cars "Triotas" (or "Toyumphs").
Steve P.
An interesting point.
It came to my attention that when Toyota went into the South African market,
they took over the old Standard-Triumph International factory at Durban, and
most probably other ex-Triumph factories in different Triumph markets around
the world also.
I heard that Toyota took care to preserve much of the historic
documentation, and engineering papers that they found there, something I doubt
would have happened if it had been the other way around.
The Japanese were always keen to copy, learn and improve on Western designs,
eventually taking over the business.
Maybe there is more of our Triumphs in modern Toyotas than we realise?
I know it's a Mazda, but you only have to look at the Miata.
Regards
Lion
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