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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 5, 2006 16:21:30 GMT
I owned this Crown back in 1996, she was in metallic brown with beige cloth trim, i bought it for the wife to use and she loved it to bit, despite its size it was easy to park, and she always got admiring glances,and coments like "that's a big car for you to be driving"  , we had it for 15 months and had very few problems (well more service items), she needed a full set of tyres, if fitted 205/70/14's and a set of rear pads.
The only unexpected items were a broken windscreen and the driver window runner rusted away and the glass fell out !, i rang my local dealer and they had a replacment part within 2 days at a cost of £18.00.
I still have a soft spot for the MS112, and an old boy local to me has one ,i sometimes change my commuter run just to pass it, and remember the good old days ;D. [ftp][/ftp]  [ftp][/ftp] 
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Post by harvey on Feb 5, 2006 20:46:18 GMT
I had a crown for a short period, great motor I brought it to the 2002 national, and sold it there, I always refered to it as "the pimp mobile"
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Post by tony on Feb 6, 2006 13:30:19 GMT
Your brown Crown looked real nice bob - looks almost black in the pics. What sort of mileage was it?
What colour / condition / model is the other one local to you?
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Post by chris on Feb 6, 2006 20:56:31 GMT
Hi Bob,
Your brown Crown you had is identical to mine, colour and interior. The only difference being the single headlights, grill, alloys and rear discs. Your wheel centre caps I managed to get one of ebay, removed the badge and put on my wheel trim. Your centre caps were used on landcruisers as well. I see the rear number plate was not original, mine is the correct oversize one.
Is your old car still about then?
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Post by tony on Feb 6, 2006 21:10:47 GMT
The oversize rear plates do give an MS112 some gravitas - really suit it.
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 7, 2006 17:11:01 GMT
Your brown Crown looked real nice bob - looks almost black in the pics. What sort of mileage was it? What colour / condition / model is the other one local to you?
The Crown i pass on my travels is a pale gold one , with lots of green mould growing off it  . |
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 7, 2006 17:12:23 GMT
Hi Bob, Your brown Crown you had is identical to mine, colour and interior. The only difference being the single headlights, grill, alloys and rear discs. Your wheel centre caps I managed to get one of ebay, removed the badge and put on my wheel trim. Your centre caps were used on landcruisers as well. I see the rear number plate was not original, mine is the correct oversize one. Is your old car still about then?  . |
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 7, 2006 17:17:27 GMT
The oversize rear plates do give an MS112 some gravitas - really suit it. |
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Post by tony on Feb 7, 2006 22:41:07 GMT
Sneaky one with the wire wool.
I take it the Gold one's not exactly cherished or on the road! Is it 2 or 4 headlamp?
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 8, 2006 7:31:39 GMT
Sneaky one with the wire wool. I take it the Gold one's not exactly cherished or on the road! Is it 2 or 4 headlamp? ;D. |
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Post by tony on Feb 8, 2006 22:31:36 GMT
come on bob, get called in and get it bought for a £100, you know you want to. It can't look too pricy having not been washed in 2 yrs.
Or let the guy know there is an avenue for him to sell it on, in case it otherwise just went to the crushers? Could always post it for sale on this forum on his behalf, some TECcie may be very glad of it.
All the best, Tony
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 9, 2006 20:23:49 GMT
come on bob, get called in and get it bought for a £100, you know you want to. It can't look too pricy having not been washed in 2 yrs. Or let the guy know there is an avenue for him to sell it on, in case it otherwise just went to the crushers? Could always post it for sale on this forum on his behalf, some TECcie may be very glad of it. All the best, Tony ;D ;D. |
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Post by chris on Feb 12, 2006 12:12:18 GMT
Hi Bob,
Did you use the wire wool in an attempt to reflect the flash from a speed camera !!!!!
The front headlamp surrounds (on the 4 quad cibie model) also had a matt black coating with chrome underneath.
I can see where your coming from with the Crown taking up driveway space, one is enough!
There is one on ebay at the moment, but I dont want a whole car!
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Post by chris on Feb 12, 2006 12:15:59 GMT
Forgot to mention, to save me looking for a technical book, does anyone have the dimensions from the centre of the wheel arch to the ground or to the centre of the wheel hub for front and rear?
My ms112 (1981) appears to be low at the rear. The springs I think have gone weak and they are no longer available from Toyota. Cheers
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Post by Uncle Bob on Feb 12, 2006 14:38:39 GMT
Hi Bob, Did you use the wire wool in an attempt to reflect the flash from a speed camera !!!!! The front headlamp surrounds (on the 4 quad cibie model) also had a matt black coating with chrome underneath. I can see where your coming from with the Crown taking up driveway space, one is enough! There is one on ebay at the moment, but I dont want a whole car! No speed camera's back then |
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