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    FLASH IN THE JAPAN

    Apr 22, 2020 5 minutes
    STORY NATHAN PONCHARD
    PHOTOS
    MITCH HEMMING

    THERE was an era when the Toyota Corona was more common than Winfield billboards and any virus this side of the Spanish flu, but it’s funny how time patches over your memory. ‘Outta sight, outta mind’, they say, because you never see Coronas of this vintage anymore. But you’ll only need a moment in the presence of this traffic-stopping ’73 Toyota rebuild to make you start chanting ‘Corona’ in the streets like a lunatic. And then possibly the police cells soon after.

    The 1970-74 RT80/81 Corona transitioned from bowls-club regular to underrated classic long ago, though it was always Toyota’s high point for Corona cred. Solid, refined and kinda stylish, all it was really crying out for was a serious spruce-up and an engine. Any engine. Just not a

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