1968 Toyota Corona $29,900 | |
Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
Price: | $29,900 |
Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
Location: | Phoenix, AZ |
Details: |
68 Toyota Corona Body Full Tube Chassis Lexus SC400 4 Liter V8 Full Custom Build Fresh service and inspection ready to be enjoyed for years to come!!! EMG is excited to offer a truly One-Off unique Toyota Hot Rod for sale! This 1968 Toyota Corona was hand built and designed by a well known Hot-rodder and Fabricator in Southern Californiaand#44; Mitch Allread. Mitch took his old daily driver 68 Corona and transformed it into this 32 Ford inspired Toyota HotRod! Utilizing a Lexus SC400 4.0Land#44; DOHCand#44; 32 Valve V8 just to keep it all Toyota and even more unique; he took his corona apart and built a completely custom Tubular Steel Space Frame with 106-inch Wheelbase (10.7 inches longer than stock Corona). The front suspension consists of upper and lower unequal-length A-arms on either side that he fabricatedand#44; plus Carrera shocks inside Afco coil springs. In back theres a Speedway Engineering quick-change solid axle located by three links and a Watts linkage damperedand#44; againand#44; by Carrera shocks and Afco coilover springs. RGP manual rack-and-pinion steering handles that choreand#44; while the braking system consists of Wilwood 1231/416-inch cross-drilled rotors at each corner clamped by six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers in the back. Of course the Corona shell has been itself heavily rubbed. Allread whacked 311/42 inches out of the pillars and replaced the windshieldand#44; rear quarter-windows and rear window with Lexan (the doors side windows are just gone). Opening up the rear-wheel openings accommodated the slight shift in wheel position and rails welded into the roof and trunklid exaggerate the cars circle track vibe. The tail is capped by a Lexan spoiler and replica 59 Cadillac taillights. Finallyand#44; he took the leading edge of each front fenderand#44; welded it to a chunk of the hood that he narrowed 17 inchesand#44; and filled the space between them with mesh. The resulting box is a grille shell that sits forward of the front tires thatand#44; along with the engineand#44; are exposed to the open air. |