Not One, But Two: 1975 Toyota Corona Mark II 2000 GSS (RX22) DOHC/18R-G

The X20 series of early Toyota (Toyopet) Corona Mark II's were some very cool and stylish cars, and I don't just mean the very sleek 2-door hardtops (of which today's feature cars are.) Yes, two feature cars today; one green and and one yellow. The 2000 GSS designation means these luxury coupes are powered by the DOHC 18R-G engine (1968cc /143 horsepower).
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[@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel]

The awesome 70's design ❤️. But I was almost sure when you asked "can I see the engine" that you will get a NO. Sorry but this still stick's in my head 😂. That the Corona Mark 2 has a 145 Metric HP I would not guess, I thought this is in the 120 range. Great video Dann I enjoyed allot 👍.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks so much, Ljubo. Yes, a powerful engine, and a kind owner. :)

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

The good Corona xD

[@wasabicars]

;-)

[@hirohidetokoro9423]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a Japanese living in central Japan. It is kind of interesting that you guys take these videos in Japan and I am leaving comment from Japan. My dad used to own the same hardtop of Corona Mark 2, which was a silver one with stick shift, but not GSS I think. I was only eight years old or so around 1976. Was kind of rare model even in Japan cause this was a two-door hardtop.

[@nevillepretorius8948]

140HP was strong for a 4 cylinder of the 70's! Very impressive! Thanx for the video Daniel! 👍

[@wasabicars]

Thanks Neville. And, yes. Seeing those hp figures and comparing... very strong

[@s302jzget]

We seriously need more old school Japanese cars in the states.

[@user-dc5cv3zc8m]

For sure... Much more, also in Russia...

[@wasabicars]

More are needed everywhere! The world is churning through cars at a waaaaay faster rate than is necessary

[@legionnairegonk4425]

Butternut - who'd have thought that could be such a great looking colour.....

[@wasabicars]

I know! Looks hot as hell... but cool ;-)

[@matsumoto9244]

You were very fortunate to receive the high performance DOHC engines in Australia while the U.S. got stuck with the SOHC engines.

[@wasabicars]

We did? Sorry, zero clue. When I was living in Australia, I only took notice of Holden (mostly), Ford and the Aussie Chryslers

[@simoncossettini9680]

I had one when I was young ... my first car...toyota conrona mk2, 1976 straight 6 , 2.633 litre , 4 speed manual, metalic green paint. They had just added the polution laws so they had parts on the motor that actually lowered the performance and recycled exhaust etc... mechanically good, front heavy and easy to lose in the rain.

[@wasabicars]

Nice. I hope the video brought back some good memories

[@simoncossettini9680]

@@wasabicars thanks it certainly did...2 complete spray jobs I did with my dad as well many mechanical jobs with my grandad.... for a first car in the early 90's it was excellent many great moments and close calls in learning both to drive, enjoy and maintain a car.

[@rover213]

the yellow Corona, me like it a lot

[@wasabicars]

I know. How hot is it? Gorgeous

[@louisyeung7986]

I own exactly the same one in hong kong

[@wasabicars]

You do? Nice! Louis, you will need to upload a video!! Please.

[@01FozzyS]

That green one is beautiful factory fresh!

[@wasabicars]

Definitely. Just incredible

[@artoodiitoo]

I always love the look of 70´s japanese coupes, they are like late 60s to early 70s american muscle car designs in smaller scale :D Also 69th like lol

[@KenanTurkiye]

I agree. Just look how gorgeous a 1967 Corona Coupe, 1976 RX5 Coupe, 1975 Celica Liftback, 1977 Datsun 240k C210, Datsun Laurel C130 is, these are what makes modern day cars dull and mundane and theres like a few dozen like these that can be named that are amazingly beautifull, quirky but beautifull.!

[@wasabicars]

A great era for car designs. Though, maybe we all love the cars of our youth ;-)

[@wasabicars]

Agreed!

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@wasabicars 👍

[@SlowlysModels]

That stripe down the side of the yellow one just transforms the whole car! Love it!!

[@wasabicars]

It does. Also, it gives me strong US muscle car vibes. '68 Barracuda or Pontiac or somehting

[@jasonhoey8960]

Hey Mr Wasabi - new subscriber here. Just wanted to let you know I found and purchased a Corona M2 Coupe 1974 just on a whim and now think it is a rare car but the engune is also rare it seems - 6 cylinder EFI ,RHD car right here in the Middle East. I have not seen many others - car is in pretty original condition including the carpet and spare wheel. Going to revive it and see what comes ....also at the same time found a 76 Celica pretty cool.

[@wasabicars]

Jason, I just don't get it. I totally read your comment when you first posted. I even went digging around the internet to see if you had an Instagram page, with the hope of seeing some pics. I then proceeded to forget to respond to your comment... So, are you on Instagram? Any pictures?

[@alistairbernard9574]

Absolutely Gorgeous Cars. Really Enjoyed This Video. Thanks Man. 👍

[@wasabicars]

Glad you enjoyed it. I want to make videos that people like to watch, so I'm happy. And, thank you :)

[@KenanTurkiye]

What made japanese cars of the era sooo attractive I think is: 1-chrome bumper bars 2-old ''normal'' fashione lights both front and rear, with proper red and orange tinting 3-chroming around the tail lights and front grill area (sometimes including the front light) 3-the grey coloured plastic trims around and between taillights and rear panels, which sometimes matched with the front grill and headlight surroundings. Observe 1:17 No matter how quirky the body design of the cars were, these details somehow made these cars seem so attractive, must be a subconsious level connection :))

[@wasabicars]

Wow. You are indeed a student of the cars, and a teacher to me! Impressive

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@wasabicars Well I have been asking for my self for years why I like them cars and thats the answer the kid in me gave back. :)

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@wasabicars lol I've used to design cars when I was younger, started around the age of 12, and I was accepted into Industrial Design majoring in automotive designing, but chose a different path. But who cares, I like old cars. ;)

[@ArlenSheehan]

Been loving the videos! Keep it up. Really love your taste and style of cars.

[@wasabicars]

Awsome. Thanks so much, Arlen

[@miamimo70]

Oh yeGsssss, love these cars! Sling it on a t shirt and we'll all buy one

[@wasabicars]

Lol! I see what you did there ;-)

[@wasabicars]

Subbed for 7 years! You're a legend

[@miamimo70]

@@wasabicars very hard to find models of this car, I think there's a 1/24 Doyoshu kit, but nothing else out there

[@hugolinning3133]

@@wasabicars hey dan I think this might be the car I’ll have to draw then

[@PacificCoastAuto]

Hi Daniel, I'm just hanging out here watching the video.

[@wasabicars]

Hey, Derek. Thanks for dropping by. I've got to thank you. I find myself still logging in to that auction tool site for a peruse every now and then. Very handy :)

[@banpeinet]

What a fantastic pair of Corona MarkII Gasses! Thank you for sharing Daniel! 🙏 There were a few sold in the Netherlands, but not that many, let alone a coupé. I've only seen one and it was the facelifted model like this one. And yes, 1975 is a fantastic year and I speak out of experience! 😆

[@wasabicars]

Hahahaha! I think that's why i have a love for 1973 cars ;-)

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Gorgeous!

[@wasabicars]

Hey, man. Yep, it is :) Hope you've been well

[@donos4943]

Ohhh green. Green is nice. Ha ha Love my 1900 sl mark2. Another great vid Dan. Thanks mate.

[@wasabicars]

Hey, thank you :D

[@bencollins1907]

Yes Dan! Awesome Corona content! Defo more than a hint of hardtop laurel in that rear 3 quarter. Never seen one of these in the UK. Can almost see the connection to the early celica to.

[@wasabicars]

Have not see in the UK! Damn. That's disappointing. I have a Toyota Carina brochure from the UK, so maybe Toyota marketed those instead of the Corona MK II...

[@cliffordcoolman4362]

Good morning Danny. Thanks for the video. My uncle has the 4door version of that Corona. I drove it since I was 17. It still runs great. Never saw the hardtop in Trinidad. Cheers!

[@wasabicars]

Hey, Clifford, and good morning! Hey, that's cool. Do you have any pictures of it online? On Instagram? I'd love to see it. Have yourself a good weekend :)

[@elijahinky]

I love finding the Z31's in you video hahahaaa. Also the Corona's showcased in this vid are beautys

[@wasabicars]

Ha! You know I love to sneak them in ;-)

[@josephdejesus8125]

That's a beautiful set of GSS's.

[@wasabicars]

Yep :)

[@onepersoncanequalmanyvoice3184]

The mark ll is one of my most favorite JDM.

[@wasabicars]

Yes, very cool cars. There're a couple of Mark II's that are strong favourites of mine

[@dawge30]

They are beautiful cars. Love the shape of these cars, kinda hard to believe they were viewed as not much more than appliances, especially in the States. Or maybe I'm just looking through rose colored glasses... Great video as always, Dan. Take care...

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Joe. I understand what you're saying though. Seen as undesirable and disposable in Australia too. Now, a very different story

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Such stunning lookers just like that younger dan 😂😍😍👍👍 That’s the engine I had in my hilux it is a ripper and did rev nicely

[@wasabicars]

Hahahahaha! I initially had misgivings about losing the goatee, but am now so glad I did. How cool were the two feature cars though? So gorgeous

[@davidbarnsley8486]

@@wasabicars I don’t think anyone misses the goatee and the cars are really nice and very special Have a good week 👍👍

[@timfitzgerald109]

Gotta love those mid 70"s 2 door coupes. I see a lot of Datsun 180b sss coupe as well as Nissan Laurel with the squarer style rear in it but it is its own car with beautiful lines regardless. I would love that Green one in my collection. Just a 2 inch drop & some period correct JDM wheels & it would be OMG !!!

[@wasabicars]

Cool. Nice one, Tim

[@hugolinning3133]

Geez dan, I think I need to reconsider my love for the ae86, I’ve only managed to see one of these in person but they keep getting better and better, as always dan thanks for the vid, and have a great weekend

[@wasabicars]

Hey, Hugo. Damn. You've reminded me that I've been withholding Hachirokus from the world. Oddly, they're kinda common here. Thanks for watching, man. Appreciated :)

[@MrRanvic]

Just picked up a 4 door 1976 4m engine with automatic on the floor. Wish it was 2 door and manual but I’m very happy to finally get one.

[@wasabicars]

You did?? That's awesome! I mean, I get it. The 2 doors are hot, but your 4 door is way better than my no door.

[@MrRanvic]

@@wasabicars thank you man. I appreciate your hard work and videos. Long time fan forever in the states

[@wasabicars]

I know (you've been a long-time follower)! It says here you've been subbed for 7 years. :O Can't thank you enough. Btw, I'm gonna have to see some pics of your car... Do you use Instagram? Or, could you post a pic to your MrRavnic KZbin page? Pleeeease

[@MrRanvic]

@@wasabicars Will do. I send them to you via Instagram. Thank you again mate 😊👌🏽

[@MrRanvic]

Amazing rare car. Thank you sir

[@wasabicars]

Hey, thank you for still watching my vids after... 7-ish years(?) Seriously, thank you

[@MrRanvic]

@@wasabicars your very welcome. Your awesome

[@mazbpl]

At 140hp 18RG was a really powerful engine of its time and mark ii GSS variant was also rare with more modern & sporty interior. Wish you could cover more details like interior and engine startup/sound of this engine..

[@wasabicars]

Me too! I mean, I saw a car in a car park. Like, you know?

[@Jamcam99]

I see some Crown in the rear. Great video Daniel.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Michael :)

[@ZacharyATaylor]

THREE??? That's amazing Also, I see you use Andrew Langdon's music. I'm also a fan and have used his music in my videos before.

[@wasabicars]

Yeah, great tunes. And, I'm always on the lookout (or is that hearout) for more good tunes, so any recommendations would be welcome.

[@gred_cz]

cool :). recently i found out theres one of these in cz too, on czech plates and all, its lhd but i dont know the details, i dont know what trim and so on, just seen a pic of it recently, but still pretty cool, stuff like this is very rare here :D

[@wasabicars]

Nice. I hope you can see it/them one day.

[@AutomotiveKarnage]

Excuse me well I pick my jaw and tounge up of the ground. Darm that green one is beautiful 😍

[@wasabicars]

Hahahaha! And, yeah. Very tidy car

[@Tiger351]

Love the Mark ii Corona's especially the coupes. I'm not sure if that grille was a GSS only thing but yeah I don't remember seeing that style of grille on any of the Aussie delivered Mark ii's either (they generally had a less contoured shape on the Aussie versions).

[@wasabicars]

The '75 sedan in Japan had a similar treatment (with 4 vents instead of 2) which I never saw in Australia either.

[@benchurchill1939]

Old lady around the corner here in Adelaide had a very clean corona mk2 2 door, but wasnt a gss. Think 3M powered. Pretty sure it had the centre bulge in grille. Wish i knew where that car went.

[@wasabicars]

Yeah? Nice. Hopefully, it's with a caring owner

[@skylantabone2141]

We were lesmd to believe originally it was supposed to have a 10r, not a 18 rg

[@wasabicars]

Yeah, likely the 18R-G GSS was domestic only

[@530xda]

Was there any difference in drivetrain of the regular corona mk2 with18R and the GSS with the 18RG? Brakes, suspension?

[@wasabicars]

Mate, zero clue and zero interest. This is a car spotting channel. I see cars, I make vids of cars. I do not get nerdy

[@jaminmarrast6011]

My uncle has a tayota corona mark ii sedan sitting in his garage a while now it's a really assume car and I want to save it. Anyone can give me advice on where I can get parts for this car mostly for the front bumper which got bounced but not bad enough to damage the engine.

[@wasabicars]

Not sure. It's a very rare car in Japan. Maybe the USA?

[@martincarroll5405]

Just found a 2 door 1973 corona mk2 in Australia. It's an mx22 m2 engine. Needs either a wizard or a mountain of cash to bring it back to life though. All glass smashed and rusted to the wazoo but still has the shape and the chrome. I might still rescue it.any guesses what these will be worth in another 10 years in Australia?

[@wasabicars]

Worth? I'm an English teach who's lived in Japan for 20 years. Zero clue. The car enthusiast in me hope the car will be saved though. The two door really is a stunning shape.

[@martincarroll5405]

@@wasabicars I'm not even a car guy but when I saw this beauty it was like love at first sight. I can't stop thinking about it and researching mk2's now. I think I'll have to do the rescue just so I can move on with life haha

[@thibaudvissouarn127]

Is it only me or does the front of this car remind of a shark nose BMW from the same era ?

[@wasabicars]

Ah, the BMW 3.0 (or thereabouts)? I see it a little bit in the front. Not so much for me though

[@oldskool1979]

That Corona Mark II looks original... cant restore those.. like you said no parts around ! Everything has been crushed !

[@wasabicars]

Sad situation

[@Quote23rd]

need

[@wasabicars]

Me too :)

[@equestrianalways6132]

18rg never ever seen one

[@wasabicars]

Yes, rare, but several mid/late 70's "GT" Toyotas used them (Not that I ever saw any in Australia)

[@artoodiitoo]

Finally something positive with the name corona :(

[@wasabicars]

Hahaha! Actually, I could/should do a series of Corona vids... I got way more footage of some fine examples. WHO knows, it might catch on ;-)

[@user-ul9ux8ij5x]

先生！笑笑

[@richclean]

eBay U.K. has a 1967 Corona for sale currently, boy it’s an ugly beast & a 1973 Crown

[@wasabicars]

Ha! I'll have a look for it now

[@katz12d59]

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