REDLINE ALLEYToyota Corona 5th gen (1973 to 1979): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks
The Toyota Corona 5th gen was built from 1973 to 1979 as a sedan, wagon or coupe, with a manual or automatic gearbox, rear wheel drive and petrol power. Chassis codes: RT100 and RT104.
Key facts
- Years
- 1973 to 1979
- Chassis codes
- RT100, RT104
- Body types
- Sedan, Wagon, Coupe
- Gearboxes
- Manual, Automatic
- Drive
- RWD (rear wheel drive)
- Fuel
- Petrol
On NZ roads
- Imported from
- Japan 88%, Other 13%
- Top regions for the Toyota Corona
- Auckland (488), Christchurch City (338), Dunedin City (247)
The register records the model name, not the generation, so other Toyota Corona generations built in the same years are in this count too.
Source: NZTA Waka Kotahi Motor Vehicle Register open data (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0. Vehicles on the register now, counted by build year.
Known weak points
Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Toyota Corona 5th gen yet. The live buyer brief in Redline search reads the NZ register, US recall data and Redline sales for this generation and drafts the checks to make, clearly labelled.
US recalls
Looking up US recall data.
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