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Toyota Crown 1st gen (1955 to 1962): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks

The Toyota Crown 1st gen was built from 1955 to 1962 as a sedan, with a manual gearbox, rear wheel drive and petrol power. Chassis codes: RS30 and RS31.

Key facts

Years
1955 to 1962
Chassis codes
RS30, RS31
Body types
Sedan
Gearboxes
Manual
Drive
RWD (rear wheel drive)
Fuel
Petrol

On NZ roads

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Known weak points

Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Toyota Crown 1st 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.

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US recalls

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