Toyota Crown Eight

(VG10)

The longer, wider and more upmarket Crown Eight was introduced in 1964 for the Japanese market, powered by a 2.6 L V8 engine. However, it had a different model designation, G10 (VG10 when fitted by 2.6 L V engine). The car was first introduced at the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show and introduced for sale on April 20, 1964, nine days before Emperor Showa's birthday and the beginning of Golden Week in Japan.

The Crown Eight was developed and assembled by Toyota's subcontracting company Kanto Auto Works. Toyota delegated the production because the Crown Eight had many different components compared to the Crown, which could have hindered mass-production operations at the Motomachi plant as the Crown Eight's production volume was approximately 1,000 cars per year.

The Crown Eight was considered as a possible submission for use by the Japanese Imperial Household Agency as a car to be used by senior members of the Imperial House of Japan, but it lost out to the Nissan Prince Royal. The Crown Eight was replaced in 1967 by the first Century with the model code VG20. Approx 3,800 Crown Eights were produced. Some of the items that were exclusive to the Crown Eight were climate control, automatic headlamps, electrically powered windows, electric cruise control, a three-speed "Toyoglide" automatic transmission, and electromagnetic door latches, which were also installed on the Crown Eight successor, the Century.

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Production Details


Released:
Apr 1964 (Estimated)
Discontinued:
Jul 1967 (Estimated)
Made in:
Japan , Japan, (),
# Produced:
3,800 , 3,800, (Estimated),
Material:
Metal , Metal, (),
Production Status:
  • Standard
Packaging Details:

Characteristics


Class:
Full-Size , Full-Size, (),
Body Style:
Sedan , Sedan, (),

Dimensions


Length:
4,720.0 mm , 4,720.0 mm, (),
Width:
1,845.0 mm , 1,845.0 mm, (),
Height:
1,460.0 mm , 1,460.0 mm, (),
Curb Weight:
3,031.0 lb , 3,031.0 lb, (),
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