I spent a week in Sweden back in June, and I’m only now getting caught up on the photos I shot of interesting machinery at the Bloms Bilskrot yard, located in Söråker. We saw this ’63 Ford Taunus 17M a while back, there was this straight-outta-1978-San Diego customized ’69 Econoline van, and now we’re going to admire one of the earliest Toyotas sold in Europe.
The S40 Toyota Crown was built from 1962 through 1967. I’m not sure of the exact year of this one, but it appears that the earlier European Crowns were badged as Toyopets. Since this one has Toyota badging, I’m assuming it’s a 1966 or 1967.
With a pushrod 3R and well under 100 horses under the hood, this big (for Europe) wagon must have required a lot of patience on the part of the driver.
Lichens and moss have colonized the interior, and the missing windshield provides access for birch leaves and pine needles to create rich mulch. Anything soft in this car’s interior is a complete write-off.
These cars were sold in the United States as well, but they were extremely rare in the 1960s and close to nonexistent now.
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Pretty cool, but the van is far out! I used to work in National City, good memories…
“the van is far out!”
A mighty disease vector in its day, fer sher.
That’s a shame but nice to see after all these years .
Those 3R engines were trash .
I’d have bought both exterior mirrors for my ’56 Met Sports Coupe .
-Nate
Do the Swedes say “yunk yard”?
On YouTube this Swedish guy says “slice sheese” and “peanut butter and yam sanwich,” so probably!
I think they say “bork bork bork!”
I much prefer the early 70s Crown Wagon (also sold in US) with the unique U shaped rear brake lights.
That thing stopped belting out Abba a long time ago. Darling can’t you hear it SOS?
Australia got a Ute version of these. There are still a very few running about in the hands of enthusiasts.
Not surprised few U.S. takers. Mid-sixties still plenty of 40-something vets around. Swede would go Volvo or DS Safari, Humber Sceptre estate or modernist Renault 16 hatch.
OMG. I cannot believe it. Tiny Söråker, my old home town. Just north of Sundsvall. Middle of nowhere and not much to do except hang out at Blom’s place. Did you have fun. Tell me that at the very least you visited the Kulturmagasinet in Sundsvall or had the local Surströmming!
I did eat Surströmming, but I was in Fränsta for that.
Looks like a Japanese interpretation of the Ford Falcon wagon though they were basically of the same time period development-wise.