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Toyota
Crown Eight (VG10)
Toyota's first V8 car and the first Japanese car with a V8: a widened, lengthened Crown with a 2.6-litre aluminium V8, the forerunner of the Century.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1964
- Engine
- Front-mounted 90-degree V8, OHV · 2,599 cc / 2.6 LFactory: 2,599 cc
- Power
- 84.6 kW / 115 PSFactory: 115 PS
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Crown Eight was Toyota's large V8 sedan, the first car in Japan with a V8 engine. It targeted major corporations and limousine services, a market then held by American and European cars.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Crown Eight went on sale in April 1964 on the platform of the second-generation Crown, with the wheelbase, treads, length and width enlarged over the standard Crown. Toyota compared its statelier look with narrower rivals such as the Nissan Cedric Special and the Prince Grand Gloria.
It used a 2,600 cc aluminium-alloy V8 with a two-speed Toyoglide automatic transmission, power windows, power door locks and light control. The price in Tokyo was 1.65 million yen. A 4-speed manual with floor shifter and a 3-speed manual with overdrive were added later in its life.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Crown Eight (VG10).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | V1 |
| Layout | Front-mounted 90-degree V8, OHV1 |
| Displacement | 2,599 cc / 2.6 LFactory: 2,599 cc1 |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | OHV1 |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 84.6 kW / 115 PSFactory: 115 PS1 |
| Power at | 5,000 rpm1 |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 2-speed Toyoglide automatic at launch; manual versions later1 |
|---|---|
| Gears | 21 |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,740 mmFactory: 2,740 mm1 |
| Length | 4,720 mmFactory: 4,720 mm1 |
| Width | 1,845 mmFactory: 1,845 mm1 |
| Height | 1,460 mmFactory: 1,460 mm1 |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,375 kgFactory: 1,375 kg1 |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The factory page gives the model code VG10 (2600) and the name Eight, taken from the V8 engine. Power windows, power door locks and a two-speed Toyoglide automatic were fitted as standard on the first cars.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Crown Eight (Vehicle Lineage) Level A Toyota Motor Corporation, 75 Years of TOYOTA
- Engine code V
- 8-cylinder, 90-degree V, OHV
- 2599 cm3
- 8-cylinder, 90degreesV, OHV (Specification table)
- 115 PS at 5000 rpm
- Max. output kW(PS)/r.p.m. -/115/5000 (Specification table)
- 2-speed Toyoglide
- 2-speed Toyoglide automatic transmission
- wheelbase 2740 mm
- Length 4720 mm
- width 1845 mm
- Height(mm) 1460 (Specification table)
- Curb weight 1375 kg
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