The Toyopet Part 2

Redesigned
The Toyopet was offered in:
1959: Toyopet Crown4-Door Custom Sedan$1,999
1960: Toyopet Crown4-Door Custom Sedan$1,999
4-Door Sedan $1,995
4-Door Custom Wagon$2,211
2-Door Custom Wagon$2,111
1961: Toyopet Crown4-Door Custom Sedan$1,830
4-Door Custom Wagon$2,080
1962: 1900 Series 4-Door Sedan $1,615
Toyopet Crown 4-Door Custom Sedan$1,830
4-Door Custom Wagon$2,080
Toyopet Crown Tiara4-Door Sedan $1,638
1963: Toyopet Crown4-Door Custom Wagon$2,080
4-Door Custom Sedan$1,830
1964: Toyopet Crown4-Door Custom Sedan$1,830
4-Door Custom Wagon$2,080
Toyopet Tiara4-Door Sedan $1,638
The 1960 model year Toyopet was officially renamed the Toyota Crown, but the name Toyopet was still used.
In 1965 the Toyopet Crown was completely redesigned and reintroduced, becoming Toyota’s first big hit, the Toyota Corona.


WAGON
Station wagons were offered in the fall of 1959.
Features of the wagon included a double steel reinforced chassis, washable vinyl upholstery, and a unique “one handed”rear window and tailgate operation.

CROWN CUSTOM SEDAN
The Toyopet Crown Custom vehicles were offered in a 2 or 4-door edition and a 2 or 4-door station wagon.
The 4-door Toyopet Crown Custom Sedan was slated to aim for the luxurymarket of importers. A special feature was a door safety light mounted on the dash that would flash if any doors were ajar. It fit six people.
Other features included deep pile carpets, foam rubber seats, electric outlets for trouble lights, and a speedometer which showed green until the needle topped 50 mph, after that it glowed red. The top speed was 80 mph.
It had courtesy lights in the glove compartment, under the hood,and in the trunk. The back passenger doors were suicide doors, opening to a full 90 degrees. It boasted 117 custom features. It had white wall tires, a heater, undercoating, and gas tank locks.
The Toyopet Crown Custom sold for between $2,300 and $2,900.

DEALERS
By the end of 1958, Toyota’s 45 dealers sold 287Toyopets.
By the end of 1960, when Toyota decided to stop exportingToyopetsto the US, they had sold a total of 1,913Toyopets.
By 1965, when the Corona was exported to the US to replace the Toyopet, sales of Toyota’s introductory passenger car reached a cumulative 2,314 vehicles.