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**Ron**

Leroy Curtis > wrote in
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> In article >, lid
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>>[ A UUEncoded file (1964_Toyota_Crown_Super_Saloon_1.JPG) was included
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> Hi, Ron.
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> Isn't this a bit later than a 1964?
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> Nice series. Your Jaguar is looking well. It's also interesting to see
> some of the early Japanese cars. Japanese imports didn't begin in the
> UK until 1964, when a very few Daihatsu Compagnos were brought over as
> a toe-in-the-water exercise. They weren't hugely successful, but gave
> Toyota enough encouragement that they commenced export of the Corona
> to our shores in 1966. These sold well, and the rest of the Japanese
> brands followed; the rest, as they say is history, as is most of the
> British-owned car-manufacturing industry.

Hi Leroy,

Many thanks for that.

is is indeed much later, 1984.
I miss read the sign in the window and then thought nothing of it

Old age is getting to me

Cheers,
Ron