Marine Cruiser - the 'Toyota Special'

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lostmarbles said:
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I'd love to set up camp at your place Johnny and study all the literature/files you've accumulated.

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you would reconsider if you've ever meet my kids :) ... its not just one ... it's a pack of 4 ... I think they know that they out number us :)
 
Excellent

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Now that is a cool find!

The one at the show has the later 3-way tail lights. So precursor to the 74 changeover?
No seat belts? but has the "rope" across the door to keep you in? :D Never seen that one before...
Has part of a soft top bow set visible attached to the "safety cage", but how does the aluminum roll bar fit under the soft top? Wait, Aluminum safety cage? :eek:

Forward facing single rear seat...

Gotta love the wood "push blocks" on the front bumper and rear bumperettes... Maybe it will help it float? :p
Also is that wood around the tub rail in the back? why is it so wide? Notice the corner grab bars?

Those are not the standard fog lights on the front either.

The yellow one is a different animal. Note that it has a standard safety cage with fog lights on it in addition to the search light and has the early style turn signals with a different guard. Rear inward facing jump seats.

Also, what is in or under the drivers hand in the pic of the yellow one?
 
@grimsey

you'll need to post those great pics in this thread here: Thiess Toyota Australia

@Coolerman right into the thiess folder they go :)
 
Grimsey, keep the pics comming. Love to see the vintage stuff.
 
The “wood” dash panel vinyl is epic. Thanks for sharing.
 
1970 Japanese were probably not aware of the negative connotation "Deserter" carries--as emblazoned on those tires !

Definitely not appropriate in today's politically correct world.

I recall reading years ago how Standard Oil thoroughly researched their new name, before creating "Exxon," making sure it didn't translate into something awful in a different language. Only later, they found out it did.

Wonder what a Drill Sarge would think today if he saw a soldier driving a Humvee with "Deserter" written on its tires?
 
Bear said:
1970 Japanese were probably not aware of the negative connotation "Deserter" carries--as emblazoned on those tires !

Definitely not appropriate in today's politically correct world.

I recall reading years ago how Standard Oil thoroughly researched their new name, before creating "Exxon," making sure it didn't translate into something awful in a different language. Only later, they found out it did.

Wonder what a Drill Sarge would think today if he saw a soldier driving a Humvee with "Deserter" written on its tires?
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Back in the early nineties went to a seminar put on by Dupont about the evils of Freon. They said a lot of research had gone into the word Puron as Freon was supposedly offensive in some language.
 
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