either way IMHO its an early toyota....just not a 36
... maybe a twisted number ... a 63
Cheers
Peter
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... maybe a twisted number ... a 63
Cheers
Peter
Thanks Peter for the newspaper scan.
Do you have an online version of that article?
I tried looking at
http://www.faz.net/f30/common/Suchergebnis.aspx?term=Toyota+AA&x=0&y=0&allchk=1
but had no luck with my non-existent German.
Here's a discussion from 6 months ago that has more photos:
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2010/07/08/russian-toyota-aa-surfaces-in-the-netherlands/
And of course there's my tiny mention at Wikipedia:
Toyota AA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm quite confident that it's real.
There are plenty of non Toyota bits but there are also plenty of Toyota bits.
The non Toyota bits are typical of a car that has been modified or repaired using whatever parts can be found - my own 1977 Celica has just as many Frankenstein parts from other Toyotas.
The uniquely Toyota bits like the side flutes have no real explanation except being genuine.
- Stepho
Do you have an online version of that article?
I tried looking at
http://www.faz.net/f30/common/Suchergebnis.aspx?term=Toyota+AA&x=0&y=0&allchk=1
but had no luck with my non-existent German.
Here's a discussion from 6 months ago that has more photos:
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2010/07/08/russian-toyota-aa-surfaces-in-the-netherlands/
And of course there's my tiny mention at Wikipedia:
Toyota AA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm quite confident that it's real.
There are plenty of non Toyota bits but there are also plenty of Toyota bits.
The non Toyota bits are typical of a car that has been modified or repaired using whatever parts can be found - my own 1977 Celica has just as many Frankenstein parts from other Toyotas.
The uniquely Toyota bits like the side flutes have no real explanation except being genuine.
- Stepho
Sorry, takes a bit longer,
doesn`t work with the pdf, can`t link it.
On Monday evening I make a complete pic of the article and post it.
Cheers
Peter
doesn`t work with the pdf, can`t link it.
On Monday evening I make a complete pic of the article and post it.
Cheers
Peter
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thanks peter for doing that...i translated one portion towards the end and it does say that it has the original engine still...i would love to see a pic of it
(einige teile fehlten. Aber der original-motor warnoch vorhanden, und er lief sogar, so class der Alte mit eigener kraft auf den transporter fahren konnte.)
some divide were missing. But the original engine be still available, and it ran even, class the old person with own strength on the transporter to thus drive could. (not the best translator LOL one of those online deals )
(einige teile fehlten. Aber der original-motor warnoch vorhanden, und er lief sogar, so class der Alte mit eigener kraft auf den transporter fahren konnte.)
some divide were missing. But the original engine be still available, and it ran even, class the old person with own strength on the transporter to thus drive could. (not the best translator LOL one of those online deals )
I don't venture in this part of mud a lot, just stumbled in. Just to know this "thing" is a whopping 15 minutes away from me is pretty cool. I should check it out in the near future. It's way cooler than my '82 BJ45 or my '72 KP30!
Barn find of the oldest existing Toyota *(74 years old) in Wladiwostock/ Russia.
(The AA in the Toyota museum in Japan are replicas build in 1986)
A dutch museum in Den Haag bought it,
LOUWMAN MUSEUM - MUSEUM
found the article today in the german newspaper FAZ, enjoy
Cheers
Peter
*...pretty sure they don`t customize it, hope they did not restore this unique Toyota AA.
15 minutes...it would be a crime if you didn't go check it out...even more so if you did not take pictures for us 
Thanks for the PDF.
From what little I can decipher (ie words similar to English) it corresponds well with what I wrote on Wikipedia about the AA.
Johnny,
I think that last sentence is trying to say that it drove onto the transporter truck under its own steam.
Possibly they used Chevy Stovebolt parts (most are interchangeable) to keep it running.
Those old engines are way under stressed, so they often last close to forever.
Troopie,
If you take some pictures, would you be able to put a couple of them on Wikipedia so that I can add them to the AA article?
I will probably be offline for the next week or so but I can't wait to see what comes of this.
- Stepho
From what little I can decipher (ie words similar to English) it corresponds well with what I wrote on Wikipedia about the AA.
Johnny,
I think that last sentence is trying to say that it drove onto the transporter truck under its own steam.
Possibly they used Chevy Stovebolt parts (most are interchangeable) to keep it running.
Those old engines are way under stressed, so they often last close to forever.
Troopie,
If you take some pictures, would you be able to put a couple of them on Wikipedia so that I can add them to the AA article?
I will probably be offline for the next week or so but I can't wait to see what comes of this.
- Stepho
Correct
.... so dass der Alte mit eigener Kraft auf den Transporter fahren konnte.
"Der Alte "means in this context the old car/ truck.
The engine ran and the old car was able to drive by it`s own onto the transporter.
Cheers
Peter
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Well, i had a little spare time so i went by today.
It wasn't displayed very well to take detailed pictures. It's in a round room with an opening smaller than the car itself. A full picture wasn't even possible. All the rest of the cars there were displayed differently, so there might be a reason behind it.
The front doesn't look to be fabricated later in it's life, so i would believe it came from the factory floor that way. And proves that it isn't an AA, but possibly a later military model. Mind you, this is merely guess work. There was "welding" done on the doors which was very obvious. The front didn't have signs of welding. That's how i came to that conclusion.
Anyway, here are some pictures. I tried to catch some details. That didn't work out as good as i hoped...
BTW. Feel free to use these pictures, i don't mind.
It wasn't displayed very well to take detailed pictures. It's in a round room with an opening smaller than the car itself. A full picture wasn't even possible. All the rest of the cars there were displayed differently, so there might be a reason behind it.
The front doesn't look to be fabricated later in it's life, so i would believe it came from the factory floor that way. And proves that it isn't an AA, but possibly a later military model. Mind you, this is merely guess work. There was "welding" done on the doors which was very obvious. The front didn't have signs of welding. That's how i came to that conclusion.
Anyway, here are some pictures. I tried to catch some details. That didn't work out as good as i hoped...
BTW. Feel free to use these pictures, i don't mind.
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thats great thank you for going and doing some recon for us
yeah it doesnt look to east to get pics in that area...maybe one day they'll have the engine compartment opened up we'll see if any other detailed pics of before the museum show up?
maybe even a pic of that same front in a war foto would be cool as well.
yeah it doesnt look to east to get pics in that area...maybe one day they'll have the engine compartment opened up
we'll see if any other detailed pics of before the museum show up?maybe even a pic of that same front in a war foto would be cool as well.
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Wait, it says "The car was DRIVEN from Vladivostok to Moscow, then trucked to Netherlands."
Driven? It looks like it was just dredged up from the bottom of the sea.
Could the brakes still be working well enough to drive?
Driven? It looks like it was just dredged up from the bottom of the sea.
Could the brakes still be working well enough to drive?
Well, braking isn't necessary when driving. Right?
It was no problem going out there. I was a little dissapointed tho that i couldn't walk around or crawl under the car. While most others just had a sign "don't touch" and that was it.
It was no problem going out there. I was a little dissapointed tho that i couldn't walk around or crawl under the car. While most others just had a sign "don't touch" and that was it.
NO
, it wasn`t driven from Vladivostok to Moscow.Was shipped with a railway.
Then the AA was driven some meters onto the transporter and trucked to Den Haag.
Cheers
Peter
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Thanks for the clarification!