Like the Toyota Corolla, the Toyota Crown was named using the standard convention Toyota likes to do where every vehicle has some form of the word “crown” in it. Whether the word is an English word or a variation of another language, you can bet the model name has a word that means “crown”. Probably the most obvious Toyota vehicle with this naming convention is the Toyota Crown. This is their premier full size luxury sedan and it is also the one vehicle that Toyota is still producing since the 1950s, making it the longest manufactured car in their lineup.
The Toyota Crown was originally only available to companies in Japan and in the Asian markets where it was used as a taxi cab. Many people in the private sector liked the Crown so much that Toyota eventually released it out on the open consumer market. The company did start to export the car in the 1950s and it was available to the United States up until 1971. If you are looking for a used Toyota Crown in the States today, you are going to have a difficult time finding one of the newer ones. Toyota decided that exporting the Crown was getting too expensive and they replaced it with the cheaper Cressida as their full size export sedan in the 1980s.
Because the Crowns are still being manufactured overseas you could conceivably lay your hands on one by using the services of a Japanese used car exporter. When you do this you will be able to get a Crown that has low to medium mileage on the engine, thanks to the fact that the Japanese usually only drive their cars for weekend and holiday purposes. It is actually more convenient for them to use bicycles and scooters through the busy cities, and the Crowns you do see in service there should be taxis.
When looking for a good and reliable Japanese car exporter to purchase a cheap Crown through, you need to find one that lists all of the information on the vehicle in stock as well as detailed pictures of the Crown so that you can make an informed decision. A good exporter is PicknBuy24.com. Believe it or not, they have 1976 Crowns for sale as well as model years up to 2003. Currently they are selling their Crowns for $1,100 to $10,250, and their price includes the shipping and warranty covering the car. This is important because if you use another exporter, their list price may not include these two fees.
Oh, and the 1976 Crown they have for sale? It prices at $9,300 if you are buying crown.