Toyota 1000 | Retro Cars | Drive In | 1974
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- 'Drive in' puts the new Toyota 1000 through its paces.
First shown: 23/10/1974
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That last line says it all. Back in 1974 I was still in school and a friend's dad turned up in a new one of these at the school gates. We all laughed at it, especially when he said "They'll take over the motoring world and other brands will have gone.' I advised him I'd never drive one. Well....we bought a Corolla new in 2006 for my wife. It's done just over 100, 000 miles and has been Serviced in accordance with Toyota's schedule. So, 12 years on and so far...2 headlight bulbs, 1 battery and it'll be due it's 3rd set of tyres soon. Thats it. Everything else is original, no sqeaks or rattles yet other than the rear parcel shelf. Rust free, blemish free paintwork. All Servicing carried out by Toyota which is the same price as, or cheaper sometimes, than the independent garage. The Toyota parts come with a 3 year warranty too. Never failed its annual test and never any advisory notices either.
Bugger....my friends dad was right. Sadly he is no longer with us; I would have loved to remind him of that day, 44 years ago.
Alun Hoskins : Beautifully said! Well done sir. I am German myself and therefore prefer Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz to Nissan or Toyota, but my Mom also drives the ubiquitous Corolla 160i of vintage 2004 with, thank GOD, no problems at all. However, I always laugh when Jeremy Clarkson says : "Reliability is so tedious - it's BORING"
Well not when you are on a budget good sir..
You forgot the wiper blades. I know that, because I have a Japanese car. 50.000 miles and I had to change wiper blades, brake pads and 2 tyres. That's it. No, no light bulbs or battery yet. And it is a Malaysyan Mitsubishi. Not even Toyota.
Well said Alun! Own a 1984 Carina II. It's a hobby car, so it is enjoying its senior days, but a lot of items are still original. Not a drop of oil on the garage floor, not a single rattle when driving it. Well-build cars.
Alun 100K miles on a Toyota is nothing. 500K miles is not uncommon. My 2006 1.4D Corolla van has 300K miles and sounds and drives just like new.
@@bluegtturbo my MR2 had it's engine replaced well before then. Not to mention faults with gearbox, clutch suspension, steering, brakes and alternator (twice).
Every bill seemed to be in multiples of £400. That was 20 years ago admittedly.
Loved the car, hated the fact that it consumed £4000 in bills one year. Then did it again...
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My parents had a 1976 mustard coloured one, and my first car was a 1978 red/orange one. It was ten years old when I got it. I absolutely loved it. It was tiny but was rear wheel drive and it was loads of fun to drive. Although not very powerful, the engine was very willing and enjoyed being thrashed. It was so reliable mechanically too. The one issue that it suffered somewhat from rust.
This is the tiny Toyota of the 70's, initially launched in april 1969, this is the facelifted version unveiled in 1972 (with the 1973-1975 radiator grill) I wonder how many left nowadays in United Kingdom, I still own one of these, a white (Colour Code 023) sedan KP30 1976 model year which left the Kyoto factory in december 1975 and is one of the first cars from this model to be imported in France in early 1976 : a real great little car, pleasant to drive and still reliable !! In France, there is at least at this time 5 Toyota 1000 KP30 « Publica » on the road ! All the best and thank you so much for sharing this video.
love the quality sound of the doors closing
Opening ****
Pitty we cant still buy these new as they're more practical and easier to work on and repair than this cheaply made crap plastic rubbish of 2020
@@justinobrien9164 lol
@@justinobrien9164 I've got 2 Japanese cars of that era. Perfect shopping cars and equally happy cruising at 60 mph giving 40 mpg. Doesn't seem to me we've come very far in nearly 50 years.
My parents bought a Toyota Corolla in 1979 to replace an Austin Maxi 1500 that was thirsty on petrol and starting to fall apart inside. The Toyota was a revelation, a quiet, free revving engine that was as powerful as the Maxi, but could easily return 40 mpg. Then there was the standard equipment the Maxi lacked like a fitted radio, cloth bucket seats, clock, map reading lights and reversing lights. Also in two years of ownership it only saw a garage for servicing and nothing fell off or broke.
I learned to drive in one of these in 1979 - same colour !
Instructor was a nut job - chain smoked ( imagine that now ) and lobbed empty B&H packets out of the window at dogs that were barking at the car ! One night after about 3ft of snow I assumed the lesson was cancelled but he rocked up saying "f#ck that - I have to earn a living" - took me 3 goes to pass - wonder why lol
On my driving exam the examiner said..."Alright driver, pull out of the car park and turn right." He then got out his pipe, lit it, took a big inhale and I shut my mouth. I passed first go. Gosh I miss the 80's...
My gradfather bought one brand new from Japan during the 70s and was a proud owner of one of the 2 1000s in BD. My father learnt to drive with this, and years later, I did the same.
We kept this till ~2008 and is to this day operates as a learner's car, dependable little rust buckets
why did they always review these cars in the middle of a bog?
lol
Maybe the’ve nicked the car from a dealer?
I was wondering the same thing! It's as if they've been plonked in the middle of nowhere in the most random of places.
I guess that could be partly because these places were rather secluded and quiet.
Maybe they kept the bog reviews for foreign cars? I haven't seen enough reviews to form a solid basis for that.
The Body and Parts were solid unlike today’s cars
I learned to drive in a Datsun 120Y. A nice car with a gearbox that went "whee" when you accelerated!
The Japanese were already making brilliant and cheap cars and bikes for years. They probably could not believe their luck at how little they had to do to be successful in the 1970's UK family car market. Notice the standard head restraints, tinted windows and radio even on this, their most basic model on sale.
I drive a little Toyota GT86 myself. This was the beginning of the end for the Brit boxes.
The legendary car no other car has beaten it for reliability
My mum had one of these, in mustard colour. It replaced her first car, a yellow Citreon Dyane, as she didn't like dashboard mounted gear stick.
That looks loads better viewed from 2018 than I remember them looking!
Did he really say "kamikaze handling" when talking about a Japanese car?🤔
LOVE IT! X-D
Why not. The world wasn't so pathetic in it's hurt feelings back then.
Funny how people say oh "The world wasn't so pathetic in it's hurt feelings back then." or laugh at you when your offended by comments like that, but then if they said something to offend them, they be the first to cry and go bad shit crazy for you making fun of them.. Its a two way street guys! Don't start throwing crap around and then cry when you get some back!
Personally, I thought his comment was divine..
So what.
Toyotas are the BEST. I've got a 99 Camry at 187,000 miles. Bought it 2 years old in 2001. Knock on wood I've never had any major problems with it. Before the Camry I drove American cars - when they weren't in the shop. I'll never buy an American car again.
I drive a Chrysler with over 200k miles. Never any serious issues either. So what?
had one at aged 17, was my first car and I loved it
They built cars whilst we had strikes and tea breaks.
David Hayes They also have strikes and student riots to worry about
Yes but nothing like the good old Poms. The UK were masters of industrial action which ultimately was a major causal factor in the state they find themselves in now.
the french had just as many strikes and breaks and still sold cars, and still do..why? because they made cars of better design than trying to sell the same old bad design because investing in retooling was an investment....hence we have no industry left, isnt the workers fault but the bosses.
@@jusb1066
The French and Germans kept their plants and products up to date. Making their factories more efficient, using robots and modern production techniques. Only the mentioning of such changes would cause the British workers to go on strike, as they feared this meant people would lose their jobs.
@@jusb1066 of course being state funded until the 2000s (despite being against EU law) didn't hurt either
The days when a wing mirror and reclining seats were considered great bonuses
How did we all cope without the door/wing mirrors?
Another breathtaking road test venue
Enough sarcasm; it's about the car, not the venue.
Finally taking Japanese cars seriously. Beginning of the end for British cars :/
japanese cars did save british mobility, so they came right on time, because british cars were crap.
Anyway, if no Japanese, people have chosen Ford, Vauxhall or French.
This makes me truly miss my little 1974 Corolla! Tough and loyal little car. I also miss being able to fill the tank with a fiver! I wonder if Richard Hammond still has the one he brought back from on of Top Gears more grueling challenges?
Do you mean Oliver? That was an Opel.
Goodness, this brought back memories. My mother bought one in 76 , P reg and the same colour. Economical, nippy and easy to park. A great little car, until my sister in law wrote it off. !!!
What she do? Hit a squirrel?
My mother owned one in the 1980s, bought secondhand (at least), mustard yellow colour.
Exchanged for an Opel Corsa mkI.
When I worked for Toyota GB in the 1970's we had a number of Toyota 1000s as fleet hacks. Everyone thrashed them to death but they always came back for more.
Really enjoy these old road tests - this Toyota looks like a giant cowpat though...... :-)
you still have it and it works very well.. 🥰😊
Rusted like there is no tomorrow but utterly reliable cars.
But isn't that the case with pretty much all cars from the '70s, before they started using galvanized steel and rustproofing?
Paul Hojda Actually yes. Italians, Japanese and partially French the worst of all from what I remember. Most part of 70's cars were rust buckets by end of 1980's if not resprayed after 10 or in some cases, like my father's 128 Coupé, after only 5 years.
My grandfather had a 72 Corolla. Body was pure rust when he had to stop driving, but the car still ran great.
MrCzechers Around the Carnival in 1994 I bought with two friends a 1971 Corolla 1200 sedan. She was a rust bucket by then (purchased for around 40k Escudos or 200€). Was the first car we had to race, burn tires, do donuts and whatever we wanted. Problems? Nothing apart replacing the brakes master cylinder as it was leaking. Smooth as ever gearbox and clutch. Started at first time and had an impressively smooth and silent ride. The 'Deluxe' versions came with AM/FM radio with 4 manual presets, cigarette lighter, reclinable front seats and the most cool in all of them was the dashboard light washing in green the central console. SL Coupé and SR were even fitted with fake wood grain dash and steering wheel plus tachometer, clock, rear cigarette lighter and seats with integrated headrests.
True...the early ones did.....but no worse than the domestic ones did at the time.....and they did get better...
What a little beauty
Before there was Top Gear, there was "Drive In", from the guys that brought us The Benny Hill Show.
2 star petrol, now that’s going back. I can’t believe there are no door mirrors
wasnt a legal requirement and even in the 80s only 1 was provided (not both!)
Would love to send my 2014 Toyota Yaris to him to review back then haha! Mind blown by reverse cameras and auto headlights & auto wipers. Well, at least Toyota has gone with his recommendation for wing mirrors - and added heaters in them to boot lol
Wonderful that back then, wing mirrors were seen as extras on many cars. Even when one was fitted, the passenger wo got door was often naked. We had very swivelly necks back then.
Oh my God - reclining seats and a radio thrown in - happy days.
I remember my dad bought a new mk2 cortina it didn't come with a radio.. My dad said to the salesman he would buy the car if they threw in a free radio.. They refused.
@@solidamber I guess they look then looked confused when he said 'Ok then what about either Android or Apple connect?'
When Japan first started marketing cars in the UK in the 1960s they got the reliability good & mechanics solid from the off, but rust protection was virtually non-existent. The car shown was no exception.
Love this channel!!
Where is the side mirror on the right?
It has no side mirrors 🤷♂️
Japanese cars were popular because they were reliable and affordable, and came with extras other manufacturers would charge for.
Do you have any reviews of Toyota Starlets in the archives? Thanks
Odd, the car was built in 1974 but shows 1983 as first registration and was untaxed only 1 year later.
yes i will guess a typo from the records being converted, as N reg was 1974 by definition or it would be a Y reg and be stuck in the dealers for 9 years
toyota's rise to global automotive power started in the 1970's with their gas sipping cars. by the time the 1980's came around they're cars started becoming rock solid reliable. then by the 1990's, they became a brand that put the likes of european luxury automakers on notice with their lexus brand. now they're the number 1 automaker in the world.
Such a cute little car!! I wish I could find one in the US with left hand drive.
I wish I could find one in the UK in rhd. Sadly they've all rotted away :( The car in this report only lasted until early 1984 according to the DVLA.
My first car Toyota and same color
Joseph Bajada wouldn't be surprised if it is still going .
Joseph Bajada This car has changed my life,I hope yours did the same to you sometime in your life
Toyota KP-36 Channel How has it changed your life?
Radical AM It made me love the old cars
Joseph Bajada; surely a good car, but a rather awful colour, wasn‘t it? 😊
I swear I'd buy this if imagine reproduced em over any full tech nowadays cars.
We didn't get these in the US. We got it's successor, the Starlet, for a few years but after that the Tercel was the smallest car here.
Starlets were probably one of the best small rwd front-engine saloons ever made. Super fun to drive, the steering rack was as quick a ratio as as kart's or a single seat racecar's , five-link coilspring rear suspension. No wonder, here in the UK, so many were converted into small oval racers.
XYR 207N was last taxed in 1983.
Nine years. It probably rusted away by then, but I bet the major mechanicals were still working just fine!
You've gotta wonder why they chose waste ground or farm yards for filming locations.
That's what 99.5% of the UK looked like in the 1970s.
One of the best cars you could buy.
Olive interior and olive paintwork. Mmmmmm. Nice
most things were beige , it made a change!
Ese modelo es bonito practico rápido y ahorrativo y de piezas indestructible esa máquinita con unos retoques de actualización queda lindo, mi abuelo tenía uno para mi era como un míni deportivo por lo que era de dos puertas en mi inocencia de niño. En buen estado en la actualidad andan como en $ 5,000 $ 7,000 por lo que Ahora son Clásicos
There are only 18 Toyota 1000s still running in Britain today.
HJP1 HJP2 so sad my friend
I want one
shahzadsgoogle Yeah man,they are adorable little cars,I have to get a sedan too
I saw one recently advertised for sale that had been modified for rallying! I expect many were modified for rallying due to the two door bodyshell and rear wheel drive.The brown one featured in the above road test is still on the DVLA website but as having tax expired in March 1984.
we bought a 1985 pickup in early 90s, has 1300cc with AC, ran like crap with it's 65 or 75hp engine. but no issues
There's an orange one at the beginning of the film Rawhead Rex.
Back in an era when 'jolly useful' didn't sound odd...
My OH had the Toyota 1000 I liked driving it.
My first car was a ten year old one of these and it was superb fun. Unfortunately I stuffed it into a farmers field with three of my mates on board and wrote it off one wet night. Certainly not the cars fault ;)
cheap and good as usual from Japan...
All of the British sports cars are long gone. My sports car is a 20 Mazda. The Japanese came and conquered on these little cars. My dad bought a 71 Datsun 510 new and has bought scarce few American or British cars since. Mom's car is a Toyota Highlander. Ghastly big (she wanted a Forester but dad wanted something to tow his boat) but it has had zero problems in nine years. They just make better cars.
These cars started first time on a cold frosty morning while British cars of the day coughed and spluttered. Says it all really.
It was designed and built by Daihatsu, who sold their version as the "Consorte".
Daihatsu became a full subsidiary of Toyota in 1969, and they both developed a common model with the same base : the first generation of Corolla, the KE10, « Consorte » and « Publica » (1000 for export markets) are a shorter version of this last one but the « Consorte » EP30 type kept a Daihatsu engine contrary to the « Publica/1000 » which was fitted at the beginning with 2K/3K engines from the famous « K » series. In the Daihatsu range, the « Consorte » replaced the « Compagno », whereas in the Toyota range, it’s the third and last generation of Publica (KP30 for Sedan, KP36V for the Van/Estate version, KP36 for the Pick-Up for Right-Hand Drive cars, respectively KP30L/KP36LV/KP36L for Left-Hand Drive cars) which was sold only as a pick-up model from 1978 to 1988, both Van/Estate and Pick-Up were not sold under the Daihatsu brand, they were only available in the Toyota range.
Loving the colour . Not sure if it's avocado or chocolate brown but making me feel nostalgic .
Andy Nixon : according to an old brochure this colour seems to be dark aromatic olive green...
I noticed that alot of 70's cars in the uk have no rear view mirror on the doors or fenders, so was that normal?
...a radio is thrown in...... unfortunate expression.
Compared with our modern fair this actually looks quite neat.
Both side mirrors are optional wtf in Australia The passenger side mirror was optional back in those days on most cars
A bit of hardboard separates the petrol tank from the occupants. We thought dieselgate was scandalous!
I almost lost it at “9 gallon fuel tank”!
At 2:15 he says the service interval is 6,000 miles. Then he mentions gsllons. Cheerio.
The good old days when Jolly was a commonly used adjective.
At that time it looked well built, reliable, pleasant to drive. on the other hand slow, little equipment, few motorizations to choose maybe the 1.0, 1.1, 1.3 would have been ideal, but a good car of the current segment b
How weird with no sidemirror! How common was that in 1974?
Boy, Bog standard really meant bog standard those days....You got four wheels, an engine and a chair!
My stepdad had one of those brown sheepskin coats. 😁
"I half expected handling of the kamikaze order." Haha
No wing mirrors?
3:50 for post Brexit road test time.
I'll have one of those please :)
Door mirrors, we were told to breathe in.
No wing mirrors was legal even at that time..?
I think it was June '78 when an offside external mirror became a requirement.
I was wondering about just that at a similar test with a Triumph Dolomite. Can't imagine that it was - probably just an attempt by the manufacturer to fiddle with top speed and fuel consumption.
Just why didn't the presenter say anything about that - looks a bit suspicious to me.
probably no seat belt either
and into the later 80s before a passenger side mirror was a requiment, many cars had a single mirror in the mid 80s
@@jusb1066 My 1976 Ford Fiesta only had a mirror on the driver's side. I fitted my own on the other side.
He's picking holes in this, it's blatantly obvious that that is impact resistant hardboard protecting the petrol tank from a rear end shunt...
Just before they took over the world. Unlike British cars of the era, these actually started when you turned the key in the morning.
4 seater with a tiny 1 liter engine that gets 40mpg
sounds like a 70s version of the Toyota Yaris
T'was also a daihatsu consorte
And daihatsu had the fellow max which was the 70s version of the daihatsu tocot
Nowadays in the UK this would be a Dacia Sandero...........they are bloody good value for money too.
Edit - or maybe an i10?
It's Tim Brooke-Taylor wearing a wig!
0:48 I’d feel depressed to if I had a Fiat 127 lol
Fagashlil1234
- I had one of this Toyota 1000 sedan. The day inspections became an obligation the car was parked on the side of the road never touched it again.
~430k km. Totally beaten up.
I also had a Fiat 127, honestly much more interesting driving! The Toyota was...well a Toyota, meaning boring like hell.
Now so many years gone by, the real sarcasm...I still see a few rare Fiat's 127. Since mine I never saw one of these Toyota's! :-O
Ideal for a 2.3 Duratec conversion on throttle bodies :D
I thought about buying one that was modified for rallying just a couple of years ago!
Aesthetically, honey I shrunk the Mk2 Escort
I thought about buying one of these. The one that I was looking at on ebay was prepared for rallying! Just like the Mk2 Escort due to its rear wheel drive and 2 door bodystyle these were popular entry level rally cars. I clicked on the ebay thumbnail because I thought it was a Mk2!
More Avenger shaped at the back. The Escort was a dull 3-box shape with obsolete leaf spring suspension. Not sure what rear suspension this Toyota had.
which is funny because the MK2 Escort was still a year away and this car was five years old by '74.
It's just like a smaller Corolla.
@video99.co.uk It had leaf springs as well.
I've seen cars with only one exterior mirror before, but this...
When you are so poor you cannot even afford mirrors!
back in the day you would fit your own door/wing mirrors ;radios with Arial ,heated rear window elements .etc
Toyota with a prototype 1966 2000gt carried out a three day speed trial. Porsche reacted in 1967 with a speed trail. The signs were ominous racing improves the breed right down to the bread and butter cars.
Full period footage below.
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And make sure that you always film them cars in grim post apocalyptic locations....
A much better bet at the time than the more popular BL rubbish, but at that time British still hadn't yet realised that the Toyota was a byword for reliability. Sure , they rusted, but then so did everything else. The difference being the rusty Toyota was a trust Toyota.
Morris’s Marana back end
love the body roll and super shit hardboard cover for the petrol bomb in the rear
Toyota 1000 = Hirohito's revenge (in a head on collision)
I think Toyota used to build the best cars by far and my current Audi A5 3.0TDi Convertible turned out to be a disappointing replacement for my old 1st gen Toyota RAV4 Convertible although it had almost 400.000km on the clock when I replaced it. Just wish Toyota would make a nice 4x4 Convertible again!
These guys made a lot of money from simple car presentations (he talks of those forced to downsize). As did sound and camera.
Disc breaks but no mirrors ...
What a fucking beast. lol
Not entirely sure why the "depressed Italy" comment was made given that in less than 2 years the UK was forced to go cap in hand to the IMF for a loan because we were ...well......way past depressed