This Toyota Crown Royal Saloon is a Treasured Family Legacy | with Francis Samonte
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2023
- Car Chronicles: "This Toyota Crown Royal Saloon is a Treasured Family Legacy"
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Owning and driving a Toyota Crown is a status symbol and a sign of achievement for dignified "older gentlemen" in Japan. Francis Samonte's Toyota Crown not only continues this distinct characteristic in the Philippines, but this unique 1998 Royal Saloon also carries a heartwarming family legacy.
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Episode Credits:
Executive Producer - Francis Aguila, Michael P. Asuncion
Producer - Albert Chung
Director - Gianluca Abad
Second Camera Operator - Nic Lim
Editor & Sound Design - Skye Gabriel
Photographer - Coby De Lara, Jakob Go
In Cooperation with
AutoPerformancePh | Brembo
Auto Vault Speed Shop
Varta Battery Philippines
Special Thanks:
Francis Samonte
Sun Life Financial
Love this car not only on how it looks but how it drives. Testament of both Japanese engineering and luxury
I dream of owning one someday.
Video served as a reminder to cherish the lessons we learn from our fathers. My dad and I purchased my Royal Saloon and this video struck a chord with me
We are glad this video brings back good memories for you! Thank you so much for watching!
teared up on the father's urn on the passenger seat part. touching story and superb production.
Your dedication to your dad thru your car is admirable.
Thank you
My Grand pop used to have one of these when I was a kid. I still remember the smell of the interior! 😊
Pogi both! I haven't seen this F2F ❤
Soon!
I still can see a few units of this car on our roads mostly with Manual Transmission
Keep it running forever
Must drive like a cloud!
Oh it does!
It rides like it's on a cloud. AC feels like you're in Alaska too!
you earned a solid sub!
parang petrolicious yung cinematic
more vid guys & more HP!
Thank you very much! More videos to come soon! Stay tuned!
so cool
It's definitely a cool car!
I love this Francis! Teared up bro. 🥲
Legacy indeed!
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful video.
Thank you very much!
Nice video. Who did the works? I have one and looking to restore it as well
Engine is the same as the Supra - 2JZ ☺️
I've never seen one with a left hand drive and obviously never seen one in Philippines. Are they super rare?
Its not really "rare" but rather uncommon because these are considered upmarket cars and only the rich can afford one while they were still sold.
Crowns were both assembled and sold in the Philippines between the 1960s until around 2000 before Lexus entered our market. The most common crowns you'll see in Philippine streets are the 8th gen crowns both the pre-facelift and facelift. There are still a bunch of older generations here as I have seen a 1978 model roaming somewhere in Manila.
@@tprandomvideo I very much appreciate the detailed reply!
I've always loved the crown majesta, sadly all crown models that have reached Europe are RHD and not many spots in Europe do conversions so I was obviously very pleasantly surprised to see them naturally existing in LHD!
I spent significant time living in Philippines on & off and have never seen one out in the wild. Didn't even know about them being assembled in PH!
Thanks for the story and the eye opening information. Sheesh, I hope I get to purchase one in the future :)