Toyota Century, 1990
Toyota Century I (G40)
Toyota Century I (G40)•
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Chassis No.: VG4001815
Auction: Las Vegas 2018
Auction date: November 17, 2018
Lot No.: T247
$4,125 | Sold
- Exterior: Black
- Interior: Gray
- V-8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- Believed to be 47,000 miles
- Rare car in the US
- Tape recorder in back
- Oscillating fan
- Nice interior
- Rear massaging seats
- Power side vents
- Recent oil, filter and radiator flush
- Black Pearl with Blue-Gray cloth interior
- The famed ‘seat dollies’ included in trunk
- The Toyota Century was the company’s flagship model in the 1960s
- It was named the ‘Century’ to honor the 100th birthday of Toyota’s founder Sakichi Toyoda
- Almost every feature was power assisted, including the vent windows
- Approximately 200 were built each year and exclusive to the Japanese market
- The cars were mostly hand built and the model was only purchased by those in the upper socioeconomic tier such as the Royal Family, CEOs and notorious Yakuza bosses
Automatic