Toyota Tiara Pickup 1962

[Squarepig]

Hi. I wonder if anyone can help my father in law who lives in South Africa and owns a Toyota Tiara Pickup 1962.

He is looking for the following spare parts:

4 Hub caps, Driver's side wing mirror, Chrome strips, White Steering wheel, 2 mirrors for the fenders.

He doesn't use the internet so I am helping him. He will pay cash and is happy for shipping also wherever the bits are.

It would be great if you can help.

Thanks.

Best wishes

David

[Totman]

Hello David,

Hello South Africa, hummm how do i start to explain...the parts ( i gather they would be original parts you are seeking) are near non existant here in australia.

Im not able to help in your in your quest as im seeking near same parts since 2001 for my next project.

Would your fathers car be a PT26L series & lefthand drive?, or PT26R with righthand drive? or maybe a 20 series either or drive??

Design changes are common for each country they were exported too, in Australia the Tiara didnt hit our shores until late 1962 for 2 models 1963 & 1964 then came the Corona & so on.

Was the vehicle imported directly from Japan or originated from USA/ Australia.

Outside of genuine parts there are quite a few specialists who are eager to duplicate what you need...internet is the best place to source them but its all at a cost.

Feel free to contact me....totman64@y7mail.com

Cheers

Mark

More information Tiara........http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1611

http://www.rockauto.com/dbphp/mak,TOYOTA,1...L%2B1453cc%2BL4

[rt26tiara]

Hi David,

Like Mark said, anyone who owns these cars is chasing the same parts.

Hub caps are hard to get because they had a tendencey of falling off over bumps and were made from chrome plated steel rather than stainless steel like later model Toyota's. The few that I have are rusty. I tried to get a set rechromed. The plater that I took them too acid bathed the caps before chroming them. The acid used was trapped in the seam on the caps and continued eating away after they were plated. The were destroyed. 1964/65 caps are different to earlier caps. I have one set of early caps but they are rusty and would need rechroming

One solution is to use caps that are simillar in design. I have used hollywood moon caps on my Tiara wagon and they look the part. Mine are 14" caps because I am running larger wheels because I have Installed Hilux Disk brakes. I think they are available in 13".

Steering wheels were made from a poor quality plastic. As a result most wheels have cracked up long ago. Steering wheels can be repaired but to get it done profesionaly is very expensive. Another option would be to use a a RT40 Corona boss kit then put an after market steering wheel on the car. The problem is that the indicator mechanism on the Tiara is on the steering wheel and not on the column. You would have to buy an indicator mechanism and mount it to the column. These sort of mechanisms are available through hotrod and vintage car suppliers.

The stainless trim on the Pick up is the same as the trim on the wagon's (Sedans have different trim). I have spent a long time getting good and/or repairable sections for my wagon. Again they are getting very hard to find. It may be easier to fill the holes and go without the trim.

In Australia alot of Tiara's didn't have rear vision mirrors as standard. When they were fitted they were only fitted on the drivers side (right side) fender. 1964 and 1965 (In the USA) models had round mirrors. In Japan delux models had mirrors fitted to both fenders. Photo's I have seen of earlier model Tiara's show tappered type mirrors fitted to the fenders. Half the Tiara's I have seen have non genuine mirrors fitted.

I'm sorry that I have not been able to help you out with the parts you are after but I do have a good collection of parts so you are welcome to contact me if there is anything else you need or if I can help you out with anything else.

John Ryan

johnnyrhino@msn.com

[mark anthony]

HI I JUST PURCHASED TWO TIARAS ONE I THINK IS A 1962 AND ONE A 1963 PARTS CAR ONLY DIFFERENT DASH GRILL LOCKING GLOVEBOX 1500 BADGES ON REAR GUARDS ALTERNATOR THE 1962 DOES IT HAVE BLINKERS HAS THE GENERATOR ARE THE ROUND CLEAR LIGHTS BLINKERSI AM AFTER A GRILL FOR THE 1962  DOSENT HAVE THE OVERIDERS ON BUMPERS CAN U HELP ME CHEERS MARK