Thanks....I plan to take the thing off the road at the end of the year and paint it up. Definately a white roof but I think a period color will be the go. To the OP, great pick up. If it's the one I'm thinking of, a couple people had their eye on it here in Melbourne. They're pretty indestructible, the 3R is pretty gutless but will go forever. Sometimes, they can get water in the oil - before you go whipping off the head to replace the head gasket, the head has a couple of welch plugs in it - replace those with some brass items. The doors have a stopper - make sure you replace this otherwise they 'over open' leading to bent side strip chromes (which are almost impossible to get nowadays). Should you ever get the urge to fit disc brakes to the front, get some Hiace disc brakes (model RH40/1). Just buy the complete stub axle and use the Hiace lower ball joint (top one is the same as the Crown). Suggest you potter over to classicrown forums and have a look around too. Biggest Crown club in the world!!
