Hello From A Blue '77 Ke50 In France ( Paris Area) Pics Inside &#3

[Ringhio]

Hello,

 

This a rare model in France and maybe in some others countries in Europe or worldwide. My ride was first bought in Swiss in 1977 by a lady who live there in Valais county. Then she moved to south of France area in 1980. The car is powered by the 3kh engine, manual stick with 4 speed. It's full option (vinyl roof, alloy rims for example) and was not sold in France with those equipment, even if the appellation the same, some details are not.

I found it on Le Bon Coin website (Craig list like for France) and was sold € 2000,00 ( US $ 1700,00 approx.) I came from Paris to south by train and drive back home on 1st December 2012. Weather was windy in south area and quick coldly in mountain as soon I drove straight to north before snow come down.

Here are the fist pics taken before the way home, the car just sold to me ! . The first is the old lady seller and the last it's me just before having fun on board, along Mediterranean see and go back to Paris.

Other photos will show later if you guys want to see :-)

[Ringhio]

Meet a yellow one !

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Ah the KE50, they are even pretty rare in Aussie. Never seen one with a vinyl roof before.

[Ringhio]

Never seen one before too. And generally Japanese cars of the seventies are not so usual in France because of limitation of importation due to politics made to protect French cars companies during the seventies. And a lot of customers did not like them because of mechanical solution old fashioned (rear propulsion etc) with a comfort and accuracy on road like cars of the thirties vs modern French car mechanical solutions up to date with great comfort. Unfortunately for French companies, the very firsts Japanese car customers made quickly the legend, specially for Toyota, of cool cars which never let you down. This Swiss model is a sort of limited one I think.

[Ringhio]

New steering-wheel for the yellow ke50. It's a SR-5 model from the USA.

[Ringhio]

A cool drive session in the suburb of Paris or the 3kh engine in powerfully rage !

[altezzaclub]

Beautiful!! Definately very rare, I think a few made it to South Africa when I was living there.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Theres a very good condition one in the western suburbs of Brisbane also.

 

Welcome sir, you might be the first French member of Rollaclub.

[Ringhio]

Thanks you LittleRedSpirit !

[20v4agteEL31]

i had one of these as my first car in 1999 in Brisbane. Was rare even then. Mine looked the same as the green one on here, but I did a 4age conversion. Loved it dearly.

 

Well played sir. Well played.

[TOMsGPTurbo]

She looks fantastic, I love the photo of "3kh engine in powerfully rage !"

Welcome sir.

[Ringhio]

You'r welcome !

[nickyboy]

Beautiful mate

[brentlaf]

Very nice. I always thought the KE50's were strange looking, but now I love them. Congratulations on the good buy!

[Ringhio]

Today it's time to go at the garage, something to change on the Yellow one....

Let's have a look in the trunk :

Splendid morning autumn sunset (cold season is slowly coming in Europe...)

Place the car on the operation field...

Save the number of the genuine Toyota part : thanks eBay !

Ho ho ho : it seem like rusty here ! And what a big hole in that old exhaust system !

Pascal did it again : it's ok for the new pipe !

 

Many thanks for reading the tread :-)