You know you are a Corolla tragic when

[parrot]

You are strolling down some scrappy flea market in Portugal looking for Italian pottery for the wife who you have left in Australia (salves the guilt), see a distributor on a tarp and within a millisecond, know it’s for a 3K without even bending down. €8. 

I don’t actually have any guilt, but I am missing the dogs. 

[altezzaclub]

Lol!!    ..and flea markets are great places for old Toyota parts!

You don't want a quick side trip to Cyprus to see the old Toyotas frozen in the disputed border??  Untouched in their dealers showrooms since 1974..

[Banjo]

We actually had someone from Cyprus on here recently, asking for assistance; & I meant to ask him or her, had they ever been to see the olde Toyotas, frozen in time.

Although the strip of land, I believe is under UN control, & has UN police there permanently stationed there; I believe there are guided tours thereof.  An Australian TV crew visited there several years ago, & I watched the show on TV, & couldn't believe what I was seeing.

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https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/06/10/brand-new-50-year-old-cars-decaying-in-buffer-zone-video/

One owner Corolla !  38 klms on odometer. Pickup FOC, at your own risk !  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Buffer_Zone_in_Cyprus

https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/more-nostalgic-toyotas-from-cyprus-un-buffer-zone/#:~:text=Beneath the Ledra Palace Hotel,smashed windshields%2C or missing parts.

Edited November 27, 2024 by Banjo

[parrot]

Would be a fascinating trip, but a bit close to Lebanon for my liking. There’s a couple of Cyprus sellers on eBay with a regular treasure trove of NOS parts. I often wonder if they have some sort of access and are secreting things out.