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Kujira Weather

December 17, 2017 by Justin

The weather has cooled considerably, which means cruising with the windows down. I gotta say, it was a good day.

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My Kujira Crown in Pattaya in 1979?

July 11, 2017 by Justin

I happened to be watching an 8mm home video of a German family visiting Pattaya in the late 70’s and spotted what could very well be my MS-60 Toyota Crown: It seems to be the right color and model, and these cars were originally used for government bigwigs, so it’s possible that one of them […]

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Minor Lamentations – Kujira Crown

January 16, 2016 by Justin

The Crown needs to be stripped, patched, and repainted. The last time it was done, it was done poorly. I’m thinking about using a shop just around the way, so I can go watch over the work every day. Just need to save up some money now.. I’m sure I’ll have enough in a few […]

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Kujira in the Woods

October 1, 2015 by Justin

Beware, there’s a monster in these woods! #Kujira #Crown #black_or_die Posted from WordPress for Android

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The Toyota “Kujira” Crown, Reborn

March 12, 2012 by Justin

After five months of being held hostage by a rogue body shop, a brief return home, and then a serious accident caused by a negligent repair shop, the Kuj has returned. These are the kinds of photos I really wanted to take before the accident, but I never had the chance. The body shop to […]

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Hunting Parts for a Kujira Crown

March 23, 2011 by Justin

After owning a 1971 MS60 for a few years now, I can tell you one thing: It’s been pretty damn near impossible to find spare parts for it. After spending countless hours trying to find parts overseas on the internet (because there were almost none advertised in Thailand even last year) that I could afford […]

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Toyopet Kujira Crown CM

December 9, 2007 by Justin

It took a while, but I found a Japanese commercial for my car on YouTube: You think that’s seventies bad? Here’s a bonus video to remind you of the timeframe: /////////////////////// What were you driving/doing back then? (Waiting for a steam locomotive? Skipping gaily through stacks of hay in a dried-out rice paddy?)

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Mooban Hack – The Legend of the Kujira Begins

December 5, 2007 - July 26, 2021 by Justin

mooban def: a village or community (Thai) (note: I previously wrote about my new ride here) Maybe I should say the legend “continues,” since I’m told it’s quite possibly run a million kilometers over the past 36 years, but the legend of the Kujira Crown began for me on September 1, 2007. I happened across […]

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1971 Toyota “Kujira” Crown S60

September 1, 2007 by Justin

I need another car – just a reliable beater to convey me around town – since I want Nam to drive the Cefiro (and its newfangled safety features) when we move to the new house. The new house is within walking distance of my university, but I need something for rainy days and whatnot. I […]

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Eye Poppin’ Boost Birdy

April 14, 2022 by Justin

I miss my Silvia from our days in Japan and will no doubt miss my Kujira when we go back to the states. Maybe I’ll get a red Miata for Nam (she’s always wanted a sporty red car) – so glad I taught her how to drive stick. Don’t ask me why, but I’m testing […]

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Pocket full of shells

February 25, 2022 by Justin

We had to take our Mazda 2 Elegance (TH only sedan model) into the new dealer down the highway to fix the most annoying vibration in the world (which will require removing the dash so I’m totally not doing it myself). Anyway, someone cut me off on the way home just as this came up […]

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Crown Monster Truck

November 11, 2020 - November 11, 2020 by Justin

This is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I asked the guy who posted it to Twitter for more info, and he told me it’s from Iceland. If anybody knows anything else about it, please comment on this post. #monstercrown #bigfootkujira #monsterMS60

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Van Nuys ’72

May 5, 2020 by Justin

Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard In The Summer Of 1972 In Stunning Black And White Photos By Rick McCloskey This culture was pretty much gone when I grew up in SoCal. These photos were taken a couple years before I was born, but I feel a deep connection to them every time I see my driveway.

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Classic JDM Cars in Thailand

October 6, 2018 - November 29, 2018 by Justin

Note: My Kujira Crown is still running strong and you can find every post on it by browsing through my Cars category. Recently, there have been a lot of interesting JDM classics popping up in my Facebook feed for sale in Thailand. There’s nothing I would consider buying as most of the sellers are just […]

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Toyota Crown MS60-NF VIN

June 8, 2017 by Justin

This is my Kujira’s VIN. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Well, actually, there are probably a thousand or so left in the world. This one’s still mine, tho.

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J-Pop Culture Validation of the Coolest Car Ever?

November 26, 2014 by Justin

A Kujira Crown (slight model change from mine) is featured in a new Kansai Television show: Suteki na sentakushi

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Jungle Crown

November 23, 2014 by Justin
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Nardi 14″

October 17, 2013 by Justin

Just centered this bad boy with a tire iron and a cop came to ask me if he could borrow some tools to fix his motorcycle… He wasn’t a very good mechanic, and I ended up adjusting his carb with the mixture and idle adjustment screws. The kids are still at TKD…. I feel like […]

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I found the part!

April 23, 2013 by Justin

… or at least, my sister-in-law in Bangkok asked a garage who did… Amazing Thailand! The replacement part is actually in much worse condition, over all, than the one I took off my car, but the plastic latch that holds the turn signal in place (and keeps me from having to hold the lever when […]

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Dogs and Cars

August 26, 2011 by Justin

The story of restoring my beloved Kujira Crown is long and unimportant. The sad fact is that the shop promised to be done in a month and a half and it’s been four and a half months with it still not quite done. On the upside, I won’t feel bad for getting it done so […]

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