Cressida's

Mully_2011

Been mad after one of these for a while but cant really remember them growing up as a young lad where they common during the late 80s and 90s I can remember seening loads of Sprinters and Carinas round the place but can never remember seening any of these.

_Conrad_

they were too big and too expensive for people to buy back then, ireland has always loved it's bog standard low spec stuff because that's what's cheap. but there were a few of them around, I've not seen one on the road apart from in connection with a classic show since the mid-late 90s.

Most of the last remaining ones either rusted away or were killed by banger racing

carchaeologist

Never a hugely common car, here's hardly any left now. See my '70s Toyota thread for pics if a few, Both MK1 and 2.

DaveJac

lovely car me and a friend got told of one in a farm, farmer said it was solid we went for a look haha she was rotten into the ground got a the badges off it, was out bidded on ebay for one in the uk too will get my hands on one yet

jca

Great motor but too big/expensive for the time. Shared a house with a guy in college who's father had one. 3636 KI. A lovely car indeed.

ahal

There was a metallic brown Irish Cressida in the movie 'I went down' (starring Brendan Gleeson) ... just happened to recall it as I watched the film the other night

Silvera

I recall a farmer neighbour of ours having a brown one when I was growing up. I used to think it had an 'american car'-type look to it....probably because it was so big and unusual back then.

How about a Crown?:D
(spotted this on carzone - not mine btw!)

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Crown/Auto/201104201049133/advert?channel=CARS

manatoo

Friend of mine's Dad bought one brand new in 1981. He waxoyled the undercarriage and kept it in a garage religiously. He passed on a few years later and his wife kept the car tucked away. It is now more than likely the most pristing Cressida in the country. Brown/gold glistening paint, tweed maroon interior and 2.0 diesel engine absolutely hums. Beautiful car, one family owner for 30 years.

carchaeologist

manatoo wrote: »

Friend of mine's Dad bought one brand new in 1981. He waxoyled the undercarriage and kept it in a garage religiously. He passed on a few years later and his wife kept the car tucked away. It is now more than likely the most pristing Cressida in the country. Brown/gold glistening paint, tweed maroon interior and 2.0 diesel engine absolutely hums. Beautiful car, one family owner for 30 years.

WE NEED PICS!!:pac:

manatoo

Here she is

stapes

sweet well minded cressida and that irish reg crown is something of a rarity didnt know they wer sold here in ireland

mb1725

Were they pronounced cress-i-da or cress-see-da? Just wondering!

RobAMerc

I owned one for one day in Oz.
I got a horrible train out to the western suburbs to buy a Mazda 929. When I got to the garage the guy told me it was sold. On the way home dejected I saw a Cressida - looked a wreck , faded paint etc but it was sound and I knew the engine and gearbox were bulletproof as my mate had loaned me his one for the 2 weeks before that. In no humour to get the train I bought the Cressida for 400 bucks and drove it home. On arrival at home the wife came out, looked at the brown (rust) Cressida ( which had something dead in the boot too ) and nearly had a stroke. I then realised I had gone to the wrong garage for the 929 and was :mad: - next day I returned to the correct garage - traded the Cressida for about 1/2 what I pad for it and bought what turned out to be one of the best cars I ever owned.
In fairness the Cressida was on its last legs but still went well, braked well and had a ride like a magic carpet. They were a fantastic car.
Sorry for the long story - I jsut felt like reliving it for a few minutes !