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1975 Toyota Corolla SR5 Coupe [TE37] 
Ep. 1.06Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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![1975 Toyota Corolla SR5 Coupe [TE37]](i001320191.jpg)
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◊ 2019-11-17 10:21 |
Looks like a [TE37] rather than a [TE27] |
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◊ 2019-11-17 15:47 |
Another angle showing a bit more of the front end.![[Image: bashtoyota2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/2373/bashtoyota2.jpg) I'm quite sure this footage is from September, 1982 - Indiana auto workers took swings with sledgehammers for $1 per swing. This is the photo of the real event: ![[Image: bashtoyota3.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/2373/bashtoyota3.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-11-17 16:44 |
2 different cars - film captures have vinyl roof/pillars and extra lights in grille. Archive pic doesn't, and looks basic spec. |
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◊ 2019-11-17 16:53 |
So were there two different protests where two different Corolla coupés were smashed up? |
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◊ 2019-11-18 01:56 |
Apparently so. I had just assumed that the archive photo was of the same smashing protest but taken later after the damage was done and the crowd had disbursed. |
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◊ 2019-11-18 02:25 |
Yes, they were common during auto plant strikes in the late 70s-early 80s, the auto unions blamed Japanese auto manufacturers of flooding the market with cheap full efficient cars during the oil crises, eroding the Big 3 market share. The Big 3 wanted concessions from the unions. The end result was voluntary quotas by the Japanese auto makers, which lead to most of them to open plants in the US. -- Last edit: 2019-11-18 02:25:50 |
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