Toyota Corolla (E10)

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Toyota Corolla (E10)
Toyota Corolla First-generation 001.jpg
Toyota Corolla (E10) 2-door Sedan
Overview
Production
  • November 1966April 1970 [1]
  • July 1968unknown (Australia) [2]
Assembly
Designer Tatsuo Hasegawa (1962)
Body and chassis
Body style
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,285 mm (90.0 in)
Length3,845 mm (151.4 in)
Width1,485 mm (58.5 in)
Height1,380 mm (54.3 in)
Chronology
Predecessor Publica
Successor Corolla E20

The Corolla E10 was the first generation of cars marketed by Toyota under the Corolla name.

Contents

Toyota Corolla E10 wagon emblem Toyota Corolla 1960s.jpg
Toyota Corolla E10 wagon emblem

The Corolla was launched in Japan in November 1966 at a Japanese dealership sales channel called Toyota Corolla Store . Eiji Toyoda said it took hard work to create popular demand, and disputed that Toyota rode a wave of private car ownership that was taking off in the mid-1960s. The Corolla's major competitor was the Datsun 1000, released a few months earlier, along with the Subaru 1000 earlier in May. Its companion, the Toyota Sprinter, was sold at a different dealership sales channel called Toyota Auto Store. The Corolla's development was largely influenced by the success and lessons learned from an earlier, smaller vehicle called the Toyota Publica, which used an air-cooled two-cylinder, boxer engine, inspired by the Citroën 2CV. The dealership that was named after the Corolla in Japan was previously known as the Toyota Public Store, to sell the Publica.

Design

The initial car, the KE1x series used a 2,285 mm (90.0 in) wheelbase. The transmission was by a four-speed floor shift manual transmission or a two-speed floor or column shift automatic transmission, with rear wheel drive. In Japan at the time, floor-shift transmissions were considered only suitable for trucks while four speeds implied that the engine did not have enough torque to drive through only three gears (more torque allows each gear to have a wider spread of engine revolutions, thus requiring fewer gears). This was a big risk for Toyota but the effectiveness of the new system gained in popularity.

The suspension in front was MacPherson struts supported by a transverse leaf spring beneath the engine cross-member, with leaf springs connected to a solid axle in back. [3]

The engine was originally meant to be for the under 1000 cc tax class but was changed late in the design process to be 1077 cc in order to beat the forthcoming Datsun 1000. [4] In Japan, this put it into a 1000cc engine road tax class but gave it some prestige over the Datsun 1000 - helped by its "100 cc advantage" advertising campaign. [4] In May 1967, a four-door sedan (KE10F) and a three-door light van (KE16V, essentially a station wagon but classified as a light commercial vehicle in Japan) joined the lineup, as did the "Toyoglide" two-speed automatic.

In March 1968, the range got a facelift, mostly safety upgrades to reflect new American legislation. Since the beginning of the Corolla, Toyota has dependably facelifted each generation after two years and replaced it with an all-new model every four years. The dashboard was now padded and used non-reflective glass, while the front bumper was mounted somewhat higher. Also new were a four-speed column-shift option and a new model: the better equipped Corolla SL two-door sedan used a twin carburetted K-B engine and had an extra 13 PS (10 kW). [5] The K-B engine was not available with a column shift. In early April the "Corolla Sprinter" coupé, using the SL's more powerful engine, was introduced. [6] In August 1968 Thai Hino Industry began assembling the Corolla locally; this was the first Corolla to be produced outside of Japan. [7] In October 1968 a four-door version of the well-equipped SL version was added to the lineup. [8]

In August 1969 the engine was upgraded to 1166 cc. A special twin carburettor 3K-B (1166 cc) engines was again used in the SL and Sprinter models.

Japan

Japanese market engines:

Japanese market chassis:

North America

Exports to the United States began in March 1968 at about US$1,700(equivalent to $14,895 in 2023). The Corolla was also assembled in Sydney, Nova Scotia by Canadian Motor Industries (CMI) beginning in late 1969. [9] CMI only ever assembled small numbers of Toyotas, as the finished cars cost ten percent more than a fully built up import and their quality was much lower. [10] CMI also assembled the succeeding generation Corolla but ended operations in 1975, after about 8,000 cars had been built there. [11]

North American market engines:

North American market chassis:

Australia

The first export market for the Corolla was Australia from November 1966. Australia received right hand drive versions of the same models as America. Local production commenced in July 1968. [2]

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