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ROYAL CARRIAGE

I LOVE JZ ENGINES, AND GOING FROM THE 265 HEMI TO A TOYOTA MILL SEEMED LIKE A NICE FIT AS WELL

S FAMILY heirlooms go, Benny Royal’s 1973 Toyota Corona Mk2 is a hell of a lot cooler than an old piece of jewellery. “It’s been in the family for 35 years; I was two years old when my parents bought it,” Benny recalls. “My dad hotted it up in the 90s with a 265 Hemi, and

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