ratiara

That looks awesome as hell! Love a well sorted 70 and that sir, is a well sorted 70, congratulations!!

Looks like you are doing some great work. I have a real soft spot for TA22's, my sister had one as an everydayer for about 15 years.....plum purple with a white vinyl roof. Will be keeping an eye on progress! Good work sir!

Thanks again guys, pics of the other babies in the stable are in the non-rolla rides section.

Thanks for the comments guys, she's a pretty cool little bugger. Yeah, it has come up ok just with a cleanout of the rubbish, a vacuum and a 40 minute polish. I don't plan on doing anything major to it except a lowering. As for being worth a fortune, unfortunately I think it will be a case of rarity outweighing desirability, but who knows....46 years old to 56 years old, you never can be sure. Thanks again! This is her pre polish......

Just posted a pic of the 'new' Tiara but thought I'd stick up some pics of my '63 Chevrolet Corvair.....just getting ready for rego at the moment, should be cruising soon. Flat six, air cooled rear engine power baby! Can't wait! And also my wife's (although I cruise around in it alot) '69 BMW 2002. 2lt Auto and cruises beautifully. A car that truly belies it's age. Have pics of my other 2 classics that I have recently sold to make way for the 'vair and Tiara. '67 Beetle (pictured in both it's configurations) and '55 DeSoto Diplomat Plaza.

Hi There Folks, My name's Darren from Sheidow Park south of Adelaide. I've just bought this '64 Tiara dubbed Ratiara due to it's slightly less than perfect appearance. She runs really well, interior is very good apart from the top of the back seat which has suffered from 40+ years of sun. Body appears to be super sound with no rust to be seen although the paint has a nice level of character to it. Down sides are the shagged suspension, holey exhaust, lack of brakes, a poorly repaired steering wheel and the stupid amounts of silver frost paint sprayed all over the place! Picked it up from Ararat, Victoria where it was full of rubbish and has been out in the elements and long grass for at least 6 months. Still thinking about plans, but first aim is to get her roadworthy and regoed, then it's time for fun. I will be pulling influence from the rat look VW scene as I have just sold my companion Boris (67 Rat Look Beetle) of 5 years. Thinking maybe historic rally look or vintage style 'resort car' with period signwriting etc. But my automotive mind runs at 10 million miles an hour and who knows what will pop into my head next. Definates will be a good beating with the lowering stick, white walls and period accessories. But having said this, it may be a little while until it hits the tarmac as I have a 63 Chevrolet Corvair also to get LHD rego on first and we also have my wifes 1969 BMW 2002 to keep cruising.....but will keep you all posted on what's going on. I also look to grab inspiration from the many cool rides on this forum and get advice from you dudes that actually know what you are doing with your cars, because, although I love classic cars so much, I am about as handy as a half sucked twistie under the bonnet. Anyway, here's some pics and I look forward to joining in with this forum that was recommended to me by an active member on here...Chobis. Cheers

Hey Scott, Just putting pics up now in Rides....will be a while until she's on the road, but hopefully sooner rather than later. :D

Hi there all, I've been lurking around for a while after a recommendation from a mate. I now own an old Toyota so thought it would be appropriate to sign up now. I've just bought a 1964 Toyota Tiara, a little tatty around the edges but overall quite sound and I will start a thread in the rides section. This is my first foray into classic Toyota ownership but I have had classics for a while. I have had a ratty VW Beetle and 1955 DeSoto that were a pile of fun and I still have a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair and my wife has a 1969 BMW 2002, so classic cars feature heavily in our lives. Looking forward to meeting you all around the traps and grabbing advice from you knowledgable people out there.....this is gonna be fun! Darren. Sheidow Park SA