MOT – Exempt This example of Toyota’s flagship Crown, in a gleaming dark blue shade with contrasting light grey interior, was imported here in 2018.

The tailgate proudly proclaims it to be a Royal Saloon, and therefore achieves its serene progress thanks to a 3.0-litre straight-six engine with a belted alternator starter mild-hybrid system, which offers a simple yet effective means of providing start/stop, power assist, and mild levels of regenerative braking.

During its current ownership, the car has benefited from a new alternator, a new inverter, and both 36-volt and 12-volt batteries.

With an indicated 36,000km, this 2002 example of an original, unmodified car is supplied with its handbooks, a full history, and its import sheet.

No MOT advisories have been noted.

A rare and unusual stately conveyance.

The Toyota Crown was already in its eleventh generation by the time the Japanese firm launched the 170 series in 1999, having earned its title of a living legend by virtue of be...