Feature I never saw before on a sedan- pass through leg rest

[GON]

My 1973 El Camino had factory swivel bucket seats, which were awesome. I have seen Ford's latest pickup design where the from seat turns into a (non-flat) lay down bed. But I have never seen this option.

1999 Right hand drive Toyota Century--- has a pass-through front seat leg rest (essentially an ottoman).

Pretty unique option.

 

[GON]

And if anyone might enjoy seeing the rest of the Century:

 

[97prizm]

My 1973 El Camino had factory swivel bucket seats, which were awesome. I have seen Ford's latest pickup design where the from seat turns into a (non-flat) lay down bed. But I have never seen this option.

1999 Right hand drive Toyota Century--- has a pass-through front seat leg rest (essentially an ottoman).

Pretty unique option.

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This is a fairly common option in China and Japan, as it provides a way for a CEO to rest and get work done to and from the office. In Japan where alot of cities have minimal parking it allows you to get dropped off. I'm surprised that Toyota didn't market this in tbe USA as an upscale Lexus model and market it towards Chauffeur service.

 

[LazyDog]

Nice V12 engine

 

[Kira]

Late 1990's or 2000?
Are those factory wheels?
So many seat switches! The arrays on the front doors are lengthy.

 

[RhondaHonda]

This is a fairly common option in China and Japan, as it provides a way for a CEO to rest and get work done to and from the office. In Japan where alot of cities have minimal parking it allows you to get dropped off. I'm surprised that Toyota didn't market this in tbe USA as an upscale Lexus model and market it towards Chauffeur service.

Not exactly the same but I had a 2007 Lexus LS460L and they offered an Executive Seating Package.

 

[GON]

Late 1990's or 2000?
Are those factory wheels?
So many seat switches! The arrays on the front doors are lengthy.

1999.

The Century is handmade- reportedly the "Rolls Royce" of Japan. Reported years of backlog to take delivery of a Toyota Century. Reportedly only offered new to the Japanese market.

If I was in CONUS I might seriously consider buying this Century, although I saw a OOA 1992 Century advertised with 30k miles for sale in CONUS for $9,000 USD. I also saw a Century for sale in either bring a trailer or cars and bids a few months back.

Very unique car- I suspect if one can handle the right side drive, a very special vehicle to own.

 

[Kira]

Are RHD (JDM) vehicles allowed here? (looking like they are)

 

[fantastic]

That body style looks like Jaguar. Neat find but I'd not want to own anything rare like that here in the states. Parts & repair would not be fun.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Styling certainly makes it Last Century.

 

[GON]

That body style looks like Jaguar. Neat find but I'd not want to own anything rare like that here in the states. Parts & repair would not be fun.

It is a very top of the line Toyota- not sure parts and repair are commonly needed?

 

[Capt W]

1999 Right hand drive Toyota Century--- has a pass-through front seat leg rest (essentially an ottoman).

Cool feature, but an ottoman for whom? Hervé Villechaize?

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[GON]

Cool feature, but an ottoman for whom? Hervé Villechaize?

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Had to google "Hervé Villechaize". Wasn't his name Tattoo?

 

[fantastic]

It is a very top of the line Toyota- not sure parts and repair are commonly needed?

That is a good point. I really have no data on an overseas model like this. As you well know though the more "Sophisticated" a car is the more that can go wrong & the vintage of these I'd imagine are going to need something. This one you posted here looks to be an excellent example though so it may not need much. Interesting to ponder..

 

[Capt W]

Had to google "Hervé Villechaize". Wasn't his name Tattoo?

Indeed! Looks like this isn't a good option for the average American's legs. And if I'm driving I don't think I'd care for a sweaty set of Chuck Taylors riding shotgun. Or worse, Del Griffith removing his shoes in the car. OK, enough bad 1980s references.

On a serious note, like your El Camino, my brother's '74 Laguna S-3 had the same swivel buckets. That was an excellent feature for the long-legged, but was axed in '76 or '77 if I recall. Too bad.

 

[97prizm]

Are RHD (JDM) vehicles allowed here? (looking like they are)

Yeah but if you have an emissions state especially CARB/California it may require additional work/paperwork to get plates. It's not in the Kei class so you should be good.

 

[dnewton3]

TCCN (YT channel) has a great in-depth review of this car.
They are an ultra-luxury car for Execs. The v-12 is room-temp-butter-smooth; not made to be excessively powerful.
Ride is supposedly serene. Uber quiet. Etc ...

 

[dishdude]

A bunch of Centuries have been imported to the US, you can pick up a nice example for $10k-$15k. This one is currently up for bid but one seems to pop up every other month.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rw...4897f1-b540-4caa-8ea6-c3de6cbc5222&ref=lr_1_1

 

[Rand]

Cool feature, but an ottoman for whom? Hervé Villechaize?

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your feet pass through onto the front seat? I'm guessing if you are being chauffeured its a workable option

 

[Egg_Head]

That car looks like a Dodge Diplomat to me.