The Toyota Corolla Levin and the Toyota Sprinter Trueno are small, almost identical, lightweight, compact sports coupés which were produced by Toyota from 1972 to 2004. Levin in Old English means lightning and Trueno in Spanish means thunder. In Japan, the Corolla Levin was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store locations, and the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to Toyota Auto Store locations, later renamed Toyota Vista Store in 1980.
The name "Corolla Levin" was later revived for the Toyota Auris in Australia and New Zealand, where certain Corolla trim levels have the Levin label.
The first Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno of early 1972 were the high performance models of Corolla and Sprinter 2 door fastback coupe. They were powered by the 1.6 liter 2T-G Twincam engine with two double Mikuni carburettors and mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. Vehicles installed with the 1.6 litre engine obligated Japanese owners to pay more annual road tax.
In the later forties
When Diddy Levine lived with Eunice King
He gave her the ring that she wore
Janice the smiling daughter
Who came from a marriage way before
But Eunice was the father that she always saw
Though they never, never, never, never, never, never told her
She always knew the score
You see kids were so much wiser after the wars
But Diddy hadn't had enough, she had to get some more
On a ration piece of paper
She wrote 'Eunice, I'm not sure'
And with her child in her arms
She went looking for a fling
Besides, she didn't like the name 'Mrs. King'
The first time that she heard Damper Dan
Was on the radio
Crooning at a volume that was way, way down low
Diddy was surprised to hear that Damper's name was Dan
Soon after he was a calling
And he asked, begged and pleaded for her hand
Damper's heart was dampened
When Diddy answered "No, no, no, no, no"
But if she changed her mind she said "Dan, I'll let you know"
With her child in her arms
She went looking for a man
Besides she didn't like the name Damper Dan
Janice the smiling daughter grew up to be a teenage queen
Through all of her mother's lovers
She kept the name 'Levine'
Behind the picture house she first made her scene
Liked a boy called Allister
Who was dating a friend called Celine
And Celine wasn't mad when Janet came in between
But Allister got scared when he heard
And he joined the U.S.A. Marines
Inheritance you see runs through every family
Who is to say what is to be, is any better
Over and over it goes goodness and badness wind blow
Over and over, over and over
Over and over and over and over and over and over and over