Delta Motors Corporation was a private Philippine automaker founded in 1962 by Ricardo C. Silverio Sr., based in Manila. The company operated under a technical tie-up with Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation, serving as Toyota's local assembler and distributor in the Philippines, and from 1973 it also produced Toyota's 12R engine locally. Alongside assembling Toyota-branded vehicles under license, including the Corolla, Corona, Cressida, Crown, Celica, Hiace, Land Cruiser, Starlet, Tamaraw, Townace,…