For your consideration, the 4M engine has somewhere between 81-90KW @ 5600RPM brand new (in case you did not know). The Crown masses ~1.4 tonnes. This may be that simply power to weight ratio is a factor.
Otherwise, perhaps check the timing?
First gear of an older Crown automatic transmission can emit a whine. As far as I know, this is normal.
Cheers,
Brendon
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