Toyota Classic
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The Toyota Classic was a limited-production model produced in 1996, which resembled the Toyota AA
. It used a fifth generation Hilux
, type GA-YN86 rear-wheel-drive frame, with a two-litre 3Y-E
engine producing 96 hp and 118 lbf.ft. Its interior was taken from a contemporary Toyota, but made more consistent with the car's exterior by the addition of wood to the dashboard and leather to the seats. (This was similar to the work carried out by companies such as Mitsuoka
.) Toyota sold 100 of the cars and charged roughly US$75,000 for each of them.
The Classic arose as part of the boom in "retro
-styled" cars, and also perhaps as a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the AA. The Origin
of 2000 was a similar model resembling the first Crown
.
Toyota AA
The A1 was the first prototype passenger car built by the company that became Toyota. It was redesigned and put into production as Toyota's first production cars, the AA sedan and the AB cabriolet...
. It used a fifth generation Hilux
Toyota Hilux
The Toyota Hilux is a series of compact pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation. Most countries used the Hilux name for the entire life of the series but in North America, the Hilux name was retired in 1976 in favor of Truck, Pickup Truck, or Compact Truck...
, type GA-YN86 rear-wheel-drive frame, with a two-litre 3Y-E
Toyota Y engine
The Toyota Y engine is a design that's a combination of the Toyota T engine, and the Toyota R engine, in a way that's similar to how the Toyota F engine is a design of the Toyota Type B engine, and the Chevrolet inline-6....
engine producing 96 hp and 118 lbf.ft. Its interior was taken from a contemporary Toyota, but made more consistent with the car's exterior by the addition of wood to the dashboard and leather to the seats. (This was similar to the work carried out by companies such as Mitsuoka
Mitsuoka
is a small Japanese automobile company. They are noted for building cars with unconventional styling, some of which imitate British vehicles of the 1950s and 1960s. It is primarily a coachbuilder, taking production cars like the Nissan March and replacing the bodywork with its own custom designs...
.) Toyota sold 100 of the cars and charged roughly US$75,000 for each of them.
The Classic arose as part of the boom in "retro
Retro
Retro is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, etc...
-styled" cars, and also perhaps as a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the AA. The Origin
Toyota Origin
The Toyota Origin is a limited edition Toyota automobile released in Japan. It was made available for sale in November 2000. It features a distinct new retro style modeled from the original "Toyopet" Crown and built on the same platform as the Toyota Progrès. The price was 7,000,000 yen...
of 2000 was a similar model resembling the first Crown
Toyota Crown
The Toyota Crown is a line of full-size luxury sedans by Toyota. The range was primarily available in Japan and some other Asian countries, originally designed to serve as a taxi...
.
External links
- http://www.carsensor.net/catalog/toyota/toyota_classic/
- http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19960624/news01061.html/