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Car of the Day: March 22, 2016; Wang Sing '91 Toyota Previa
Topic Started: Mar 22 2016, 10:48 AM (732 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Wang Sing's (aka: Win Star) 1991 Toyota Previa / Estima.


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The Toyota Previa, also known as the Toyota Estima in Japan, is an MPV or multi-purpose vehicle (known as a minivan in North America) produced by Toyota since 1990. The name "Previa" is derived from the Spanish and Italian for "preview," as Toyota saw the first Previa as a vehicle that would preview technologies used in future minivans. The first generation, designed by Toyota in 1987 (patent filed December 24, 1987), was introduced in January 1990, had only one sliding side door for the rear passengers. It featured a unique mid-engined platform, where the inline four cylinder gasoline-powered engine was installed almost flat (at a 75-degree angle), beneath the front seats. Installing the engine in this configuration allowed moderately easy access to the spark plugs, which were located underneath a panel on the upper left-side of the vehicle, after removing the front passenger seat, the carpet, and an access panel. All engine-driven accessories, such as the alternator, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, and radiator fan, are accessible from the front hood, driven off the front of the engine by an accessory driveshaft, and is known as the Supplemental Accessory Drive System, or "SADS." This allows for even front/rear weight distribution, which benefits ride quality and handling. However, it also prevents the installation of a larger engine, while the cost could not be relayed by sharing the platform with other vehicles.



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Wang Sing, from China, marketed their toys under the name Win Star in English speaking markets. Most of the brand's toy car offerings were copies of Tomica castings. This Toyota is a copy of the Tomica Estima casting, with a few tweaks, including the addition of a sliding door on the right side. By doing so, they made this model inaccurate, as the Previa / Estima only had one sliding door; on the left side for right hand drive markets, and on the right side for left hand drive markets. Even the roof box is a copy of a Tomica design, but it doesn't sit low enough on the Wang Sing version.


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The first generation Previa was available in both rear- and all-wheel drive versions (called All-Trac) and powered by a 135 hp four-cylinder 2.4-litre fuel injection engine. Available with a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual gearbox, this Previa also seated seven or eight people, with three seating configurations offered (North America only received the seven passenger configurations, however). In the United States, the Previa was sold from March 1990 (for the 1991 model year) to 1997. It was imported from Japan to compete with Chrysler Corporation's successful Dodge Caravan minivan, and its twins Chrysler Town and Country and Plymouth Voyager. While the Previa proved more popular than the Toyota Van it replaced, it did not acquire significant market share from Chrysler, due to its higher price, controversial styling for its time, lower fuel economy and engine performance. Starting with the 1994 model year, Toyota attempted to rectify engine performance by fitting a Roots-type supercharger with air-to-air intercooler, providing six psi of boost (these models were called the "S/C"), bringing the engine power up to a competitive 158 hp and increasing fuel mileage from 17 to 23 mpg.



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toyotageek
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Neat. Another oddity to add to my want list.
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pjedsel
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Not a bad little mini van from Wang Sing/Win Star - not to many toy vans come with the roof top goodies these days so nice touch even if it does sit a bit high. You can definitely see the Tomica heritage in this one!
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I need to pay more attention to dollar store cars. Dean got me started by showing good ones and identifying their makers. Now I look through all the playsets just to find maybe one worthwhile item worth the purchase.
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Drive it like you stole it!
The red paint on this one makes it look like it was cast in plastic, and the rear straight on shot of the roof box is hilarious, it looks like a cloud floating over the model. Interesting model nonetheless
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