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Cars in Japan - Nihon no kuruma; Let's take a trip!
Topic Started: Jan 11 2017, 06:00 PM (1,312 Views)
toyotageek
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Jan 25 2017, 01:56 AM
What a great museum! Keep the pictures coming if you have more.
The TAM is an excellent world class automotive museum, and has much more than just Japanese cars, but I am embarrassed to say I've never taken the time to check out the other collections... :blush:

Check out their website in English - http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/english/

I'm going through all my photos from Japan chronologically. These photos were all from my first trip back in 2005. We'll visit the museum and these cars again.
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Hobie-wan
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So much good stuff. Some of those 60s cars look sky high and ready for offroad though. :lol:
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Jan 25 2017, 11:36 PM
So much good stuff. Some of those 60s cars look sky high and ready for offroad though. :lol:
Yeah, most of the cars were on jack stands.... which does make some of them seem kind of jacked up! :rolleyes:
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Thank's for those wonderful Toyota Pics. :thumbup: :thumbup: We had in our family in the late 60ies and in the 70ies various Toyota models like a Crown 2000,
some Corolla's 1200, Mark II, Celica's, other Corolla's, my first car was one of the first Toyota Starlet's and my heart always beats for those old Toyoda's. :D :wub:
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Jan 25 2017, 01:56 AM
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Jan 25 2017, 12:14 AM


Toyota Celica Model TA22 (1970)
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Hmm, this one looks strangely familiar. I wonder why you were drawn to it?

What a great museum! Keep the pictures coming if you have more.
well the Celica was imported to the US & is hard to find these days
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Jan 26 2017, 12:22 AM
Hobie-wan
Jan 25 2017, 11:36 PM
So much good stuff. Some of those 60s cars look sky high and ready for offroad though. :lol:
Yeah, most of the cars were on jack stands.... which does make some of them seem kind of jacked up! :rolleyes:
Ah yeah, On the one hand I understand so they don't have to keep airing the tires or make funky spots. On the other, it makes the cars not 'look right'.
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Jan 26 2017, 12:45 PM
well the Celica was imported to the US & is hard to find these days
Aside from the usual issues with people wrecking and discarding them, everybody's rust protection was awful in the 70s. All the unibody vehicles where water would get trapped in nooks and crannies that didn't get protected properly.
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Toyota Celica Model TA22 (1970)
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Hmm, this one looks strangely familiar. I wonder why you were drawn to it?

What a great museum! Keep the pictures coming if you have more.
well the Celica was imported to the US & is hard to find these days
Oh yeah, I definitely knew what it was. It's one of my favorite Toyota's, right after the 2000 GT and Supra. I was just making light of the fact that it's very close to Toyotageek's car.
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Jan 27 2017, 01:46 AM
Oh yeah, I definitely knew what it was. It's one of my favorite Toyota's, right after the 2000 GT and Supra. I was just making light of the fact that it's very close to Toyotageek's car.
Oh, you mean this one?

^_^

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And here she is with some friends...

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Every time I see your Celica, it puts a smile on my face. It's such a beautiful car, and I'd love to see Hot Wheels make a Liftback. Also, what is the red sunroof car next to your Celica in the picture above? I want to say it's a Celica, too, but I'm not sure.
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Feb 13 2017, 11:10 PM
Every time I see your Celica, it puts a smile on my face. It's such a beautiful car, and I'd love to see Hot Wheels make a Liftback. Also, what is the red sunroof car next to your Celica in the picture above? I want to say it's a Celica, too, but I'm not sure.
Red car is also a Celica, but it's a coupe (like the green one in front, but only a later year). Don't recall the story behind it, but the sunroof and rear spoiler are aftermarket.
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Toyota Celica Model TA22 (1970)
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Hmm, this one looks strangely familiar. I wonder why you were drawn to it?

What a great museum! Keep the pictures coming if you have more.
Can't answer for Michael, but that will always be the one that draws me! Only one year, color and fender mount mirrors away from my first car.
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toyotageek
Feb 14 2017, 03:25 PM
JoeX
Feb 13 2017, 11:10 PM
Every time I see your Celica, it puts a smile on my face. It's such a beautiful car, and I'd love to see Hot Wheels make a Liftback. Also, what is the red sunroof car next to your Celica in the picture above? I want to say it's a Celica, too, but I'm not sure.
Red car is also a Celica, but it's a coupe (like the green one in front, but only a later year). Don't recall the story behind it, but the sunroof and rear spoiler are aftermarket.
Okay, thanks for confirming it! I like the sunroof!
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Haven't forgotten this thread, even if it appears I've been neglecting it.

I'll try to be a better host, and will attempt to get back on schedule and post photos more regularly.

Now that we've seen inside of the Toyota Automobile Museum, let's take a quick look at the outside before we head over to the Annex which is right next door.

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Over in the Annex they had cars and trucks that illustrated the history of vehicles in Japan. There were more than Toyotas exhibited, but at that time I was totally focused on Toyota only, so I didn't bother taking pictures of the other cars. :duh:



Toyota Model BM 1950 powered by a firewood gas generator
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Toyota Model SG Truck 1953
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Toyota Model FH24 Fire Engine 1959
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Toyoace truck 1959
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Toyopet Crown Model RS20 taxi replica 1959
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Toyopet Masterline Van 1956
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Toyota Corona Pickup 1962
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Toyota Corolla Model KE10 1966
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Toyota Celica Liftback 1973
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Toyota Prius 1997
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I really like the color and chunkiness of that 59 truck.
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Mar 19 2017, 11:27 PM
I really like the color and chunkiness of that 59 truck.
Yeah, me too. Funky chunky style. ^_^


Speedhunters did a series of stories a few years ago....

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/more-than-history-the-toyota-museum-experience/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/06/the-toyota-museum-japan-model-a-to-fairlady-z/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/75-years-of-toyota-on-display/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/corolla-to-hilux-toyota-75-continued/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/browsing-toyotas-secret-15-scale-collection/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/hand-made-art-more-from-toyotas-15-collection/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/from-steamers-to-celicas-how-japan-got-rolling/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/cars-cameras-beatles-japans-automobile-revolution/
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A final photo from TAM before we leave...

Kiichiro Toyoda - "... Japanese entrepreneur and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to take Toyoda Loom Works into automobile manufacturing would create what would eventually become Toyota Motor Corporation, the largest automobile manufacturer in the world."

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My first trip to Japan was back in 2005 - that's when all the photos above, and here, were taken. I lost a lot of photos during that trip when I wiped out my cameras memory by mistake.

At this point in time I was mostly interested in Toyota cars, so visiting Nagoya and Toyota City were like a pilgrimage for me. Toyota has several 'museums' in the Nagoya area, since that's where their headquarters are located.

Before Toyota made cars, they made textile looms.

Next stop is the TOYOTA Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology - Toyota history from textile looms to automobiles - LINK > http://www.tcmit.org/english/

English PDF guide - http://www.tcmit.org/wp-content/uploads/leaflet_03en1.pdf

There is an entire area devoted to the loom industry. The automotive area illustrates vehicle production.

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Simulated production process of the Toyoda Model AA

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Toyoda Truck G1 Model
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Toyoace truck
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Toyota PM
A single seat concept vehicle built by Toyota around the idea of personal mobility.
Multiple vehicles can communicate with each other to encourage "meeting, linking and hanging out together".
It was shown at the October 2003 Tokyo Motor Show.
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the only word that comes to mind:WOW.
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