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When Toyota launched the GT86, fans, enthusiasts and future owners jumped for joy, and they had every right to do so. The Japanese sportscar quickly became a favorite for tuners, drift competitions or mundane strolls through the city.
However, Toyota's racing heritage goes much deeper than just the GT86 and expands over 50 years of race and rally cars that have their names written forever in motorsport's hall of fame.
As you probably guessed by now, each car is inspired by a different model. With the help of vinyl specialist Motor Mode, Toyota reproduced key elements from the original liveries in the right proportions for the GT86. Also, the cars' height was lowered via new springs, and Rota contributed with new wheels in different finishes to capture the retro look.
Since we're talking about a limited edition here, the six coupés will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Moving Motor Show on 25 June, where they will be available for public test drives.
In case you want to know more details about each car, here's the catch. The yellow one with green hood wears the Yatabe Speed Trial Toyota 2000GT livery. The white & blue hood car is dressed in Shelby Toyota 2000GT clothing and pays tribute to racing legend Carroll Shelby, who among other things, masterminded Toyota’s racing program for the 2000GT in the US.
Ove Andersson’s 1970s Celica 1600GT rally car – the machine that helped inspire Toyota to launch a full international motorsport assault - is also celebrated with a livery found on the red car with the black bonnet.
Next in line are the IMSA GTU Toyota Celica, Castrol Toyota Celica GT-Four and the Esso Ultron Tiger Toyota Supra - the one with the tiger skin effect. Waching the coloured body kits of the six GT86 coupés, we can't help but imagine what would it be like if someone made die-cast replicas for fans to keep on their desks.
As you probably guessed by now, each car is inspired by a different model. With the help of vinyl specialist Motor Mode, Toyota reproduced key elements from the original liveries in the right proportions for the GT86. Also, the cars' height was lowered via new springs, and Rota contributed with new wheels in different finishes to capture the retro look.
Since we're talking about a limited edition here, the six coupés will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Moving Motor Show on 25 June, where they will be available for public test drives.
In case you want to know more details about each car, here's the catch. The yellow one with green hood wears the Yatabe Speed Trial Toyota 2000GT livery. The white & blue hood car is dressed in Shelby Toyota 2000GT clothing and pays tribute to racing legend Carroll Shelby, who among other things, masterminded Toyota’s racing program for the 2000GT in the US.
Ove Andersson’s 1970s Celica 1600GT rally car – the machine that helped inspire Toyota to launch a full international motorsport assault - is also celebrated with a livery found on the red car with the black bonnet.
Next in line are the IMSA GTU Toyota Celica, Castrol Toyota Celica GT-Four and the Esso Ultron Tiger Toyota Supra - the one with the tiger skin effect. Waching the coloured body kits of the six GT86 coupés, we can't help but imagine what would it be like if someone made die-cast replicas for fans to keep on their desks.
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