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The Japanese automaker’s cultural facility Toyota Automobile Museum will hold a special event in January next year, celebrating the Publica Sports concept, a vehicle that led to the motorization of Japan.
A restored version of the concept will be displayed at the Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagakute city near Nagoya, Japan. The concept was heavily relying on aviation technology, using lightweight materials, an air-cooled flat two-cylinder engine and even a sliding canopy that could be left fully opened to act as a targa-body-style or removed to leave the car open top.
The concept led to the road-version Publica models which were available as station wagons, convertibles, coupes and even pickups. The closest production model to the concept was the Toyota Sports 800, which retained much of its design, minus the sliding canopy.
The event will also feature brochures, scale models and some of the production vehicles based on the Publica Sports. Starting on January 18th, the exhibition will last for six days, with entry fees set at ¥1,000 for adults, ¥500 for seniors (over 65-years-old), ¥600 for teenagers and ¥400 for elementary school children.
The concept led to the road-version Publica models which were available as station wagons, convertibles, coupes and even pickups. The closest production model to the concept was the Toyota Sports 800, which retained much of its design, minus the sliding canopy.
The event will also feature brochures, scale models and some of the production vehicles based on the Publica Sports. Starting on January 18th, the exhibition will last for six days, with entry fees set at ¥1,000 for adults, ¥500 for seniors (over 65-years-old), ¥600 for teenagers and ¥400 for elementary school children.
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