How many of these do you know - Toyota vehicle names

On Tue, 08 May 2007 17:26:01 -0700, mack wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno.DeleteThis@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:1VR%h.11271$rm.5520@trndny03...
>> On Tue, 08 May 2007 02:33:47 +0000, Tomes wrote:
>>
>>> When I was looking up the Wish and the Innova I saw this, a list of all
>>> the current and former names used by Toyota acoss the globe. I, at
>>> least,
>>> found it interesting.
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> Current Vehicles
>>> 4Runner • Allion • Alphard • Aurion • Auris • Avalon • Avanza •
>>> Avensis • Aygo • bB • Belta • Blade • Brevis • Caldina • Camry
>>> • Camry Hybrid • Camry Solara • Century • Coaster • Comfort •
>>> Corolla • Crown • Dyna • Estima • FJ Cruiser • Fortuner • Harrier
>>> • Harrier Hybrid • Hiace • Highlander • Highlander Hybrid • Hilux
>>> • Hilux Surf • Hilux SW4 • Innova • Ipsum • Isis • Ist • Kijang
>>> • Kluger • Land Cruiser • Land Cruiser Prado • Liteace • Matrix •
>>> Mark II Blit • Mark X • MR-S • Noah • Passo • Porte • Premio •
>>> Prius • Probox • Pregrés • Qualis • QuickDelivery • Ractis •
>>> Raum • RAV4 • RegiusAce • Reiz • Revo • Rush • Sequoia • Sienna
>>> • Sienta • Succeed • Tacoma • Tarago • TownAce • ToyoAce •
>>> Tundra • Vios • Vitz • Voxy • WISH • Yaris
>>>
>>> Past Vehicles
>>> 2000 GT • AA • Allex • Altezza • Aristo • Cami • Carina •
>>> Cavalier • Celica • Celsior • Chaser • Corona • Cressida • Cynos
>>> • DA90 • DA115 • Duet • Echo • FJ40 • FJ70 • Fun Cargo •
>>> Granvia • Lexcen • Mark II • Mega Cruiser • MR2 • Opa • Origin •
>>> Paseo • Picnic • Platz • Previa • Pronard • Publica • S800 • SA
>>> • Sera • Soarer • Sprinter Trueno • Starlet • Stout • Supra •
>>> T100 • Tamaraw • Tercel • Van • Verossa • Vista • Voltz • WiLL
>>> • Windom
>>>
>>> Concept Vehicles
>>> Alessandro Volta • CS&S • eCom • F3R • FINE-N • FINE-S • FT-HS •
>>> FT-SX • FTX • i-swing • i-unit • Motor Triathlon Race Car • NLSV
>>> • PM • Pod • RSC • Sportivo
>>
>>
>> Oh, yeah...the Cavalier. A rebaged GM POS...
>>
> I'll bet none of you folks remember the Toyopet, which I rode in a couple
> of times (they were upper echelon taxicabs) in Tokyo, half a century ago.
> They reminded me somewhat of the English cars of the era, like Hillmans
> and Humbers and Rovers. Solidly built.


Actually, in some parts of the world, Toyotas are still sold as Toyopets,
because they were a lot more prolific in Asia than anywhere else. (Or at
least, sold as Toyopets into the 80's, anyway)

The Toyopet was first sold here in 1958, I think it was. It did not do
well. The engine was so underpowered that hills in San Francisco were
non-negotiable! They rode like trucks and fell apart handily. The dealer
in CA closed, and the Japanese Sararyman that was heading up importation
and promotion committed Hari-Kari (just kidding on that last part, I think...)

They came back 8 years later and never left.
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"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno.DeleteThis@AE86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 08 May 2007 02:33:47 +0000, Tomes wrote:
>
>> When I was looking up the Wish and the Innova I saw this, a list of all
>> the current and former names used by Toyota acoss the globe. I, at
>> least,
>> found it interesting.
>> Tomes
>>
>> Current Vehicles
> 4Runner • • • • Auris • Avalon • •
> Avensis • Aygo • bB • • Blade • • Caldina • Camry •
> Camry Hybrid • Camry Solara • Century • Coaster • • Corolla
> • Crown • Estima • FJ Cruiser • Harrier
> Hybrid • Hiace • Highlander • Highlander Hybrid • Hilux • Hilux Surf
> • Hilux SW4 • Ipsum • Isis • Land Cruiser • Land Cruiser Prado •
> Liteace • Matrix • Mark II MR-S • Passo • Prius • Probox •
> • QuickDelivery • Ractis • RAV4 •
> RegiusAce • Sequoia • Sienna • Succeed • Tacoma • Tarago •
> TownAce • ToyoAce • Tundra • Vitz • Yaris
>>
>> Past Vehicles
> 2000 GT • • Altezza • Aristo • Cami • Carina •
> Cavalier • Celica • Celsior • Chaser • Corona • Cressida • Cynos
> • DA90 • DA115 • Echo • FJ40 • FJ70 • Fun Cargo •
> • Mark II • Mega Cruiser • MR2 • Paseo •
> Picnic • Platz • Previa • Publica • S800 • Sera •
> Soarer • Sprinter Trueno • Starlet • Stout • Supra • T100 •
> • Tercel • Van • Vista • Windom
>>
> Concept Vehicles
> Alessandro Volta • F3R • •
> • Motor Triathlon Race Car • NLSV •
> • Sportivo
>
>
> You Forgot my favorite, the Crown Royal. I wish they had sold the Sera
> here, I would have definitely bought one of those! The Soarer was sold
> here as the Lexus SC series. You forgot the Levin, which is the same as
> the Trueno, but instead of pop-up headlights it had fixed headlights from
> the Corolla sedan. There are a couple others you missed, but that's it.
>
>

I wish they would have continued selling the Carina here after the 73 model
year. I wish I could find my old TA12-038182 but she's probably been in the
boneyard since 1980.

Charles of Schaumburg
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"mack" ...
>
> "Hachiroku ????"...
Tomes wrote:
>>
>>> When I was looking up the Wish and the Innova I saw this, a list of all
>>> the current and former names used by Toyota acoss the globe. I, at
>>> least,
>>> found it interesting.
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> Current Vehicles
>>> 4Runner • Allion • Alphard • Aurion • Auris • Avalon • Avanza •
>>> Avensis • Aygo • bB • Belta • Blade • Brevis • Caldina • Camry •
>>> Camry Hybrid • Camry Solara • Century • Coaster • Comfort • Corolla
>>> • Crown • Dyna • Estima • FJ Cruiser • Fortuner • Harrier • Harrier
>>> Hybrid • Hiace • Highlander • Highlander Hybrid • Hilux • Hilux Surf
>>> • Hilux SW4 • Innova • Ipsum • Isis • Ist • Kijang • Kluger • Land
>>> Cruiser • Land Cruiser Prado • Liteace • Matrix • Mark II Blit • Mark
>>> X • MR-S • Noah • Passo • Porte • Premio • Prius • Probox •
>>> Pregrés • Qualis • QuickDelivery • Ractis • Raum • RAV4 • RegiusAce
>>> • Reiz • Revo • Rush • Sequoia • Sienna • Sienta • Succeed •
>>> Tacoma • Tarago • TownAce • ToyoAce • Tundra • Vios • Vitz • Voxy
>>> • WISH • Yaris
>>>
>>> Past Vehicles
>>> 2000 GT • AA • Allex • Altezza • Aristo • Cami • Carina • Cavalier
>>> • Celica • Celsior • Chaser • Corona • Cressida • Cynos • DA90 •
>>> DA115 • Duet • Echo • FJ40 • FJ70 • Fun Cargo • Granvia • Lexcen •
>>> Mark II • Mega Cruiser • MR2 • Opa • Origin • Paseo • Picnic •
>>> Platz • Previa • Pronard • Publica • S800 • SA • Sera • Soarer •
>>> Sprinter Trueno • Starlet • Stout • Supra • T100 • Tamaraw • Tercel
>>> • Van • Verossa • Vista • Voltz • WiLL • Windom
>>>
>>> Concept Vehicles
>>> Alessandro Volta • CS&S • eCom • F3R • FINE-N • FINE-S • FT-HS •
>>> FT-SX • FTX • i-swing • i-unit • Motor Triathlon Race Car • NLSV •
>>> PM • Pod • RSC • Sportivo
>>
>>
>> Oh, yeah...the Cavalier. A rebaged GM POS...
>>
> I'll bet none of you folks remember the Toyopet, which I rode in a couple
> of times (they were upper echelon taxicabs) in Tokyo, half a century ago.
> They reminded me somewhat of the English cars of the era, like Hillmans
> and Humbers and Rovers. Solidly built.
>
Do they grow green hair too?

Sorry, couldn't resist a Chia Pet reference.

Natalie
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"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammersDie.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>>>
>> I'll bet none of you folks remember the Toyopet, which I rode in a couple
>> of times (they were upper echelon taxicabs) in Tokyo, half a century ago.
>> They reminded me somewhat of the English cars of the era, like Hillmans
>> and Humbers and Rovers. Solidly built.
>>
> Do they grow green hair too?
>
> Sorry, couldn't resist a Chia Pet reference.
>
> Natalie

No, they don't, but I understand Kias do...they're called Kia Pets.
(groan)
>
Hachi is correct about the failure of Toyota to conquer our shores when they
first came over in 1958...part of the reason was that the US was suffering a
recession at the time and even the big three were n't selling that well in
'58 and '59. The Edsel took a bath at that time too, and the auto styling
of the late 50s was grotesque at least ...take a look at the land yacht
called the Buick Roadmaster of 1958 to see what I mean.
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