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Originally Posted by soundman98
i'm most curious as to where those cars came from. does toyota have a random warehouse that they keep a backstock of 40 year old cars?
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Maybe yes, maybe no.
When I last went and went to Osaka Auto Messe (similar car show), I met a group of students from Toyota Kobe University. They were presenting a completely rebuilt AE86 Levin that they told me they found on-campus just rotting away.
They were able to source parts from Toyota, and basically every panel was restored. Even the inside like seats, steering wheel, dash, etc. were brand new and smelled brand new (I got to sit inside, it was nuts). Of course they also had the obligatory visit from Keiichi Tsuchiya and autograph on their vanity mirror or ceiling, lol.