Toyota Sports 800 - an unknown small Japanese sports car
Bruno von Rotz
03/21/2011
03/21/2011
If you ask people about Toyota sports cars, they will probably know the Celica and perhaps the 2000 GT, which James Bond was allowed to enjoy as a convertible in the movie "You only live twice". However, very few people are familiar with the Toyota Sports 800 .
Between 1965 and 1969, Toyota built around 3,100 vehicles, mainly for the domestic market.
With an unladen weight of 580 kg and a length of 3.58 meters, the car was extremely compact. The 790 cc air-cooled two-cylinder engine with 45 hp was sufficient to accelerate the small sports car to around 155 km/h.
An interesting feature was the removable roof, which made this car one of the first "Targa".
We plan to devote a more detailed report to this car soon.
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