A brief history of the Toyota MR2, 1985-2005

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A brief history of the Toyota MR2, 1985-2005

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thought some Forum members might be interested in this short, very general write-up... I learned a few things!

http://blog.advanceautoparts.com/2016/1 ... oyota-mr2/
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Nice, I recently scored a set of MR2 alloys from a pick n pull, the doner car had a remarkably well preserved interior, those were some good looking buckets. Can't believe that car has been around so long and I just learned the MR stood for Midship Runabout.
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I always thought it stood for Mid engine, Rear wheel drive, 2 seater.
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it is known as "mister two".
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the early MR2 seats are nice, but most I have seen are completely shot. I have some later style ones in my daily driver Tercel, not too bad a mod to make them fit. if the older style mr2 seats are in decent shape, they would make your T4wd look sporty and racy.
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Yeah but I'd have to go through plaid withdrawals.
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helipilot77 wrote:Yeah but I'd have to go through plaid withdrawals.
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:D :lol: :D
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