Toyota 1972 RV-2 concept car...forunner to the Tercel4wd?

[Petros]

I do know if this is real, or just someone's project car, looks like fun though.

http://flaviendachet.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... a-rv2.html

[Petros]

it sure reminds me of a rather T4wd looking configuration, look at the rear end. read about it:

[dlb]

this is awesome. i want one.

[Mattel]

wait to you see the RV5 from the 1981 tokyo motorshow

[Mark]

That really is seriously awesome. It looks like you can time travel in it and camp in the future.

[Mark]

So in the RV-5, the Tercel's rear/side windows originally opened like gull-wing doors? I can't think of anything more pointless, but I think that adds to the cool factor.

[dlb]

So in the RV-5, the Tercel's rear/side windows originally opened like gull-wing doors? I can't think of anything more pointless, but I think that adds to the cool factor.

i agree 100%. this is the tercel that a 10-yr old boy would design. it's amazing. i want one of both.

[Mattel]

Has side marker lights as well. As the USA is the only country in the world with these abominations it looks like they had focused on the USA from the start.

Also, here is the interior.

[Mark]

Ha! It looks like they had to sacrifice a seat to fit the massive stereo/record player. And a TV! That must have been the ultimate in luxury back then.

[Mad_Marx]

I wonder if any of these prototypes survive? Maybe in Japan at Toyota's secret archive? I really like the gul-wing rear windows... That entertainment center could be replaced by a mini-bar with minimal effort.

[Petros]

of course it was aimed at the US market, even in the 1970's, 85-86 percent of all Japanese export cars were sold in the USA. This is true of a lot of models, the 1974 Datsun 240z was intended for the US market (compare the styling to the cars designed for the Japanese market only, not what most Americans would buy).

those gull wing rear windows are retro-cool, but pointless. Adds weight and likely will leak, and does not have any useful purpose. Also, notice the logo on the car door "Toyota Bird Watching", the roof has a remote mic and camera stand (still do not see the utility of rear gull wing windows). The car was designed for hobby bird watchers, popular in Europe and Japan, not as much in the US.

[keith]

The Datsun 240Z was sold in Japan in two versions. The Fairlady Z was identical except for the RHD. The Fairlady R, now that was a hot little number. It had a high performance 2 liter engine meant for racing, not for street. But I did see one or two of them on the road. They didn't handle the traffic very well, they were meant for 200+ kph. My Bluebird SSS would easily beat it from stoplight to stoplight because of its 4.44 rear gear but would only top out at 180 kph.