1968 Toyota-7 (1/24 Otaki)

[1959scudetto]

Here you can see a rather boring-looking, not very attractive racecar from 1968, which marks Toyota’s first (unsuccesful) attempt in developing a real sports-racer

(again with the help of Yamaha, who were responsible for developing their legendary 2000 GT 2 years earlier)

A VERY simplified kit which consists mainly of a bodyshell with 4 wheels – I added and scratchbuilt some parts for chassis and interior (see "WIP" )

At first, the original:  

Now the model:

Edited February 11 by 1959scudetto

[Jim B]

Nicely done.

 

I first heard of this car on the Automobilistic channel on YouTube:

He was not terribly kind to Toyota.

[1959scudetto]

1 hour ago, Jim B said:

Nicely done.

 

I first heard of this car on the Automobilistic channel on YouTube:

He was not terribly kind to Toyota.

Thanks for the video - the pictured 1970 twin-turbo version of the Toyota-7 was the car that was never raced.

[Dave B]

Missed this, great improvement Helmut.

I have the later version.

Dave B

[1959scudetto]

9 hours ago, Dave B said:

Missed this, great improvement Helmut.

I have the later version.

Dave B

Thanks, Dave - the later (1969) version looks much better.

[ChrisR]

Cool.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[echo]

Nice looking build.

[1959scudetto]

On 2/2/2025 at 11:17 AM, ChrisR said:

Cool.

 

On 2/2/2025 at 1:13 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

 

On 2/3/2025 at 2:45 PM, echo said:

Nice looking build.

Thanks, Chris, Larry and Ed !