2015 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Wins Full Stock Class at Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Being an employee of Toyota's US finance arm, I really wish that SOMEONE would tool up a Tundra.,

TORRANCE, Calif., November 18, 2014 — The 2015 Tundra TRD Pro Desert Race Truck not only raced for over 1,200 miles to a first place finish at the 47^th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, it was also driven an additional 1,000 miles back to the start line of the race. The Toyota team was first to the finish line in its “Full Stock” class, led by team coach and legendary Toyota off-road racer Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, and piloted by Toyota engineers and Toyota athletes.

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Edited November 23, 2014 by Modelbuilder Mark

[lysleder]

Being an employee of Toyota's US finance arm, I really wish that SOMEONE would tool up a Tundra.,

Congratulations on the victory. That is quite a feat no matter how you look at it!

The finance arm, uh? Not trying to be a smartypants or anything, but quite often licensing expenses are quoted as a reason why interesting subjects don't get tooled up...

It seems to me that you -if anybody - would be in a good position to contact the American kit makers and tell them just how much you would want that kit to happen, and just how much reference material and vehicle documentation you could provide, and just how much you would not charge for using Toyota's copyright and trademark.

You might want to talk to your bosses and desicionmakers before you make that call to Revell or Moebius. AMT seems to be busy doing reissues these days. But HEY, wait up - MENG might be interested given the reception of their Ford F-350 kit. So please, work your organization from the inside, and see what YOU can accomplish.

[martinfan5]

Mark, I agree, it would be neat to have a Thundra in plastic and would buy a few, but being Nissan guy, well, you can see where I am going with this

[Modelbuilder Mark]

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You might want to talk to your bosses and desicionmakers before you make that call to Revell or Moebius. AMT seems to be busy doing reissues these days. But HEY, wait up - MENG might be interested given the reception of their Ford F-350 kit. So please, work your organization from the inside, and see what YOU can accomplish.

I plan on asking around. I work for Toyota Financial Services and while we are a wholly subsidiary of Toyota, decisions like that would likely come the manufacturing side. BUT....keep asking until someone knows, right? LOL

Yeah Jonathan, MENG came to mind, but just cannot imagine Toyota going for that. I honestly think that Moebius would stand a better chance, but that would seem too new a model year for most of what they are doing.

[lysleder]

decisions like that would likely come the manufacturing side. -

I honestly think that Moebius would stand a better chance, but that would seem too new a model year for most of what they are doing.

Yes, and decisions like that could come from the marketing side. From what I hear, at one point in time it was not uncommon for manufacturers to financially support (as in "commission" ) new kits.

And for Moebius, well they have a wide range of kits and topics. Just remember; they do make modern big rigs ,so don't say they wouldn't, just because you think they won't.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

True, I thought about the big rigs after I posted that.