Lexus BEGUN 20 years ago this month!!!
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Re: Lexus BEGUN 20 years ago this month!!!
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
August 1983
At a top-level, top-secret meeting, Toyota Chairman Eiji Toyoda determines the time is right to create a luxury vehicle to challenge the world's best.
August 1983
At a top-level, top-secret meeting, Toyota Chairman Eiji Toyoda determines the time is right to create a luxury vehicle to challenge the world's best.
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Re: Lexus BEGUN 20 years ago this month!!!
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
August 1983
At a top-level, top-secret meeting, Toyota Chairman Eiji Toyoda determines the time is right to create a luxury vehicle to challenge the world's best.
August 1983
At a top-level, top-secret meeting, Toyota Chairman Eiji Toyoda determines the time is right to create a luxury vehicle to challenge the world's best.
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TOYODA was Toyotas founder's name. But the D in TOYODA took more brush strokes than T in japanese so he changed it to to toyoTa so it could be easily written.
Last edited by 5speed300; Aug 9, 2003 at 06:42 PM.
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Originally posted by 5speed300
TOYODA was Toyotas founder's name. But the D in TOYODA took more brush strokes than T in japanese so he changed it to to toyoTa so it could be easily written.
TOYODA was Toyotas founder's name. But the D in TOYODA took more brush strokes than T in japanese so he changed it to to toyoTa so it could be easily written.
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Originally posted by 5speed300
TOYODA was Toyotas founder's name. But the D in TOYODA took more brush strokes than T in japanese so he changed it to to toyoTa so it could be easily written.
TOYODA was Toyotas founder's name. But the D in TOYODA took more brush strokes than T in japanese so he changed it to to toyoTa so it could be easily written.
Toyoda takes 10 brush strokes, but Toyota takes 8.
Last edited by Earl!; Aug 18, 2003 at 08:30 AM.
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Originally posted by Earl!
Having studied Japanese for 6 years I can say that the statement above is pretty much correct, if you say TA and DA. I'm curious though, where did you hear that?
Having studied Japanese for 6 years I can say that the statement above is pretty much correct, if you say TA and DA. I'm curious though, where did you hear that?
Oh yeah, and I'm nearly a year YOUNGER than when the Lexus dream came alive
