Lexus BEGUN 20 years ago this month!!!
08-07-03, 05:26 PM
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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.
08-08-03, 08:12 AM
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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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08-09-03, 06:42 PM
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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.
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08-09-03, 07:27 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.
08-11-03, 09:29 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.
Toyoda takes 10 brush strokes, but Toyota takes 8.
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08-12-03, 07:36 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
