how the SC's were designed
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don't know if this is a repost but thought it was pretty interesting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pHnX_e7mo
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Cute. At first I saw this with no sound and thought it was some dumb joke. But after listening to it for a second time around, all the lost was in the commentary. Quite interesting being as how I didn't know that's how they designed it. Quite a novel idea.
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I've seen the video as well (the dealer intro one) but I think the styling was strongly influenced by the 5th gen Celica that was all about curves and round edges. It was the first mass production car on the road to have that as a theme all over the car.
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The Calty studio in SoCal actually designed the 2nd gen Celica back in the 70s and one is on display at the Petersen Museum in LA. I saw it and a small display on all of the cars from that studio when I was in SoCal earlier this year.
I did not get time to go to the Toyota Museum in Torrance but if someone lives in the area it seems worth a look.
http://www.toyota50th.com/index.htm
I still credit the nothing but round edges to the 1967 Toyota 2000GT as a design theme.
![](http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200607/1967-toyota-2000-gt-11_460x0w.jpg)
At about 7 grand in 1967 it was a rich man's toy. To put that into perspective about $16K bought you a new 3 bedroom house in the burbs in those days.
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The Calty studio in SoCal actually designed the 2nd gen Celica back in the 70s and one is on display at the Petersen Museum in LA. I saw it and a small display on all of the cars from that studio when I was in SoCal earlier this year.
I did not get time to go to the Toyota Museum in Torrance but if someone lives in the area it seems worth a look.
http://www.toyota50th.com/index.htm
I still credit the nothing but round edges to the 1967 Toyota 2000GT as a design theme.
![](http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200607/1967-toyota-2000-gt-11_460x0w.jpg)
At about 7 grand in 1967 it was a rich man's toy. To put that into perspective about $16K bought you a new 3 bedroom house in the burbs in those days.
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Niiice! Nothing like the SC! I know people that have gotten rid of theirs and bought another one. As of now after almost 19 years, only 2 Models/Bodystyles of the SC!!
....people still dont thiink mine is a 93
....people still dont thiink mine is a 93