It was a gorgeous day to check out your favorite Toyota vehicle, and there were plenty to choose from. |
Every year, the Toyota Owners and Restorers Club, or TORC for short, puts on a marquee event called All Toyotafest. The event caters to all years and models of Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs. Started in 1995 as a show to celebrate vintage Toyota cars, it eventually drew cars of every year. Originally held in San Diego, the show quickly outgrew its location and was moved to the more central Queen Mary parking lot in Long Beach, California. Since then the show has grown year over year.
This year's event drew over well over 4,000 spectators that came out to check out the over 400 Toyota, Lexus, and Scion cars, trucks, and SUVs. The goal of TORC is to provide a laid back, minimal cost, Toyota exclusive show. "Thanks to our sponsors, we can keep this show relatively low cost for participants and free for spectators," explained TORC President, Mike Bingham. "We just want to give everyone a chance to see Toyota history and to have a good time."
Scions were plentiful and there were numerous styles to choose from.
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Another clean Supra, this one featuring a twin turbo 2JZ-GTE.
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With 2015 being the year that Marty went to in Back to the Future, there were several Back to the Future styled Toyota pickups to choose from.
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You really could find just about any Toyota vehicle in attendance. This off road inspired FJ Cruiser was a crowd favorite.
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This Toyota mini truck featured a trick cantilevered airbag suspension with an independent rear.
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From mild to wild, if you were into a specific style, you could find it at All Toyotafest.
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Back in February, Scion announced that it would perform a brand transition into the Toyota brand. "Since this is the last year of Scion, it was a bit of a farewell show to Scion," said Mike. "There are a lot of faithful Scion fans and we expect that, now more than ever, they will turn out in droves to future events."
A sight not often seen at many car shows is the Prius, but at this show, there were several custom Prius' to check out.
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Toyota fans had a lot to drool over. Like this epically clean Corolla GT-S.
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Scion brought out there SEMA vehicles to show off. This one features a killer sound system and a DJ booth built right in. Talk about a party on wheels!
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This Scion iA was inspired by Lowrider theme and pulled it off quite well.
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Another of the crazy vehicles that Scion brought out was roadster xA. This one would definitely be a wild ride.
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This super rare 2000GT made an appearance at the show. Not often can the public catch of glimpse of these unicorns
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Some of the sponsors of the event include Toyota Motor Corporation, Cabe Toyota of Long Beach, the Toyota USA Auto Museum, Toyota Racing Development, Scion, and Lexus. If you missed this year's event, you will want to mark the calendars for next year and make sure to get out to the Queen Mary to check it out. Check back for more information on future TORC events.
The MR2s were out in force at All Toyotafest.
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The NIA Auto Design body kit on this RCF adds the right amount of style to this car.
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If there is one car that gets people's blood boiling it is the Toyota Supra. This one is a clean example with a K&N air intake feeding the turbo.
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