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TRD Altezza In official retirement

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Anyone read the artice in NZPC mag stating the retirement of the TRD altezza?, seems i was correct in my original post about a certain mishap in it during testing.

Seems a waste considering it had nearly an entire catalouge of TRD gear in it.
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JIZRAG wrote:Anyone read the artice in NZPC mag stating the retirement of the TRD altezza?, seems i was correct in my original post about a certain mishap in it during testing.

Seems a waste considering it had nearly an entire catalouge of TRD gear in it.


Yeah, I had it confirmed thru a Toyota source that it was damaged beyond repair, so looks like it wont be seen again.
I'm sure some of the gear will end up somewhere else though.
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What happened to it?
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AE82 FXGT wrote:What happened to it?


Seconded. That thing was pretty cool.
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That is extremely disappointing to read.
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i was speaking to the guy that did the cage in it, car was crashed during testing and badly damaged, apparently the cage was the only thing holding the car together.
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postfach wrote:i was speaking to the guy that did the cage in it, car was crashed during testing and badly damaged, apparently the cage was the only thing holding the car together.


that sux.... was one of the few altezza's i actually liked. :?
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yes :cry: and went very very well too!!
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RIP to a thing of beauty.. Atleast I will always have the poster on my wall *Memories of spending long hours sitting in it at Autosalon 05*
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pic of said car?
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should have said, Pic of said car showing why its worth this thread...
Just looks like any other altezza covered in stickers.

Brakes look chunky though.
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as mentioned above, had most of the TRD catalouge in it
plus turbo kit.

was anything but any other altezza
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tgb.mr2 wrote:should have said, Pic of said car showing why its worth this thread...
Just looks like any other altezza covered in stickers.

Brakes look chunky though.


There Supra 4-pots...TRD high performance brake kit apparently...

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Mr Revhead wrote:as mentioned above, had most of the TRD catalouge in it
plus turbo kit.

was anything but any other altezza


Yeah, definately had some real special stuff under the bonnet.. and probabley had much more put into it since I saw it last, was being made into a track weapon last I heard.
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Ya wont find any pics of Car in the state its in now, its all very "hush hush" at Toyota NZ about it. From what fire crew have said it was lucky no one was killed let alone injured.
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Damn would have been nice to see that car before it was roasted :?

Full TRD kit, damn such a shame. Wonder if any parts will go for sale 2nd-hand ? :lol:
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Ahhh... this is still my favourite Altezza, my mate owns it now. 2JZ power FTW!

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tgb.mr2 wrote:should have said, Pic of said car showing why its worth this thread...
Just looks like any other altezza covered in stickers.


lol 2nd'ed - What's with the fugly T-wing?
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