By Jamie White – Head of Communications
Toyota is planning a visual celebration of decades of sporting design and engineering excellence with a GT86 line up at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
A fleet of six GT86 coupes finished in one-off classic liveries celebrating great Toyota race and rally cars of the past will be showcased at the event.
The classic look will be captured in vinyl wraps and decals plus lowered springs, stainless steel exhausts and retro-styled wheels.
Each car is inspired by a different model, which includes two sporting versions of Toyota’s original sports car, the 2000GT, Ove Andersson’s 1970s Celica 1600GT rally car, the IMSA GTU Celica that raced in North America in the 1980s, the World Rally Championship Celica GT-Four and the Esso Ultron Tiger Supra from the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship.
Vehicle vinyl specialist Motor Mode has reproduced key elements from the original liveries in the right proportions for the GT86. New springs bring the ride height down by 40mm and Rota has provided new wheels in different finishes to capture the retro look. A new Milltek Sport stainless steel exhaust system provides the finishing visual and aural flourish.
The coupes – a strictly one-off collection – are making their debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Moving Motor Show on June 25th, where they will be available for public test drives on a course that includes Goodwood’s famous hillclimb.
For the remainder of the festival they will be on static display at the Goodwood racing circuit, supporting the hugely popular GT86 Drift Experience.
Douglas Stafford has been working in partnership with Toyota for several years, providing a bespoke mystery shopping and customer experience programme to include Telephone Mystery Shopping, Email Mystery Shopping and Video Mystery Shopping across its UK network.
