Marcus GTE Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Toyota announced the launch of the “part reprint activity- GR Heritage parts project” for A70 & A80 owners Specific parts not announced yet... Ooft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Where did you read this? Sounds promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Texas supra Facebook page. I have a screen grab but it’s not uploading. The point was made to Toyota from members (not me) that companies like Nissan have a heritage parts dept and Tada said he would raise it with the company. Seems he may have kept his word on this... Edited May 18, 2019 by Marcus GTE (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 This? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Yep that’s it This? [ATTACH=CONFIG]231940[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Yep that’s it Hopefully this also means that they will stop discontinuing parts. I can't help but wonder if they are trying to placate current owners after the reaction to the Zupr4? The petition last year (?) didn't gain any traction despite the amount of signatures and being in direct contact with the head of Toyota UK and USA. It will probably have an impact on the secondhand part prices if it comes to fruition. Full story here - https://gazoo.com/article/gr/20190517.html Presentations were made by Shigeki Tomoyama, Toyota Motor's vice president and president of GAZOO Racing Company at the event hall of Megaweb. In addition to the press, the venue will be different from the usual press release that owners of the old model A70 and A80 are invited. A lot of images talked about Supra's view of the world and its passion for development, and the launch of GR Supra was announced. Major topics related to the new model are announced, such as the resumption of orders for the top grade, which had already been filled with order reservations, and for which orders could not be received, and the announcement of 24 limited cars with Toyota's first matte coating. We also announce the launch of the part reprint activity "GR Heritage Parts Project" for A70 and A80 owners. Although specific parts names were not announced yet, big applause arose from the successive generation model owners who gathered. Edited May 18, 2019 by Frank Bullitt Link added. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Hopefully that means no more ridiculous “supra tax” on parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 This is great news although don’t expect any parts for gearboxes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Hopefully we will see what it means in reality soon. I have a feeling if they restart discontinued parts that they will resume the previous prices. As an example, the discontinued new stock exhaust I have was last listed at over £1,000. Also, parts like the V160 that were made by Getrag may not be included... I remember the petition but I was refering to direct lobbying of Tetsuo Tada at the owners event last year where the point seemed to register with him. Enough people in enough places were all wanting it. They will be doing well to match companies like Porsche and Land Rover, where you can still get virtually any part for any car from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blythmrk Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 What parts have Nissan remade for the GTRs through their heritage programme? I cannot imagine toyota making every single part again, we will have to wait for the official parts list to be issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Nissan seem to be producing a fair amount of parts in their heritage line, including full RB engines if I remember reading correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudsey Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Sounds like good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Great news this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 stock exhaust for £1k I sold my good condition one for £50 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 stock exhaust for £1k I sold my good condition one for £50 I think I thought about getting rid of mine but it wasn't worth it so it's in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Finally! I hope they do facelift bits as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Does this mean my ashtray not worth £200 anymore lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddys Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Ah this is good news, following for updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Replacement vvti engines would be amazing. Being a main part of the iconic following. The 2jz would indeed be a particular fan favourite. Further support for its maintenance and upgrade would be absolutely incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo2007 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 What parts have Nissan remade for the GTRs through their heritage programme? I cannot imagine toyota making every single part again, we will have to wait for the official parts list to be issued. https://newsroom.nissan-global.com/releases/release-860852d7040eed420ffbaebb22425a17 Seems to be quite a few on the list, here's a link to the actual site, hopefully Toyota follow suit! https://www.nismo.co.jp/heritage_parts/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdale Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great news! With any luck more manufacturers will follow suit. With tighter and tighter regulations on new cars, it probably makes business sense to keep profiting from supporting your old cars than designing and producing a new one. Certainly for more niche cars like ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Bit more news - http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/toyota-a70-a80-supra-reproduction-parts/?fbclid=IwAR06pExybfLgMQ3P_OO2tIZBDUMjCMKv_Jtof77Pro7vi2av-THAjFzl0yQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIL007 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Heard rumours of this for a while, then over the last few days it has been all over the net. Would be great if it is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Just read this here https://www.motor1.com/news/350759/toyota-supra-parts-production-return/ Great news. Mr T still selling a lot of parts but this is really good news. I wonder what the parts list will be. Well done all involved in Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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