{"id":3083,"date":"2013-05-30T07:27:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T14:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2015-01-11T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T01:40:23","slug":"toyotafest-2013-history-and-horsepower-beneath-the-queen-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/3083\/toyotafest-2013-history-and-horsepower-beneath-the-queen-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"ToyotaFest 2013 – History and Horsepower Beneath the Queen Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"
There were hundreds of vehicles present, ranging from the merely \u201ccool\u201d or interesting cars to the incredibly rare and amazing vehicles (like an honest-to-goodness Toyota 2000GT, an example of which recently auctioned for $1.2 million).<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n If you never get below this surface impression, that’s easily forgivable. The glitz of all the show cars can distract even the most hard-core automotive observer. However, if you look closely, you’ll see what’s really going on at ToyotaFest \u2013 a modern history exhibit for one of the world’s most successful automakers.<\/p>\n Please don’t misunderstand me \u2013 I’m not saying that Toyota is one of the world’s most successful automakers merely as an avowed Toyota enthusiast. I’m simply stating the facts: In 1933, Toyota made automatic looms. Fifty years later, they were the fastest growing car company in the world’s largest automotive market. Thirty years after that, they’re on track to be the largest automaker (or perhaps 2nd largest, if VW has their way) in the world. By any measure, that’s phenomenal.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n As if Toyota’s incredible growth between 1933 and 2013 isn’t enough to impress you, it should be noted that Toyota developed a revolutionary quality process along the way. Known as \u201cThe Toyota Way,\u201d the company invented a method for doing things that has not only changed the way every car is built, but has also been applied to countless other industries.<\/p>\n