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Yaris Hilton · 12-20-2009, 10:44 PM

Now, before we get too righteously indignant about Chinese copying, don't forget that Toyota started that way, too. They bought a Chrysler Airflow, a Ford and a Chevrolet, took them all apart and measured everything. The original Toyota had a body styled very similarly to the Airflow on basically a Ford chassis (many parts being directly interchangeable), and the engine was a direct copy of the Chevrolet six cylinder. In fact, back in the '70s when I was interested in four wheelers, the Toyota Land Cruiser still used an engine that was copied from the 235 c.i.d. Chevrolet Six.

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12-20-2009, 10:44 PM	#14
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Now, before we get too righteously indignant about Chinese copying, don't forget that Toyota started that way, too. They bought a Chrysler Airflow, a Ford and a Chevrolet, took them all apart and measured everything. The original Toyota had a body styled very similarly to the Airflow on basically a Ford chassis (many parts being directly interchangeable), and the engine was a direct copy of the Chevrolet six cylinder. In fact, back in the '70s when I was interested in four wheelers, the Toyota Land Cruiser still used an engine that was copied from the 235 c.i.d. Chevrolet Six.