{"id":80023,"date":"2021-06-08T09:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=80023"},"modified":"2021-06-08T09:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:54:10","slug":"80023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/80023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyotafest Roars Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-80023-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/There-were-many-Starlet-models-most-were-modified-min-e1623171118961.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80030&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;There were many Starlet models \\u0026#8211; most were modified-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nToyotafest \\u0026#8211; its 25th incarnation \\u0026#8211; occurred next to the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, Calif. on Saturday, June 5th. About 450 Toyota and Lexus vehicles began lining up at daybreak for the show that celebrates the marque in all of its iterations, from the oldest to the newest and in between. There were stock vehicles, wildly modified vehicles, show cars and trucks. Plus aftermarket vendors galore, although food trucks, the normal prize-giving and live music wasn\\u2019t part of this year\\u2019s program.\\n\\nMostly, though, this was an opportunity to celebrate being outside in beautiful weather, getting together and enjoying one another\\u2019s cars, vans and trucks. Owners came from all over the country, but the pandemic did limit some fans from traveling to Long Beach for this event, as worries about the possibility of catching COVID-19 \\u0026#8211; even in this outdoors venue \\u0026#8211; kept many at home.\\n\\nSigns were posted throughout the Marina Green Park to social distance and there were plenty of sanitizing stations. People used them, too. Apparently, there are lots of responsible Toyota and Lexus owners, and their fans. The city capped the event at 6,000 attendees \\u0026#8211; whether that included those showing cars wasn\\u2019t made clear \\u0026#8211; but the crowds were polite, careful and respectful of others.\\n\\nMany who had modified their vehicles were glad they\\u2019d put in hydraulic or air suspensions as the entryway for the longitudinal park was a bit on the steep side and no one wanted to ruin expensive rims and elegant paint jobs. Many laughed about having to change settings simply to get up the slight hill to their assigned spots.\\n\\nThe organizers, the Toyota Owners and Restorers Club (TORC) and local dealer\\\/sponsor Cabe Toyota, gave entrants color coded entry placards that allowed volunteers to place like models together on the greenbelt. The largest contingent were Corolla cars and hatchbacks. The new Corolla hatchback has become a favorite of modifiers and the many iterations were lowered, had wheel-tire updates and interior modifications, as befits the best-selling model in the world.\\n\\nAmong the more unusual vehicles on display were the single Century model, still used in Japan to ferry diplomats and presidents and two trucks that caught this writer\\u2019s eye. The first was a 1968 Land Cruiser FJ40 that had a nine-year restoration, including a 1974 engine and transfer case. It was in exceptional condition, as was its immediate neighbor, a 1984 HJ47 Land Cruiser pickup with a six-cylinder diesel engine that was in original condition, unrestored and capped out at around 40,000 miles. The diesel pickup was originally exported to Central and South America, the owner said.\\n\\nYes, the cars were special \\u0026#8211; especially to their owners \\u0026#8211; but the joy of being at the park and being able to mingle with fellow Toyota and Lexus aficionados, exchange information and enjoy this perfect day made the 25th annual Toyotafest a winning endeavor.\\n\\nClick Here to Begin Slideshow&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/Toyotas-trucks-are-long-lasting-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80035&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Toyota\\u0026#8217;s trucks are long-lasting-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/RHD-pickup-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80024&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;RHD pickup-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/safety-signage-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;safety signage-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/Scions-XB-is-always-ripe-for-mods-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80026&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Scion\\u0026#8217;s XB is always ripe for mods-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/Soopra-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80027&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Soopra-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/Supras-of-all-vintage-were-parked-near-the-entrance-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80028&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Supras of all vintage were parked near the entrance-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/The-Corolla-is-usually-modified-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80029&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Corolla is usually modified-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/This-Celica-looks-race-ready-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80031&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This Celica looks race-ready-min&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/This-five-speed-truck-has-32500-miles-on-it-and-its-for-sale-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80032&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This five-speed truck has 32,500 miles on it \\u0026#8211; 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