Many automakers have taken to enshrine their prides of joy over the decades, setting up places of pilgrimage for enthusiasts, fans and lovers across the globe. Toyota is no different, marking its museum in Nagakute City in Nagoya, Japan.
But, Toyota has added a not-so-known vehicle to its museum in Japan. The brand has made space for an American luxury hero, a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado.
You see, the Toyota Automobile Museum is unlike many other automotive museums owned and operated by automakers. Toyota encompasses all different types of automobiles at its museum, even including cross-town rival Honda.
The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado is a peculiar choice, but someone in Toyota recognizes the impact such a vehicle had on the opposite side of the Pacific ocean. We’d bet the 1959 Eldorado and its massive tailfins make it one of the larger vehicles in the museum, but we’re sure it’s a sight to see for locals and tourists alike.
We’d bet the 1959 Eldorado and its massive tailfins make it one of the larger vehicles in the museum, but we’re sure it’s a sight to see for locals and tourists alike.
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Not really a new thing.
The first American built Honda is not in the Honda Museum it is in the Henry Ford in Dearborn.
The Henry Ford Museum has many different makes along with some of the most important Fords.
I even saw a nice display of the best cars of the Harley Earl era at the HF Museum. Including the X job, Y job and all three Firebird Turbo cars along with many other rare GM cars.
With a good Museum you never know just what you may find.
the HF museum also has the chair that abe lincoln was setting in when assassinated.
They also have a test tube of Thomas Edison’s supposed last breath.
Talk about a case of real Halitosis.
They took tubes and sent them out to people who were friends of Edison these tubes and HF I had on in his personal effects when he passed.
Just shows if you look around you never know what you may find at a Museum.
Someone should buy it and bring it back to the U.S .
Or leave it there and teach them that cars were not small generic boxes like they have and make now.
Maybe they will take the design staff at Toyota and let them learn that you can do more to a car and make it interesting to look at not just efficient to drive.
It is not just by change some of the best designs the japan automakers have came from America and Italy.
Styling was never their strong suit.