Toyota concept vehicles produced between 1935 and 1969 include:

A1 (1935)

The A1 was made in May 1935 as

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's first complete vehicle. It entered production in slightly modified form in 1936 as the AA.

Sports (1957)

The Toyota Sports was a concept vehicle made by Toyota in 1957. It was equipped with a 697 cc engine, and the Toyota Sports X and

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were based on it.

Sports X (1961)

The Sports X was a concept car shown at the 1961

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. Styling was similar to Italian show cars of the time, with slim pillars and a light roof. A 1900 cc engine was used with other mechanicals based on the

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. It was not put into production.

Airport Limousine (1961)

The Airport Limousine was a concept car shown at the 1961

. Based on the

, the Airport Limousine was a 6-door wagon that retained the fins and side panels of the Crown sedan. It had three rows of bench seats, allowed seating for 9 people, plus luggage space in the rear section. The 1900cc 3R engine produced at 4600 rpm and at 2600 rpm. The Airport Limousine was not put into production. The similar production Masterline wagon (also based on the Crown) had only 2 doors, 2 rows of bench seats to allow seating for 6 people (plus luggage) and simpler side panels (without fins). Toyota made another 6 door Airport Limousine based on the Crown in 1977. It also failed to make production.

X (1961)

The Toyopet X is a car made by Toyota in 1961. It is based on the

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. It was shown at the 1961

Publica Sports (1962)

The Toyota Publica Sports was a

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that was developed from the

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production car. The first public viewing was at the 1962

. It featured just 2 seats, a small but high revving engine and a sliding canopy for entry. The Publica used a 2-cylinder boxer engine, so the Publica Sports is likely to have used the same engine. It was further developed into the production Sports 800 but without the sliding canopy. The concept featured 1

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that slides backward. Publica_Sports

Corona 1500S Convertible (1963)

The Corona 1500S Convertible was a concept car displayed at the 1963

. The 2-door convertible body was similar to the 4-door Toyota Corona#T20, T30 series, Corona RT20 sedan from the waistline down. The 1500 cc engine used a pair of

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s and was connected to a 4-speed, all synchronised manual gearbox. It was not put into production.

Corona 1900S Sporty Sedan (1963)

The Corona 1900S Sporty Sedan was a concept car displayed at the 1963

. The 1897 cc 3R engine from the

was fitted to a Toyota Corona#T20, T30 series, Corona RT20 sedan instead of the standard 1500 cc engine, increasing power to . It was not sold in Japan but in 1964 it was sold in the American market as the RT30L Tiara, replacing the identical looking 1500 cc RT20L.

Corona Sports Coupe (1963)

The Corona Sports Coupe was a concept car by Toyota shown at the 1963

. Although it used the

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name, it shared little except for the suspension. The body was similar to 2+2 coupes produced by many Italian design houses,http://www.2000gt.net/Prototype1963/Proto1963.php TOYOTA Prototype 1963 (French) with simple, clean lines instead of the more pronounced lines of the 1961 X concept car. Even the front indicators were demurely placed within the front grill next to a pair of single headlights instead of the more usual place under the bumper. The swage line started midway along the door, continued to the rear flanks and then raised up before flowing around the rear corners to form the top rear edge of the

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. Unlike other Toyota models of the time, horizontal rear indicators were used as part of the emerging trend in car design. The engine was the 1897 cc 3R engine from the

with twin

s. Transmission was by a floor shift, 4 speed, fully synchronised manual gearbox. Top speed was 170 km/h.

Crown Convertible (1963)

The 2-door Crown Convertible was displayed at the 1963

, based on the Crown 1900 coupe. Features included a hydraulically operated folding soft top and electric windows. The 1897 cc 3R engine had dual

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s fitted, raising the power to . Transmission was by a 4-speed column shift manual gearbox. It was not put into production.

Dream Car Model (1963)

The Dream Car Model was a small, scale model of a concept car shown at the 1963

, displayed inside of a transparent dome. This was designed as a 'running reception room inside a luxurious cabin'. The body was a cab forward van on a stretched chassis. The top half was completely formed from transparent panels, including the roof, and featured seats that faced each other.

EX Dream Car (1965)

The Dream Car was a 2-seater concept sports car shown at the 1965

. It was a scale model displayed on a stand, meant to show a cutting edge design, featuring a center fin that crosses over a mostly glass canopy, and futuristically-styled headlights. It was made without intention of reaching production and was not made as a fully-functional concept car. As for all Toyota concept cars featuring 'EX,' it meant Experimental, and preceded the three numerically numbered EX concept cars debuted in 1969. After the initial public display at the Tokyo Motor Show, it was displayed at a Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) sponsored event in the mid-to-late 60's, but the concept car and the vehicle's manufacturer documentation has been allegedly lost as early as the 1970s.

EX-I (1969)

Designed to show how Japan's new highways could be used, the EX-I was a 2-seater concept sports car shown at the 1969

. Styling was similar to the Celica released the next year with more emphasis placed on aerodynamics. A roof mounted spoiler was raised and lowered electrically to increase stability at high speed. The interior was ergonomically designed with a wrap around console so that all switches were within easy reach of the driver. Twin exhausts and

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scoops hinted at an engine larger than normally used on Japanese cars.

EX-II (1969)

The EX-II was a 2-seater, fully enclosed electric runabout shown at the 1969

EX-III (1969)

Shown at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show, the EX-III was the big brother of the EX-I. The larger body was even more aerodynamic, being built very low with a pointed front (no bumper), a long

, sharply sloped sides and a tapered rear. Large exhaust outlets hinted at a gas turbine engine but no details were given.

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