One of the most underrated Toyotas

Three years ago, Orly Tapay brought his 1974 Toyota Starlet to Southern California’s Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) and not many people paid attention to it. Probably because the KP45 Starlet was only ever available in Japan, and Orly’s car didn’t sport the iconic TOM’S touring car livery yet. However, this past spring at Toyotafest, no one could miss his Starlet as he showed off the newly applied vinyl he set out to do from the beginning, all from using a 1/24-scale toy box as a reference. Get ready for a history lesson.

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