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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 12:31 AM
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Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Been a long time ....
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 03:05 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Sure. It's a Toe-Jam. Trojan. Uhh... Tojan.

It's claim to fame is it once played third banana in the Jay Leno, Pat Morita, buddy cop movie.

Seriously.

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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 05:54 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Not that particular one, but do recall seeing them new at a few dealers in late 80s
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 07:42 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Seen quite a few of those ford probes.
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 12:39 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

They're just SO kit car looking ... I think if reworked heavily it could look cool ... In the right hands
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 04:10 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

It looks , , , bloated . Like one to many trips to the all you can eat buffet .....
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 04:57 PM
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Nothing but 80's overkill...
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Old Nov 1, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

I think those are called Trojan Trans Am's . They where a licensed kit car conversion. From what ive gathered on the net, quite a few of them where around.
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 01:05 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Tojan.80s kitcar.
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 06:40 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

are those 8' T12's?
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 11:20 AM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

T-O-J-A-N No R. Most people think it's a made up, nonsense jibberish word, like "Carralo", but it's really just Japanese slang for "bad taste, and can't afford an exotic".

It's kind of odd how so many have tried to build something "cool" out of a F-body, and all of them just end up looking retarded.



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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 02:38 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

The white, ugly car posted by Drew, is called a "Johnson Coupe". One of those things is driving around over here in my town. So obviously those strange things made it over the big pond to germany... and the owner ist totally proud of it and did not believe me that it's just a born Camaro...
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 05:12 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Originally Posted by Drew


LOL
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 06:05 PM
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Re: Ok guys, anyone seen this before ???

Zimmer company in Pompano Fl. carved up Grand Prix, Mustangs and others
for those retro neo-classical Excaliber type cars. Lotsa old guys bought them
instead of Corvettes, porsche etc. back in the 80s.
Seen a lot of them in Fla. back then!

HMMM....
One of them cars is worth crap today while a 911 porsche of then is worth
big $$$ now.
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