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11-16-2009, 10:29 PM
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Toyota Tundra Hot Rod - Click above for high-res image gallery
Yeah... Toyota is painting this one as a what-would-happen if Tundras existed back during the hot rodding heyday of the 1950s. We'll let you draw your own conclusions about that. However, we would like to take this opportunity to point out that the grill would have been chrome, not matte. And odds are they would have lowered the truck a bit more, right?
Also, whatever aerodynamic advantage gained with the moon disk hubs is negated (and then some) by the giant wing mirrors. All that smack talked, an actual Japanese take on American hot rods would be welcome -- maybe next year. Full press release -- and perhaps a better explanation -- after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/).
Gallery: SEMA 2009: Toyota Tundra Hot Rod (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)
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Toyota Tundra Hot Rod - Click above for high-res image gallery
Yeah... Toyota is painting this one as a what-would-happen if Tundras existed back during the hot rodding heyday of the 1950s. We'll let you draw your own conclusions about that. However, we would like to take this opportunity to point out that the grill would have been chrome, not matte. And odds are they would have lowered the truck a bit more, right?
Also, whatever aerodynamic advantage gained with the moon disk hubs is negated (and then some) by the giant wing mirrors. All that smack talked, an actual Japanese take on American hot rods would be welcome -- maybe next year. Full press release -- and perhaps a better explanation -- after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/).
Gallery: SEMA 2009: Toyota Tundra Hot Rod (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tundrahotrodsema_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tundrahotrodsema_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tundrahotrodsema_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tundrahotrodsema_04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tundrahotrodsema_05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-toyota-tundra-hot-rod/low/)
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