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Toyota GR86 is the greatest eight six!
Toyota GR86 is the greatest eight six!

Globetrotting Toyota GR86 – Down on the Street

February 11, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Earlier this week I posted a photo of a German AE86 and Toyota GR86. Only a few days prior to that I already encountered my first GR86 in the wild!

Toyota GR86, I see you through the grate!
Toyota GR86, I see you through the grate!

Hunting a Micra, finding a Toyota GR86!

I actually went hunting for a strange polka-dotted Nissan Micra I saw earlier in the parking garage. It unfortunately already departed by the time I returned. But as I made a small detour through the parking garage my eye caught a familiar tail light through the grate above me. So naturally I drove up one floor to take some photos.

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More fun with German AE86 vanity plates!
More fun with German AE86 vanity plates!

Grandpa AE86 taking grandchild GR86 for a grand day out – Brilliant

February 10, 2024 / / 1 Comment

This photo of a German Toyota Corolla GT Twin Cam 16 AE86 and a Toyota GR86 is just brilliant!

Grandpa AE86 takes grandson GR86 for a day out!
Grandpa AE86 takes grandson GR86 for a day out!

As you can see, both have a personalized vanity plate with AE86 in it! It was posted in the German AE86 WhatsApp group and the first comment was “Opa und Enkel on tour.” which roughly translates to Grandpa taking grandchild for a day out. Just simply brilliant!

I’m sorry to say this to the owner of the Toyota GR86: you got the wrong plate! It should have been MD-GR-86! But you could also say I’m just jealous we can’t get personalized plates here in the Netherlands…

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