Last update: December 2, currently 24 models in this collection
This collection contains the Group C cars from Toyota such as the screaming TS010 and many turbo cars. Also I have models of the IMSA Eagle-Toyota’s in this collection. Other Toyota’s such as the famous GT-One can be found in #009 and the 21st century hybrids and hypercars are in #032.
1983 – 1985
1985 Fuji 1000 km, Tom’s 85C-Toyota. The first Group C Toyota was the 83C which wasn’t that successful and of which I have no model. In 1985 the second generation appeared on track. The chassis were built by Dome and raced by Dome and Toyota’s partner TOM’S in the Japanese championship and also the 1000 km race that counted for the world championship.
#37 Tiff Needell (GB) / James Weaver (GB) – 10th
Team Ikuzawa Tom’s 85C – Toyota 4T-GT straight-4 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #unknown
- EBBRO Racing Series 45018 (diecast)
1985 Le Mans 24h, Tom’s 85C-Toyota. Tom’s adjusted the rear bodywork and spoiler of the Dome and renamed it Tom’s. The car used Bridgestone tires, the all Japanese driver line-up finished 12th. That seems a long way back, but they were only the 4th non-Porsche.
#36 Satoru Nakajima (J) / Masanori Sekiya / (J) / Kaoru Hoshino (J) – 10th
Tom’s 85C – Toyota 4T-GT straight-4 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #85C-01
- SPARK S2350 (resin)
1985 Le Mans 24h, Dome 85C-Toyota.The Dome car had the original bodywork and ran on Dunlops. It retired after 141 laps with a broken clutch.
#38 Eje Elgh (S) / Geoff Lees (GB) / Toshio Suzuki (J) – DNF
Tom’s 85C – Toyota 4T-GT straight-4 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #unknown
- SPARK S2351 (resin)
1986 – 1989
1986 Le Mans 24h, Tom’s 86C-Toyota. Again Tom’s and Dome operated separately from each other and both entered a Dome 86C with Toyota engine in this year’s Le Mans. The Tom’s entry in Leyton House colors retired with a broken engine. The new 3S-GTM engine delivered much more power than the old one, but still was a small 4-cylinder compared to the 6-cylinder Porsches, Sauber V8 and V12 Jaguars.
#36 Geoff Lees (GB) / Satoru Nakajima (J) / Masanori Sekiya (J) – DNF
Tom’s 86C – Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 890 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #unknown
- SPARK S2352 (resin)
1986 Le Mans 24h, Dome 86C-Toyota. The new Dome 86C was lighter and much more powerful than the underpowered 1985 version. Also the chassis was stiffer thanks to the use of honeycomb aluminum panels. But the car was not classified at Le Mans. It’s last lap – after a very long pitstop – took much too long.
#38 Eje Elgh (S) / Beppe Gabbiani (I) / Toshio Suzuki (J) – DNC
Dome 86C – Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 890 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #unknown
- SPARK S2353 (resin)
1988 Le Mans 24h, Toyota 88C. In 1987, the Domes ran under the official Toyota name for the first time. Both cars didn’t finish and I don’t have a model. In 1988, Toyota entered two 88C which were slightly improver 87C-chassis’. The cars were quite strong in qualifying, starting 8th and 10th. This year they both did finish but on a huge distance from the victorious Jaguar.
#36 Geoff Lees (GB) / Masanori Sekiya (J) / Kaoru Hoshino (J) -12th
#38 Paolo Barilla (I) / Hitoshi Ogawa (J) / Tiff Needell (GB) – 24th
Toyota 88C – Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 880 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #87C-008 & #87C-007.
- EBBRO Toyota Racing Collection 43685 & 43686
1988 Le Mans 24h, Toyota 89C-V & 88C. Toyota entered no less than three cars this year. Two were equipped with a new 3.2 liter V8 engine. It still lacked speed and reliability compared to Jaguar, Porsche and Mercedes. The blue Minolta car retired with a broken engine. The Taka-Q car is the 37T which was used in practice only. The #37 without T crashed early in the race.
#36 Paolo Barilla (I) / Ross Cheever (USA) / Hitoshi Ogawa (J) – DNF
#37 Geoff Lees (GB) / John Watson (GB) / Johnny Dumfries (GB) – DNF
Toyota 89C-V – Toyota R32V V8 90° twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #07 & #06
The third car with Nippondenso advertising was the older 88C with 4-cylinder engine and that also crashed. A year to forget!
#38 Kaoru Hoshino (J) / Didier Artzet (F) / Keiichi Suzuki (J) – DNF
Tom’s Toyota 88C – Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 880 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #87C-009
- Q-MODEL Streamline Collection QMC 105 & QMC 106 (diecast)
- EBBRO Toyota Racing Collection 43682 (diecast)
1989 Japanese Sports Car Championship Fuji 1000 km, Toyota 89C-V. The Japanese Goup C championship was still very much alive in 1989. Porsche, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda were present with strong teams and especially the Japanese brands ran with factory support. SARD team Toyota entered a 89C-V for Roland Ratzenberger and two Japanese drivers.
#50 Roland Ratzenberger (A) / Kouji Satou (J) / Keiichi Suzuki (J) – 10th
SARD Toyota 89C-V – Toyota R32V V8 90° twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Dome #04
- Q-MODEL Streamline Collection QMC 019 (diecast)
1992 – 1994 turbo cars
1990 Was no success story for Toyota either, so they skipped Le Mans 1991 to focus on new cars in 1992. In fact they developed two completely different concepts at the same time; the 92C-V turbo charged V8 car that was the successor of the previous cars and originally designed for the Japanese Sports Car Championship and the brand new 3.5 liter normally aspirated TS010 which I will show in a next chapter.
1992 Le Mans 24h, Toyota 92C-V. 1992 was the year with the smallest number of contenders in many years; only 30 cars started the 24-hour race. The new category 1 cars with F1 technology engines were the fastest, behind those, the (fuel restricted) turbocharged group C cars were in category 2 (new cars) and category 3 (old group C cars). The two Toyotas were the only cars that were entered in category 2 and finished 5th and 9th overall and of course won their category …
#34 Roland Ratzenberger (A) / Eje Elgh (S) / Eddie Irvine (GB) – 9th / 2nd cat. 2
#35 Stefan Johansson (S) / Steven Andskar (S) / George Fouché (SA) – 5th / 1st cat. 2
Toyota 92C-V – 3.6 liter Toyota R36V V8 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 900 kg. carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. 92C-V #005 & #001
- SPARK S2367 & S2368 (resin)
1992 Japanese Sports Car Championship Fuji 1000 km, Toyota 92C-V. Trust Racing Team also competed in the Japanese Sports Car Championship with this Trust sponsored Toyota 92C-V.
#99 George Fouché (SA) / Steven Andskar (S) – 3rd
Toyota 92C-V – 3.6 liter Toyota R36V V8 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. 92C-V #001
- SPARK S6253 (resin)
1994 Le Mans 24h, Toyota 94C-V. 1994, the last year that group C cars could take part, Toyota customer teams SARD and Trust both entered a 94C-V. These were 92C-V chassis that were adapted to the latest regulations. Group C cars were restricted on engine power but the Toyotas were still the fastest cars on track. Some small technical problems prevented them from winning and they finished 2nd and 4th and got beaten by the Dauer Porsche 962. Another group C car but homologated as a GT1 because of a loophole in the regulations.
#1 Mauro Martini (I) / Jeff Krosnoff (USA) / Eddie Irvine (GB) – 2nd
#4 Bob Wollek (F) / Steven Andskar (S) / George Fouché (SA) – 4th
Toyota 94C-V – 3.6 liter Toyota R36V V8 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 900 kg. carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. 92C-V #005 & #001
- ALTAYA 24 heures du Mans #unknown (diecast)
- SPARK S1379 (resin)
1992 Sebring 12h, Eagle MkIII – Toyota. While Toyota tried to make impact at the Le Mans 24-hours, the All American Eagle team built a whole new GTP car using the well known 4-cylinder 2.1 liter Toyota engine for the IMSA Series. The car was successful right away and it broke the dominance of the Nissan V8 GTP’s. All American Racers would win the IMSA championship in 1992 and in 1993.
#99 Andy Wallace (GB) / Juan-Manuel Fangio II (RA) – 1st
AAR Eagle Mk III – 2.1 liter Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 750 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 850 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Eagle #WFO 91-004
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 114325 (resin produced by SPARK)
1993 Daytona 24h, Eagle MkIII – Toyota. The Eagle won the IMSA championship in 1992. The 1993 version had a smaller restrictor and thus some 50 hp less power and was also 60 kg heavier, but it still won the championship in 1993 also. This car won the 24 hour race at Daytona.
#99 P.J. Jones (USA) / Rocky Moran (USA) / Mark Dismore (USA) – 1st
AAR Eagle Mk III – 2.1 liter Toyota 3S-GTM straight-4 turbo, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Eagle #WFO 91-003
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 114326 (resin produced by SPARK)
Toyota TS010
1992 Le Mans 24h, Toyota TS010. The grid was very small this year due to the change in regulations. Both Jaguar and Mercedes had pulled out after the 1991 season and only Peugeot, Toyota, Mazda and Lola entered works cars with a 3.5 liter V10 engine. These new sports cars were much lighter and sleaker than the turbo charged legacy group C cars. There were enough doubts if the high revving V10’s would hold for 24 hours, but surprisingly most of them did. Peugeot took a convincing victory with a 6 lap advantage over the Tom’s entered TS010.
#7 Geoff Lees (GB) / David Brabham (AUS) / Ukyo Katayama (J) – DNF / engine
#8 Jan Lammers (NL) / Andy Wallace (GB) / Teo Fabi (I) – 8th
#33 Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) / Masanori Sekiya (J) / Kenny Acheson (IRL) – 2nd
Toyota TS010 – 3.5 liter Toyota RV10, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. #006, #005 & #004
- IXO Classic Le Mans & GT Cars LMC032, LMC033 & LMC031 (diecast)
1992 Mine 500 km, Toyota TS010. Popularity of Group C was decreasing. The new 3.5 liter engines couldn’t change that, or may even have caused it. The Toyota TS010 was no match for the Peugeot 905. The japanese competed in the World Champonship and Le Mans, but could’t win. They also entered a car in the Japanese Championship for some events. There it competed against new 3.5 liters but also the ‘old’ group C sports car. Lammers and Lees won the final race of the season at Mine.
#36 Jan Lammers (NL) / Geoff Lees (GB) – 1st
Toyota TS010 – 3.5 liter Toyota RV10, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #002
- HPI 8670 (resin)
1993 Le Mans 24h, Toyota TS010. 1993 was the second and last year for the 3.5 liter group C cars. Peugeot and Toyota both entered 3 cars for the 24-hour race. The Tony Southgate designed TS010 was slightly changed since last year; new air-intakes and a different rear end where the wheel covers had disappeared. But Peugeot also introduced an evolution version of their 905 and scored an easy 1-2-3 victory. Toyota TS010s finished 4th and 8th.
#38 Jan Lammers (NL) / Geoff Lees (GB) / Juan Manuel Fangio II (RA) – 8th
Toyota TS010 – 3.5 liter Toyota RV10, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #008
- IXO Classic Le Mans & GT Cars LMM056 (diecast)
Daytona prototype
2006 Daytona 24h, Riley MkXI – Lexus. Daytona Prototypes exist since 2003. Great equality in chassis, restricted engines and no exotic materials are the keywords. Chip Ganassi Racing entered two cars with Lexus (Toyota) V8 engines this year. The #1 car retires, but this one wins the 24 hour race. It was the first of three consecutive wins for the Japanese engine provider.
#2 Scott Dixon (
USA) / Dan Wheldon (USA
) / Casey Mears (USA) – 1st
Ganassi Riley Riley MkXI – 4.4 liter Lexus (Toyota) V8, approx. 500 hp. Hoosier tires. Weight 1020 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Riley #002
- SPARK Daytona Prototypes 43DA06 (resin)
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