Which Toyota car was styled after the Toyota AA and limited to 100 units in 1996?

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The Toyota car styled after the Toyota AA and limited to 100 units in 1996 was the Toyota Classic.

Toyota created the Classic during the 1990s retro-car boom and to mark the 60th anniversary of the Toyoda Model AA, the company’s first passenger car. Its exterior echoed the AA’s streamlined 1930s styling, including a tall grille, separate-looking fenders and prominent vintage-car details.

Underneath, the Classic was far more modern than its appearance suggested. It used a fifth-generation Toyota Hilux rear-wheel-drive frame and a 2.0-liter 3Y-E four-cylinder engine. Toyota Technocraft produced the bodywork, while the cabin added wood trim and leather to reinforce the retro theme.

The Toyota Origin is an easy mix-up because it was another limited retro-styled Toyota, but it arrived in 2000 and was modeled after the first-generation Toyota Crown. The Crown and Century were regular Toyota model lines rather than the 100-unit AA tribute.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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