Tom’s is to Toyota what Brabus is to Mercedes, AC Schnitzer to BMW and Manthey to Porsche. Anyone’s who ever binge-watched Best Motoring videos will be familiar with their mad creations, while the iconic Castrol-liveried Supra is legendary among Gran Turismo players. Now entering its 50th year, the Japanese tuner has announced it’s throwing its hat into the restomod ring - and boy has it come out swinging.
This, folks, is Tom’s first creation: a reimagining of the A80 Toyota Supra. Okay, so the fourth generation Supra isn’t exactly old by restomod standards, but given their immense popularity these days (and the fact that they were pretty far from luxury cars when new) Tom’s obviously feels like there are buyers out there for the Supra of their rose-tinted dreams. Its first restomod sports TRD’s (one of Toyota’s many official tuning arms) 3000GT bodykit, mirroring that of the firm’s old Supra racing cars, a set of gold Potenza wheels and a much bolder green colour than was offered stock. Looks ace, doesn’t it?
There’s no official word on what’s changed underneath, although word on the street is the stock 2JZ inline-six has been left alone. That means 280hp in twin-turbo JDM guise, though Tom’s will surely oblige if you ask them to up the power a touch. Elsewhere, there are beefier Tom’s-branded Brembo brakes with drilled discs, while the interior has been given a makeover with Bride seats that look far more modern than what came before. Again, Tom’s hasn’t said how much its new restomod comes to, but CarBuzz reckons it’s 25,000,000 yen, or £135,000 - half the price of the options list of this Singer DLS.
The Supra’s just the start, of course. Tom’s has already carried out more traditional restorations on other Toyota classics, including the original Celica, AE86 Trueno and the second-generation MR2, with more models set to be added to its portfolio in the near future. So if you want your tatty old Toyota spruced up a bit, but aren’t keen on the gold wheels and wide body kit of the A80, Tom’s still has you covered. Whether it’d accept a ratty first-gen Yaris that’s spent half its life in the corner of a British cul-de-sac is another matter…
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