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Owners Stories

Owners Stories are all about the proud people who own Toyotas and have interesting tales to tell about the things they do with their cars.

  • Toyota People: Fergus McIver, resto-modder

    We meet the Japanese car fan who cannot resist restoring and modifying classics, even when it’s as rare as a 1968 Toyota Corona Deluxe.

    31 May 201814 January 20234 Comments
  • Toyota People: Guy Nicholls, world-class Hilux collector

    Our regular Toyota People feature returns with a focus on Guy Nicholls, owner of possibly the world’s finest collection of Hilux single cab pick-ups – all of which are genuine UK models.

    19 April 201814 January 202345 Comments
  • Toyota People: Warner Lewis, rally’s Mr Toyota

    In this first Toyota People article we meet Warner Lewis, the rally mechanic who specialises in the maintenance and restoration of ex-works Celica GT-Four models.

    14 February 201831 July 2024
  • Best high-mileage cars - Prius

    Best high-mileage cars – the 435,000-mile Prius

    There are plenty of Toyota hybrids that have covered high mileages without skipping a beat, but few have been as far as Bob Old’s Toyota Prius.

    12 August 201526 July 20245 Comments
  • Toyota Stories – Bob Bacon’s 30-year old Toyota Hilux

    Meet Bob Bacon and find out why he’s trusted the same Toyota Hilux for the past 30 years – and why he won’t part with it.

    8 April 201527 August 20242 Comments
  • Toyota Stories – Graeme Calvin’s 1977 Toyota Corolla Deluxe

    Graeme Calvin’s Toyota Corolla has provided nearly 40 years of faithful service. Enjoy a trip down memory lane in our latest Toyota Story.

    7 April 201527 August 2024
  • Coffee Cruiser – a converted Toyota FJ Cruiser

    Childhood sweethearts Claire Barrell and Clive Arnold reconnected following a tragedy and turned a Toyota FJ Cruiser into a unique business.

    24 March 201514 April 2025
  • Toyota Stories – Liam Young’s 16-year, 410,000-mile Toyota Land Cruiser odyssey

    This is the story of Liam Young, a Northern Irish vet who covered 410,000 miles over 16 years in his “bulletproof” 90-series Toyota Land Cruiser.

    12 February 201527 August 20249 Comments
  • Toyota Stories – midwife Faith Meaney and her modified Toyota GT86

    We meet modified Toyota GT86 owner and senior midwife, Faith Meaney, to talk car club culture, motor racing and epidurals.

    16 January 201527 August 20242 Comments
  • Toyota Stories – the Hyatt family

    What could possibly turn the head of an engineer away from his dream Ferrari? Watch this exclusive video about the Hyatt family’s preference for a Prius over Italian exotica.

    24 June 201327 August 2024
  • Toyota stories – Ewan Johnston’s AE86

    “I’ve been a Toyota fan for a while but it took me a while to find the perfect one for me,” writes Ewan Johnston, who picks up the pen to tell this story about his AE86 Trueno

    12 November 201227 August 20243 Comments

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