In Chicago on Thursday, January 7th, 1960, the Toyopet was driven for 12 hours straight, sustaining an average 34.59 miles per gallon. An automotive technician and a field editor by for an automotive publication performed this experiment in downtown Chicago, ultimately covering 211 miles of city driving.
Car expert James E. Potter wrote enthusiastically about the four-door Toyopet sedan upon its arrival, “Close examination of the Toyopet, furnished to the magazine for a road test by the distributor, revealed that here is a family machine that is extremely well-built, and there is a considerable emphasis on clever and handy little details.”–November 29, 1959: Denver Post.
Pierre Hardy, of San Francisco Motors, drove the Toyopet 180 times, in reverse, around the public library to promote its display at the importedcar show in Brooks Hall. That’s 15 trips per hour, six hours per day with six 10-minute coffee breaks. Friday, November 20, 1959: San Francisco Examiner.
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