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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Does anyone know the name of the actual person responsible for teh xB's (or the Toyota bB) aesthetic design? Thanks.
Old Mar 27, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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some crazy japaniese guy
Old Mar 27, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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some crazy japaniese guy
Gee, thanks for the help.
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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it was actually me. when i was in 1st grade, i used to play with these blocks. one day i got the inventive idea of putting wheels on it. my crazy japanese teacher said "hey i got an idea". we never saw him again...


haha. im really sorry i cant help. ive wondered this too. if you email scion they might be able to help you. but in reality theyll tell you its a group of designers managed by so-n-so
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Found em!
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Lander
Found em!

man i almost choked on my sandwich
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Lander
Found em!

man i almost choked on my sandwich
good stuff!
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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Maybe they'll release a Faux Finish model next year to celebrate the sponge!
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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Hideichi Misono head of Toyota design management division with 650 other designers under him.
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by stick xB
Hideichi Misono head of Toyota design management division with 650 other designers under him.
Really? Cool!

The rest of you guys are too funny!

-THE DON
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Lander
Found em!

I'd love to see someone photoshop a 2.0 with SpongeBob motif. the sB.
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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^ Haha that would be soo awsome! spongebob square car!
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by stick xB
Hideichi Misono head of Toyota design management division with 650 other designers under him.
Cool, where did you find that out? I have a feeling though, that he wasn't the one who came up with the actual design though. I'm trying to find that one person who actually sketched out the design.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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Chevy.

It's called the Astro.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Lander
Found em!
I had no idea, but I should have known!
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NYCxB
Chevy.

It's called the Astro.
Funny, I have a GMC Safari too, for work. It's pretty much the same as the astro. It dwarfs the lil box
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by sexyscionlover
it was actually me. when i was in 1st grade, i used to play with these blocks. one day i got the inventive idea of putting wheels on it. my crazy japanese teacher said "hey i got an idea". we never saw him again...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by NYCxB
Chevy.

It's called the Astro.

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