Toyota USA Automobile Museum

For all those real car owners out there (Toyota Lovers).
Go to Torrance and check this place out now!
Toyota rules always,

Took a trip to Torrance for the ‘Japanese Classic Car Show: Street Neo Classics’ a couple months ago and stopped by this Museum. I love History and Toyota; also Toyota owning runs in my family. So coming into this place full of Nostalgia is definitely a pretty sight to see. They have all sorts of vehicles from Prototypes, Concepts, and show cars to Performance, Race Cars, and Celebrity cars. They even have a Toyota forklift! I absolutely love the Old 70’s and 80’s cars they have on display. If you’re ever in Southern California. Stop by! You won’t regret the visit.

Ah, the ‘Toyota Museum’. Let’s just say it’s an oxymoron. It’s amusing that this random hanger is supposed to be THE Americas museum for the world’s leading automaker. As much as I LOVE all things Toyota, calling this a museum makes me chuckle.
This unmarked building is basically a large hanger that pseudo stores random Toyota vehicles that are not in use. Vehicles are parked within inches of each other (I cringe when I think of how they’ll get a car moved, don’t scratch the 5 cars inches away), with seemingly no logical cohesion (eg a old truck next to this year’s crossover) and nearly no signage. A lay person would have zero insight as to why a car was in the collection or why it is on display.
The collection clearly misses key vehicles you’d think would be here — say, Toyota’s first vehicle, Toyota USA’s first vehicle, the LF-​A, the first Prius, the fuel cell vehicle… The annual Detroit Auto Show sees better Toyotas, really.
Confused? Yeah, so is this museum. It’s as if the real museum is in Japan (it is) and all the random cars in the U.S. are stored here (they are). When Toyota moves to Texas, I bet they put more thought into what a museum should look like.
In the meantime, this place has cars, trucks and race cars that make my little boys happy. For example, you may see some F1 and NASCAR race cars and trucks, some random cars associated with relatively recent movies (eg Minority Report), some old trucks Jeremy Clarkson rails on about and a lot of vehicles you shrug at.
The museum puts together a few events for the public. Our favorite is the Trunk-​or-​Treat for the kiddos before Halloween. I just wish it was better organized, say with more than just 4 cars with small buckets of candy and that the candy offered was more little kid-​friendly (no hard candy, no chocking hazards, no sticky candy — please offer some milk chocolate for small kids!).

Toyota museum is definitely one of the best local museum in town. Who doesn’t like Toyota cars? They are practically everywhere! Majority of Americans drive Toyota, so what could be the best way to get to know the product, But to learn something about its history.
Came here for a conference, and I was thrilled to enjoy the history in one of the automobile in the industry. The building itself is very low key, the outdoor interior doesn’t say clearly or announce that this is the Toyota museum. The best part is that the parking and entrance fee is FREE although, It is advisable to inquire about the business hours.
The museum offers great collection of Toyota cars, going back the early stages of car production. Car enthusiast can feast their eyes from classic two door racecars into a modern luxury sedan. They also feature imaginative design and advance technology, which is incorporated into the production. Towards the back area, there is a great group of sports car compiled together, stretching from earlier years.
This museum is also filled of historical information about the company. The tour guide will disclose its humble beginnings, featuring the forefather and its successors. They also do a walkthrough of the several challenges that the organization faced and how they overcome them.
This museum is not only educational but also entertaining. I definitely recommend taking kids and allow them to learn more about these particular automobile parts. Perhaps one day this will inspire them to make a valuable contribution.

This museum is a must. While I really enjoyed kiosk with Toyota commercials from the 60’s to the present, I could hear my boyfriend walking through the museum happy as a kid in a candy store. The 10,000,000 car assembled in the US is in the museum.

This place is awesome, I’ve come here every year for the past 8 years (even when it was at the other location). Every year there is something new to explore and or discover with these Toyotas. From the Crown to the LS’s to the prototype scions, every year I want a different car.
I mainly come to look at the Scions. They have the auto show xB that they toured the country with promoting the new brand. They have a crossover Scion and minivan Scion there that never made it past prototyping. Damn.
But what I really love is that I can look around without being bothered by huge crowds and I don’t feel cramped.
This is a toyota lovers dream so fire up your Corona or even your Accord (they won’t judge but I’m sure they’ll refer you to a great dealer to get you on the right path) and take a look at Toyotas accomplishments and sexy vehicles.
P. s. I touched one of the cars.

I have been visiting the museum annually since 2009. I never tire of looking at the race cars, concept cars, old school, and new school.
Toyota: let’s get an mk3 Supra in here. =)

This museum is a great place to visit in southern California. It’s great to visit if you are into cars, or Toyota history. This museum has old cars, concept cars, and even multiple cars put together in a time line. They have the first ever Camry Hybrid produced in America, in Georgetown Kentucky. They have plenty of other monumental cars displayed throught the museum. My personal favorite is a Lexus LFA supper car, they have a white one that is one out of the 500 produced. The staff is extremely friendly and has a positive attitude. Free admission, and cool cars, who wouldn’t want to visit?

I have visited this place since 2011 and I have never been bored of it. If you love Toyota, then this is the place to be. Cars are ranged from early Toyopet to the Scion FR-​S concept car. Very clean environment with more than enough parking spaces. The only con I found is that the building doesn’t have any signs up front, but who needs signs when you have the address?

The Toyota museum is a MUST for any import performance enthusiast. If you have enjoyed the Toyota brand as an owner or as a motorsport fan you have to see the history that has been assembled in this deceivingly small location. You will spend hours up close and personal with not only some of Toyota’s most famed race cars, but also with some of their most highly favored passenger cars as well. Make the time to visit. It will not disappoint.

Where else can you have a consolidated collection of awesome Toyota vehicles in the US?! This place rocks!

I’ve been a frequent visitor of this museum since they first opened in a small unmarked building on Artesia Blvd. Since then, their collection has grown and moving into a larger warehouse adjacent to Toyota USA’s National HQ in Torrance was necessary. The collection here is massive and the only one in existence in the Western Hemisphere.
The Toyota USA Museum is home to a diverse collection of rare historical Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles including 3 rare Toyota 2000GT’s, the first ever Lexus LS and ES, a plethora of Toyota Motorsports vehicles, one-​off concept cars and one of my personal all-​time favorites the Rod Millen Motorsport IS 430 project car. Even the first Toyota models to arrive including the 1958 Toyopet Crown and generations of Land Cruiser can be found here. And if you’re lucky you may see a few LFA here including LFA P014 Pearl Yellow, LFA 144 Red and LFA 410 Nürburgring Package Whitest White.
There have been many special events held here including media events for Toyota SEMA project cars as well as the delivery party for the last Lexus LFA (⁴⁹⁹⁄₅₀₀) delivered in the USA. If you’re a car lover, this is a place you should add to your bucket list. If you’re a Toyota lover, get ready to relive your youth as you will find many nostalgic vehicles that will bring you back to those days. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

A big warehouse filled with 100+ various Toyota, Scion and Lexus models from the past half a dozen decades. It’s a great stroll down memory lane especially if you are a Toyota museum. You can get through the museum in about 30 mins or so. No complaints as it is a free attraction. Be sure to contact the museum curator to schedule an appointment to visit before hand.

I enjoyed my 15 min self guided tour of the museum but it’s not worth making a trip to see this place because it’s small. It’s just a bunch of cars sitting in a warehouse. Nothing special but it’s cool to check out if you’re coming to the area, just don’t forget to make an appointment in advance.
The highlight was seeing a 1^st generation Supra! It still looks so beautiful! I would love to own one right now.

I came by here after finding them referenced in AAA’s Westways magazine. Turns out you have to make a reservation since they are by appointment only. This wasn’t very difficult, as the curator is very helpful in setting this up.
The museum is located in a warehouse space in Torrance on Van Ness Ave., not far from the 405 Western Ave. offramp. The museum contains an interesting collection of historical vehicles representing Toyota’s emergence as a major automaker. I especially liked the concept cars and prototype vehicles since I don’t think I would be able to find those anywhere else.
My visit was a self-​guided tour, which was not so bad because there were video kiosks that were very informative, as well as explanations for most vehicles about what they were and why they were important. I’d recommend checking it out if you are interested in Toyota history or automotive history in general. Admission is free, just be sure to make a reservation in advance.
Parking is free in the outdoor parking lot.
You can find a brochure and other information about the museum on their website,
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They also do event space rentals in a fairly large room next to the main museum space.