Toyota AE86 - How Many Did They Make? (And A Brief History) | Juicebox Unboxed #62

How many AE86 's did Toyota produced worldwide? A question we try to answer in this video. This episode started because two of our Truenos were 40 cars between each other on the assembly line in 1987 and now they live in the same shed. We also uncover some rare photos and interviews with the head designers and engineers on the AE86 chassis.
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Massive shout out to the guys who posted the original article on Hachiroku.com.au along with the guys who originally posted this content.
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Music by:
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[@shona5512]

Forget about Donut Media with their; "Everything you need to know, to get up to speed on the AE86". You just gave us literally everything you need to know about the AE86.

[@jirinummelin3636]

I love donut media but true :D

[@JostenDooley]

yep this was way better and no random yelling.

[@riflelord2]

@@JostenDooley BUT MORE POWA BABY!!!!

[@gigasipke]

Yeah, this runs rings around DM.

[@ashhketchumm]

i guess their podcast is super detailed on what they talk about

[@neomeg2232]

Few things can make my day like someone reading a Google translation from Japanese to "engrish" in an Irish accent. It's a wonderful time to be alive lol

[@juiceboxforyou]

Hahahahahaha

[@bustersgarage]

And the accent is very mild compared to some. "Strong Irish Accent" warnings haha

[@tritekk]

i wish that the 35 year old crusty corolla was still cheap and reliable

[@tabryis]

It's cheap if you make good money and it's always been reliable bruh

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

Go to japan and it's cheap, everything's relative to where u live

[@SigArms40Cal229]

Import it. The 86 cost like 2k to 6k.

[@takcleberry]

He even says it’s reliable in the vid kid

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

@@takcleberry course it is it's a Toyota

[@KyleSmile25]

I'm gonna be honest. I am 14 so as you'd expect I watch youtube all the time. And I can assure you this is one the of the best videos I've ever seen just down to the in depth details throughout the whole video. Great work keep it up. Love every vid you do

[@combo_612]

oh boys I've been waiting for the crack

[@tonywhoriskey4168]

Craic* don't do crack kids

[@St_Rizla]

4:56 The Mugen Motul civic!

[@nottodaybuddy370]

Quite literally a reference point in the history of the AE86

[@JOYCEDIVISION]

I made a series called I love my 86 a few years ago, I must dig them out for you.

[@juiceboxforyou]

I loved them! You came to our original shed and interviewed a few of the lads

[@321CrashandBurn]

Still watch them to this day 🤙

[@daveae864age]

please dont show it pleaase....... ha ha ha please

[@beton10mix]

Where is the sauce? I need it!

[@lukebyfield2725]

from this i worked out my car rolled of the line on the 18th of December 1986 and if production was 24/7 it was 2:20 in the morning and was the 14th car made that day

[@emin86]

I just realised, building the export models in the Aichi prefecture makes sense, as Nagoya has a large port and would make exporting quicker instead of the Shizuoka plant, which is not on the coast line. This video is such a win and I rewatch it from time to time. I remember driving with my AE86 next to its plant in Shizuoka, when I bought it in Japan.

[@MTNDEWGANG]

One of my new favorite videos of all time now. I adore the 86, and shitboxes in general, it's a dream car of mine, and learning more of this little warrior makes me want one even more. Amazing work!

[@02lucy666]

fun fact: one of the VERY first cars to cross the east/west-border in germany was a (back then) illegal imported corolla gt (because they were only allowed to drive eastern european cars back then), driving from eastern germany to west germany

[@02lucy666]

www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/leipzig-news/wende-ich-war-der-erste-im-westen-63547300.bild.html its german, but still very neat, including a picture of said car

[@juiceboxforyou]

Thats very interesting!

[@MrSpikyJD]

@@02lucy666 hey I was just looking through this article but it seems they removed the picture. Any chance you still have it, or know where I can find it?

[@02lucy666]

@@MrSpikyJD ahh, bummer, unfortunately i did not save that picture :/ maybe eventually it will pop up somewhere again?

[@MrSpikyJD]

@@02lucy666 I hope so! Sounds like a valuable piece of history

[@zennomellegers4290]

What i heard from a college at work who worked at Toyota in the Netherlands in the 80s is that the Toyota Corolla was assembled in the Dutch Toyota plant but build in Japan i dont know about the ae86 cuz he could not remember witch model Corolla it was but it's a cool story he told me

[@ambivalentonion2620]

Yeah they were knock down kits so actually built locally but manufactured in Japan

[@tomatoknuckles]

Seriously tho what are the chances of 2 mates on the other side of the world having cars that old built in the same factory in the same 24 hours madness 😲 this was a great watch fair play man.

[@Flako92]

I think more then half of US ae86 are current here in Puerto Rico. My mom's first car was a manual ae86, she didnt have it for long considering my dad got his hands on it on one day she went on a trip and wrapped it around a tree.

[@NewZeroland]

Holy cow, you went DEEP! This is a proper historical documentary. Bravo!

[@emilmagallon5957]

This video is destined to have at least 1 Million views, GREAT WORK! 30 mins of my life went flying, thats when you know a video is good!

[@brendandevoy8178]

I’m a 45 year old married man with a kid . I’m probably the last guy your KZbin channel is aimed at , but I love the channel. I was there through the 00s when these cars were everywhere. I had an evo 6 , a 02 Sti Impreza and a 04 sti spec c . God this stuff brings back great memories

[@madcat4563]

Now I understand what you guys ment with Zenki and kouki. I thought it was a word I didn't know about. Edit: This was a awesome episode, enjoyed it very much.

[@boroboroae86]

I hope this video will become the go to ae86 reference video. I’ve seen so much wrong information and bullshit in general posted over the years. This video is a breath of fresh air.

[@theholty]

Best video ever. I've got car 0101461 from the A52 plant which is an early 1985 3 door GT Apex Trueno in 2T7 panda colours. I'd love to know how many of those original 360,000 cars are still going and how many are actually road worthy!

[@sv_cheats1970]

A lot of them got crashed in the 90s drift fever and a lot of them are still slive

[@theholty]

Stipe Marić yeah, no shit, it’d be good to know the numbers of survivors though.

[@LouisSubearth]

I might be able to track most of the AE86s in the United States, Puerto Rico, UK and some other countries through VINwiki. There's a lot more roadworthy ones than you may believe.

[@midnightpotato946]

this was actually my favourite video of recent. its great watching you work on your car, but seeing you so passionate and excited about this is fantastic.

[@zenkitrueno6787]

I’m glad you call the SR5s and GTS’ an AE86, in which they are. The Initial D kids and a few Aussies like to complain that they’re AE85s (which we’re never sold in the USA) and the AE88 (which is just to tell the owner it’s a GTS car) but it’s always nice to see someone so reputable get the information correct.

[@randalla8684]

AE85's were importer in the US I do have a parts car a 1986 GTS Coupe the VIN starts as JTAE85 I seen a few like that one .

[@zenkitrueno6787]

Randall A That my friend is a AE86 DX, not a GTS. All USA cars are AE86s, stamped on the firewall. You have a DX SR5, which is a base model SR5.

[@dantregale218]

Knew you had posted this vid and had to go back so I could reference my car…. So with you math and digging worked out my ae86 was built in 1985 May 31st in the last hour (roughly) it is a factory white & black 2 tone 2 door Levin GT Apex built in the Tahara plant…. So glad I remembered you did this vid! Cheers lads

[@banpeinet]

🤯 someone nerding out on AE86es is a rare thing! Well done! 👍🎊🎉

[@juiceboxforyou]

Cheers for the material!

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

we had levins 16v brand new here in new zealand,then we got jdm imports a few years later with levins and turenos in 85 spec and 86 s[pec 16v lsd

[@uptownsamcv]

one of my coworker has a GTS coupe (U.S.) and has owned it for almost 30 years now. it's immaculate and he's getting ready to boost it.

[@mrMARVILUS]

Hey bro, I'm not even a fan of the car, I'm an Aussie Holden fan but bro, what an awsome watch and you've thrown out so much info! Take a bow for such a primo investigation job... we here in New Zealand wernt into them as back in the 60s 70s and 80s, we loved our big Aussie and American cars. Thanks for the mean clip!

[@Geereckless]

Wow, the research put into this is amazing! Good job Neil :)

[@juliandrennan4115]

Quickest 30 minutes of my life. Such an informative and great video

[@juiceboxforyou]

Glad you enjoyed it man!

[@RunDub]

The 4A-GE was basically a Japanese clone of the fabled Cosworth BDA engine from the Ford Escort. Check out the bore and stroke figures.

[@bryanduggan]

That's the Japanese way, find something and do it better

[@enthusiastswarehouse330]

The valve sizes are the same also,and the port sizes are very similar as well IIRC. With them both being 1.6L performance engines though,that's to be expected. The laws of physics don't change because they're being written in Japanese instead of English. Is an SR20 a copy of a 4G63,or the FA20 a copy of both of the others because they all have the same bore and stroke when they're all 2L engines?

[@dirtyae85]

thanks gives me reasonable time frame of when my ae85 was built it's a 1983 chassis 0008713

[@RZ-1JZ]

Thanks for all the knowledge! Really nice change of pace.... Could be a podcast series????

[@juiceboxforyou]

If we had the time this would be cool, it took a lot of effort digging this up, something to think about for the future for sure!

[@Progressionmotorsports]

I've done a dip in that rabbit hole. But man... You really dove deep in there! Learnt a lot of new stuff today! Tanks!

[@juiceboxforyou]

Glad you enjoyed it man!

[@justgoodgames8413]

The pure unabashed passion displayed in this channel is utterly charming and infectious. Came here for the '86 but stayed for the excellent atmosphere. Best of youtube.

[@heath13lyell]

awesome!! found out from your vid my 86 was built in the fuji plant and! that it is a genuine gt apex! fantastic video.

[@craftchest]

I have a five door AE82 with a 4A engine. I am in the process of restoring it. Hard to find info on this line of Corolla. I won't give up on it because even if it's not an 86 it's a part of an important era in car history. I wish I knew you guys so I could pick your brain. I love geeking out on these topics.

[@AlexTsekot]

Hope this blows up, amazing research thank you Neil

[@igu1do2]

Iroincally in Argentina, only one 86 was sold. It is a Trueno US-Spec SR5 hatch

[@patricklopes-vtec]

People talk a lot about imported cars on Brazil (the imports were reinstated in 1990) and how we now have a strong asian presence (both in chinese and japanes and korean brands). As far as I know, I noticed that chileans and argentines had easy access to cars from all around the world, and I've seen a lot of old Celicas in photos (either car meets and family albums) between the 1980s and 2000s. Can you confirm that? Did asian brands had a better foothold there?

[@elementmaniac]

Super interesting video! Turns out my EP70 boxy starlet was made in the tahara plant too if I got that right 👌 same for my EP91!

[@motogte]

4AGE was the bomb when it was first released, way ahead of its time.

[@KillianOBrien86]

moto-gte its actually based off the Cosworth BDA

[@ToreDL87]

@@KillianOBrien86 thx for saving me the trouble. cheers lad!

[@TimotiusAprino13]

you just gave us the complete information of hachi-roku goodjob and i really like it

[@Franface31]

Neil you are the man. Thanks for this video.

[@juiceboxforyou]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it

[@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446]

Great number crunching there , lovely bit of history very entertaining 👏

[@The907grinch]

Super rad video. Had no idea how many different models there were. One day I’ll be able to afford another one.

[@PDRIFT86]

You got me wondering about mine. I'm going to take a look at the VIN tomorrow. It's a 3 door US sr5 manufactured in July 1986. The VIN starts with JT2AE86C5G. I really wish i had money to throw into it.

[@kmydet]

i've always wanted an '86 kouki trueno hatch with all the options and a zenki lip+run free spoiler all this information was really good, and the commentary the interesting enough to keep me here the whole time. thumbs up!

[@simonw662]

Deadly stuff ! Great video !!!

[@timmmyj]

From memory there were 40 GTV 3 doors imported to Australia. I emailed Toyota Australia about them years ago but they couldn't help as Thiess had the Toyota records from the 1980s, maybe they had something to do with Toyota AMI. People have seen them so they do exist but I've never been able to find any registration information for them.

[@enthusiastswarehouse330]

Great Video Neil!! Our Australian-spec AE86 was built in May of '83,and has a frame number of 00000453,so it was made towards the end of the first month of overall AE86/AE85 production at Tahara, A52. Australian compliance was done in June of 1983 also,so it got shipped over here pretty quickly as well!

[@chrysej86]

I own a USDM SR5 Corolla and luckily a lot of the original paperwork came with the car. It's a 1986 model-year vehicle, and was apparently delivered the the Toyota dealership for the original owner in January of '86. This means that it undoubtedly had to be built in late '85. The table from the Russian site supports this, because my AE86's serial number lands in the December numbers for the A-Plant. Cool stuff, thanks for the incredible work you do!

[@amfinc2]

I would love the opportunity to restore a 3 door Levin. The retractable and glass grills are so cool. Red/black 3 door levin on watanabes is probably my favorite look.

[@lewyswalters89]

my brain has literally just melted and fallen out my mouth. congrats haha probably one of the best videos ive seen in a long time. fair play man that must have been some shovel to dig up all that info

[@juiceboxforyou]

My brain started to melt whilst trying to make this but it worked out in the end

[@shona5512]

Fun fact. My uncle was the first person in Ireland to own an AE86. It was Burgundy and he paid €16,000 for it. And sold it three years later for exactly what he bought it for brand new.

[@bobbieeeee]

€16,000 adjusted for inflation yeah? Surely not £16,000 in period.

[@shona5512]

@@bobbieeeee Yes, adjusted for inflation. I probably should have clarified that.

[@razorsz195]

Loved this, always wanted clarification on some stuff, crazy how barely any got put into some countries, in 2016 i went to the usual parking lot to see cars park up for the Cambrain Rally in Llandudno and behold, an AE85 Levin was hiding in the corner, i looked for the driver and asked if i could have a picture in the driving seat, it was a dream come true, i loved seeing it still rallying, he said he's had it since he bought it, they're such an amazing car! I think i have some pictures lying around, i went last week to the 2020 one and sadly it wasn't there, would love to have one of these cars, don't care what spec, they're truly amazing to drive

[@twincammikev]

Really enjoyed this episode vary interesting boggled my mind trying to keep up with all them numbers you did great work.. My car is UK 1986 so she most be made in the second factory you mention.. Thanks for the history check.. I hav liked them since early 90s seen tham in rallys and tipping around town.. 👍👍👍

[@juscozcustoms]

interesting timing just 2 days ago i was thinking that it would be cool to get an 86 the same age as myself and with your handy production chart i can work it out pretty close to the day. now i just need more money than any sane person would spend on an old corolla.

[@juscozcustoms]

it worked out to being vin numbers between 0011137-0011306 and 5014487-5014628 if your interested so thats around 310 cars built on my birthday way back then

[@g0atmilkk]

Make this go viral

[@BlueberryWrap]

incredible would love for you to do other cars like silvers etc

[@adamjohnson2147]

This show keeps getting better and better lol I know a buddy of mine has three AE86 GTS's here in America but he had to drive all over the country to get them and has alot of money in them too

[@andyscott0]

Increadable amount of work putting this together

[@BIGJZS]

Awesome informative video!

[@ravesolid86]

Mine was one of the 4508 made in March of 87. Very cool to find out!

[@NecoOmnis]

I love the chart I just picked up a usdm sr5 coupe my firewall tag is ae86-0281703 it was sold as a 1987 so seems like it was one of the last few at a plant. Interesting thing is I have the stamped tag but it only has the vin and a couple other numbers. Its not the standard toyota trim tag like my ma61 has with the engine, trans, and piant codes.

[@TheBSRecord]

Mine as well, I have a US imported sr5 trueno coupe from the Tahara plant. Crazy to think yours was made in the same place years later haha. My serial is 0175991

[@NecoOmnis]

@@TheBSRecord that is crazy mine is a coupe also interesting how few cars ended up here in the states

[@TheBSRecord]

@@NecoOmnis for sure!! 😎😎

[@ANDYblacks13]

that was gold mine of info and learnt alot about them,I remember the 4age was described as a copy of the Ford escort RS1600 BDA with better designed oil and water pumps no parts interchange between the two but share bore stroke camshaft specs valve sizes even tappet bore diameter

[@mikemikeyee]

Probably the most informative video on the ae86. This was great at bridging the gap from the old forum nerds to the newer youtoob generation. This vid also gave those fuckers asking arms and legs for our shitboxes more justification other than just being a meme-mobile. Now the secrets really out.

[@AE86KP61]

Thanks for the numbers on the New Zealand 86s, I tried to work out how many sold new here years ago, but the numbers were all over the place. I know a few NZ cars now live in Ireland too. Off to check the chassis code on mine now!

[@juiceboxforyou]

Yeah we poached a couple over the years, which is a shame considering how rare they are in NZ

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Great job!

[@the86garage25]

Amazing video, thank you for educating us on these awesome cars! My 86 is a GT version that where sold in Denmark and then imported to Norway and is currently being rebuilt. Can't wait to get it on the road!

[@Ish_the_drift_boi]

I love it when any channel decides to go into the history of a car.

[@B1GSoda]

My mate put me on to juicebox box about a month ago im hooked and looking to import something ffs great craic need to grab a few stickers....

[@joelilton1649]

I have the same book that goes into all the model details - I picked it up new in Tokyo Bay Autobacs on my last trip to Japan, it even came with a DVD!

[@bicer74]

Great episode 👌👍😁

[@hamiltonjason8150]

Really really enjoyed this episode, very informative, one small part of Motorsport history you may no have known about it that an 86 actually took part in the 1986 Paris Dakar rally witch I’m sure you know is a predominately 4x4 / truck / motor x race across the desert

[@oldguyracing1177]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST.✌

[@TVtwarn]

You’ve put a lot of work in for this one lad . Great video 😎

[@JoeFloCreates]

Kudos! Enjoyed listening to all the information. Very cool that you did so much research and shared it with us!

[@juiceboxforyou]

Glad you enjoyed it man!

[@Brandonlight1302]

I love 86 (hatchback) the one with pop-up headlights it’s my personal favorite. It’s a Legendary Hero car from Initial D that Takumi used.

[@sv_cheats1970]

Trueno

[@Brandonlight1302]

Stipe Marić that’s right.

[@KgreProductions]

There was also a DX model in the states but not many. Also, many PR models came with luggage racks on the 2dr bootlid.

[@arch1406]

I loved this video man explained a lot too me that I didn’t know and answered a lot of questions

[@funtycase2043]

One of my fave episodes so far.

[@djstizl]

I'm in the USA. Used to own an '85 GTS notch-back, red/black. Sadly, it was involved in an accident (I was not driving) that totaled the car. It's now in a salvage yard somewhere.

[@tunedcentral]

Another bit of cool trivia, in Australia the AE86 and the R32 GT-R both raced on the same track at the same time (Bathurst at Mt Panorama) which is where the GT-R earned its Godzilla nickname. They were racing in different divisions, Group 3A, and while the GT-R effectively got banned for 1993, the AE86 kept racing for one more year.

[@nikkyng8141]

Any info on the Daihatsui charmant ... This video made my day

[@juiceboxforyou]

Not as much as we would like, doesnt seem to be a large amount of info out there

[@markae86uk]

Really interesting. 👍So if i got it right mine should of been made 28th of November 1985 which was a Thursday. In the Tahara plant. Cool! 😎

[@lewisr7099]

This was so good, thank you for taking the time to put this together :)

[@secondstage4272]

awesome episode! was really interesting 2 weeks well spent I say

[@Rdlfxs]

I'll be waiting for your take on this but with e7 panel vans 😂🤘

[@secondstage4272]

Ha ha well I’m actually an 86 tragic fan boi at heart ... I’m building the van to drift because I can’t bring my self to smash up an 86

[@Rdlfxs]

@@secondstage4272 😂 I'd love nothing more than a 86, hopefully one day I'll get my hands on one 🤞

[@philspaghet]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! What you've put together condenses a lot of hearsay on forums and I'm sure will serve as a record for future AE86 reference for years to come!

[@leighharron]

I really enjoyed your thesis!

[@DarkDays2023]

I really enjoyed this:) I was watching the 1983 Bathurst and I was wondering were the "twin cam" officially brought in so thank you for explaining all of the diffrent countries it went to☺️

[@letpigsfly]

I really really enjoyed this video. Very informative and to me, it makes sense.

[@DJJoeLynch]

Savage episode bro loved some info in there

[@AndrewR10001]

You did a great research....amazing!

[@martinezanthony5286]

Great job thank you ! I learn more about my Switzerland hachi. In France only 248 hachi were sold and only twincam. Really hard for me to find parts 😅

[@ej254]

The whole Middle East only about 1,200 AE86 were sold.

[@ringrose79]

Thanks for all the info. It was very interesting love it

[@elecktr1]

Great idea for episode. 30 minutes passed so fast i didnt even notice. Interesting research done, thanks for sharing !

[@breencunningham8952]

Just started watching last week, addictive viewing, I'm learning loads in particular this one. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

[@jasonanderson2876]

Definitely enjoyed this nerd out....as a former owner of a north american GTS, (car still resides with a friend👍🏼) now im gunna have to see the vin & compare😁

[@cfrost]

This was absolutely ace man. Appreciate all your hard work and passion.

[@hobobobohobobobo]

awesome and very informative video! i wanted to ask if its possible for you to upload some scanned pictures you did to google drive or smth? they would be awesome wallpapers and im curious af for the advertisent. thank you for the video anyway!