I've heard about that. The Japanese were known for jump starting their industry by copying proven designs. The very first Toyota produced, the 1937 Model AA, is a nearly identical copy of the 1935 DeSoto Airflow.

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1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)