5/5 Brett S. 8 months ago on Google
This
was
not
my
first
time
at
the
Land
Cruiser
Heritage
Museum,
but
it
is
my
first
time
leaving
a
review
of
it.
•
I
recently
attended
the
unveiling
of
Toyota's
(currently
new)
2024
Land
Cruiser
and
it
was
an
experience
I'll
never
forget.
I
doubt
the
Toyota
headquarters
itself
could
have
been
a
better
venue
for
the
event.
There
was
only
one
MASSIVE
problem...
...With
a
media
event
like
this,
it
is
important
to
keep
the
focus
on
the
product
you
are
announcing.
The
museum
collection
is
so
captivating,
that
despite
my
excitement
to
see
the
NEW
Land
Cruiser,
the
older—
some
rusty,
dusty
or
even
burnt-to-a-crisp,
trucks
were
a
constant
distraction.
I
had
BEEN
to
the
museum
before,
more
than
once.
Yet,
my
familiarity
with
the
vehicles,
did
little
to
shield
me
from
their
intense
pull
on
my
attention.
•
I
don't
know
what
other
events
the
museum
hosts,
but
this
one
was
clearly
high-stakes.
Despite
the
many
Toyota
executives
and
being
under
the
critical
gaze
of
busloads
of
automotive
journalists,
all
in
a
measuring/review
mind-set,
the
museum
staff
were
warm,
welcoming,
well-prepared,
and
somehow
seemed
to
be
everywhere
at
once.
I
heard
general
Toyota/Land
Cruiser
history
I
did
not
know
before,
and
enjoyed
new
stories
about
single
trucks,
firmly
weaving
the
example
as
a
steel
thread
in
the
tapestry
of
the
legendary
Toyota
Land
Cruiser.
•
With
some
exciting
music
and
flashing
lights,
we
were
finally
able
to
peel
our
eyes
off
of
the
heritage
trucks
and
welcome
the
new
Land
Cruiser.
It
too,
looks
to
be
an
exceptional
vehicle.
I
kept
imagining
it
personified,
coming
into
the
museum
at
the
beginning
of
its
life.
The
immense
pressure
it
would
feel
standing
in
front
of
hundreds
of
its'
forefathers,
each
one
a
branch
on
a
mighty
family
tree.
Giants
standing
memorialized
in
that
sacred
hall,
eyes
on
the
new
youth,
full
of
hope
and
encouragement
for
it
to
go
out
and
explore,
and
be
as
great
as
they
were.
•
A
warning:
If
you
have
not
paid
much
attention
to
the
Toyota
Land
Cruiser
before,
you
will
likely
leave
the
museum,
making
plans
to
purchase
one
yourself.
•
I
would
rate
the
experience
higher,
but
Google
only
lets
me
click
up
to
5
stars.