2012 Toyota Tundra To Tow Space Shuttle Endeavour Into Retirement

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TORRANCE, California— Toyota announced that a2012 Toyota TundraCrewMax will tow the space shuttle Endeavour during the final leg of its journey to the California Science Center on October 13.
The Endeavour shuttle is slated to make a 12-mile city street trek from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the California Science Center. The 2012 Toyota Tundra will be towing it for the last quarter mile. Toyota says that it worked with heavy lifting and transport company The Sarens Group to engineer a special dolly that would allow the truck to haul the 292,500-pound shuttle.
The tow vehicle will be a completely stock 2012 Tundra CrewMax half-ton pickup, and Toyota makes sure to emphasize the point that the truck has no additional modifications to increase towing capacity or engine output. That specific vehicle has a 5.7-liter V8 under the hood that churns out 381 horsepower and 401 pound-feet of torque.
"There is no larger or more recognizable icon of the U.S. space program's success than the shuttle, and to have it towed by the Toyota Tundra is not only an incredible example of the capabilities of the truck, but an honor to be part of history," said Ed Laukes, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A vice president of marketing communications.
Toyota currently has a Tundra on display at the California Science Center and will replace it with the tow Tundra after the Endeavour exhibit opens on October 30.
http://www.insideline.com/toyota/tu...-space-shuttle-endeavour-into-retirement.html
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And we wait for the complaints from ford, ram, chevy, gmc??
 
Ford will probably try to pull Hawaii closer to California.
 
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Excellent work. I was hoping for an HD version of it though.
 
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