Toyota will begin reproducing parts for the MkIII A70 and MkVI A80 Supra

It seems the Japanese

sports car

wars are heating up once again, after nearly a 20-year hiatus, particularly with

Toyota

reviving the

Supra

. Not too long ago,

Nissan’s

Nismo performance and heritage department recently revealed its efforts to

reproduce classic parts

for some of its vintage Skyline models. Now, it seems Toyota is following suit as

Japanese Nostalgic Car

reports that Toyota will soon start remaking parts for its

MkIII A70 and MkIV A80 Supra

at the Japanese launch of the current model last week.

Word came from head of Gazoo Racing, Shigeki Tomoyama, one of the developmental partners to the new

Supra

revival. Tomoyama announced the “GR Heritage Parts Project” at the event, which took place at Toyota’s Megaweb showroom in Odaiba.

“We can not answer about specific parts at this time, but we will make every effort to meet the expectations of owners,” Tomoyama told the press during his presentation.

The launch of the GR Heritage Parts Project adds Toyota to the list of manufacturers rebooting the production of parts for heritage models, which already included Nissan,

Mazda

, and

Honda

.

Nissan scored highly among Japanese sports car enthusiasts and tuners when it announced it would be reproducing parts for its

R32

Skyline

GT-R

. More recently, the list of reproductions expanded to the R33 and R34 generation models. In the mix was the

remanufacturing of its RB26 straight-six motor

from the famed GT-R. While not a complete motor, the remake is essentially the short block.

Prior, Nissan also announced other engine parts, such as the head, the original engine harness, and also the fuel pump assembly. The list of parts reproductions also includes various body parts and other hard-to-get items, putting some relief to those currently building or restoring vintage models.

Tomoyama’s announcement wasn’t specific as to which parts will be seeing reproduction. However, if they do end up getting around to remanufacturing parts for Toyota’s equally legendary 1JZ and 2JZ motors, fans are certainly going to be drooling.

“The new

Supra

is a great car,” Tomoyama further commented, “But I don’t intend to let go of this A80

Supra

in my lifetime.”