{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Working at Toyota Altona in the 80s","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/working-at-toyota-altona-in-the-80s","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f85c180/podcast/play/111836221/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-28%2F1e83ed30-1a39-815c-f478-3c8b7ce26f10.mp3","description":"On this episode of Car Torque, Matty is joined by David, Rob, Chad, Jim and Scotty as they discuss their latest updates. Rob tells us of times working at Toyota in QC at the Altona Plant in the late 80s and the boys battle it out in the car quiz at the end of the show!Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!Support us and become a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cartorquepodcastCheck out our merch here! https://car-torque-store.creator-spring.com/Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybzrcsj4nhADsyfYKtXPzwhttps://carloop.com.auDavid and Eds Podcast Autoretrohttps://open.spotify.com/show/5aOi9R8WfqOccEfnm2vslQMagna 40th Merch here!https://cartorquepodcast.secure-decoration.com/Toyota1980s4A3SQuality controlAltona PlantEngines\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":226.08,"endTime":229.84,"type":"car","title":"Toyota Camry","url":"/cars/toyota/camry","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/%28USA-Massachusetts%29_Private_Toyota_Camry_NJ-Z22UKZ_rear_2024-06-06.jpg","quote":"And yeah, I did just find a Camry V6 in Bendigo as well. 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