Beams - Not as rare as you'd think. [Archive] - Toyota MR2 Message Board

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It has often been quoted, that there were only 1000ish redtops ever made. Well I can tell you with a great deal of certainty, that this is NOT TRUE ONE BIT. Firstly, I cant recall the exact figures, but there was somewhere in the region of 2600 MR2s sold in 1998. The 1999 figures show a great number more, but this is skewed as it indicates MRS sales too. We can safely assume that there were 1500+ beams powered gen 5 MR2s, and that