Minolta Toyota Team TOM'S Racing Project Blouson

MINOLTA · TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S — RACING PROJECT BLOUSON
Archive ID: ZJP-A-0018 | Vintage Apparel
Condition: Grade C (heavy age-toning; structurally sound)

Vintage Minolta / Toyota Team TOM'S team blouson from the Minolta Racing Project era. Off-white/cream cotton-poly shell with a stand collar (snap-tab throat latch), full-zip front, twin snap-flap lower pockets and elasticated hem and cuffs. The right chest wears an embroidered "MINOLTA / TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S" patch; the left sleeve carries an oval "MINOLTA RACING PROJECT with TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S" patch with a racing car. The back has a printed Minolta Racing Project car graphic with a blue accent and a racing-spirit tagline. A period Group C / touring-car team piece, honestly graded C due to age-toning of the pale shell.

CONDITION REPORT
- Used with age-consistent wear; the pale shell shows overall yellowing/toning and shadowed staining typical of light vintage fabric — see photos for true condition (graded C).
- All branding intact and legible: MINOLTA/TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S chest patch, sleeve racing patch, back print.
- Full zip, snap throat-latch, snap-flap pockets, elasticated hem and cuffs present and intact.
- Toning is even and vintage-consistent rather than fresh spill; a careful clean may improve it (buyer's discretion).
- No holes or open seams observed.
- TO VERIFY before publishing: zip and snap function; care/size label; extent of interior toning.

DETAILS
- Item Type: Team blouson / harrington-style jacket
- Shell: Off-white/cream cotton-poly; stand collar w/ snap throat latch
- Branding: Chest MINOLTA / TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S patch; sleeve "Minolta Racing Project" patch; back racing print
- Closure: Full zip; snap-flap pockets; elasticated hem & cuffs
- Team: Minolta Racing Project with Toyota Team TOM'S
- Label Size: [PENDING — confirm from interior tag]
- Measured Size (flat): 21 in wide (pit-to-pit) × 23 in long
- Estimated NA Fit: US Men's Medium–Large

ARCHIVE NOTES
This blouson dates to the Minolta Racing Project with Toyota Team TOM'S — one of the most storied partnerships of Japanese sports-car racing in the late 1980s. TOM'S (Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport), Toyota's premier racing constructor and tuner, ran Toyota's Group C prototypes in the World Sportscar Championship and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, with Minolta as a flagship sponsor. The white-and-blue Minolta Toyota cars — such as the Toyota 88C-V — competed at Le Mans and across the Group C era, making Minolta livery an icon of period Toyota endurance racing. Genuine Minolta / Toyota Team TOM'S team apparel is closely tied to that golden age of Japanese prototype racing.

ARCHIVE · RESEARCH · SOURCE
zanjpn.com · @zanjpn