There are publicity stunts, and then there's working with a Toyota Tundra to tow the 145-ton Space Shuttle Endeavour across interstate 405 in Los Angeles. That is exactly what happened Saturday night when Toyota lent a hand pulling the retired spacecraft in excess of a bridge en route to the California Science Center. As it turned out, the Manchester Boulevard Bridge couldn't stand up to the fat of both the shuttle and the classic tow automobile, which sent organizers hunting for some thing a tiny lighter to cover the 5 -minute drive across the bridge. As a twenty - yr sponsor of the science center, Toyota stepped in to aid out.
The corporation produced a distinctive tow dolly with Sarens Group, an engineering and weighty -lifting firm, just for the hard work. A bone-stock 2012 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4 did the deed, though something tells us this very little stunt considerably exceeded the machine's tow rating. You can examine out a video of the pull for oneself as well as the complete press release below.
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