This Toyota Supra sat on top of a dealership for 20 years and when it was finally removed people got a close look at its condition

This Toyota Supra spent over 20 years ‘living’ on the roof of a dealership in Malaysia.

The Toyota was located on top of Mutiara Motors, a prominent car dealer in Larkon, Johor, Malaysia.

After more than decades, this particular Mark IV Supra has finally made its way back onto the ground.

And when it made it down, people finally got to see what sort of state it was in.

The power of marketing

This is a well-known marketing tool, even though not that many dealerships use it.

The idea is to park a car literally on top of the building, and hopefully that’ll help people find your dealership.

You’re sacrificing one car in exchange for 10 or 20 years of free marketing.

It was the dealership itself that shared the video of the iconic sports car being brought back down to the ground after acting like a giant billboard for two decades.

Unfortunately, a closer inspection revealed the damage.

This Supra isn’t looking too good

As you can see from the video and the pictures, it’s clear the sun took its toll on the Toyota over the years.

The paintwork is ruined, and we’re sure the rest of the car won’t be in good condition, either.

So many of the internal components will have to be replaced.

But there may be some hope after all.

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What the future holds for the Japanese icon

When they finally removed the car from the rooftop in Malaysia, the dealership said that this was ‘not your end; it’s your beginning’.

We’re not sure what they man, but presumably the idea is to restore the car.

It won’t be impossible, but it will be expensive.

Toyota Supra timeline

1978 – The Supra name appears for the first time in Japan as part of the Celica family

1981 – Toyota introduces the second-generation A60 model with updated exterior and more powerful 2.8-liter engine

1986 – With the third-generation A70, the Supra becomes a standalone model and no longer part of the Celica family

1987 – The very first factory turbocharged Toyota Supra models hit the mass market

1993 – The fourth-generation A80 arrives with a new aerodynamic body design and the new 2JZ twin-turbo inline-six engine

2001 – The Mk4 Supra achieves massive mainstream pop-culture fame after starring as the hero car in the hit movie The Fast and the Furious

2002 – Toyota officially ceases worldwide production of the Supra, citing a declining sports car market and increasingly strict global emission standards

2019 – Following a 17-year hiatus, the fifth-generation GR Supra – co-designed with BMW – returns to the market

2026 – Production of the fifth-generation GR Supra formally concludes in March