Toyota Hilux

When it comes to automotive durability, Toyota trucks are at the top of the game. And sitting at the top of the heap is the classic Toyota Hilux, which the guys from Top Gear famously drowned, lit on fire, and subjected to a 240-foot drop from a building.

I know I am not the only person who grew up playing with Tonka trucks as a child. These things were billed as indestructible, but I could totally break them. I also know I am not the only one who wanted to have a full size Tonka truck I could actually drive.

With Jeremy Clarkson’s sacking confirmed, Toyota UK released a short highlight reel of the former Top Gear host’s adventures with its cars, from the early ’90s up until last year. The video of course ends on the show’s legendary segment where they tried – and failed – to render a Hilux unusable.

The Willis Resilience Expedition is an effort led by 19-year-old Park Liautaud to break the world record for skiing across Antarctica from the coast to the South Pole. The official truck for the expedition will be a customized Toyota Hilux 6×6 built by Arctic Trucks.