Old Toyota Factory

[OGBeno]

A new pic of the opening meeting at the Honsha plant where the LC was manufactured beginning with the BJ model and the FJ model.

 

[JohnnyC]

some factory pictures from the toyota-global site

pic1 Rolling work using a small rolling mill at the steelworks
pic2 Chemical Laboratory (chemical analysis room)
pic3 type E lathe was a production lathe designed and manufactured in the Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Machining Plant

 

[JohnnyC]

some more

 

[JohnnyC]

and more

pic1 machining
pic2 2000lb press frame manufacture
pic3 2000lb press backing plates brake

 

[JohnnyC]

more pics

 

[OGBeno]

JD Powers today awarded Toyota Auto Body's Yoshiwara Plant with the Gold Award for manufacturing excellence:

"In the Asia Pacific region, the Lexus LX and Toyota Land Cruiser large SUV line at Toyota’s Yoshiwara, Japan, plant wins Gold, registering 18 pp 100."

Full article here:

http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/porsche-gmc-lexus-lead-redesigned-jd-power-quality-study

 

[JohnnyC]

a few more pictures found on the Toyota global site

pic 1 ... 1933 automotive department toyoda loom works
pic 2 ... founding papers 1937
pic 3 ... 1938 koromo plant plan
pic 4 ... 1987 50th anniversary

 

[67azcruizr]

Johnny, any idea as to what they are producing in the 2nd image of post 42 and the 3rd image of post 44?

also are these images from the web or do you have some photos?

 

[JohnnyC]

I updated some of the photos with descriptions

Images from web surf global site