Toyota Historical Data (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyC]

1958-1960

( this date range was a rush job...if there are any errors i will fix latter......sorry )

01/09/1958 Crown and Land cruiser exhibits at Los Angeles import automobile show.

First hard-top version produced.

01/23/1958 Toyota do Brazil, Brazilian limited holding company (Brazil, Toyota corporation) establishment granted.

04/07/1958 Chubu Japanese automobile school, establishment by Toyota college starts.

04/25/1958 Eiji Toyota special duties, is inaugurated as chairman Automotive Engineers Society of Japan.

06/16/1958 US Forces in Japan supply headquarters, Japan Procurement Agency (APA) from 4621 special procurement vehicles incoming order (large-scale incoming order a little more than of 50 million Yen)


07/10/1958 American Toyota Buisness starts.

10/1958 Toyopet corona line (“ST 16 V” type) sales (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stepho/1957CoronaST16V.jpg)

10/1958 “DR 10” type model Diesel rear engine buses sales

1958 December ... Toyota exhibits Crown on Latin American Trade Exhibition Ship

01/ 01/1959 City name modifications, the head office address is changed to the Aichi prefecture “Toyota city” .

03/16/1959 “SK 20” type sales.

1959 04 22 Toyopet route track/truck (RK 85 type) it sells

05/1959 Entry into production Brazilian Toyota corporation (Toyota - Corolla, Hilux, RAV4, Etios, SW4, Camry e Prius.)

1959 May ... Land Cruiser assembly commenced

06/03/1959 Toyopet route truck decision to change to "Dyna", term of endearment of the Toyopet truck in "stout" decision.

The Theiss Brothers sales corporation and distributor of 07/1959
Australia - in contract seal (present day Theiss Toyota corporation)(Imported by the Theiss Brothers, New Cars Toyota Australia: Prices, Service Centres, Dealers, Test Drives , http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/Toyota/Landcruiser/PiCs37/1958SWB.jpg)

1959 July ... Exports to Mexico commenced with one Crown and one Land Cruiser

08/15/1959 Eleven models which exclude coronas 30,000 – 70,000 Yen reductions.

09/30/1959 Automobile marketing, it invests to the Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (http://www.chiyoda-fire.co.jp)

10/19/1959 Loading “C” type Diesel engine of small sizes line onto Crown.

12/28/1959 Achievement of 100,000 annual outputs.

04/01/1960 coronas are changed the model and launching (the “PT 20” style)

07/01/1960 stout are changed the model and launching (the “RK 45” style)

08/04/1960 Signing to the loan contract worthy of twelve million dollars with Export-Import Bank of Washington. (present day "Export-Import Bank of the United States" EXIM.gov | )

08/15/1960 Chubu TOYOTA lift establishment as industrial vehicle speciality selling agents.

08/26/1960 main building completion

08/28/1960 REO (REO Motor Car Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) Cooperation (in December of the same year CKD (CKD: Knock-down kit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) exportation start, at the beginning of the domestic production passenger car in September CKD assembly/sales to REO Mexico) large truck and land cruisers, toyota withdraws from the Mexican market in 1964 and doesnt restablish untill 2001?

11/09/1960 Toyota central research institute establishment the comprehensive research institute organization, Research basic technology of TOYOTA system each company. In this way, even the technical development organization of TOYOTA that included the long-term basic research as a/the group advanced largely.

1960 Achievement of 100,000 units of interior sales for past 11 years.

12/13/1960 General public offerings to "Publica" of nickname of the general public car decision. (トヨタ・パブリカ)

 

[JohnnyC]

1961-1962

1961 Pickup and wagon version of Land Cruiser introduced in Japan.

02/01/1961 Vehicle headquarters starts (Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories, Inc. established)( http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/history/image/60_p5_L.jpg)

03/1961 Passenger car exports to the United States is temporarily abandoned.

04/01/1961 Automobile marketing, as a car allocation base of
Tokyo area Tsunashima vehicle dispatch center completion.

04/1961 Opening the Chubu Japanese car Mechanics' School

06/30/1961 Publica sale (“UP 10” type, flat twin “U” type engine installed) (Toyota Publica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rf7k-inue/kuruma/toyota/publica/up10-2.html&prev=/search?q=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rf7k-inue/izen/no-8/toyota/toyota.html&hl=en , http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/history/image/60_p1_L.jpg ) ( Publica being designed: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/traditions/image/julaug_06/photo1.jpg )

06/1961 Deciding the company-wide introduction of TQC (Total Quality Control) (http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/traditions/sep_oct_05.html)

08/11/1961 ***io Nakagawa (pictured on the left: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/traditions/image/sepoct_05/photo2.jpg) is inaugurated as the president to the chairman.

09/08/1961 Kasuga factory (present day Kasuga center) completion.

12/1961 In order to develop cost controls company-wide, prime cost meeting start.

12/1961 One million units exported achieved.

02/01/1962 Export headquarters starts.

02/1962 The Toyopet car and distributor of south Africa - in contract seal (present Toyota marketing corporation)

02/24/1962 Union and labor-management declaration sealed

03/1962 Servicing store standardized accounting , main point.

04/27/1962 Jig types gauge, manufacturer spirit Yutaka meeting starts.

06/08/1962 Publica Rika Van (UP 16 V) released (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rf7k-inue/kuruma/toyota/publica/up16v.html&prev=/search?q=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rf7k-inue/izen/no-8/toyota/toyota.html&hl=en)

06/19/1962 With the Delta Motor Corporation and CKD assembly of Philippines cooperation (1984 March cooperation cancellation) (http://www.sadtler.de/GEKNIPST/GEKNIPST_1/GEKNIPST_2/hauptteil_geknipst_2.html)

06/1962 South African comp. to start producing motor assemblies (Present day: Toyota South Africa Manufacturing Company Toyota South Africa | Home of the Toyota Corolla, Hilux Bakkie, 4x4 Land Cruiser and many more of SA's favourite vehicles - Toyota South Africa )

1962 July ... Mexico Representative Office opened (closed in April 1966)

10/01/1962 To change Crown, sale (RS 40 type)( ) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/TOYOTA-CROWN1962.JPG)

10/1962 Establishment of the Toyota motor Thai corporation. (http://www.toyota.co.th/red/en/ , http://www.toyota.co.th/red/en/history.asp )

11/1962 The Australian Motor Industries, Inc. of Australia (AMI corporation) with CKD export contract seal (present day AMI Toyota corporation, Australian Motor Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) The export to Australia had hovered, sluggish , but the AMI corporation and the tiara (export name of the corona) concluding assembly sale contract, it started production from 1963 April, expanded to the Toyota largest export market.

12/1962 Crowns this year of sample, one export sent to Denmark.

 

[JohnnyC]

1963-1964

01/04/1963 Company Policy announced

01/04/1963 Establishing the Toyota Nagoya education center

01/04/1963 Establishing the Toyota Tokyo education center

02/01/1963 Automobile purchasing financing systems "car - loan" starts.

02/01/1963 Exportation department section starts

03/01/1963 New model car guarantee periods substantial extension (new model car guarantee period of all the models from 3 months or 10 thousand km, in 1 year or 20 thousand km)

03/06/1963 Board of Managing Directors starts.

Executing the contributory plan classified by function of
03/13/1963 officials.

03/25/1963 Planning office starts and the promotion of TQC are done.

04/01/1963 Small buses (“RK 170 B” type) sales (precursor of the modern Coaster) (http://cutlass70.hp.infoseek.co.jp/2004/Byroad1.html)

04/01/1963 Dyna redue release “RK170” (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rf7k-inue/kuruma/toyota/kogata/kogata.html)

05/03/1963 First Japanese grand prix races Crown, Publica, class victory (http://www.2000gt.net/Competition/Heros/GPJapon63.jpg, also : http://www.2000gt.net/Competition/Heros/Heros.php )

07/01/1963 Publica deluxe (UP 10 -D type) sales. (From Answers.com: In 1963 Toyota added a new Deluxe trim level, denoted internally as "type UP10D", which featured such "luxuries" as reclining seats, heater or radio, as well as some chrome decors (the previous base model was now called Standard).

07/27/1963 Automobile marketing, the Melbourne office representative starts.

09/1963 Sale of “DA 80 C type” cab-over type large-sized truck.

10/21/1963 Stout (“RK 40” type) sales

10/21/1963 Publica convertible (“UP 10 S” type) sales (http://www.motormagazinesha.co.jp/medialog/modules/tinyd12/ph/toyota_4.jpg)

11/01/1963 Sale of “DC 80 C” type cab-over type 4 ton trucks

Entry into production assembly factory of the Toyota motor Thai corporation on 02/10/1964.

03/13/1964 America Tiara 1900 sample export and toward America export reopening car sales. (http://www.manager-magazin.de/img/0,1020,176233,00.jpg)

04/20/1964 Crown eight (VG 10 type) sales (http://homepage3.nifty.com/naoda/cweb/ce.html)

07/01/1964 Canada Canadian Motor Industries corporation (CMI
corporation) with distributor - in contract seal (present Toyota Canadian corporation)

09/01/1964 Inauguration of QC Promotion Headquarters.

09/05/1964 Changes to Coronas, sale (RT 40 type) (http://www.tilt-rotor.com/2004/JapnTrip/Toyota/20040326_CoronaRT40.JPG) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1MKDLnpzo )

Executing 09/14/1964 New model Corona 100,000 km (62,137.1 miles) continual traveling publicly tested.

09/1964 large-sized trucks, sales (“DA 100” type)

Changes to 12/1964 large-sized buses, sales of (“DB 100” type)

 

[JohnnyC]

1965-1966

02/12/1965 Full-scale export to Canada, first batch of 115 units shipping of the Crown

04/01/1965 Toyota Sports 800 (UP 15) production starts (nice site: http://www.rstreet.us/yotahachi/ , http://grandjdm.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/433_toyota-sports800-1-01.jpg )

04/02/1965 Corona America (“UP 43” L-type) to export samples
The new corona completed to the United States to resume export of the cars. Toyota cars will be sold in the United States plans to shift the center of the market is growing exponentially. ]

04/27/1965 Export-Import Bank of Washington loan 1.1 million dollar loan agreement signed

07/01/1965 Corona hardtop (RT 50) release (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stepho/rt40.jpg)

08/1965 British motor import comp. and distributors agreement signed (present day: Toyota GB) ( link: http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/bv/frame_start.jsp?id=homepage&screenRes=1280x1024c32& )

09/1965 Start of production Costa Rica

10/25/1965 New “M”-type six-cylinder engine developed for crown
( from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_M_engine : The first M was a 2.0 L (1988 cc) version produced from 1965 through 1988. It was a 2-valve SOHC engine. Cylinder bore and stroke was square at 75 mm (2.95 in). Output was 110 hp (82 kW) at 5600 rpm and 116 ft•lbf (157 Nm) at 3800 rpm.)

11/06/1965 Kamisato plant start to begin construction. Casting from the machining, with a pair of ranging consistent engine production to make our country's first specialized engine plant.

11/10/1965 Deming Application Prize Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deming_Prize) Corporate mention quality control, cost reduction efforts, the Corona facelift. These results review coordinating the Deming Prize awarded. (http://www.managementwisdom.com/weddechofqua.html)

11/12/1965 Corona 5-door sedan (RT 56) release (Japan's first Fastback) (http://www.turbocreations.com/corona/andrewsrt56fastback/)

01/1966 Korean automobile industry and CKD assembly agreement.

01/16/1966 Launching of Comprehensive Planning Office

04/05/1966 Publica facelift (UP 20) to the production (http://www.club-k.co.nz/Publica.htm)

07/23/1966 establishement of (present day: toyota rent-a-car Tokyo)

09/01/1966 All 50,000 Toyota cars sales contest conducted

09/24/1966 Takaoka plant construction. Corolla production building. December 7, completed in a ceremony conducted. (http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/corolla/concept/index.html)

10/15/1966 Automobile Engineering Hino, Hino Automobile Engineering, business alliance. (http://www.hino.co.jp/e/) (http://www.hino.co.jp/e/01/1_06.htm)

11/05/1966 Corolla (KE 10) (http://www.tilt-rotor.com/2004/JapnTrip/Toyota/20040326_CorollaKE10.JPG) production

11/25/1966 All-Toyota quality control competition.

11/1966 East Fuji factory, Automotive proving ground completed.

12/01/1966 Used cars nationwide unified implementation of the guarantee system

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

They had a quality control competition..... in '66!!!!! No wonder they are the best!!!

Lovin' the history Johnny, thank you for all the hard work!!!

 

[foxfab]

Post from another email list:

I strongly dislike mis-information on the Internet. So in an effort
to clarify a few errors, I would like to share this. I am open to any
additions or corrections.
Rich

Toyota Logos

In 1936 Toyoda Loom Works held a public competition for a new logo
design for their new vehicles. There were 27,000 entries and the
winning design led to a name change as well as new logo. Toyota was
born. The streamlined katakana characters were made with eight
strokes, a number that connotes luck and prosperity in Japanese
culture. Those unfamiliar with Japanese writing sometimes call this
the "T37" or "teq" logo. It is no longer presently used on products,
but is still used corporately. The trademark on what we in the U.S.
call the "old" logo is still active.

Toyota started selling cars in the United States in 1957, but this
start was slow and tenuous. Less than 300 vehicles were sold the
first year in America. Toyota did not register their logo with the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for about ten years, finally doing
so in 1967. They filed trademarks on the Toyota logo as well as the
Crown and Corona all on June 9, 1967. Curiously the TEN electronics
and radios owned by Toyota filed for a U.S. trademark on the TEN name
back in 1964, the radios had been using that name since 1961.

Toyota introduced a new logo to help differentiate itself from the
newly released Lexus luxury line in 1989 and add focus in a world
market place. This new mark "consists of three ovals: the two
perpendicular center ovals represent a relationship of mutual trust
between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to symbolize
the letter "T" for Toyota. The space in the background implies a
global expansion of Toyota's technology and unlimited potential for
the future." (Toyota). This is the logo seen today on all Toyota
vehicles.

On January 25, 2006 Toyota introduced logo for celebrating its 50th
anniversary in the United States. The logo is a gilded ingot
symbolizing the company's golden anniversary and features a stylized
50 encircling a globe prominently displaying North America.

Other trivia:
The word corolla describes the ring of petals in a flower (like a
crown). Toyota adopted the Corona name for its 1966 small saloon, and
the Corolla "crown" emblem was in use until about 1990. In 2006 the
name was given up in the European market, but the Corolla name will
live on in other markets, including Japan.

TEN Electronics: First use February 8, 1961. Trademark filed February
17, 1964
Corona: First use September 17, 1955. Trademark filed June 9, 1967
Crown: First use June 26, 1964. Trademark filed June 9, 1967
Corolla: First use November, 1966. Trademark filed May 20, 1968
Sprinter: First use April 5, 1968.
Celica: First use September 28, 1970.
Carina: Trademark filed May 24, 1971.

Sources:
Toyota http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/traditions/nov_dec_04.html
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. http://www.toyota50th.com/release1.asp
USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) http://www.uspto.gov/

Rich Street

 

[JohnnyC]

good info

is he talking about Fujitsu Ten Limited?

http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=7324

 

[JohnnyC]

1967-1968

02/13/1967 Toyota USA moves to new premises Torrance, CA .
02/1967 New Zealand start producing Motor Assemblies

03/1967 New York city office inauguration

04/01/1967 Parts warranty of two years or 50,000 km guarantee starts

04/07/1967 Peru, Toyota's assembly plant production starts

05/12/1967 “GY 10” released ( what is the GY-10?)

05/16/1967 2000 GT (“MF 10” type) released

07/25/1967 Nagoya Toyota export base Wharf to complete

07/1967 Toyota starts technical conference

09/13/1967 Crown remodel release (“MS 50” type) ( Toyota Crown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Launched in 1967, the engines were much the same as the previous generation, but additional equipment was included. Higher specification export models used the 2.3 litre 2M engine. This series saw the first 2-door hardtop. In export markets it also spawned common station wagon, rare pickup, and very rare double cab pick-up models.”)


10/02/1967 Hi-Ace (“10 PH” type) (The History of Toyota Hiace)

11/09/1967 Daihatsu Automobile Engineering, contract agreement set, international benefit to be reached. (Daihatsu's 100th Anniversary )

11/15/1967 Mini-Ace (“100 UP” type) starts (â”Å)

11/1967 Toyota Century (“VG 20” type) starts (http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/images/a03_10_1_4_2.jpg) (from TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM “A step above the Crown Eight with its completely new design, was an internationally competitive luxury car, a prestige saloon. Named to commemorate the 100 years since Sakichi Toyoda's birth and the Meiji Era's centennial, it displayed unbelievable performance and Japan-like styling. It weighed more than 1.7 tons, had a high-performance, 3.0-liter V8 engine and was capable of reaching speeds of 170km/h. Its weight and smooth ride concealed the high-performance engine it possessed.”)

02/1968 Malaysian Motor Company production started.

03/21/1968 Hyrax (“RN 10” type) starts (the hilux? That is the rn10 )

04/1968 Taiwanese company and CKD assembly agreement reached

04/1968 New Zealand companies to production start (present day Toyota New Zealand: Toyota New Zealand - Home )

05/01/1968 Corolla Sprinter (“KE 15” type ) starts (Openads) (From: TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM “Diversifying needs did not only apply to high-class car; makers were also active in creating new models to satisfy the strong demand for a family car. The Corolla Sprinter appeared among the many car types as a two-door coupe with a fastback style. Its sporty style and small 1.1-liter engine achieved speeds of up to 160km/h, and it was available at the low price of ¥587,000. It was a car capable of satisfying even the sports car enthusiast. Sales were accordingly brisk.”)

07/01/1968 Miyoshi plant start (From Nishikamo District, Aichi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Nishikamo (西加茂郡; -gun) is a district located in Nishimikawa Region in Aichi, Japan. The district once covers the northern and western parts of the city of Toyota and the town of Miyoshi. Due to the mergers held in 2005, all but the town of Miyoshi merged into the city of Toyota.”)

08/10/1968 Kamisato warehouse completed (present day Kamisato Center)

09/21/1968 Corona Mark II released (“RT 60” type ) (TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM)

10/25/1968 American Toyota convention in Tokyo

10/1968 Portugal Salvador Caetano, and CKD export contracts signed (Europe's first knockdown start production Toyota - Rock in Rio Lisboa )

12/03/1968 Achieve an annual production of 100 million units

 

[foxfab]

Just found this:

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER Data Library

The Toyota Crown was first released in Japan in the mid-1950s when Toyota was working fast to build a domestic sales network to handle the demand.
It was in such circumstances that from 1956 on, as part of Toyota's strategy the company decided on what was called the Land Cruiser strategy for foreign markets. Given the fact that its performance could hold its own against rival models such as the Willys Jeep and Land Rover, Toyota decided it was the right time to expand in foreign markets, and whenever the opportunity presented itself Toyota was there with the Land Cruiser right out front. The Land Cruiser helped Toyota establish a bridgehead, and the idea was to follow with sales of passenger cars.
In this way with expansion into foreign markets, Toyota gained competitive strength by making the necessary changes and improvements through model changes, thereby effectively extending its export sales channels. Whereas the BJ-type Land Cruiser was originally built for military use, its design in time was modified to serve industrial expansion in peacetime, partly for the purpose of stimulating domestic demand for Toyota vehicles. Then in 1955, alongside production of the BJ-type Land Cruiser the 20-series made its debut.

The engine in the early model FJ20 was an F-type engine with a compression ration of 6.8 and an output of 105ps. However, by the later models in the series the compression ratio had increased to 7.5, and the output to 125ps.

At first, the B-type engine that was installed in the BJ25 was produced alongside the F-type gasoline engine (3,878cc, 105HP) that went into the FJ25, for which the prototype had been completed in 1948. When the B-type engine was phased out of production, leaving only the FJ-type. The wheelbase on this chassis was made a bit shorter, and the drive power improved, the 3-plate springs were replaced by 4-plate springs developed for the Crown (the BJ-type Land Cruiser had 9-plates), thereby making it a more comfortable ride.
The FJ25 was positioned as the standard of the FJ20-series for the domestic market, but in all there were 10 variations available from FJ20 through FJ29. There were two variations on the wheelbase, 2,285mm and 2,430mm, and along with the FJ26, 27, 29, and others, there was also the 4x2 Land Cruiser made for the National Police Agency. In 1958 the wheelbase was extended to 2,650mm, and a van body FJ35V was introduced.
After the increase of demand during the Korean War, Japanese automakers were invited to bid to meet further demand for military vehicles by supplying the U.S. Army Procurement Agency in Japan (APA). For this reason, in 1957, test vehicles supplied by Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, and Mitsubishi, ranging from compact to large-sized trucks were gathered at the Aberdeen proving ground on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland for a comparative test run. This test was overseen from Toyota by Chief Engineers Inagawa and Iritani. The result of the test run was that the Toyota 750kg capacity truck (2FQ15L) and the 2.5-ton capacity diesel truck (2DW15L) were adopted for procurement. The performance of the FJ25L was not bad, but unfortunately it was fated to not be selected for procurement.
However, by this time the superiority of the Land Cruiser had been acknowledged by the U.S. military, and as a confidence builder, this was all that was needed to convince Toyota that the time was right to expand in the American market.


The leaf springs are larger than those on the Toyota BJ, and both pivot and shackle are stronger. The anchor bracket of the leaf spring is fixed to the frame with a rivet. Welding technology at the time was not that reliable.

The development theme for the 20-series was a new style with more driving comfort. As a result, it didn't have much in common with the Toyota BJ, instead showing more soft lines in the body styling. These major changes in the chassis frame created a basic design, which through the transition to the 40-series remained unchanged for 29 years.
To improve the riding comfort first the springs in the suspension were changed. The leaf springs in the front and rear were lengthened and the number of plates reduced to 4 to create a softer cushion. In addition, rubber bushings were added to the pivot and shackle in order to dampen the vibration transmitted to the cabin. Moreover, the inner channel of the side frame was extended, and the number of closed structure members was increased. The frame itself was strengthened so that the vibrations from the suspension would be absorbed rather than transmitted to the body.


Compared to the Toyota BJ-type it has a more spacious interior, and the steering column has been moved more to the outside. The air-conditioner is made by Nippon Denso. The heater is located below it to the left.

The FJ28V has a wheelbase that is 145mm longer than that of the FJ25. This model also comes with a 3rd seat that was installed in the luggage area. The roof is made of steel, with reinforced plates on the inside. The window area is rather small.

Along with greater riding comfort, the interior of the vehicle was also made more comfortable. It was larger for one thing, and by remounting the engine 120mm forward the cabin could be extended by 200mm. The steering column was moved 10mm to the outside, which also gave more width and spaciousness to the cabin. These changes made it possible to move the parking brake lever from where it was on the passenger seat side in the Toyota BJ to a new position closer to the driver's seat. This was an improvement in operability as well.
From the earliest models of the 20-series, the engine, transmission, transfer, and even the final drive gear were all basically the same unit throughout. Minor changes were made in the gear ratios of the 1st and 2nd gears favoring high speed driving, and a synchromesh mechanism was added to the 3rd and 4th gears. At the time synchromesh transmissions were being added rapidly not only to passenger cars but also to trucks.
With these changes the 20-series was made available in 2 types, a short wheelbase of 2,285mm and a long wheelbase of 2,430mm. Compared to the 2,400mm of the Jeep BJ, the short version had improved maneuverability, and while the long version was only slightly longer it had a higher loading capacity. Using just these two chassis, from the BJ to the FJ, the 20-series went through a number of body variations.

 

[foxfab]

Worldwide
Annual
Production Total
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
90 87 121 457 585 1,028 2,887 3,016 3,770 3,323 4,305

1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
3,990 5,136 7,881 12,639 8,906 11,919 18,307 23,510 30,013 39,263 38,848

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
38,682 52,992 68,978 83,939 108,697 118,560 115,250 116,215 127,739 129,525 124,308

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
114,974 135,989 95,874 93,377 103,323 91,955 105,254 130,431 136,910 131,043 123,132

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
119,393 184,018 213,243 231,186 200,967 191,568 174,431 201,380 270,168 293,641 315,056

2006 Total
310,822 5,273,101 (units)

 

[foxfab]

This is the link to it:

http://www.toyota.com.kw/English/toyota_models/landcruiser/history/html/history/img/timeline-big.jpg

 

[JohnnyC]

1969-1970

01/15/1969 Rugby department, number one in Japan

01/1969 Toyota president meeting inauguration

02/03/1969 Dyna are changed model and launching (the "RU 10" type)

02/03/1969 light buses are changed model and launching (the "RU 18" type), Coaster new name

03/01/1969 Change in the Toyota Corolla

04/01/1969 Model and launching (the "UP 30" type)

The 1969 04 02 1st TOYOTA traffic safe campaign enforcement

04/1969 liaison office inauguration

06/17/1969 Enforcement of the TOYOTA quality total inspection including vendors

06/1969 recall car problem excessive concentration

07/26/1969 TOYOTA summer school starts (the traffic safe classroom etc. of a/the small/junior high school student objects)

Production start of Corolla with 1969 08 Thailand Hino industries
Launching of 1969 09 01
(the quality control 10 style)

"An excellent prize" and "a good prize" are established 1969 09 TOYOTA quality control prizes that aims (the improvement of the strength and also management constitution of the improvement and also control organization of the control level of the whole group establishment)


02/01/1970 inspection improvement room it revives and in all the factories inspection department inauguration

02/07/1970 Oono Shuji vice president, the distinguished service second class Orders of importance

02/10/1970 Coronas are changed and launching (the "RT 80" type)

05/06/1970 Corolla, sprinters (the KE 20 style, KE 25 styles)

07/1970 safe anti-pollution measure joint conference

09/01/1970 TOYOTA MOTOR labor unions to TOYOTA automotive labor union, TOYOTA MOTOR sales labor union separation
Signing

11/01/1970 Launching of the general public (the "FG 7" type) of forklifts

11/14/1970 Launching of light ace ("km 10" type)

11/17/1970 Winning a prize of the 1st Japanese quality control prize

Adoption of a daily order system in 12/01/1970

 

[JohnnyC]

1971-1972

01/08/1971 automobile marketing head office completed in Nagoya-shi Higashi-ku.

02/01/1971 Highest policy conference inauguration (a present executive director meeting)

Safe/anti-pollution measure actively persued

1971 02 01 Azumafuji research institute inauguration and strengthening research and development organization.


02/16/1971 Crown, sale ("MS 60" type)

company production starts of 04/1971, Trinidad

05/1971 Public information magazine ' the
wheel extended ' begins publication (Toyota Quarterly Review)(Amazon.com: Wheel Extended: Magazines)

06/30/1971 Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Transport
ESV (the experimental safe car) development plan (safe car program)

07/09/1971 American Toyota, Atlas corporation production contract (Welcome to AtlasToyota.com)

08/30/1971 model and launching , sale ("PY 10" type) ???

10/01/1971 Automobile marketing, establishing the Toyota Osaka
service center.

12/01/1971 Automobile marketing, import development section
start.

12/15/1971 Establishing the Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) corporation in Indonesia (PT. Toyota Astra Motor » About)

01/29/1972 production and sale ("MX 10" types) ???

02/06/1972 Automobile marketing, Yokohama office starts

02/1972 Toyota easy carry system (TECS) it announces (Š”Ž®‰ïŽÐƒgƒˆƒ^ƒeƒbƒNƒX‘åã)

05/08/1972 production sale ("RN 20" type)

05/23/1972 Toyota President Eiji, Japanese automotive meeting chairman

06/26/1972 Toyota President Eiji, automobile fair transaction conference chairman

07/28/1972 parts peculiar production plan rooms it starts,
centers on Planning Office and center around safe/anti-pollution measure

08/13/1972 first transoceanic seminars

08/31/1972 automobile marketing, completing the Kinuura bay piers ??

09/11/1972 TOYOTA labor union federation inauguration

09/30/1972 first experiment car completion of the battery cars , Agency of Industrial Science and Technology. (industry technical institute consignment)

10/20/1972 ESV experimental production car announcement (http://www.conceptcars.it/storia/esv/toyota.jpg)

Signing to CVCC 12/13/1972 with Honda

12/20/1972 Establishment of Japan Indonesia oil company

 

[JohnnyC]

this is a good link to a pictoral timeline of toyota vehicles...a few are alil off in dates ...but...overall not a bad reference to see.

TOYOTA HISTORIA

 

[foxfab]

Here's a piece of US Toyota history:

eBay Motors: Toyota : Toyopet Crown (item 330245825611 end time Jun-29-08 18:08:43 PDT)

Someone save the pics?

Winning bid: US $22,322.00

From a post on an email list:
Michael wrote:

> Well, the auction ended today at a whopping $22,322! Needless to say
> I wasn't the winner. Heck, I didn't even try to bid - it was out of
> my league from the very start. Anyone care to stand up and tell us
> they are the winner?

The Toyopet's new owner may live in the Midwest since his bid
history indicates last month he won an auction for
a 2007 Camry Hybrid located in Tennesee. But then
the buyer could have simply flown to Tennesee and drove
the car home to Seattle or whereever. Anyway, we know
the buyer likely wasn't a Toyota dealer or Toyota employee.

I would have thought that a west coast dealer would jump at
the opportunity to have a '58 Toyopet on permanent display
at his / her dealership since the '58 model is the rarest and
has such a colorful, albiet embarrassing, history (Toyota
executives were almost stranded trying to drive the
car from Los Angeles to San Francisco since it could not
be driven above 45-50 MPH without overheating). And
I read that when the decision was made to return 200
unsold California Toyopet's back to Japan Toyota's Chairman
Taizo Ishida was so dissappointed he yelled: "Throw them
into the Pacific."

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.
Paul Cherubini <monarch@saber.net>

 

[JohnnyC]

Thanks for posting...I was really trying to stick to Data...but...i think most mudders know i like pics

I kinda stoped at 1972....but i do have date that goes to 1999-2000? some time around there...I should be starting back up with translating my stuff soon.

but in the mean time here is a great in action shot of a Toyota KC ...the predessesor of the AK10...picture is from 1960....so this is a 15 year old rig still hard at work

 

[toyotageek]

This is something that was sent to me quite a while ago...just getting to translate it now....Very interesting stuff.

It's a data sheet of corperate data...very interesting to see the evolution of the company and to see what they were doing during WWII.

It's quite extensive...over 100 pages worth.

I'll be posting things day by day as i translate it...i'll also be adding some web sites to give a better perspective...and ...I will be going from the start to present day...so...check back every now and then to see more info...most updates that are significant i will highlight red...but i will be editing as i go along...if you have any significant info that might be helpfull pm me ok

I dont know if this is in the right area...maybe Woody can make a Toyota Historical Forum

Hello everyone.
Nice thread Johnny! I'm glad to see there is a place with people interested in Toyota history!

I don't want to stray off topic, but bear with me for my following ramble...

Quick background - Even though I'm new here, I've been part of the Toyota scene for a number of years. I'm a member of the Toyota Owners and Restorers Club (TORC), and I hang out at Japanese Nostalgic Car and Old Japanese Car. I've also got my own website, toyotageek.com and manage a couple of Groups - Classic Toyota Town, 2000GT and Toyopet Crown. I've known about IH8MUD for some time, but never joined since I wasn't really a Cruiser guy - silly me! The funny thing is I kept coming back because everytime I searched for some obscure old Toyota info, Google pointed me here. When I found this thread I decided to finally join.

My main interest in Toyota is primarily pre-1970's vehicles, Toyota history, and collecting Toyotamobilia. Those are the reasons I started my own website as well as the Groups I manage.

To the point - Johnny, in your first post you mentioned you received 100 pages of corporate data that you were translating. Mind if I ask, what exactly was that data & where did you get it? (Do you think I could get a copy of this data from you?) What you have done here with this thread is something I was eventually planning to do on my own site - I plan on having several pages dedicated to Toyota history and include some timelines/charts. I would love to to use some (most) of the data that you have compiled - would you mind sharing the info you have posted? If you're open to the idea, let me know and we can talk more about it.

Now, I'll let this thread get back on topic, and I promise to check out more postings and provide input whenever possible!

Michael,

Welcome!

Lots of us have pieces and tidbits.................none of us have put it all together yet. When you're done with this section, make sure you check the whole board, there's good stuff even hidden in chat.

Hello Michael aka Toyotageek

I know exactly who you are...you have some wonderful stuff on your site...i check in every now and then to see what your posted new. A few times I was going to email ya...you know your toyota history....just never got around to it

The proble I believ is that all this is going in the 25 section...this is a slow moving group

The stuff here was a document that I received from a Toyota jp. employee many years ago...I dont even know if he was really suposed to just give it out ....but I got it

I have been putting it together with other known facts and translating as not to get into copyright problems.

Feel free to use any information on here ...this is why I put it all here so people can use it and learn from it.

Shoot me a PM with you email....we'll discuss further.

also check out the WIKI ih8mud...i have just started working on the old ak10 information...and will be building upon it more and more with all my crap

JohnnyC

Hello Jim & Johnny and thank you for the welcome to IH8MUD.

I sort of know Jim since he joined my Classic Toyota Town a number of years ago. I'm happy to be a part of the group here and I'll try to help out, and provide info or pix whenever I can.

Johnny, thanks for giving me the ok to use the data you have translated. I wouldn't call this corner of IH8MUD slow moving, but it is kind of "out of the way" for your general Toyota enthusiast.

It's funny how I stumbled upon this thread, as I was Googling "Toyopet Route Truck" to find out about a diecast model I was researching... ...but that's another story.

~mike

 

[JohnnyC]

1973-1974

More Data

02/1973 exportation vehicle comprehensive management systems (ECS) begins.

04/01/1973 Enforcement of the complete five-day workweeks.

Launching of 1973 04 11Publica Starlets (the KP 47 style)( http://www.geocities.jp/tz_factory86/06.03.26aa.jpg , http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/6331/KP47.jpg )

1973 05 16 TOYOTA sports center completion, Aichi Prefecture, Toyota city (http://wikimapia.org/1910610/Toyota-Sports-Center , http://f20.aaa.livedoor.jp/~stadium/toyotaspo/index.html )

07/19/1973 Comprehensive scrapped material treatment plant completion in former small factories in town.

07/25/1973 Foreign country relation organizations, foreign country business room, the foreign country administration department, foreign country technical department inauguration.

07/1973 Participation in large technical development projects "the automobile comprehensive control technology

08/31/1973 Coronas are changed new model and launch (the “RT100” type)

10/1973 Toyota resources energy inquiry committee inauguration.

10/1973 キャルティ design research company in America.

10/1973 Exportation plan conference.

10/1973 The achievement of ten millionth domestic sales total.

11/24/1973 Price increase of all the types of a car 7%, 50,000 yen raise due to oil crises.

01/15/1974 Anti-Japanese demonstrations in Indonesia at the TOYOTA motor head offices, Indonesia.

01/18/1974 Cooperation regarding the Japanese domestic product, GE company and GE air conditioner of NIPPONDENSO, America.

01/21/1974 Price increase of all the types of a car 10% 77,000 yen raise.

01/1974 It becomes the franchisors of, TOYOTA rent-a-cars.

02/18/1974 Labor-management agreement, labor-management agreement conclusion with labor unions.

Change to the Long Beach FABURIKETAZU?????company of the acquisition, company names of the stocks of 1974 02 U.S. TOYOTA, atlas company

04/01/1974 Launching in TOYOTA selling agents of GE air conditioner 10.

04/26/1974 Corolla, sprinters are changed new model and launch (“TE 30” type, “TE 40” type) (http://www.dorikaze.ca/dorikaze_corollas_third.php )

Procurement of parts starts 04/30/1974

05/1974 Energy conservation measure committee inauguration.

1974 06 Development of domestic increase Nissan campaigns "T 23 strategy"

09/09/1974 TOYOTA memorial hall completion.

09/12/1974 Cost plan committee inauguration.

Company production starts 09/1974 Indonesia.

10/01/1974 Establishment of the U.S. TOYOTA industrial vehicle with the joint investments of TOYOTA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS.

10/07/1974 Completion (the present day advance training center) of inhouse, training centers.

10/10/1974 Crowns are changed new model and launch (“MS 80” type)

10/15/1974 Contributing, the TOYOTA foundations to the development of a future welfare society through in the furtherance to the research and also business regarding traffic safe, life and the environment, social welfare, education culture etc. establishment it is the large multipurpose foundation of the first Prime Minister's Office jurisdiction. At the beginning Toyota fund three billion yen.

11/18/1974 Stocks 100% acquisition of the Deutsche Welle TOYOTA FEATORIPU company of Germany.

 

[JohnnyC]

World Wide Production Data

 

[JohnnyC]

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