Vintage TOYOTA MOTOR Hand Tools and "TEQ" Accessories (1 Viewer)

[dmamj]

Wall clock from 1976 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of Kanagawa Toyota Motor. About 14" x 13". Cool vibrantly colored scene. The cord isn’t original. Don’t believe it was intended to have a cord, believe it was meant to be mounted by nails with the two hooks.

Incidentally, my wife says I can’t put it up in the living room. I provided an alternative - the bedroom. That was promptly shot down. In no uncertain terms.

 

[dmamj]

Set of 12 pencils from “Toyota Technical High School”. At least that’s how Google translates it.

 

[red66toy]

Those are too cool!

 

[Economist LC76]

What does Toyota cost to open sale of its vintage accessories? The simple idea of replicating already made souvenirs will give many fans the pleasure of beauty.

 

[Relot76]

Thought I’d start this as a supplement to wscbill’s “Tools, Tool Kits, Options, and Accessories” thread, which, incidentally is one of the most informative of any threads on MUD. Bill, I (we) owe you a big-time thanks for doing the research and sharing your findings. Someone like myself couldn’t have completed a correct tool bag without it. TreerootCO, I understand you had a hand in it also – thanks to you too – don’t want to demean your contributions, or anyone else’s for that matter. Those looking to build a tool kit/bag with period-correct tools who haven’t seen that thread, have a look – you won’t be disappointed.

Tools, Tool Kits, Options and Accessories

The intentions of this supplemental thread are simple:

· Muster up conversation about other vintage Toyota Motor tools and accessories which never made it into Land Cruiser tool kits, but would be cool in them nonetheless.

· Share pictures of your Toyota Motor tools and accessories

· Encourage MUDDERs to keep educating MUDDERs

· Be a launching pad for some buying, selling, and trading (definitely not trying to create another classified section, but don’t think it would be too terrible if a few deals were made as a result of this thread).

On to the meat and potatoes.

Tools that came in Land Cruiser tool kits from the 50’s – 80’s were open-end wrenches/spanners, 250mm adjustable wrenches, 200 mm pliers, screwdrivers with wood, yellow, or black handles, lug wrenches, those impossible to find OH and Maruki hammers, the grease pumps which I firmly believe only exist in legend, engine adjust kits, and spark plug wrenches. There were different iterations of each over the years. In addition to those tools, Toyota also stamped their name on a myriad of other “Standard” and “Recommended” tools. Thanks again to wscbill, (and full credit to him also) pictures of those tools can be found in a couple of old catalogs. The seven links below are pages 1 – 7 of a 1972 (or so) Toyota Motor tool catalog. Have a gander at each.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-1.65822/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-2.65821/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-3.65820/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-4.65819/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-5.65818/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-6.65817/full

https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/pg-7.65816/full

Then a link to a 1981 catalog is here. It’s a nice color version written in Japanese.

We see some very cool stuff - a pipe wrench, ratchets, sockets, colorful acrylic-handled screwdrivers, honing stones, box wrenches, files, etc. Note the vast majority of the tools in both catalogs are marked TOYOTA MOTOR without the old Toyota “TEQ” logo (side bar: “T backwards E Q” are actually three Japanese Katakana characters which translate to “TO YO TA”). Absence of “TEQ” on the tools in the 1972 catalog may be relevant, as many of the early Land Cruiser tools and other Toyota models had that stamp. We can almost surmise the practice of stamping of the “TEQ” logo on Toyota tools was discontinued in the very late 60’s or very early 70’s. That’s speculation of course – if anyone can substantiate, please chime in.

If seems the words "TOYOTA MOTOR" were used after the TEQ era on tools well into the 80’s, as evidenced in the 1981 catalog. From there, it appears the TOYOTA MOTOR evolved into simply "TOYOTA". Speculation again, but TOYOTA MOTOR seemed to all but disappear from Toyota tools in the late 90s. Here's a pic of TOYOTA MOTOR tool #09130-00120, needle nose pliers, from the 1981 catalog:

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The time frame of the TOYOTA MOTOR to TOYOTA evolution is important when considering the possibility of obtaining/collecting TOYOTA MOTOR tools from the 1972 and 1981 catalogs. Think about the period we are talking about. Toyota’s first import into the United States was the Toyopet Crown in 1957, and obviously as cars were imported and driven, cars fell down, went boom, and had to be repaired. Toyota service auto shops utilizing genuine Toyota tools weren't on every street corner. In the event a technician did need a tool, chances are he would lean toward Mac or Snap On, rather than placing an order from a Toyota “Recommended” tool catalog.

If that theory is correct, it is very possible few TOYOTA MOTOR “Standard” or “Recommended” tools from the 1972 and 1981 catalogs ever made their way to the United States. That is somewhat substantiated by the absence of those types of tools on US auction websites, making them just as scarce, or even more scarce, than the somewhat difficult to attain Toyota grease guns or early engine adjust kits.

Here are tools 09130-00140, 09018-38180, & 09018-12250 (vise grips, 9.5mm ratchet, & 12.7mm ratchet).

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Page 12 of wscbill’s TTKOA thread has some great pictures of the screwdrivers from those catalogs:

Tools, Tool Kits, Options and Accessories

With regard to accessories, who knows how many hundreds or thousands of vintage items were manufactured for the different Toyota models that had TOYOTA MOTOR or the old "TEQ" logo imprinted or stamped. I’ve recently come across a few TOYOTA MOTOR or TEQ items I never dreamed existed. Here’s one that would look very cool in the glove box of a vintage Land Cruiser:

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And another:

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Speedy 101 AutoWax? Yeah, pretty sweet.

Your turn. Do TOYOTA MOTOR tools fill any space in your bags, boxes or chests? Have any old, vintage TOYOTA MOTOR or TEQ accessories collecting dust in the back of the garage cabinet? Share a few pics if you do. Would love to see them.

Poster's Editorial: Guess this thread could have been a continuation of the TTKOA thread, but figured it could be separated out and focus on tools/accessories that weren't found in Land Cruisers as they rolled off the lines.

I posted the following back in 2020 but after reading this thread, I thought it might fit better here for those interested in Toyota tools:
My 1969 FJ40 has been in the family since my dad drove it off the Toyota showroom floor. I thought the FJ historians on this forum might like a photo of the "Content" list that came in the tool roll. It is not in prestine condition because the grease gun leaked on it while in the roll, but you can certainly read everything. The paper measures 3-3/32" wide X 5-1/4" high. The paper has a thin clear laminate coating that has delayered in places over time. The paper is a fairly heavy grade but not card stock.

 

[JohnnyC]

Nice that you still have the card…

Here’s a good place for that post:

Toyota Tools

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[dmamj]

@Relot76 thanks for the post. Love seeing those original content lists.

 

[dmamj]

Fun little "Hand Mops",
part 08714-00020. Two in one package! The last pic is a Google translation of the Japanese text.

 

[dmamj]

I suppose this horn button from a very old fork lift is more of a part than tool or accessory, but I think it’s just as cool as an old tool.

 

[dmamj]

Here is an old knitting machine accessories box with accessories. The manual has a parts list - all are accounted for in the box (and then some). Page 13 (second to last pic) demonstrates the purpose of the small TEQ weights from a previous post in this thread. I find those little weights to be terribly cool. Which really speaks to my nerdishness.

 

[dmamj]

Couple of small paint brushes also.

 

[65swb45]

Here is an old knitting machine accessories box with accessories. The manual has a parts list - all are accounted for in the box (and then some). Page 13 (the last pic) demonstrates the purpose of the small TEQ weights from a previous post in this thread. I find those little weights to be terribly cool. Which really speaks to my nerdishness.

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My grandfather had a wicked cool set of tiny weights that sat in a tiny wooden box he could put in his pocket. The box also had a tiny metal scale.
He bought and sold diamonds, and when either buyer or seller doubted the stated carot of the product, out came the scale and weights.
Settled the matter amicably, every time.

 

[dmamj]

And a package of sewing machine needles.

 

[JohnnyC]

I am nerding out on the knitting kit… love finding the purpose of them as well

The machine itself very much resembles the sewing machines from that time… posted earlier:

 

[flx]

Here is an old knitting machine accessories box with accessories.

Very very very cool!

 

[cruiserdan]

I am nerding out on the knitting kit… love finding the purpose of them as well

The machine itself very much resembles the sewing machines from that time… posted earlier:

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My wife has one about like that one. It runs good. She tuned it up

 

[JohnnyC]

My wife has one about like that one. It runs good. She tuned it up

I’m still trying to get this one… it sits needing a belt in storage … I peek in on it every once in awhile

Morse is rebadged toyota

Beautiful machine

 

[cruiserdan]

I’m still trying to get this one… it sits needing a belt in storage … I peek in on it every once in awhile

Morse is rebadged toyota

Beautiful machine

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My wife has a few of those. I think she has around 50 machines from the late 1800s hrough the early 1960s. They all run. She is a really good sewing machine mechanic.

 

[scoobiedubes]

My wife has a few of those. I think she has around 50 machines from the late 1800s hrough the early 1960s. They all run. She is a really good sewing machine mechanic.

That’s amazing! And 50 sewing machines is a lot easier to house than 50 land cruisers

 

[cruiserdan]

Just a small corner.