Vintage TOYOTA MOTOR Hand Tools, "TEQ" Accessories and Collectibles

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Cool packaging on the old spark plugs.

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Added this brake adjustment tool to the box today. It was a "recommended" hand tool from many moon ago, part number 09704-30010. Guess a simple brake tool isn't too much to write home about, but I've found that few hand tools actually have the old logo which makes it kinda cool.

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This Vileda brand is from a German company. They made these chamois-like cloths for Toyota and Nissan, and probably many more. Here's the Toyota version, probably from the mid-70's. Can't quite make the first five digits of the part number. The cloth itself sure is stinky!

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And here are a few electrical tape rolls that came over in the same box as the Vileda.The box was shipped on 12/7 and it just got here. Must have been stuck in a shipping container on the Pacific for the last 4 months.

These are the same rolls that were included in the "Driver Kits" seen in the second picture (earlier version on the right).

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@lp2k actually the bulbs are Stanley. Not the Stanley you and I know that makes tools, but a Japanese company that manufactures bulbs. They've been in business for decades. Check this out. It's a Stanley "Owner Kit". Same exact thing as the Toyota "Driver Kit" pictured above, but without the tape and of course the branding on the front. I don't actually own the Stanley kit, darn it!


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Here's an interesting tool box. I saw one in Japan a very long time ago and fnally came across another. It made its journey across the pond and landed in the garage this morning.

It's the same size and shape as the Land Cruiser box, but lighter gauge steel and has a different type handle and latches. There's no interior socket tray. It has a slightly different hinge pattern and the bottom doesn't have the big X.

It is no doubt the original color. I'd call it gray I guess, but it also has a light light blue tint.

Question is, where the heck is it from? Gotta hit up all the Toyota(da) antiquinarians to help identify its origin, because early research has left me at a dead end. I suspect Toyoda's Machine Works division. Please post your thoughts and ideas.

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TOYODA MACHINE WORKS still exists today. The lesser gauge steel may be clue. I would think the more robust steel boxes like in the Land Cruisers would have occurred earlier. Wonder if this is from the 70s. A message to Toyoda Machine Works is on the horizon.
 
The current Toyota logo doesn't appear on these two pieces, so I'm thinking they are pre-1989.

DNA testing has validated the Super Duster is a direct descendant of The Mopper (long-time subscribers of this thread know what I speak of).

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What is the story behind the "Teq?" How old is its use; is it still current? Approximately how is it pronounced?

I think that the only things on my '75 40 with that badge are the tool bag, and door keys?
 
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