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

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09090-04020 Engine Leveler
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Couple more common tools.
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dmamj said:

“Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it.” -Taiichi Ohno​

Taiichi Ohno is considered the father of Toyota's production system and is shown in the photo below, which was shared by @JohnnyC in post #216 of this thread. Ohno gazes at something inside a Toyota factory, something obviously very pleasing to him. Perhaps he's observing an employee working diligently on the line. He's wearing a factory cap. I've been on the hunt for a cap like that ever since @JohnnyC posted it.

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It took 4 years and 364 days to land an example. Although I can't place it in the same era as the cap Ohno is actually wearing, it does look strikingly similar. The yellow patch safety-pinned to the side translates to "works safe", or something of that nature. It's become a favorite.

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amazing...where did you score this??
 
I think these are tie-rod wrenches (?) from the 1960’s. Odd, the different sizes have the same part number 09646-12011 (very unlike Toyota to do that). Made by KTC. Third pic includes a 250mm angle wrench for scale. Last pic compares them to a larger 32mm x 36mm KTC example, which I believe was used in heavier diesel vehicle applications.

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Hey, solved the mystery about the emblem in post #657 of this thread! And maybe the one about the horn button in post #630 too!

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As I understand it, Toyota presented Artthur Linkletter, Goodwin Knight, and Dwight D. Eisenhower each with one of these knives in 1957 when they opened the first dealership in California. The one seen here was presented to Eisenhower. Here is the same style pocket knife as in post 374, but...
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That shelf bracketing is also quite the discussion point.
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I was browsing through some old threads about Toyota fire trucks (I really need a life) and came across something from @JohnnyC in 2007. Check out the first and second pictures from the post below.

The emblem is from the rear of a 1963 FB80 bus! Mystery solved! And although the horn button picture is pixelated, it sure looks like the one in post #630! Super odd that I sourced those two items from two totally different vendors a few months apart about two years ago. Maybe they both picked from the same bus in a wrecking yard or something. Who knows - just happy to be able to ID them.

@JohnnyC , 18 years later, thank you!

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Toyota FA Truck

I know about the fire trucks....but does anyone know if the FA truck actually made it to this continent? This is a '61 FA80:
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Glad I could help… I guess you pinned me on one of my “breaks” from mud :)

That bus is great isn’t it … especially love the stamped TOYOTA pocket door
 
dmamj said:
I think these are tie-rod wrenches (?) from the 1960’s. Odd, the different sizes have the same part number 09646-12011 (very unlike Toyota to do that). Made by KTC. Third pic includes a 250mm angle wrench for scale. Last pic compares them to a larger 32mm x 36mm KTC example, which I believe was used in heavier diesel vehicle applications.

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Those may have been part of a set; Toyota used to sell them that way. The power steering hose crowsfeet were like that.
 
some of those FAś came with in dash round tachometers.... those would be a great find
as well as the tall double sided front directional ( i know a few guys that would want those lol)
they had gauge pods that also held air pressure (single and double pods) that mount on top of the dash
under bed tool box
two speed rear diff
side apron vent levers
starting handle bumper brackets
overhead roof rack assemblies that mount to the headache rack
just to name a few


SOOOOO many cool and unique parts
 
Toyota Industries and Toyoda Automatic Loom Works were established in 1926 . Both were brainchild’s of Sakichi Toyota, founding father of Toyota. Toyoda’s looms were used to produce weavings and textiles across Japan before the war. After the war, around 1950, Toyota commissioned a newly formed company, Kyoto Tool Corporation (KTC), to begin producing tools for their motor division to be included in their growing lineup of vehicles. In addition to contracting with KTC to produce in-vehicle tools, Toyoda also saw a need for tools to service their looms, specifically for their signature loom, the G-Type. The G-Type was produced until 1959, when it was discontinued for the upgraded G3-Type.

Imperial measurements were used with the G-Type, whereas metric was used with the G3. The distinction between imperial and metric for Toyoda looms is signifcant as it pertains to this set of six open-end "G" wrenches, the very wrenches commissioned by Toyoda for exclusive use in their loom factories. The imperial sizes suggest they were produced sometime prior to 1959, when the metric-sized G3-Type took the place of the G-Type. Production year can be further narrowed down to between 1953 - 1959, because it was in 1953 that KTC applied for their trademark of "KTC" enclosed in an oval. This particular set appears unused.

I have to give credit to Mr. Tada, a Japanese gentlemen who is an expert in Japanese wrenches, for providing the information about this set through his exhaustive research. To what extent the wrenches were produced is unknown, but can't imagine there aren't many KTC Toyoda G-Type Loom Wrench trees growing on the planet.


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This is the largest "Ema Rope" available from Toyota, part 08300-00040. I couldn't figure out what "Ema" refers to. Nothing in Japanese translation equates to "cable", "tow", or anything of the like that I can find. The 10mm version of this in post 727 of this thread is described as a "Rope Set, Towing". This hefty 14mm version will tow 8000kg, or 17,636 lbs. Probably a bit earlier than the one in post 727 also, judging fromthe Genuine Parts logo. She's a peach.


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dmamj said:
This is the largest "Ema Rope" available from Toyota, part 08300-00040. I couldn't figure out what "Ema" refers to. Nothing in Japanese translation equates to "cable", "tow", or anything of the like that I can find. The 10mm version of this in post 727 of this thread is described as a "Rope Set, Towing". This hefty 14mm version will tow 8000kg, or 17,636 lbs. Probably a bit earlier than the one in post 727 also, judging fromthe Genuine Parts logo. She's a peach.


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THAT is super cool…never seen one. Has this been in any of the cruiser parts catalogs? I have never seen it listed. Idea on the year?
 
Nathan, my guess it's from 1970 or so. Here's why I think that. Take alook at the logo on the lower left, then compare it the logo on a Land Cruiser tool roll from around that same period (first two pictures below). Same, negative relief type, just different colors, huh? Logos not much earlier than that type were printed without the negative relief. The last photo compares a 1970-72 (or so) blue vinyl roll (top, negative relief) with an earlier 1968-69 vinyl roll (bottom, standard print).

Further evidence of age can be found in the tools within the blue vinyl rolls. See the next post.


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