Japan

Toyota

60007730

1st

Toyopet RK23 truck

Released date : 1956/ 4/--

body type

Truck/Picup

TRUCK/PU

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  • Specification
  • Description
  • Plant
  • Name origin
Grade Toyopet 1500
Model type
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weight
Model type Toyopet 1500
Curb mass(kg) 1360
Dimensions Length(mm) 4290
Width(mm) 1670
Height(mm) 1700
Wheelbase(mm) 2530
Engine Engine code R
Engine type In-line 4-cylinder, OHV
Displacement(cm3) 1453
Max. output kW(PS)/r.p.m. -/48/4000
* The specifications are those of representative model grades.
* Max. output represents a net rating. In the above table, digits separated by slashes ( / / ) stand for kW, PS, and r.p.m., respectively.
* The model numbers of these vehicles are Toyopet 1500.
The Model RK23 (payload capacity: 1,500 kg) went into production in April 1956 in a minor changeover of the Model RK. It was a heavy-duty version of the Masterline pickup (released in December 1955 with a payload capacity of 750 kg), which in turn had been derived from the Toyopet Master developed for use as a taxi (released in January 1955). The changeover to the Model RK23 significantly modernized the truck's appearance. Whereas the models up to the RK featured a cab with independent front fenders and side steps, the sides of the RK23's cab became flush with the body by adopting the front body of the Master. Although both the Masterline pickup and the RK23 employed a ladder frame, the former was basically designed as a passenger car and the latter as a truck. As a result, the Masterline had a unified body with an integrated cargo bed, while the RK23 came with a separate cargo bed.

In April 1958, the RK23 was succeeded by the RK30, adopting a synchromesh transmission and switching from a floor shifter to a column shifter to accommodate three people. In July 1958, the RK35 was introduced, extending the wheelbase by 210 mm and increasing the payload capacity to 1.75 tons. The modification was in line with the reclassification of the small 4-wheeled vehicle category in June of the previous year, which expanded the maximum length from 4.3 m to 4.7 m.

In June 1959, the Toyopet truck was renamed the Stout in a naming competition participated by Toyota and sales channel employees.
Plant Koromo plant(now Honsha plant), Toyota Auto Body Co.,Ltd.
The meaning is the same as model code.
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