Japan

Toyota

70000034

1st

Briska

Released date : 1967/ 5/12

body type

Truck/Picup

TRUCK/PU

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  • Specification
  • Description
  • Plant
  • Name origin
Grade GY10
Model type
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weight
Model type GY10
Curb mass(kg) 1035
Dimensions Length(mm) 4265
Width(mm) 1640
Height(mm) 1545
Wheelbase(mm) 2520
Engine Engine code G
Engine type Water-cooled, in-line 4-cylinder, OHV
Displacement(cm3) 1251
Max. output kW(PS)/r.p.m. -/63/5500
* 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 GY10.
The Briska was a small bonnet-type truck originally produced and marketed by Hino Motors, Ltd. The first-generation Briska debuted in April 1961 with a passenger capacity of 3 and a payload capacity of 750 kg, and shared the engine with the Hino Contessa 900. The Briska line was expanded the following year, adding a double-cab pickup (six seater; payload capacity: 400 kg), a light van (6/3-seater; payload capacity: 400/600 kg), and a panel van (with a windowless cargo cabin).

In May 1965, the Briska was fully redesigned to enter the second generation. The engine was upgraded to a 1.3-liter 55 hp unit that had been used on the Contessa 1300, and the model name was changed to the Briska 1300. The body variations were eliminated, and only a single-cab 3-seater truck was available. The payload capacity was increased to one ton, the same as that for the Datsun Truck that had been dominating the small truck market.

With the commencement of the partnership between Toyota and Hino in October 1966, the Briska underwent design changes to share components and specifications with Toyota, resulting in the release of the Toyota Briska in May 1967. At the same time, Hino began to design and develop the successor to the Briska, which was placed on the market in March 1968 under the Hilux name. Production of the Briska and the Light Stout (another bonnet-type truck in the same class) was discontinued with the release of the Hilux.
Plant Hino Motors, Ltd.
The Briska was a small bonnet-type truck originally produced and marketed by Hino Motors, Ltd.
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