Section 8. Debut of the Toyopet Crown, a Full-Fledged Passenger Car
Item 1. Development of Compact Car Equipped with the S Engine
- Body mounting for compact passenger cars by body manufacturers
- Body mounting for small trucks by car body manufacturers
- Increase in the number of passenger cars utilizing truck chassis
- Compact passenger cars equipped with the S engine
- Model SA passenger car and Model SB truck
- Model SC and SD passenger cars
- Model SF series of passenger cars and Model SG truck
- Model SH series of passenger cars and Model SK truck
- Toyopet Light Truck Model SKB
- Toyopet Corona Model ST10
Body mounting for small trucks by car body manufacturers
The bodies of small trucks were installed by the car body manufacturers specified by individual dealers. The bodies of small trucks and small commercial vehicles equipped with the S engine were installed for the most part by the companies described below.
Toyota Shatai Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Toyota Shatai; now Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. (Toyota Auto Body1) began mounting truck beds on Model SB trucks in July 1947 (the driver's cab was an all-steel type made by Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.), and then in January 1948, began manufacturing and mounting a driver's cab (made of steel plates on a wooden frame) and truck bed made by Toyota Shatai. The company also mounted bodies on many other models, including the modified Model SB Light Van, Model SG truck, Model SKB Toyopet Light Truck, Model SK20 Toyoace Truck, Model SK20V Toyoace Route Van, and Model SK20P Toyoace Double Cab.
Kanto Electric Motor Works began mounting bodies on Model SB Light Vans (Models SBOV and SBLB) in October 1949, and later also mounted bodies on the Model SG Light Van (Model SGV).
Central Motor Co., Ltd.2 began mounting bodies on the modified Model SB pickup truck (Model SBU) in October 1950. Later, the company also mounted bodies on the Model SG light van, Model SG station wagon, and Model SG double pickup truck, and received orders from Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. Fleet Sales Department for manufacturing and mounting various types of conversion vehicle bodies that utilized the SG chassis. In July 1950, Shinnikkokukogyo Co., Ltd.'s Kyoto Plant3 began mounting bodies on the modified Model SB route van (Model SU), which was used by Nippon Express as a dedicated vehicle for transporting tobacco for Japan's Monopoly Bureau.
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Model SB-series light van (Model SV-3) manufactured by Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. -
Modified Model SB pickup truck (model SBU) manufactured by Central Motor Co., Ltd. -
Modified Model SG series light van (square type) manufactured by Central Motor Co., Ltd. -
Modified Model SB route van (model SU) manufactured at the Shinnikkokukogyo Co., Ltd. Kyoto Plant -
Modified Model SB route van (model SU) manufactured at the Shinnikkokukogyo Co., Ltd. Kyoto Plant
- Body mounting for compact passenger cars by body manufacturers
- Body mounting for small trucks by car body manufacturers
- Increase in the number of passenger cars utilizing truck chassis
- Compact passenger cars equipped with the S engine
- Model SA passenger car and Model SB truck
- Model SC and SD passenger cars
- Model SF series of passenger cars and Model SG truck
- Model SH series of passenger cars and Model SK truck
- Toyopet Light Truck Model SKB
- Toyopet Corona Model ST10