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Section 8. Debut of the Toyopet Crown, a Full-Fledged Passenger Car

Item 1. Development of Compact Car Equipped with the S Engine

Compact passenger cars equipped with the S engine

Table 1-24 shows an overview of the chassis in which the S engine was installed. The model names were set up by adding a letter of the alphabet to the engine model ("S") according to the order of development. With no standardized nomenclature or classification for bodies, the model numbers assigned by body mounters were used.

Table 1-24. Chassis Equipped with the S Engine (1947 - 1957)

(In mm)

Model	Category	Wheelbase	Track		Period of Production and Manufacturing
Model	Category	Wheelbase	front	rear	Period of Production and Manufacturing
Model SA	Passenger vehicle	2,400	1,300	1,350	Starting January 1947
Model SB	Truck	2,400	1,325	1,350	Starting April 1947
Model SC	Passenger car prototype	2,413	1,296	1,347	Starting June 1948
Model SD	Passenger vehicle	2,413	1,315	1,340	Starting November 1949
Model SE	Modified version of Model SD	2,413	1,315	1,350	Starting June 1950
Model SF	Passenger vehicle	2,500	1,325	1,350	Starting October 1951
Model SG	Truck	2,500	1,325	1,350	Starting March 1952
Model SH	Passenger vehicle	2,500	1,325	1,350	Starting September 1953
Model SK	Truck	2,500	1,325	1,350	Starting September 1953
Model SKB	Truck	2,500	1,325	1,350	Starting September 1954
Model ST10	Passenger vehicle	2,400	1,190	1,180	Starting May 1957

Note:: The Model SKB was a Toyopet Light Truck (predecessor to the Toyoace). The Model ST10 was the Toyopet Corona (first generation).

Among the chassis on which the S engine was installed, the chassis used in the Toyopet Corona ST10, developed in 1957, employed a structure that integrated the chassis frame with the body (monocoque body). This structure was different from other models using a conventional chassis frame, but the passenger car body used was not manufactured by Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Instead, manufacturing of the body was subcontracted to Kanto Auto Works, as had been the case with passenger car models SA through SH.