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Toyota Truck

1st gen Toyota Truck 1969–1972

This page is a draft. It has not been approved yet, so read it with care.

Year by year

  • 1969 On sale in the US from June, with the 1.9L 3R four and a 4-speed manual, as a regular cab with a short bed.1,2,3
  • 1970 The overhead-cam 8R four replaces the 3R.2,3
  • 1971 A finer grille with more bars, which tells a 1971 or 1972 from an earlier truck.2
  • 1972 The 2.0L 18R four, with a larger bore, replaces the 8R.2,3

Sources

  1. Toyota (Hilux milestones)
  2. Curbside Classic (first Hilux)
  3. Wikipedia (Hilux)