Toyota Trucks: What is a Hilux?

Fred wrote: 

Hilux is basically the name of the pickup models outside the North American market:
http://www.brian894x4.com/FOREIGNTOYOTAMAINPAGE.html

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Roger

Hi.

Thanks for that great link.. According to it, a true 1990 hilux does not
have independent front suspension. Mine looks like it does so I guess it IS
a general term used by some in the USA to pre Tacoma and Tundra 4x4's.

Thanks


"Roger Brown" <org> wrote in message
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I'm old enough to remember when the (relatively rare) Toyota pickups in the
1960's (?) actually had a nameplate that read 'HiLux' on 'em. From the 1970's
up until the introduction of the Tacoma series in the mid-1990's, the Toyota
truck was simply titled 'Toyota Pickup' in Toyota's literature, etc. I always
had the impression 'HiLux' was used all along as the model name for the trucks
sold outside the NA market.

"Dr. Randall Whitaker" <comnojunk> wrote in message
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: I'm old enough to remember when the (relatively rare) Toyota pickups in
the
: 1960's (?) actually had a nameplate that read 'HiLux' on 'em. From the
1970's
: up until the introduction of the Tacoma series in the mid-1990's, the
Toyota
: truck was simply titled 'Toyota Pickup' in Toyota's literature, etc. I
always
: had the impression 'HiLux' was used all along as the model name for the
trucks
: sold outside the NA market.

Weren't these those atrocious looking trucks with the turn signal perched
upon the front fenders?

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/1215/hiluxpics.htm

Rick

"pray4surf" <net> wrote in message
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Yep... those fender mounted turn signals were UGLY!!!! I believe they used
the 18R engine though my memory is not 100% accurate. I also recall the
"Hilux" badge on these early trucks.

The first of the "modern" Toyota Pickups began with the 1975 model.




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On 24-Jan-2004, comnojunk (Dr. Randall Whitaker) wrote:
 

I have a 76 pu that I use as a daily driver. The Toyota shop manuals refer
to it as a HiLux. It was sold new in Oregon.
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