1st gen Toyota Truck 1969–1972

What it came with

Badges

• Hi-Lux¹

• 1.9L four-cylinder (3R)^2,3

  85 hp · 1969

• 1.9L four-cylinder (8R)^2,3

  97 hp, overhead cam

• 2.0L four-cylinder (18R)^2,3

  108 hp · 1972

Transmissions

4-speed manual^2,3

Drivetrains

Rear-wheel drive^2,4

Trims

Base^2,4

• Model codes: N10; RN10^5,6
• US launch: June 1969⁷
• Built: Final assembly of US trucks moved to Long Beach, California, in November 1971, which cut the tariff on imported pickups³

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.^7,2,3
• 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