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Toyota BX
The Toyota BX is a 4,000 kg truck built by Toyota from 1951. It is long, and has a close resemblance to Ford's 1948 trucks. The engines owed much to Chevrolet's inline-sixes of the period. The BX replaced the BM truck, which was introduced in 1947. Compared to the BM, the BX was considerably easier to build and the cabin could seat three rather than two. History The BX prototype entered production in June 1951 after the prototype had undergone extensive testing in 1950. The truck had been meant for introduction in August 1950, but a two-month strike beginning in April 1950 combined with Toyota's production commitments for the Korean War efforts meant a sizable delay. The BX was built at the Toyota Honsha plant This list comprises Toyota's manufacturing facilities worldwide, as well as others that are jointly owned by the company or run under a contract. Toyota manufacturing facilities Asia Japan There are a total of sixteen Toyota-owned factories in .... Mechanicals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Toyota Model BX Truck 01
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
