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trucks, manufactured from 1958 to 1970. The V series was Daihatsu first four-wheeled vehicle since the Hatsudoki FA truck in 1937 (Daihatsu's former company name). The V series' main rivals in the medium-weight four-wheel truck segment were

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and Mazda D-Series. The first Daihatsu V series truck was known as the Daihatsu Vesta. This 2-ton class truck was released in 1958, competing in the same weight class as Daihatsu's own RKO three-wheeler truck. The engine was a 1.5 L

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shared with the Daihatsu RKO. In 1960, the engine was replaced with a new 1.5 L '' FA''

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and renamed to Daihatsu V200. In 1962, the displacement was increased to 1.9 L '' FB'', the power also increased to and a new 2.3 L '' DE'' diesel engine was added; this diesel model was marketed as the Daihatsu D200 In 1964, a smaller 1.25-ton class was added with the 1.5 L ''FA'' engine, known as Daihatsu V100. This was followed by the 3-ton class Daihatsu V300 with the 2.4 L '' FD'' petrol engine and the Daihatsu D300 with the 2.5 L '' DG'' diesel engine. In 1968, two new models were available, 1-ton and 1.5-ton class. This new 1-ton model also used the V100 name as did the 1.25-tonner, which caused some confusion in the market. The 1.5-ton was known as Daihatsu V150 and was also powered by the 1.5 L ''FA'' engine. There was also medium-sized bus series based from V series truck chassis, known as the Daihatsu Light Bus. In October 1970, as a result of the business agreement with Toyota in 1967, the V series was replaced by the

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