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Post by dtkstout on Nov 20, 2008 21:34:39 GMT -8
I saved a stout from the scraper and it didnt come with any paperwork. I was just wondering if there was an easy way to figure out what year it is. thanks
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Post by toyotageek on Nov 21, 2008 11:55:37 GMT -8
Check this POST for info. If you have a frame number, it should work. ;D |
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Post by dtkstout on Nov 23, 2008 12:45:58 GMT -8
here is the vin tag from under the hood. It appears to be an early 64 If the chart is correct. Let me know what you guys think.  and a pic of the truck  |
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Post by toyotageek on Nov 25, 2008 7:42:36 GMT -8
Wow - that's cool! That would definately put it in line with the first month of production, although it would be more accurate to label the Stout as a 1965 (according to model year). The truck looks pretty worn and beaten, but sound... although it is missing a lot of hard to get pieces. I'd still recommend saving it and getting it out of the elements in order to at least preserve it. You might want to check with the guys on IH8MUD.com. They are Land Cruiser guys, but the FJ25 section has a few Stout followers that might be able to help with tracking down parts if you decide to attempt a restoration. |
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Post by dtkstout on Nov 25, 2008 13:07:18 GMT -8
Im just curious what you mean by model year?
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Post by toyotageek on Nov 25, 2008 13:39:24 GMT -8
Well, it's really simple, but kind of confusing the way car makers make cars. Back then, just as today, a car built late in the year is really next years model. Basically an (in my opinion) arbitrary date where the model year begins. I think, for Toyota, the cutoff is usually the end of August. So something built in August of 1964 is still a 64, but a car or truck built in September 1964 is a 65. The new model year begins in September.  Make any sense? |
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Post by La Mesa Stout on Nov 29, 2008 19:00:25 GMT -8
So if I have my facts straight, this is one of four that were imported during '64, and depending on when exactly each unit was sold, could even be the first Toyota truck sold in the US.
Sounds like something a museum somewhere would want.
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Post by toyotageek on Nov 29, 2008 19:54:29 GMT -8
Someone needs to start an official Stout registry (we have an unofficial registry right here on the TORC forums). If I wouldn't have my hands full with my own projects (including the Toyopet Crown Registry), I would probably do it myself.  This truck more than likely is one of the earliest surviving examples and definately should be saved and restored (and not modified or customized). The Toyota museum in Torrance just finished a restoration on one of their two Stouts, so I don't think they would really be in the market for another, but I can forward you their contact info if you are interested. |
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Post by dtkstout on Apr 7, 2009 15:47:51 GMT -8
Update this Stout has been sold to a buddy of mine here in Oroville Ca to help aid in the restoration of another Stout.
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Make any sense?