Stout Frame Numbers

[Wildcat Matt]

Hello,

I am working on a project to build a VIN decoder for US vehicles prior to 1981. I'm getting close to supporting Toyota from 1968-1980 and would like to support the Stout.

I haven't been able to find a frame number chart online for the vehicle though I've been looking for about a month.

If someone has access to such a chart, I'd really like to get the starting frame numbers for January and for August of each year the Stout was available.

Thanks!

[toyotageek]

Let me check my files... I think I have something somewhere..... just need to find it.

[Wildcat Matt]

toyotageek said:

Let me check my files... I think I have something somewhere..... just need to find it.

Awesome. I'll be posting in the main Pickup/Hilux forum with the same question through '78 very soon, in case you might have that, too. Thought I'd start older and work my way newer. ;D

[Carlyn Dinkler]

Toyotageek has the frame charts from 1964-1975 for all the Toyotas made for the USA/Canada (more or less) incuding the Stout (about 4 pages for the Stout). If you want all the pages, I can go to my UPS store & run another copy ($6 includes postage) for you. These charts (about 50 pages) list the starting VIN or frame number for each month of production.

What I would like are the frame charts for the RT4#/RT5# series outside the USA. The frame charts for the RT43/52 are included in the above frame charts.

We plan to be in Long Beach on May 3rd for TORC. We plan to set up a table near Cabe Toyota to talk to people about the Coronas that we specialize in.

I specialize in parts for the 1965-70 Corona RT43/52, the 1969-72
Corona Mark II RT6#/7#, and the 1970-73 Corona RT8#/9#.
99% of my time is spent on the 1965-70 Corona.
I am a retired Electrical Engineer & this is my full time hobby.
Mr. Carlyn Dinkler
7310 Timber Ridge Dr
Mint Hill, NC 28227 USA
704-545-5261
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

[toyotageek]

Here is the all inclusive info for the Stout.

The following info comes from the TOYOTA PRODUCTION FRAME NUMBER REFERENCE MANUAL Reissued: May 1975

First Production Date Frame Number Chart - Stout RK41

(following the Toyota style, dates are by year then month - ex: 6410 is 1964 October)

6410 - 10007
6411 - 11028
6412 - 10278

6501 - 10850
6502 - 11161
6503 - 11460
6504 - 12021
6505 - 12490
6506 - 12842
6507 - 13301
6508 - 13585
6509 - 13697
6510 - 13752
6511 - 13907
6512 - 14179

6601 - 14220
6602 - 14369
6603 - 14506
6604 - 14700
6605 - 14862
6606 - 15216
6607 - 15614
6608 - 15825
6609 - 15973
6610 - 16274
6611 - 16448
6612 - 16695

6701 - 16855
6702 - 17158
6703 - 17444
6704 - 17773
6705 - 18108
6706 - 18490
6707 - 18787
6708 - 19081
6709 - 19256
6710 - 19261

Thanks to Carlyn for providing me with this reference material.


I also have Toyota US sales figures for the Stout, which I obtained from Toyota Motor Sales several years ago.

1964 - 4
1965 - 962
1966 - 1,425
1967 - 1,828

Hope this helps.

P.S. - Matt, I sent you a PM

[La Mesa Stout]

This is awesome information Mike. Thank You to you and Carlyn.
My 65 Stout is RK41-11626, I figure that it was about #250th to 300th one produced for the US. The annual runs agree perfectly with what the Toyota museum claims on the Stout info plaque they use. It said ~4200 Stouts were produced.
So since the VINs are not exactly sequential, can we presume that the missing VINs are units that went to other countries?

Only bummer now is I wish I had a '64!

[Carlyn Dinkler]

The Stout frame (VIN) numbers run from RK41-10007 in 10/64 to RK41-19261 in 10/67. They normally give the beginning production number for each month & then for the final month of production, also give the final number produced. For the Stout, the final production number was not given so you might guess that RK41-19261 was the only Stout built in 10/67, or not.

From the frame numbers RK41-10007 to RK41-19261, it appears that 9254 were produced. If 4219 were sold in the USA, then the other 5035 were not sold (damaged in transit, in Toyota meusems, etc.) in the USA, or sold in other countries.

There is a Stout just listed on eBay, RK41-11780, made 03/65, 260239137760.

Mr. Carlyn Dinkler
7310 Timber Ridge Dr
Mint Hill, NC 28227 USA
704-545-5261
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

[goingnowherefast]

I'm not following this all the way.It seems like 6411 frame number is higher than 6501. Is this correct(I'm not trying too second anyone, just trying to understand)? where would my frame number be RK41-11071?looks to be Jan. 65 either way. And does the body number do anything?

[Carlyn Dinkler]

RK41-11071 would have been manufactured in January 1965 (6501) since the month started with serial number (you have to insert the 'RK41-' ) 10850 and February (6502) started with 11161.

6411 is the month code (1964, November--standard Toyota date codes used in parts books).

Carlyn Dinkler, [e-mail]

[stouterider]

I was looking at these production numbers on this page and I believe that i have one of the oldest stout brought in the U.S..I was told by the second owner that it was brought in as a test mule.Vin# isRK4110020.I would like to get more info on it.The original owner use to work for the Torrence main office for Toyota.