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.
Mechanicals The BX originally used the 3,386 cc
Type B 6-cylinder engine that was first introduced in the 1938
Toyota GB truck. It produced at 3,000 rpm. The BX/FX did see some exports, mainly to countries without their own car industries. A left-hand-drive model had been planned from the beginning, and the range was marketed in Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Through a series of upgrades these trucks were kept in production until 1964, although the BA was discontinued in 1956. The FA (and diesel-engined DA) names were kept on a new generation of trucks that were kept in production in Japan until 1978 and elsewhere in the world into the 2000s. ==References==