Toyopet Master

Toyopet Master series
Toyopet Master series
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota (Kanto Auto Works)
Production	Jan 1955–Nov 1956 (Master); Nov 1955–Sep 1967 (Masterline); 1956–1959[citation needed] (Master Ribbon);
Assembly	Japan
Designer	Tozo Yabuta
Body and chassis
Class	Compact
Body style	4-door sedan; 2-door extended cab coupé utility; 2-door coupé utility; 2-door delivery;
Layout	front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Platform	ladder frame
Related	Toyopet Crown RS; Toyopet Toyoace SKB
Powertrain
Engine	1,453 cc type R OHV I4
Chronology
Predecessor	Toyota RH
Successor	Toyota Corona (Master); Toyota Crown Van/Pickup (Masterline);

The Toyopet Master, introduced in January 1955,^[1] is a passenger car that was an evolution of the earlier Toyota SF/RH sedan (also known as the Super) with a modernized body. As with its predecessor, the Master has a ladder frame truck chassis with leaf sprung solid axles both at the front and the rear.^[2] The more conservative Master was sold in parallel with the first Toyota Crown as a frugally equipped and robust version meant for taxi usage.^[3] The Master and Crown shared the same R-series engine, which produces 48 PS (35 kW) in the Master.^[4] It was sold at a chain of Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Store, next to the more upscale Crown, which was intended as a private purchase alternative to the Master.

^ Ozeki, Kazuo (2007). 日本のトラック・バス 1917~1975 [Japanese Trucks and Buses 1917-1975:] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Miki Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-89522-487-1.
^ "展示のご案内/常設展: 日本人の手による自動車生産" [Exhibition Information / Permanent Exhibition: Japanese car production]. Toyota Automobile Museum (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
^ 昭和自動車史 [Showa automobile history]. 別冊1億人の昭和史 [Supplement: History of 100 million people during Showa] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 1979. p. 259.
^ Ozeki, p. 57

[Trucks17-75-1] Ozeki, Kazuo (2007). 日本のトラック・バス 1917~1975 [Japanese Trucks and Buses 1917-1975:] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Miki Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-89522-487-1.

[TMaster-2] "展示のご案内/常設展: 日本人の手による自動車生産" [Exhibition Information / Permanent Exhibition: Japanese car production]. Toyota Automobile Museum (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.

[Showa-3] 昭和自動車史 [Showa automobile history]. 別冊1億人の昭和史 [Supplement: History of 100 million people during Showa] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 1979. p. 259.

[Trucks_2-4] Ozeki, p. 57

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