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HiluxN10

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MAKER
TOYOTA
YEARS
1968–1972
CODE
N10 / RN10 / RN15
TYPE
PICKUP / COMMERCIAL
ORIGIN
JAPAN

Shown typographically until a licence-verified photograph is available.

01 — Overview

Conceived by Toyota and developed and built by Hino at its Hamura plant, the first Hilux replaced the Hino Briska in 1968. From 1971, US-market trucks received final assembly in California.

02 — Historical context

Historicalcontext.

  1. 01

    The Hilux was conceived by Toyota and developed and manufactured by Hino Motors at its Hamura plant.

    Source: Toyota Hilux — Wikipedia (English)
  2. 02

    Production started in March 1968 with the short-wheelbase RN10; a long-wheelbase version followed in April 1969.

    Source: Toyota Hilux — Wikipedia (English)
  3. 03

    The Hilux replaced the Hino Briska from which it was derived.

    Source: Toyota Hilux — Wikipedia (English)
  4. 04

    From November 1971, final assembly of US-market trucks was done by Atlas Fabricators in Long Beach, California.

    Source: Toyota Hilux — Wikipedia (English)

03 — Engineering

Technicalspecifications.

Manufacturer
Toyota
Chassis / model codes
N10 / RN10 / RN15
Production
1968-03 – 1972-04
Body styles
2-door pickup truck
Layout
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Engine
2RInline-4 · naturally aspirated77 PSNote: 1.5 L, Japanese-market specification (RN10)
Transmission
4-speed manual
Length × width × height
— × 1,580 × — mm
People
Takayuki Otsuka

Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).

04 — Related

Relatedmachines.

05 — Sources

  1. 01Toyota HiluxWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
  2. 02トヨタ・ハイラックスWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26

06 — Photo credits

No licence-verified photograph is registered for this machine yet.