Toyota SA

The Toyota SA was Toyota's first new passenger car design after World War II, as opposed to an update of the AA, and the first in a family of vehicles before the Crown was introduced. A series of light trucks shared its chassis and major components, and all of these vehicles were sold under the Toyopet name. Design work started at the end of 1945, when the occupation authorities let it be known that commercial production of vehicles for the public would soon be authorised. Full production of passenger cars was not permitted until 1949, but limited numbers could be built from 1947. The SA was introduced in January 1947 with a prototype completed then, and it was built from October 1947 through May 1952, only 215 in all. Only a two-door sedan was made, which made it unsuitable for taxi use.