Toyota FA

The Toyota FA and BA were heavy duty trucks introduced in February 1954 as facelifted versions of the earlier BX and FX trucks, keeping those trucks' Type B and Type F six-cylinder petrol engines. The first letter of the model name shows the engine family, and in 1957 the Type D diesel engine was introduced in a model called the DA. The original models were 4 and 4.5 tonne trucks, the BA and the FA, on a 4,150 millimetre wheelbase. The visible changes from the BX and FX were mainly a new grille, but the 3,878 cc F engine of the FA gained ten horsepower for 105 PS at 3,000 rpm. The heavier FA sold very well as the Japanese trucking market moved to larger loads and longer distances, while the smaller BA was dropped in 1956, and the FA stayed in production until September 1964, when the second generation FC100 replaced it.