Toyota made some fairly tough trucks, believe it or not. Most folks just think of the ones that they either had, saw, or heard stories of rusting away before their eyes. This 1967 Toyota Stout 1900 is reportedly in good condition body-wise, or what body there is – there is no box/bed on this one, unfortunately. It can be found here on Craigslist in Cottonwood, California, south of Redding. The seller is asking $1,500 for this Stout project. Thanks to Roger for sending in this tip!
Once again, there aren’t enough photos of this truck. It’s a rare seller these days who provides a good amount of images for prospective buyers to see what they have for sale. It’s almost as if they don’t actually want to sell them, like they’re just going through the motions for some reason. Why there are no photos of the back end of this Stout when it’s a flatbed I’ll never know. I know that I’m crazy, but I think that the whole vehicle should be shown, even the bad parts – or in this case, the missing parts. But, unfortunately, it is what it is. At least they say that “the body is near perfect” other than having “a scratch on passenger door”.
We now know that rust is a serious issue on things other than the body on this Stout. It’s rarely good to be able to see the ground below your feet unless you’re a skydiver. If it can be gotten for a decent price it could still be a fun and hopefully not a financially ruinous restoration. Of course, that’s if the next owner has a spare box/bed for the back or they don’t mind it being a flatbed. They say that it’s a “first generation Toyota” but it’s actually a second-generation Stout. It’s the first-generation Stout sold in the U.S. so maybe that’s what they’re referring to.
Sooooooo, the bed is missing and so is the engine! That’s a different ballgame now. This one has restomod written all over it but it should have originally had Toyota’s 3R-B 1.9L inline-four with 79 hp. The Stout is a rare pickup but without a box/bed on the back and without an engine and who knows what else, it may be a hard sell. Is this one worth restoring or is it a parts vehicle?
Why is it hard to believe that Toyota made some tough trucks?? Is that any harder than believing that the sky is blue? My daily driver Toyota Tacoma truck has nearly 500,000 miles and runs as good as the day it was built. I remember being surprised and impressed when it hits 300,000 miles so I called the dealership that sold it to me. Their response “300,000 miles? Why they all do that.”
Ditto. Toyota makes the toughest most reliable trucks
oh yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk
CaT, I don’t think it’s a shocker to know that most Barn Finds readers are into American vehicles and don’t like foreign vehicles, Asian ones in particular. I always feel the need to temper a Japanese vehicle post for some reason. I’ll try to not do that as one of my 1,647 New Years resolutions.
I have had a different experience with Toyota trucks. The frame on my ’93 rotted away as did the frame on my neighbor’s ’08. What’s amazing is that the body on my ’93 was spotless, but the frame looked like it spent 20 years on the bottom of the ocean. I find it astonishing that a company that is equated with quality has such a hard time getting a basic frame right.
would make a swell project truck – I particularly like, what seems to be, a ’61 T-Bird inspired grill
Sort of always amazes me that when you complain the owner hasn’t posted enough pictures why you don’t contact them and ask for more so you can post them. Is that just too much work?
I can see something like this being restomodded. Whatever parts are available can be use to re-build this truck. Assuming there’s room in the engine compartment under the hood, I’d install a 20R engine and upgrade the electrical system.
Interesting find. It looks like the transmission cover has been removed which is probably to allow for servicing and or removal of the gearbox. It’s currently sitting on the seat..
Ic, the front end styling is borrowed off the contemporary Crown, which in turn, was probably inspired by the ’61 T-Bird, as you mentioned.
If it was mine, I’d want to put a Lexus V8 and manual ‘box into it, with braking and suspension upgrades.
More pictures! How does anyone with half a brain expect to get good money out of a potential buyers hands only showing a few pics? Does it work? I do remember these bullet proof trucks tho!
The upholstery wasn’t so tough. Let me assure you that thin, black and torn (in a short time frame) vinyl in not what you need when you’re close to the Equator.
Glad it survived….that should be double for Cali…..
I now have the truck in Michigan and plan on throwing it on a 100 series lc frame with the v8!