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| At the time, most passenger vehicles in Japan were based on trucks. However, in 1955, Toyota pioneered the first proper mass-production passenger vehicle based purely on domestic technology and featuring many new mechanisms, including a dedicated passenger vehicle chassis. The front axle utilized independent suspension with coil springs to improve ride comfort. This set up was already used by most foreign vehicles, but it led to rattling noises on Japan's poor roads. Taxi companies were therefore worried about its durability. At the rear of the car was a rigid axle with triple leaf springs. The car used an X shaped frame and suicide doors were employed at the rear to improve passenger ingress and egress. It received a rapturous welcome from the public as a purely Japanese vehicle in tune with the applications of the time due to factors such as its strength, supple ride, easy controllability at low speeds, and so on. Initially, the RS was sold as a passenger vehicle for general use, and the RR model (including leaf springs at the front as well as the rear) as a taxi. However, the RS also came to be used as a taxi, and production of the RR was stopped in November 1956. |
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| Storage location | : | TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (41-100, Yokomichi, Nagakute, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1131) | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1955 | |
| Manufacturer | : | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Classification | : | Mass-production vehicle | |
| Current status | : | On public display: static | |
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| Vehicle name | : | Toyopet Crown |  |
| Model name | : | Model RS | |
| Company name | : | Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1955 | |
| Vehicle type/usage | : | Small passenger car | |
| Location of actual vehicle/replica | : | Toyota Automobile Museum |
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| Model / Weight |
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| Style | : | Sedan | |
| Number of doors | : | 4 (swing type) | |
| Passenger capacity | : | 6 | |
| Vehicle weight | : | 1210 kg | |
| Gross vehicle weight | : | 1540 kg |
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| Body / Size |
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| Bumpers | : | Steel | |
| Step | : | None | |
| Overall length | : | 4285 mm | |
| Overall width | : | 1680 mm | |
| Overall height | : | 1525 mm | |
| Tire size | : | 6.40-15 4P | |
| Features | : | 2 curved glass sheets for the front window consisting of highly transparent and safe polished laminated glass |
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| Body / Axle / Driving / Others |
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| Frame | : | Ladder type closed section | |
| Front axle | : | Wishbone type independent coil spring | |
| Rear axle | : | Semifloating banjo type | |
| Wheelbase | : | 2530 mm | |
| Front tread x rear tread | : | 1326×1370 mm | |
| Steering | : | Worm and sector roller | |
| Dampers | : | Hydraulic single action cylinder | |
| Stabilizer | : | Torsion bar type (front) | |
| Features | : | The first practical application of triple leaf springs in Japan. Semi-elliptical leaf springs used for the rear suspension. Floating shoe type rear 2-wheel manual combination brake |
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| Engine / Size / Power |
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| Cooling/cylinder arrangement | : | Water-cooled/inline 4-cylinder (R type) | |
| Valve train | : | OHV | |
| Bore x stroke | : | 77×78 mm | |
| Displacement | : | 1453 mL | |
| Max. power/r.p.m. | : | 48 hp/4000 rpm | |
| Max. torque/r.p.m. | : | 10 kgm/2400 rpm | |
| Fetures | : | Manufacture started in 1953 as Toyota's main engine to replace the S type. The dimensions of bore and stroke were approximated for high speed and high performance. |
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| Drive-train |
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| Transmission | : | 3 forward speeds, 1 reverse speed |
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