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Toyota Hilux 2nd generation

Years
1972–1978
Drivetrain
FR
Toyota Hilux 2nd generation

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Story

The mechanicals followed the first generation, while both the long and short wheelbases were lengthened. It added the "Highway", the first Hilux to pair with a 3-speed floor-shift automatic.

Production plants

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since May 199725 years after sales began in May 1972
Last cars
Eligible since 200325 years after sales ended in 1978 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Masao Morimoto

Masao Morimoto

Development lead for the second-generation Hilux.