[2][3] All models used mechanicals common to new vehicles of its time, such as a ladder frame chassis, leaf springs, solid axles and 4 wheel drum brakes.

In September 1963 there also appeared a shorter and lighter duty (type RK40) model called "Light Stout", which featured independent coil sprung front suspension for a more carlike ride.

[7] This was meant to compete directly with Nissan's Datsun minitrucks, but it never sold particularly well in its home market and was replaced by the Briska and Hilux following Toyota's takeover of Hino Motors.

Conventional mechanical parts were used in the form of leaf springs and four-wheel drum brakes on a ladder frame chassis.

[12] South African Stouts kept using a simplified version of the original bed, even after the longer cabin had been introduced, as they were not affected by Japanese regulations on overall length.

It was called the Toyota Stallion there to distinguish it from the original model with its solid front axle, and also marked the introduction of the larger cabin to this market.

[8] Its 93 PS (68 kW) in Japanese trim, combined with low gearing for higher load capacity, provided a top speed of only 110 km/h (68 mph).

Facelifted and modernised in March 1979, the 1.5-ton Stout now used the front pressings of the smaller Hilux but still fulfilled the same role as before.

The bed used the same pressings as for the previous Stouts, meaning that there was a pronounced difference between the front and rear bodywork.

The South African third-generation Toyota Hilux, introduced there in 1979, had a different load bed than the Japanese and international models.

[8] Toyota themselves state that export versions were available with the 2.2 litre 20R engine,[22] but this is in contradiction to their own parts catalogues which only include the 5R and the 4Y.

In Japan, the third generation Stout saw very limited sales, as trucks in this weight class were nearly always of a cab-over design.

From September 1986, a new version (YK110) appeared in export markets (mainly Latin America), fitted with the 2.2-liter 4Y engine.