Toyota Publica, the only pickup truck in Vietnam by Dang Le Nguyen Vu

Recently, Dang Le Nguyen Vu's Toyota Publica pickup truck left a garage worth thousands of billions of dong to sunbathe with its owner on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Every place the car appears does not attract too much attention, but for those who play with unique cars, they certainly wish to have this car model.

Cars like the Toyota Publica 800 pickup are more valuable and interesting than supercars, if you think I'm bragging, at least in the mind of a person who owns hundreds of cars of all kinds like Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu, who once shared that.

Not as flashy as supercars, but classic and unique models like the Toyota Publica 800 pickup truck make their owners very excited to drive them, because they are comfortable, and importantly, very rare and not widely available.

White is the main symbol in the outfits that Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu always requests when supercars and cars are brought to the garage. This rare vintage Toyota Publica 800 has highlights such as a black cargo box, shiny white rims, and a pair of large chrome-plated mirrors.

No one knows when Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu bought this car, but it may take a few months to clean it up nicely, the white paint of the car is most likely repainted, along with a brand new license plate. But the interior is very classic.

The Toyota Publica was a small car produced from 1961 to 1978. Intended as a family car to meet the requirements of the Japanese Government 's "national car concept", it was the smallest Toyota car of the period and was replaced in that role by the Toyota Starlet, which itself began as a version of the Publica.

It was only available as a 2-door, but came in a variety of body styles, from a base sedan to a wagon, convertible, coupe, and even a coupe utility vehicle (pickup truck), outliving other models by a decade and spawning other models, such as the Toyota Sports 800 and Toyota MiniAce.

In 1962, a two-door "light truck" version was added, essentially a wagon but classified as a commercial vehicle in Japan. A derivative model, the Toyota Sports 800 (originally marketed as the "Publica Sport") debuted at the 1962 Tokyo Motor Show.

In 1963, Toyota added a new Deluxe trim level, internally designated the "UP10D type", which featured "luxuries" such as reclining seats, a heater, a radio as well as some chrome trim (the original model is now known as the Standard).

For the first time in this segment in Japan, Toyota also offers a two-speed semi-automatic option, called the Toyoglide (codenamed A20).

These options are rare today, as most mechanics of the time had little knowledge of how to repair automatic transmissions.

In November 1964, it was introduced in Canada as one of the first two Toyota models available in the country, the other being the S40 Crown.

Video : Details of Toyota Publica pickup truck in Japan.

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