Daihatsu Hi-Line
| Daihatsu F series/Hi-Line | |
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| Manufacturer | Daihatsu |
| Production | 1960–1972 |
| Assembly | Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
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| Successor | Toyota Hilux |
The Daihatsu Hi-Line/F series (Japanese: ダイハツ・ハイライン/Fシリーズ) is a series of compact trucks, manufactured and sold from 1960 to 1972. This truck series competed against rivals such as the Toyota Stout, Nissan Junior, Prince Miler, Hino Briska or Mazda B series.
The truck was released in 1960 and available in two models; a 1.75-tonne class "F175" with 68 PS (50.0 kW; 67.1 hp) 1.5-litre FA engine (same engine that powered the larger Daihatsu V200 truck) and a 1.5-tonne class "D150" with 40 PS (29.4 kW; 39.5 hp) 1.5-litre diesel engine.[3]
In 1962, a new 1-tonne load capacity class called "Hi-Line" was introduced to fill the class below the higher duty F175/D150 trucks. This truck was available in two versions; short deck "F100" and long deck "F108". Both models were powered by the same engine as the F175. A 3-door van version based on F100 called "F100V" was introduced in 1963. In the same year, a 2-tonne class truck called "F200" was also introduced[3] and powered with a 85 PS (62.5 kW; 83.8 hp) 1.9-litre FB petrol engine, but it was discontinued quickly in 1964.
To celebrate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a Hi-Line was used to accompany two Daihatsu Compagno Berlinas for 18,000 km (11,184.7 mi) trip from olympic flame in Olympia, Greece to Tokyo.[4][5][6]
The trucks received a facelift in 1965, the headlights were changed from single to twin round units.[7] Also in this year, all models except the F100/108 trucks were discontinued. The second facelift occurred in October 1968 with brand new big single rectangular headlights and the load capacity was increased to 1.25 tonnes.[7][8]
In November 1967, Toyota formed a business alliance with Daihatsu. As part of the alliance's agreement, the F series was later discontinued in 1972 and replaced with the more popular Toyota Hilux.
The name of "Hiline" was reused by Daihatsu for 2WD diesel variant of Daihatsu Taft wagon/truck for Indonesian market from 1986 to 2007.[9] Even though it too carries an F model code (F69), this car has no relation with the original Hi-line/F series trucks.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daihatsu 1962 Hi-Line" (in Japanese). Wald Licht. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b c "Daihatsu F175" (in Japanese). Asahi. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b "Old Daihatsu Car Catalogues" (in Japanese). Museum.qcar-catalog.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Kießler, Bernd-Wilfried (1992), Daihatsu Automobile: Erfahrung für die Zukunft (in German), Südwest, p. 34, ISBN 9783517012254
- ^ "Daihatsu Compagno Berlina 1964". Daihatsu.my.id. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Compagno Berlina" (in Japanese). Car-I.co.jp. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ a b Hyodo, Tadahiko. "性能ならダットラにも負けない！60年代のクラス最強小型トラック、ダイハツ・ハイラインとは？" [Its performance won't lose to the Datsun Truck! What is the Daihatsu Hi-Line, the strongest 60's light truck in its class?]. Motorz (in Japanese). MiddleField Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "トヨタ自動車販売(株)『モータリゼーションとともに. 資料』(1970.11)" [Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. "With Motorization" document (1970.11)]. Shibusawa Shashi Database (in Japanese). Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation. p. 143. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24.
- ^ Alfan, Charis (2017-08-19). "Daihatsu Taft Hiline F69" (in Indonesian). Mobil Motor Lama. Retrieved 2020-04-24.