tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post7482927635367979609..comments2024-01-22T12:47:29.257-08:00Comments on California Streets: Oakland Street Sighting - 1966 Toyota Stout 1900 PickupJay Wollenweberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143862063193463448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post-28133079152626383612015-02-16T06:48:56.666-08:002015-02-16T06:48:56.666-08:00I don't understand the fascnation with this on...I don't understand the fascnation with this one. Its ugly, and not in a charming, intruiging kind of way, and it barely sold at all. Not a classic in my mind. Just an automotive failure. Just because something is old doesn't mean its a classic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284179059241339821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post-38315080353142079362015-01-06T07:17:36.888-08:002015-01-06T07:17:36.888-08:00I drove a red Stout during the summer of 1967 as a...I drove a red Stout during the summer of 1967 as a parts driver for a MB, BMW, Porsche, Shelby dealer outside Boston. What I remember most about the Stout was the four speed gearbox with shifter on the column (four on a tree?), which was similar to the shifter on my MB 230S that summer. A couple of years later in LA, my company gave me a new Toyota HiLux for work. As you posted, the Stout, even in LA was outsold many times over by the Datsun pickups during the period 1964-1967, very often for pool-cleaning companies. Beginning with the HiLux, competition between Toyota and Datsun(Nissan later) for small pickup sales evened out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com