Toyota AA 1940

The Toyota AA, introduced in 1936 and produced until the early 1940s, was Toyota’s first production passenger car. Designed under Kiichiro Toyoda’s direction, it featured a streamlined, Art Deco–inspired body modeled after the Chrysler DeSoto Airflow, complete with a full steel body and a spacious cabin.

Under the hood, the AA housed a 3.4 L inline‑six “Type A” engine - based on Chevrolet’s Stovebolt design - producing around 65 hp. It paired with a three‑speed column‑shift manual gearbox, rear‑wheel drive, and drum brakes on solid axles.

Rigorously made with visible steel pressed disc wheels, a flat one‑piece windshield with top wiper, suicide‑style rear doors, and an externally mounted spare tire on the nearly vertical boot lid, the AA reflected contemporary design trends while adapting them to Japanese production methods.

Approximately 1,404 units of the AA sedan rolled off the assembly line between 1936 and 1943, with notable variants including the AB cabriolet and later versions like the AC. The AA was eventually replaced by more advanced models following World War II.

Today, no original AA chassis is known to exist. Toyota itself built a replica for its 50th anniversary. A surviving body was rediscovered in Russia in 2008 and later restored; the only verified example now belongs to the Louwman Collection, with authenticity confirmed by Toyota.

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