1962 TOYOTA STOUT
Peter Freedman
CHASSIS
Frame: Stock
Rearend / Ratio: Stock / 4.11:1
Rear Suspension: Toyota, Eaton Detroit Springs
Rear Brakes: Stock drums
Front Suspension: Toyota, NAPA shocks, modified
springs
Front Brakes: Wilwood disc brakes, master cylinder
Front Wheels: Wheel Vintiques Smoothies 17x7 with
chrome caps
Rear Wheels: Wheel Vintiques Smoothies 17x8 with
chrome caps
Front Tires: Pirelli P Zero radials 215/55R17
Rear Tires: Pirelli P Zero radials 235/55R17
Steering: Stock
Gas Tank: Stock, refurbished
DRIVETRAIN
Engine: ’62 Toyota four-cylinder, built by Ed Pink
Racing Engines
Cylinder Head: Toyota, ported
Carburetor: Weber two-barrel
Intake Manifold: Toyota
Valve Cover: Toyota
Radiator: Stock
Fan: Four blade
Headers: Stock exhaust manifolds
Exhaust: 11 ⁄ 2 -inch custom by Pure Vision
Ignition: Toyota
Transmission: Toyota four-speed manual, four-on-
the-tree shifter
BODY
Style: ’62 Toyota Stout
Modifications: Bedside hooks removed, bed
sheetmetal extended downward to align with cab,
custom bed cables
Fenders: Stock
Hood: Stock
Headlights / Taillights: Stock / Stock
Door Handles: Stock
Windows: Stock
Grille: Stock
Bumpers: StockBodywork: Mick Jenkins at Mick’s Paint
Paint: PPG Aston Martin Apple Tree Green
Painter: Mick Jenkins at Mick’s Paint
Bed: Stock
INTERIOR
Dashboard: ’62 Toyota Stout, modified
Gauges: Stock, rebuilt by Redline Gauge Works
Steering Wheel: Stock
Steering Column: Stock
Seats: Stock, modified
Shifter: Column
Upholstery Material / Color: Buckskin tan leather
Upholsterer: Gabe’s Custom Interiors
Carpet / Color: German weave carpet segments /
Black
Air Conditioning: Vintage Air
Sound System: Phoenix Gold amp, CDT Audio
speakers, BMW X5 SUV subwoofer, Bluetooth phone
compatibility
Accessories: Lock box mounted under passenger
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Considering Peter’s involvement
in the audio business, we would
have been surprised if his Stout
wasn’t packed with a high-quality
sound system. A Bluetooth phone
is linked to the Phoenix Gold amp
under the passenger seat. The cruising
soundtrack plays through multiple
CDT Audio speakers—four 4-inch
midrange and four 2-inch tweeters—
located in the doors, kick panels,
and behind the seats. An 8-inch
subwoofer from a BMW X5 SUV is
mounted beneath the driver seat.
When it comes to power, Pure
Vision goes with engines that fit
the purpose and personality of each
project. For an earth-shaking street
machine, that might be a big-cube,
high-horsepower motor. For a lowkey
Lite-Stout cruiser, it would be the
factory four-cylinder. This one may
be the only engine of its kind built
by Ed Pink Racing Engines. The head
was ported and that cam from Turkey
was treated to a custom grind. A
Weber two-barrel carburetor replaces
the original single-barrel. On the
exhaust side end, the stock manifold
was Jet Hot coated and tied to 1½-
inch pipes from Ace’d Auto Worx.
Strope used the crank pulley from aFord big-block, inverted and turned
backward. A Ford small-block pulley
is used on the Toyota water pump
and custom brackets were fabricated
for the air conditioning and
Mitsubishi alternator. The Stout four-
cylinder saw its horsepower jump
from 63 to 80 hp, pretty impressive
considering that’s an approximate
30 percent increase. A column-
shifted Toyota four-speed backs up
the engine, delivering torque to 4.11
gears in the Toyota rearend.
If the purpose of building a classic
truck is to have something cool and
fun, Peter’s little ’62 Stout is a big
success. It has made appearances at a
few shows, but Peter says that driving
the truck was the true point of the
project and it’s too fun to treat too
carefully.