Toyota bB Open Deck NCP34
Voertuigspecificaties | |
Merk | Toyota |
Model | bB Open Deck |
Prijs | € ……….. |
Kenteken | ….-……-…. |
Kilometerstand | 172.500 km |
Carrosserie | Minivan |
Bouwjaar | 08-2001 |
Kleur | Grey |
Techniek | |
Cilinderinhoud | 1500 CC |
Aantal Cilinders | 4 |
Vermogen | 81 kW / 110PK |
Gewicht | 1020 kg |
Extra’s
Early in the bB’s production, Toyota got creative and reworked the hatchback into a new car: the Open Deck.
Classified as a coupe utility, Toyota cut the roof off the cargo area and placed structural bars where the roof used to be.
The hatch was replaced with a tailgate to gain access to the newly created truck bed, and the new rear window became another tailgate.
It was a two-piece clamshell design, where rear glass lifted on gas struts, and the lower portion folded down flat into the truck bed.
Rear seats folded flat to make for an extra-long cargo area.
The abbreviated site profile of the bB could no longer support four doors, so the rear door was removed on the driver’s side.
On the passenger side, the rear door was shrunk and hinged at the rear.
Then Toyota removed the passenger side b-pillar for maximum access. The three-door Open Deck was a (very) short truck all the time, and a slightly more capacious truck when you needed it to be.
There’s no word on how many Open Decks were made, but it’s a safe bet there weren’t many.
It’s like a SEMA custom job that actually made production.
They’re difficult to find for sale.
The first generation bB was based on the Toyota Vitz and the development was led by Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada.
While the box-shaped mini MPV was initially targeted towards Japanese men in their twenties, it is also popular with women buyers.
Production of the bB occurred between January 2000 and April 2005 at the Takaoka plant in Toyota, Aichi.
The bB Open Deck was a coupe utility version of the bB.