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Shortly after launching in the U.S. in 1958, Japanese carmaker Toyota jumped on board the pickup truck train by introducing a special version of the Land Cruiser, the FJ45. After only one year on the market, it was retired, and the Scout appeared in 1964. Care to guess how many Scouts were sold that year? Four.
Despite this, the carmaker soldiered on, and the model started gaining ground. It became relatively successful, and in 1967 it was pulled to make room for the HiLux, “the truck that opened the floodgates of success for Toyota in the domestic light-truck market,” as the Japanese like to say.
The floodgates presently spill onto American roads hundreds of thousands of Tacomas and Tundras each year, as the HiLux (a.k.a. the Toyota Pickup for most of its life) has long left the scene. It lives on however on the pre-owned market, and depending on what it has to offer, it can sell for small fortunes.
We recently talked about a 1991 Toyota Pickup on sale for $44,900, ten grand more than the 2021 Tundra ($33,675); we also covered a 1981 Toyota SR5 worth $29,000. The one we have here, born in 1987, might be the cheapest of the bunch.
Having spent most of its life in possession of a single family, the standard-cab model looks remarkably fresh in its Pale Yellow exterior with two-tone graphics. Riding on 15-inch SR5 alloy wheels, the 4x4 moves along on the power provided by the 2.4-liter 22R inline-four linked with a five-speed manual transmission.
The truck shows just 57,000 miles (92,000 km) on the odometer, which is remarkable for a machine of this kind. It is offered with no reserve in Oregon complete with an owner’s manual, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Washington title.
Listed on Bring a Trailer, the truck has at the time of writing, with three days left in the bidding process, no more than $9,100 pledged for it. If it goes for that much, it will sure make someone really happy this Christmas.
The floodgates presently spill onto American roads hundreds of thousands of Tacomas and Tundras each year, as the HiLux (a.k.a. the Toyota Pickup for most of its life) has long left the scene. It lives on however on the pre-owned market, and depending on what it has to offer, it can sell for small fortunes.
We recently talked about a 1991 Toyota Pickup on sale for $44,900, ten grand more than the 2021 Tundra ($33,675); we also covered a 1981 Toyota SR5 worth $29,000. The one we have here, born in 1987, might be the cheapest of the bunch.
Having spent most of its life in possession of a single family, the standard-cab model looks remarkably fresh in its Pale Yellow exterior with two-tone graphics. Riding on 15-inch SR5 alloy wheels, the 4x4 moves along on the power provided by the 2.4-liter 22R inline-four linked with a five-speed manual transmission.
The truck shows just 57,000 miles (92,000 km) on the odometer, which is remarkable for a machine of this kind. It is offered with no reserve in Oregon complete with an owner’s manual, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Washington title.
Listed on Bring a Trailer, the truck has at the time of writing, with three days left in the bidding process, no more than $9,100 pledged for it. If it goes for that much, it will sure make someone really happy this Christmas.
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