Toyota 4x4 Hilux Custom Deluxe California Desert Truck, 1981
Toyota Hilux III
Toyota Hilux III•
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Chassis No.: JT4RN38D0B0013867
Auction: Florida Summer Special 2024
Auction date: July 13, 2024
Lot No.: F243
$45,000 | High bid
- Odometer: 31,319 miles
- Engine: Inline 4-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Campbell's Soup Tomato Red
- Interior: Beige/Gray
- Body: Pickup
- In the care of the same family for the last 39 years
- Purchased by the seller’s twin brother in 1985 from the original owner
- Was previously modified in-period by an off road Dune Buggy facility with equipment that allowed for safe operation in California desert terrain and heat
- These modifications were purportedly made at the request of the selling dealers
- Original floor pans and chassis
- Copper 3-core heavy duty radiator with seven-blade clutch fan
- High output oil pump with double engine timing chain and gears to handle extra torque
- Specially-designed 14-gauge steel header from Doug Thorley headers
- Specially-designed air horns
- Weber performance carburetor
- One-off specially-built extra 15 gallon fuel cell connected to the factor fuel tank and tucked between the chassis and the bed
- Onboard air compressor system that is adjustable from the cab to adjust the Rancho RS 9000 air shocks
- Special 4.37 gear ratio in the front and rear differentials
- Front and rear differentials have massive 1/4 inch plate steel trusses and skid plates to hold the axle tubes in place under extreme duress
- Clifford car alarm system with two remotes
- Two specially-designed steering stabilizer shocks
- Extensive cab-on restoration completed in 2015
- Diamond plate covered nerf bars affixed to chassis for additional support
- 1 ton suspension with 8 massive leaf springs in the rear and 4 HD leaf springs in front with specially-designed HD shackles and pins
- Front shock towers have been modified by two inches to handle the Rancho RS 9000 air shocks
- Original 15 inch slotted Mag wheels
- New 33/12/50 15 General Grabber tires
- Original spare tire and wheel intact
- Upgraded CB radio installed in 1999
- Extensive cab-on/bed-and-doors-off restoration completed in 2015
- 16 ounces of Duxone factory code 391 Campbell’s Soup Tomato Red touch-up paint included
- Sold with F243.1, a custom one-off color-matched utility trailer
- The trailer started life as a 28′ Bayliner boat trailer that was shortened and designed to adapt a Toyota Hilux Pickup bed
- The trailer sits 2 inches lower than the truck bed and has a 3500 lb GVW curb weight
- Oxgord waterproof car cover that offers seven layers of protection for all conditions
- Chilton’s shop repair manual
- New Softopper tops for the truck and trailer beds that open in three variations: closed, exposed sides and fully open Safari style
Custom Build, 4-Wheel Drive, 2.4L Inline-4, 5-Speed
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1120518/1981-toyota-4x4-hilux-custom-deluxe-california-desert-truck/
Cost
165,263 AED
