Toyota Hilux Custom Pickup, 1981
Toyota Hilux III
Toyota Hilux III•
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Chassis No.: JT4RN38D0B0013867
Auction: Kissimmee 2026
Auction date: January 18, 2026
Lot No.: K328
$44,000 | Sold
- Odometer: 32,002 miles
- Engine: Inline 4-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Campbell's Soup Tomato Red
- Interior: Beige/Gray
- Body: Pickup
- Cab-on/bed-and-doors-off restoration completed in 2015
- 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
- 2.4L inline 4-cylinder engine
- Weber performance carburetor
- 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
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Refinished in Duxone factory code 391 Campbell’s Soup Tomato Red paint
- 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
- 2 specially-designed steering stabilizer shocks
- Diamond plate covered nerf bars affixed to chassis for additional support
- 1-ton suspension with 8 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 2 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
- Sold with K329, 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
This 1981 Toyota Hilux 4-wheel drive pickup underwent a cab-on, bed-and-doors off restoration completed in 2015. You might recognize the Campbell’s Tomato Soup Red (Duxone factory code 391) paint. Retaining its original floor pans and chassis, it’s powered by the legendary 2.4L inline 4-cylinder engine known as the 22R. Fed by a Weber performance carburetor, the engine exhales through custom-made Doug Thorley headers and is fitted with a high-output oil pump and a double timing chain with special gears to handle extra torque. Keeping it all cool is a copper, 3-core, heavy-duty radiator with a 7-blade clutch fan.
Well detailed and dressed, the 22R is paired with a 5-speed manual transmission and spins special 4.37 gearing in the front and rear differentials that are set with quarter-inch plate steel trusses and skid plates to hold axle tubes in place. The chassis is beautifully built with a one-ton suspension comprised in part of eight rear leaf springs and four heavy-duty, front leaf springs with specially designed, heavy-duty shackles and pins, as well as twin, specially designed steering stabilizer shocks. The Rancho RS9000 air shocks are linked to an onboard air compressor that is adjustable from the cab, and the front shock towers have been modified to accommodate the demands of the system.
Ensuring exceptional range, an auxiliary 15-gallon fuel tank has been installed and linked to the factory fuel tank. Speaking of auxiliary, the truck is to be sold with a one-off trailer modified to match the Toyota bed, right down to an identical cloth shell cover.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1159259/1981-toyota-hilux-custom-pickup
Cost
161,590 AED
