Toyota tough.......not

ib516 wrote:
Tough little rigs

I was going to post that. Just amazing!

Matt B

I'm not a fan of toyota but I don't see what the picture proves one way or the other.

You will be hard pressed to find any vehicle that has lived and been used a couple decades in a salt area that isn't rusted out.

Hey, it has good rubber and a new back bumper. That truck looks like it still has a lot of good times left! I would bet it's paid for, too!

Hannibal wrote:
Thirty year old Toyota with a NY tag still running? That speaks pretty highly of Toyota.

I think that is an Alaska tag..

Trucks that look like that are basically non existent down here, unless a relocated northerner brings the remains of their truck down with them.

That was common with the older Toyotas around me (Northeast). Especially the ones that had single wall bed! Does anyone else remember the "optional" bolted-in "double wall" add on?

Dodges were known for the front and rear bumpers rusting out in just a few years.

Fords and Chevys would have various frame pieces rust out prematurely, seemingly randomly.

Life in the "salt belt"!

I can guarantee you that truck is still tough. I would park that right next to a brand new Benz or BMW in a parking lot!!! :B

As was stated, some 10 year old trucks start to look like that!

Thirty year old Toyota with a NY tag still running? That speaks pretty highly of Toyota.

Advertise it on Ebay. It will sell.

Looks like a great candidate for a flatbed conversion. Those little trucks are tough as nails. There are several still driving around here now. I am seeing less and less 70's and 80's Ford/Chevy/gmc/Dodge trucks being driven around. Just a casual observation.

Thanks!

Jeremiah