Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Hilux/Truck, and T-100 Edition)!

1993 Pickup


August 4th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

Same truck; I believe that it may have changed hands in the last two years, because while it is still registered in West Virginia, it just has a normal license plate and not the "BLU HAYZ" plate that it was sporting in 2021...


August 5th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

August 5th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

August 5th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

This one did the low truck limbo!


August 5th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

Things were going smoothly at first...

 

But then they miscalculated...

 

The gray Toyota lost to a blue Chevy S-10, but the Toyota was allowed to come around one more time to see if they could actually pull it off, and they did! Sucks that it wasn't official...

 

I think the owner told me that this one is a 1994...


August 6th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

1984 "Stubby McFly" Pickup; I believe that this rig belonged to @mikieswartz at one point, but it seems to have been sold to a new owner. I got a few pics of it at prior Carlisle shows, but this is the first time that I have been able to get this up close and personal with it!

I have no idea why this truck became "Stubby McFly" but I'm guessing that it got damage, someone tried to create a highly maneuverable trail rig, or a combination of the two; 1984 holds the distinction of being the last year that electronic fuel injection wasn't available on these trucks, though I do believe that a carbureted 4-banger may have been standard on no-frills Toyota pickups into the early 1990s; 1985 Toyota 4x4 pickups are particularly sought after because 1985 was the last year for solid axles, and thus the only year you could get EFI and legit solid axles, so 1984 would also have solid axles! What is really weird about this truck is that there are clearly "EFI" emblems on either side of the cab; I am think that the frame and a few body panels are titled as a 1984, but that the cab had to be swapped due to rust or something, and it probably came from a 1985-1988 truck...

Stubby McFly is a very basic truck, with no A/C and almost no other options; I have only seen one Toyota pickup of this generation with power windows and locks, and that ironically was a 1985 "Marty McFly" tribute at a car show in New Jersey back in 2022, but a decent number of them do have A/C at a bare minimum.


August 6th, 2023:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

My friend spotted this the other day and sent me a pic...


August 9th, 2023:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

1991 RC Deluxe 4x4; I believe that I've taken pictures of this truck before...


August 23rd, 2023:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

1988 SR5 4x4


August 27th, 2023:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

I saw this sitting at a repair shop, and it would appear that it has not been driven in years, but overall it seems to be in pretty solid condition; I would guess based on the lack of inspection stickers (and the residue on the windshield), plus the more obvious lack of rust and rot, and that is camper is a transplant from outside Pennsylvania. It has a Chrysler wire wheel covers that appear to have come from a K-car, but the worst part is that it has an automatic transmission...



September 17th, 2023:

Freemansburg, Pennsylvania

 

1996 T-100 DX 5-speed!


September 22nd, 2023:

Ambler, Pennsylvania

 

About a year ago

 

Same truck; 1991 ExtraCab SR5 V6/5-speed 4x4!


November 4th, 2023:

New Britain, Pennsylvania

 

I believe that I may have taken pictures of this truck before, but I'm not sure; 1996 T-100


November 5th, 2023:

Riegelsville, Pennsylvania

 

December 17th, 2023:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

Better shot of the same truck...


December 27th, 2023:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

I scrapped our old water heater today, and guess what showed up while I was dumping it?!?!

This a 1987 XtraCab, and I believe it was a long bed in a prior life; I have no idea what trim level it is, but it has an automatic transmission and A/C (not working according to the owner) so that's pretty loaded for a late 1980s Toyota truck in my opinion! The truck has a clean title, but apparently was involved in an accident under prior ownership that destroyed the bed; I forget whether the owner told me that he built the bed or if the previous owner put it on.

The truck has less than 100K miles, but apparently the previous owner neglected basic maintenance and the engine in there now is a remanufactured one. Isn't killing a 22RE a fairly difficult thing to do?!?!


December 29th, 2023:

Hatboro, Pennsylvania

 

1989 Pickup Deluxe V6 (at least according to Carfax)


December 30th, 2023:

Hatboro, Pennsylvania

 

The FOR SALE sign says 1985, but Carfax says 1984, so this could be one of the very last carbureted trucks! The camper portion is almost completely gutted, and it's unfortunately an automatic...



However, it does have cab/dash A/C and does not seem to have major rust; I would buy this in a heartbeat and fix it up if I had the cash!


December 31st, 2023:

Morrisville, Pennsylvania