Oldest OG FGT Tundra

got a vin?

 

Thanks buddy, but I got the VIS this morning

 

Are you throwing you truck a party? Make sure you invite all the homies

 

5/9 BYOB

 

5/9 is officially Black Mamba Day. Just like 3/28 is officially Atlanta Falcons Day

 

Bring Your Own Bacon?

 

Throw a bring your own bacon party, I guarantee it won’t disappoint! I’ve dabbled once or twice……

 

I almost choked at this comment!

(didn’t need another choking event in ATL)

 

Just took a picture of my new buy, July of 99.

 

Sweet!

 

Found a site that produces the original window sticker. This truck has DLR’s which seems unusual, I don’t see any others of this vintage running around like it?

 

DRLs? Daytime running lights? Mine has them. Unplugged the harness when I bought it.

 

I have daytime running lights. They are lights that I’ve left in the “on” position during the daytime

 

Mine is a 06/1999 Production Date Titled in 2000 also. I'm second owner. Had it for 22 Years now. Probably gonna let her go soon as I want a 2nd gen to tow a car trailer.

 

We need a May of 1999 posting; the original month it was made.

 

@empty_lord tows cars with his!

 

I use mine fine with a single car hauler but I need a 2 car enclosed now and it'll be too heavy for my Gen1.

 

I do indeed. No helper springs or anything. Just stock leafs with the icon AAL and the overload still in

 

Yep I've done that also. Unfortunately my truck doesn't have ABS and as a very early 1st GEN it had big braking issues. I did the TSB for the oem brake upgrade with crossdrilled slotted rotors, larger calipers and carbon metallic pads, but that uhaul trailer w surge brakes will just push my truck into a slide in a panic stop in the wet. Uhauls trailers already weigh a ton and your truck needs to stop first to make that trailer surge and brake. With my single car trailer which has electric brakes it's ok, but with my 2 car trailer and my 2 collector cars worth 100k on it I would be hard pressed to stop it if the trailer brakes went out. Ole blue has plenty of pull power but stopping is always marginal.

 

Keep it...

and have 3 collector cars worth 110k

 

Whatcha got? I actually own around 30 antique cars. Lost track. That's the problem with having owned a restoration shop! When someone wanted to sell their car years after I restored it, if the price was right and I had the room, I bought it back. I already have a 1986 22RE 4x4 Long Bed sitting in the garage, that one only gets used once in a while. It was sold new at the Yota dealer when I worked there. Only had one owner, always serviced at Yota w 320k test miles on it. Was looking for a farm truck years later and found it on C/L. Called my buddy who was still the service manager, he ran the VIN for me and confirmed it's history. My garage is already full and overflowing. Ole Blue has been flawless for the 22 years I've owned her. Sad But Can't keep them all.

 

Checking in with a sticker stating 02/99 for my '00 Tundra 4x4 4.7L v8 SR5 AC. Have actually seen one person post a 11/98 in the "First Gen Tundra" FB group but really wish there was more info on knowing how rare mine is.

 

shoot we may have a winner

 

Literally truck number 1077

 

I don’t peddle in the auto industry to know exactly when and how they do things but I work in the Offroad industry and Offroad vehicle manufacturers will build prototypes by hand and use them to create jigs and fixtures to build the assembly lines. Afterwards they will do a pre production run to build a set number of vehicles like 10-30 or so. They do this to check and make sure the production meets QC and then they put those first production models into durability testing. These machines are also put on the demo and promo stuff for the release. They run and test these machines to confirm there are no changes needed prior to full production.

I can only assume if Toyota began assembly line runs in May 1999, in order to get one before that date you’d must have a pre-production model that was built for testing. I might be wrong but that’s the only way you see production dates before actual production in the Offroad side. Also many times these pre-production demos are given to sponsored racers high volume dealers and specialty shops to allow them to start building aftermarket products prior to release to help with the marketing push at release. These pre-production models have vin numbers and are signed over to the respective owner. So if this pre-production tundra was gifted to a high volume dealer, and he decided to sell it later down the line, this could solve the riddle on how it’s out and about.

 

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2006 DC 4x4

 

Shows date of first use as 10/05/1999. May have built some inventory up pre-launch. That's wild.

 

Thanks! I noticed the carfax states 2/22/99, "Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original dealer". Can this be taken literally, meaning it was likely a showroom model? Or was it likely just manufactured on that date? Hmm...wonder if there's any pictures of this puppy in a dealer I could find..

 

it’s a possibility that it was gifted to a high volume dealer. A pre-production model held or sent as a gift to a VIP or a dealer or something like that.