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can you say Donaldson?
wow, i hate my truck now.i want 4 doors!
SICK! Thanks for posting this. Just expanded my toyota knowledge. HAHA
I've just been looking at some foreign hilux specs and came across an interesting little tidbit. Many foreign hiluxes retained the solid axle till 97, which I thought was dropped after 95, after which they adopted the 86-95 frames and ifs. Why? Many of the trucks have to be capable of being easily converted easily to a 1 ton, and the tacoma style frames weren't up to the task.
check out this websitewww.outbackimports.ca/hilux-crew.html -
wow thats sweet so what motor do the have in them ?
The 1989 - 1997 VW Taro (European Hilux)In 1989, Toyota struck an agreement with VW to produce all of it's Toyota pick-ups and sell them in Europe. The deal was a win/win for both parties. VW never had a decent pick-up and Toyota was having a hard time selling Japanese made trucks in Europe. To allow the trucks to be manufactured in Europe would help sales and get by some government restrictions. The trade off was that the trucks would not be badged as Toyotas. Instead they were badged as VWs. But they were were Toyotas in every sense of the name. The trucks were nearly identical to their 1989-1997 Hilux counterpart and as with the Hilux they retained the solid front axle. All of the parts were Toyota designed and many were Toyota made. These VW Taro trucks were sold all over Europe, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany. In 1998 Toyota introduced an all new body style and suspension for the Hilux. It was determined not to continue with the VW production and nameplate because of lagging sales. Today, the European Toyota is once again called the Hilux and produced by Toyota. It is the same 1998-2003 Hilux found in the rest of the world, except North America. But sales still lag. Europe is one of the smallest Hilux markets in the world.
thx i was rereading but installing new stuff on my 3rd restart in 5mins
wow thats crazy good find
Very nice!! You are very lucky, we drool over those double cabs here in the states.
Not mine but... someone has a nice BJ74 for sale in the Bay Area:http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/1179402253.html
But we dont have access to cool aftermarket stuff like you guys
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