Classic mini trucks are all the rage lately, and with more than the traditional mini truck crowd. Pro Touring racers are building them, drag racers are building them, and a lot of folks are just building them into cool hot rods. This particular 1973 Toyota Hilux is so stock it’s cool, but with stance adjustments that we totally approve of.
The fact that this thing is an automatic has got to be a rarity for a 1973 Model, but the engine and trans are clean and stock on this sucker. While there is no mistaking this one as a show truck, you have to respect and love the untouched nature of this truck and just how clean it is for a 43 year old truck. Under the hood is awesome, and the lowering springs and step notch are done pretty clean so that this one should ride all right.
The 70 series tires won’t hurt the ride either. If it was ours we’d leave it alone until we just couldn’t stand it anymore and then we’d lay it out on it’s nuts on air ride and swap in something with a turbo and wider steelies with the same dog dish hubcaps in place. That’s right, we love the hubcaps and there is just no reason to swap them out.
The truth is that it would be much easier to ruin this truck than it is to make it better. But that’s what hot rodding is all about.
Here is what the seller has to say about it.
For sale
1973 toyota hilux (pre smog)
18r with 3 speed auto trans
All original
New whitewall tires
New battery
New coil
Belltech Mighty Max Springs in front and removed leafs and blocks out back
I have all original suspension parts that go with the truck.
Asking $3500 obo
Need this thing gone make me a reasonable offer
Call or txt 714 397 8322
Minitrucks were my transportation and “hot rod” in the 80s. Grew up and got a real career, got rid of the mini’s. Great for utility, horrible ride. I won’t look back.
New Year\’s always has a few of us old So. Cal guys remembering Resolutions at Glen Helen in the eighties, and thinking of those mini-trucks…
Ughhhhh………
This looks exactly like what one of the hipsters in our “Revitalized” Riverside area would drive. To each his own.