retro taco... nice

2nd gen with a 1st gen feel... sorry if its a repost



from SEMA '08

 

Its a repost but its a glorious repost Is that a 3'' lift on it or a 6''?

 

It was sick to see in person here is some more pics.

note the solid front axel


brown inside with manual 4x4 shifter

 

That thing rocks, I love the retro look. I would love that grille and the headlights. Also would love to have my manual 4WD shifter back like on all my other Toyota trucks. Is that a solid axle I see too?

 

Wow...That's nice. I'd drive it....like I stole it!!

 

I wish they still had the manual 4x4 shifter. My old '94 had the locking hubs and the 4x4 stick. While I'm glad I don't have to get out and lock the hubs anymore, I do miss that shifter. I don't know why. Just always been more partial to that than the knob. My dad used to have an '88 in that beige/yellow color with the brown stripes. Ahh...the good old days.

 

Seen it and still love it. I really like how they filled in the spot under the taillights so its not all ugly with a cool bumper!!

 

I'm not too crazy about the interior. But it is a bad truck

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Toyota-Tacoma-Truck-SEMA_199149.htm

 

Not bad at all, I like it.

 

Yeah the interior sucked ass, but the rest is sweet. I want a roll pan and back bumper like this truck. The grill is pretty sick too.

 

it has an airbag switch too

 

Perfect. The tan dash is raunchy tho

 

If they made a double cab production version, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

 

dose anyone know what kinda of bushguard that is or where you can get one?

 

Seen it before a few times, but I just noticed for the first time that the inside of the bed is white!

 

i absolutely love to look at it, but i couldn't do it to my own, but will give crazy props to those who do

 

Sorry nothing retro about that truck.

I understand old school drive train however look-wise, it's bad mash-up of the newer-bigger-bulgier styling with old-school color and that silly out-of-scale bumper guard.

A stock 2nd gen looks way better than that silly SEMA attempt IMO.

That being said, the newer Tacomas will never match these original beauties in the looks department

 

info about it:

The Tacoma Truck Concept, coated in a cream pearl exterior and retro stripes that had us fondly reminiscing about our first off-road experience in the 80s. A four-cylinder engine is mated to a four-speed automatic gearbox and a four-wheel-drive system (4x4x4) pulled from Landcruiser, featuring a solid front axle, transfer case and Toyota Motorsport rear axle. A custom roll bar and front grill joins KC Daylighter six-inch lights, Bushwacker fender flares and American Racing AR-23 wheels. And the exterior isn't the only thing retro about this Tacoma. According to our man Mike Levine from Pickuptrucks.com, the seats are swathed in 20-year-old Recaro fabric that the Toyota crew found in the corner of their warehouse.



Toyota Tacoma Retro Concept Truck Features

• Cream Pearl Exterior with retro stripes by Focus on Cars
• Brown interior with Recaro fabric by Fast Ed’s Interiors
• Full drivetrain conversion to Landcruiser solid front axle, transfer case, rear axle by Toyota Motorsports Technical Group
• Custom tubular bumpers, roll bar
• Custom front grill by Focus on Cars
• Grant’s Kustoms Rear Roll Pan
• KC Daylighter 6" Off Road lights
• Bushwacker Fender Pocket Style Fender Flares
• American Racing AR-23 wheels
• BF Goodrich All Terrain KO tires

 

Wow those white steel rims take me back.................