Has anyone else ever come across a stepside Taco???????

Ah. The enfamous bathtub bed design!

 

Here is a link which is 3rd in a series from Just A Car Guy: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Mike's truck part 3?m=0
There have been many more mods after the shoot but you’ll get the idea.

 

I just step on the tire, works ok.

 

I had a first gen 03 and I personally didn’t like the look back then .now I own a 2nd gen and i do occasionally see a step side or flair side around ive heard it called that.now when i ser them it’s just nice to see something different

 

there are just few stepside Tacos. I still having it from 2001. I love it ... my partner for many years.

 

I never remember seeing but one. There's a guy, appx. 4 mi. up the road from me has one, I meet him on the rd. at least once per wk. Doesn't look bad, just different. I wonder if they only come in silver, the ones shown here are all silver & his is too.

 

In CA, I've seen them in silver, black and red.

 

Respectively, I couldn’t disagree more.

I think it’s one of the most distinctive trucks of the era and instantly recognizable. I’ve never looked inside but the exterior lines have a throwback style that’s cool.

 

Yeah, I knew they had to be in different colors, Iu's just say'in, the few I've seen were all silver.

 

Can’t compare to my first truck. This isn’t mine, but mine was identical.

Not a big fan of the newer style stepsides. The 50s-70s were awesome, though.

 

My old 2001 TRD.

 

It took many quarters at the car wash, but mine was black again.

 

My next door neighbor growing up had one, the bed is definitely, uh, distinctive. In the words of my late grandfather, "Well, it's definitely... different."

I could imagine it looking kinda cool all street trucked out, lowered with a hard tonneau or something. Other than that, though... nahhhh.

 

I have acquired a 1st Gen Stepside Tacoma. I am trying to find a replacement tailgate for it. Does anyone have any idea where I might get lucky? My internet searches have not been fruitful, just an abundance of fleet side tailgates. Any information is appreciated.

 

Stepsides were popular in the 70s and 80s..They were around prior to that though.
I almost bought a Chevy stepside in 2002, but l went with the S10 Xtreme instead.
Just like any vehicle, it depends on the personal taste of the owners. l don't think that they look bad at all.

 

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Uruguay Air Force? ?