Rarest of the 1st gen?

how about the rarest being the one that has had only one owner for the longest
is that rare around here?
I recently saw a post about a guy who had a '96 2wd bot new but has now sold it

 

S runner has less then 10k units made so yeah, and very few were step sides

 

There’s a 50k mile 04’ double cab near me except the dealer wants an outrageous price (of course). It’s 4x4 but there’s no e-locker. I thought the TRD was both 4x4 with the e-locker...
but from the way it sounds, it’s a TRD, just the original owner chose not to drop the extra $2-3k for the e-locker?

 

Its a 1999

 

There was a company that did this, but not from the factory

e/ here's the thread on it
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/first-gen-double-cab-long-beds.351502/

 

Also I think some of the S runner's came with factory superchargers
These are super rare

 

Sounds like its a 4cyl,
I don't believe 4cyl had an e-locker. TRD or not.

 

Whats the outrageous price? I only ask cause I bought my 47k 04 ex cab back in 2017. Has 73k on it now.

 

Maybe it was just sticker shock that they go for that but a few dollars short of $19k

 

They advertise it as a V6, but who knows...

 

either mislabeled as a v6, or some dingus threw some trd stickers on it

 

I've seen several step side 1st gens around town here in LA.

Rarest 1st gens nowadays are probably the 3.4l v6 single cabs.


as stated, Toyota never made a double cab manual transmission 1st gen in the US (wish they had), nor did they make double cabs with 6ft beds...only the short beds.

2nd gens started getting way more variety as far as those configurations go

 

Before the TRD package came along in the late 90s, the e-locker was an option for any Tacoma if you ordered it with one. So you can find some 4bangers from the early 1st gen days with them but they are rare now.

 

an avocado frog

 

Looks like Chet

 

These two put together!

 

http://toyotaoffroad.com/2005/03/04/factory-e-locker-install/
some history...

Locker History:
The factory Toyota electric locker has been available factory installed since the introduction of the Tacoma in mid 1995. It was first available in the “SX” package model, which was available only on regular cab six cylinder trucks. The “SX” was the precursor of the “TRD Off Road” package. With the introduction of the TRD package in 1998, the locking differential was included as part of this package. The TRD package was available in both four and six cylinder extended cab Tacomas. It was also included in six cylinder Prerunner and six cylinder TRD double cab trucks. It was available in the LX package which became the Limited model in 1998. This locker is related to the locker available in the 1991-1997 model Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser locker packaged included front and rear lockers. This option (both front and rear lockers) disappeared when the Land Cruiser lost its solid front axle and went IFS in 1998.

The locking differential was and is actually a separately available Toyota production option, option code DL. From 1998(?) to 2002, one could order ANY 4 wheel drive Tacoma with the locking differential options. The process required your local deal to follow and option additional override process that would essentially override an ordered vehicle and add the requested option (option code DL) to the vehicle as it was in the input queue awaiting production. With the 2003 model year, this was eliminated as an available option for four cylinder trucks. To the best of my knowledge, the DL option could still be added to a 2003 or 2004 six cylinder four wheel drive or Prerunner model.

The Toyota electric locker is a stout 4-pinion unit. It is a “state machine”. Electricity is only use to switch states, not to maintain it. This is very good for off road or emergency use. If the differential wiring or controls were to be damaged or disabled off road, the locker would remain locked. This is the primary advantage of this locker in my opinion. Another worthwhile feature is that it is computer controlled. The factory computer prevents it from being engaged at any speed over five miles per hour. This saves the unit from grinding , and it probably would if someone attempted to engage it while spinning the wheels at 50 or 60 mph.

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Co workers gen 1. Never seen one spec’d Like this so not sure how it ranks on its rarity.

 

Looks to be an early 95 or 96 Tacoma regular cab...does it have the v6?