New Member - 1997 Regular Cab

Greeting all. I've just joined and thought I'd share a bit about my 1997 Tacoma. It's a regular cab 4x4 5-speed and is probably the most unmodified example you'll ever see. I recently inherited it from a relative who purchased it new, and he's put only ~70K miles on it in the last 26 years.



At this point, I don't intend to make any major mods. The bumpers could use some updating due to some significant rust on the back one and a minor dent up front. I'll also need some new tires and would consider getting something slightly more AT-like. The original wheels have some relatively minor surface rust also, so I may consider having them cleaned up/blasted and painted. No rush on any of this though as everything is working just fine at this point.

That's all for now! I look forward to learning what everyone else has done with their 1st gens.

 

WOW! Awesomely clean truck, that thing would fetch a very pretty penny, but I wold keep it for sure.

I inherited my 1996 way back in 2010, and it had about 74k miles then haha. Same wheels and tire size as yours too back then

 

Welcome to TW…

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Thankfully, it's been garage-kept for the last 19 years, so the frame's in really good shape. That said, should I be looking into applying a rust-protectant film...or does that potentially cause more harm than good?