One of the great mysteries of modern motoring is why anyone would need a pickup truck the size of an Iowa or Yamato class battleship to carry around a circular saw and 20-foot extension cord. Marketing powers tell us that we desire a truck so heavy-duty that a guy with a bucket loader can drop boulders into the bed with such force that the pickup truck will bounce off the ground and still drive away. So awesome is this process of boulder loading that time slows down into epic slow motion, just like when Steve Austin started hurling boulders at Maskatron with his bionic arm in the Six Million Dollar Man. The reality for most of us is what we really need right now is a Toyota Hilux. This world famous compact pickup truck sprang from the Stout, was later known as Toyota Truck, and in turn begat the Tacoma. This particular Toyota Truck looks like it has been in full surf mode with ongoing punk rock involvement since 1977. Better still is the Hilux by any other name looks as if it has plenty of tasty waves and discordant yet anthemic hooks left in its future. Onward, Hilux. Find that perfect wave not once but twice.
The Hilux really is the ultimate pickup truck. More fuel efficient, more reliable, than just about anything made since. I still remember my dad’s red, 88 Hilux. Marty McFly ended up with one at the end of Back to the Future. My ideal Hilux would likely be the generation after the one pictured. Single round headlights, 4WD, perhaps in a weathered yellow hue with orange pinstripes.
Well, either that, or one of the as yet still called the Hilux diesel found in other parts of the world not yet overrun with sycophant hybrid hysteria. 😉
Thanks for the Toyota love. I have a Toyota 4×4, now slowly rusting apart… I only wish I still had my Ramones records!
Still have my 1975 version, well, some parts are still original… Best part, it’s pre-smog here in CA. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned, put 200,000 on it after the previous owner put 202,000 on the clock. I’m of the opinion that toyota’s 20R was the most bullet-proof motor ever made. who meeds oil?
The Hilux really is the ultimate pickup truck. More fuel efficient, more reliable, than just about anything made since. I still remember my dad’s red, 88 Hilux. Marty McFly ended up with one at the end of Back to the Future. My ideal Hilux would likely be the generation after the one pictured. Single round headlights, 4WD, perhaps in a weathered yellow hue with orange pinstripes.
Well, either that, or one of the as yet still called the Hilux diesel found in other parts of the world not yet overrun with sycophant hybrid hysteria. 😉