Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

Mojave edition

Old 10-23-2006, 10:00 PM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
mud-butt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Mojave edition

anyone ever heard of this...what does it mean? appairently my yota is this...its an 83' 4wd
Old 10-24-2006, 06:55 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
Sonofmayhem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Springs, Colorado
Posts: 1,671
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ive seen a pacific edition in the junkyard before, so im guessing your truck is a desert boy, and probably nothing but a fancy paint scheme and some other nicnacs.
Old 10-24-2006, 04:09 PM
  #3  
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
slacker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BC Canada
Posts: 6,299
Received 273 Likes on 184 Posts
Mojave was a "special edition" from TMC .... yes right from toyota ...

it was a #plated limited edition 83 toy 4x4 .
We just put a new bed on one .. and its for sale .. not by us .. buy the owner .

http://bb.bc4x4.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=101763
Old 10-24-2006, 05:57 PM
  #4  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
mud-butt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Cool cool. and i just bought that one for sale. ive heard that it had a stock 3 inch lift as well? mine has a 5 inch now. also decal package....bet you couldnt get those again.
Old 10-24-2006, 05:58 PM
  #5  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
mud-butt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Slacker, u know where to find info on it as well?
Old 10-25-2006, 03:39 PM
  #6  
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
slacker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BC Canada
Posts: 6,299
Received 273 Likes on 184 Posts
I was a parts manager at a dealer back then ... i'm just going from memory .

I did a quick search , and I cant find anything .
Old 12-08-2006, 07:15 PM
  #7  
Registered User
 
X-Tor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Question

Just curious what you guys think I could get for an '83 Toyota Mojave 4x4 with only 12,000 Km on it? <- not a typo.

It's 100% original and in close to new condition. It was purchased new in '83 and was only used for 3 years, mostly for transporting my motocross bike around - I had another car for day to day driving. Since 1987 it's been sitting in a low humidity garage which basically acts as a showroom for the Mojave and my low Km '90 Vette (15,000 Km).

As someone already mentioned, the Mojave was a limited edition Toyota model, but I have no idea whether or not that would effect it's value. Off the top of my head, compared to the standard SR5, the Mojave came stock with a few extras that were options on the SR5, like a sunroof, sliding rear window, better tires, etc.. Of course it was also equipped with some extras that were unique to the Mojave model, like it's two tone seats, brown paint, gold colour decal kit, heavy duty gold colour rear bumper and roll-bar, along with a "Mojave Limited Edition" dash plaque - mine reads number 093 (out of the 500 that were made).


All opinions welcome
Old 12-09-2006, 10:59 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
deserttoy84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: san diego
Posts: 861
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Old 12-09-2006, 11:11 PM
  #9  
Contributing Member
 
Elton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Siletz,Oregon
Posts: 12,261
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
yes wheres the pics
Old 12-12-2006, 09:01 PM
  #10  
Registered User
 
X-Tor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I managed to dig up a few pics. The top one was taken back in '84 and the bottom one was taken about 3 years ago.





In addition to a dealership undercoating job done when it was new, it was also given an *extremely detailed* rust proofing back in '86 just before I stopped using it. The entire under body (frame, leaf-springs, axles, wheel-wells, etc.) actually looks better now than it did the day I took it home from the dealership in '83. . .

Btw, several years ago I bought a set of new 3-piece Enkei rims and some used Mickey Thompson tires for it - offhand I forget the size. I was planning on having a lift kit/shocks installed and getting the truck back on the road, but I got lazy and it never happened.

The rims/tires have been collecting dust in my basement since the day I bought them. The tires are interesting in that the sidewall tread design looks a lot like the design of the decal kit on the Mojave. Here's a pic I found on the net of the same tires I have:



I always thought the truck would look awesome with those tires, and from what I remember they're highly rated as well -'Baja Belted' is the model.

A few quick photoshops:



Old 12-12-2006, 09:10 PM
  #11  
Contributing Member
 
Elton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Siletz,Oregon
Posts: 12,261
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
truck is pretty much brand new sure you could fetch some good money for it
Old 12-13-2006, 04:10 AM
  #12  
Registered User
 
X-Tor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Found this pic while searching through my photo albums. It was taken in '83 or '84 and it does a good job of showing the true paint color. . .

Old 12-13-2006, 05:40 AM
  #13  
Registered User
 
Godzilla's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Your truck is gorgeous...And it seems like you are in toronto!!If you in the future consider selling it give me some heads up. What engine is in it?
Old 12-13-2006, 06:11 AM
  #14  
Contributing Member
 
91_4x4runner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,072
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
83 would've been the 22R
Old 12-14-2006, 07:24 PM
  #15  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
mud-butt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
And i thought mine was in good shape! holy that is crazy. my mojave is slowly being brought back to new cond. i got no rust so thats a plus....but i dont think ill ever get those decals again.
Old 12-14-2006, 08:02 PM
  #16  
Contributing Member
 
YotaFun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chadds Ford, PA
Posts: 1,744
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Those things look nice...
Old 12-16-2006, 09:25 PM
  #17  
Registered User
 
deserttoy84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: san diego
Posts: 861
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
get an engine bay shot of it. I wanna see a "new" 22r enigne bay.
Old 12-23-2006, 04:34 PM
  #18  
Registered User
 
all_terrain17's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 745
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
That truck is AWESOME! Never seen one like it before, would definitely fetch big bucks!
Old 01-14-2007, 12:35 PM
  #19  
Registered User
 
Ditchpig's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Cherryville, British Columbia
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
A friend of mine has a Mojave, but it's just a frame now, so there goes another of the 500 made! He's butchered it and patched it and bent it and it's basically worthless. There is NO info on the Mojave on the net. Nice truck BTW!
Old 07-24-2007, 12:19 PM
  #20  
Contributing Member
 
Belize Off Road Team's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 2,850
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
i had one, near mint, all rancho rs9000xl limited plates, search cdndana on cardomain.com to see it. did the rubicon a few times with it, really nice

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: Mojave edition



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:35 AM.