Is this some one off home built toyota of death or did they make these ugly buggers

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/car/561001652.html

 

 

"Location: MOLALLA"


'nuff said

 

Actually believe it or not there was a company that did that sort of thing back in the day. I remember my uncle always talking about wanting one. Saw one on ebay not too far back.

EDIT: 2500? Holy cow, he's never gonna sell it for that.

 

I think it could be one of those deals like the Toyota Trekker, Trailblazer, etc... that was semi- produced by a different company. Not to say that the previous owner didn;t add some things, too

 

yeah those were actuall manufactured rigs, i know a kid who had one just like that. actually i beleive it was 4 door, but looked like that.

 

yeah, i saw a clean one once in portland... i got a pic of it to post but never got around to doing it. I later found that they were produced, it just looked like such a hack job.

 

That's definitely from Oregon...lol

 

They're called custom cabs, the conversion was done by Winnebago IIRC.

There's a guy on here that has 3 of them...

 

I'll 2nd that. The rear fenders look like thier off of a chevy stepside though.

 

I forgot to add: "Looks like a creation from Troutdale"

 

the rear fenders look like 1970-80s chevy stepside fenders. looks homemade to me specialy the stretch part od the cab. its ghetto.

 

I'd say it was crazy but a factory made at least part of it so there must have been a market for it back in the day, but in the condtion it's in anybody paying that kind of cash needs to have an intervention or something...

 

Ha, thats awesome! I'd by that over a Ford or Chevy Dually any day!

 

Wow.. thats... FUGLY! I have liked every single other "special" edition toyota ( see: trailblazer,trekker etc.) but this is just bad. Bet he only gets a few hundred.

 

nice, I know of one a few miles from my house. It would be fun to see what it could become...

 

Sick!!!

 

Yep - there was a period when Toyota offered a Custom Cab conversion at the point of sale. I don't recall who the designated conversion company was (or even if there was only one 'official' such conversion contractor).

There were also aftermarket conversions done by coach / RV companies.

Because these 'better' such conversions might have been done at point of sale or aftermarket, there can be some variations among the rare specimens you might see.

To the best of my knowledge, the vast majority of these conversions were sold on the West Coast, and that's where they've always been most often sighted.

The one in the listing looks like a one-off DIY conversion, or maybe an original conversion that's been modified.

 

So...I'm the only one that would clean it up and drive it? Think of the things you could do with the extra cab space, maybe even make it a walk through! It'd be like a van, but way cooler.

 

Call me crazy but I'd drive that thing any day. It would be better with 4wd. If I had the money I'd do a complete restoration on that.