For sale: 1981 Toyota Pickup 1 Owner 73k Orig. No Rust Lk New

I always find it interesting to see older trucks like this one listed on Ebay. This one is interesting for sure and looks to be a fine example of someone that took very good care of their truck. Is it worth $3981 though? Hard to say. The ad says “one owner”, but it doesn’t sound like the owner is selling it. The original purchase price was not much more than $5000. Beyond the good condition there really isn’t much collectible value to the truck as it is a “regular” base truck with no options. Still it would be an excellent starting point for a project truck or a “restoration”. There is no apparent rust on the truck anywhere. Its been a long time since I’ve seen a box with no rust at the seams.

One thing I did notice about the truck that caught my eye is the box. It has the older two handle style latch system. As such the inner panel is one piece and is riveted onto the tailgate. This is not a 1981 box style. However looking at the auction listing I can see that this is a very early example of a 1981 truck as it was built in Sept of 1980. So I can believe the box is original to the truck. I also noticed that this truck has a fairly low VIN number - 5749 making it one of the first 6000 trucks to have been manufactured in 1981. Overall it seems to be a fine example of an original 1981 Toyota Longbox Truck. If someone decides to buy the truck please let me know.