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Toyota Truck

4th gen Toyota Truck 1979–1983

Sold as Pickup

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The first with factory four-wheel drive, the 2.4L 22R four from 1981, and a diesel. The bed was a single-wall design that rusts.

What it came with

Badges
  • Pickup1
  • 2.2L four-cylinder (20R)2

  • 2.4L four-cylinder (22R)1,3

    97 hp · 1981–1983

  • 2.2L diesel four-cylinder1,3

    62 hp

Transmissions
5-speed manual3,4, Automatic2,1
Drivetrains
Rear-wheel drive3,1, 4WD2,5,1
Trims
Base1, SR51,3, Mojave (1983)1
Packages
Long bed2,5
  • Model codes: N30 and N406,7
  • Beds: Short and long2,5
  • Mojave: About 3,500 built for 1983½, with bucket seats, a multiplex radio and chrome bumpers1

Rare catches

Rare options, colors and interiors to look out for, and whether finding one is good news.

  • Rare Mojave Trim

    About 3,500 built1

Year by year

  • 1979 New body, and factory four-wheel drive for the first time, with a gear-driven transfer case.2,5,1
  • 1980 No changes recorded.
  • 1981 The 2.4L 22R four arrives.1,3
  • 1982 No changes recorded.
  • 1983 The Mojave, a limited luxury trim, for 1983½.1

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (Hilux)
  2. Curbside Classic (1982 Truck)
  3. Curbside Classic (1982 diesel)
  4. Hagerty (1984–88 Pickup 4x4 SR5)
  5. SlashGear (Hilux changes)
  6. Toyota UK Magazine (Hilux history)
  7. SlashGear (Hilux generations)