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Rare and unusual Toyota vehicles in the US?

Discussion in 'Other Toyota Vehicles' started by MountainMan, Aug 14, 2021.

  1. Aug 14, 2021 at 8:20 PM
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    MountainMan

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    What are some rare and unusual Toyota vehicles you've come across in the US?

    I know they make a bunch of odd vehicles for global markets, and I saw a bunch when I was in Japan last year. My daughter drove a 2007 Alphard...

    But, here in the US, I have discovered some odd vehicles from Toyota.

    Ever hear of the Trekker?

    It was the forerunner to the 4Runner, lol...

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    And I remember in high school driving by the Toyota dealer and seeing the really cool Ivan Stewart editions and the Toyota Racing graphic pickups...

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    I also remember seeing a couple of the dual-wheeled Toyota pickups around my hometown back in the early 90's as well..

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    And last but not least, when the 2wd sport truck craze was spreading in the early 2000's, and Ford had the Lightning, Toyota came out with the Tacoma X-Runner...

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    What other unusual Toyota vehicles have you come across?
     
  2. Aug 15, 2021 at 10:52 PM
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    OK, how about the Toyota Tercel 4x4 wagon from the 80's?

    My best friend's mom drove one and it was unstoppable in the snow. Not sure how common they were in other parts of the country, but around here, where Subarus are everywhere, they were pretty common. In fact, the neighbor three houses down has two of them, still.

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  3. Aug 16, 2021 at 7:37 AM
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    [​IMG] Toyota Sienna w/ Auto Access Seat. Rare? Cool? Not really but still pretty interesting that Toyota provides this as a factory option.


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    First off, “take off hoser!” :canada: Hahaha! JK! Love Bob & Doug!
    I think that Trekker is SAH-WEEEET!

    Off to go check out those Trekkers!
    EDIT Did they only offer them as manual T? I am getting too old (or lazy) to drive stick!

    Thanks! @MountainMan!
     
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