10 originals in one ad. 

I just can’t take it anymore. Here is another sale from the same person that listed the red/white truck on Ebay a while back. Even though the seller ID’s have changed they are both from Edmond, Oklahoma and have the same phone number listed. The listing bears the same format as before:

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This is a 1980 Toyota 4×4 Pickup ALL ORIGINAL with only 74,600 Original miles!! I am relisting this truck one more time, so i have lowered the reserve price. Truck still has its original redish orange paint whch shines up nice and looks great for its age. The truck has the original 20r motor which looks and runs good.There is NO RUST on this truck, it has a couple bubbles on the rear quarters but nothing showing through. The tires have alot of tread left and the wheels look really nice. The bed of this truck is also solid with no rust. The interior could use a little work just because the truck has been in california all its life so it got a little sun damage. This truck is a nice all original truck, has never been re-painted, no rust, and only has approximately 74k original miles.

So where to begin… It is a nice 1980 Deluxe 4×4 truck. I did see this listed on Craigslist for much less than the sellers reserve price. However it is not all original as the listing repeatedly claims and there are multiple inaccuracies. First it may or may not have been repainted, however it has a 1981 or later tailgate(center latch) on a 1980(side latches) box which means the tailgate is not original. It is mising the Toyota lettering and 4wheel drive decal and has some damage. Also from the rear the bumper is custom made. The wheels, tires, and nerf bars are obviously aftermarket. The 4×4 decals on the doors come from a department store. And the black painted fender flares are not the way a 1980 Toyota would have been; looks more like an S10.

 Inside the interior has a seat cover and a dash cover; one might assume to cover damage. The aftermarket gauges under the center vent are certainly not original. And to be correct in 1980 a Deluxe truck would have come with a vinyl floor mat instead of carpet. Not sure how that got there. The listing shows the truck as having a sunroof(not available until 1981), air conditioning(no it doesn’t), and a cassette player(none installed in the map pocket); 3 strikes against original. In fact I don’t see speakers in the doors so the radio/cassette must be aftermarket. Now the big claim- only  74,600 Original miles. Really? Hard to disprove with no Carfax available before 1981 and only 6 digits on the odometer. But look at the brake pedal; so much wear that the rubber is gone and the metal is shined up like a mirror. And the steering wheel shows as much wear. 174,600 miles? Maybe. You be the judge.

It’s a decent truck but really not worth the hype and asking price.