Toyota Tacoma Truck Retro Concept at SEMA 2008

Toyota Tacoma Truck Concept at SEMA 2008

Hommage to Toyota's Truck History

By Sam Stockley
November 6, 2008 12:20 AM
Filed Under: Japanese, SEMA, Toyota, Tuners

In a nod to the brand's own history of building reliable trucks for a wide range of customers and purposes, Toyota present their Tacoma Truck Retro Concept at SEMA 2008. It brings the Tacoma to its bare foundations, featuring a 4-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed transmission and solid front axle-equipped four-wheel-drive.

Reminiscent of its 80s predecessors, American Racing wheels, Bushwhacker flares and a Grant's Kustoms roll pan are featured. Grill, bumpers and lights are also custom, as is the Retro Concept's brown interior with Recaro fabric and retro stripes finishing touch.

Source: Toyota

Press Release (Click to expand)

TACOMA TRUCK CONCEPT

The Tacoma Truck Concept is a fun look back to Toyota's long-standing heritage of building highly capable, durable trucks that met the needs of a wide variety of drivers. Rather than focus on flash or power, this concept looks towards capability and efficiency by showcasing Toyota's venerable 4cyl engine, but mating it to a 4-speed automatic transmission and solid front axle-equipped 4WD system. Tied thematically to the Toyota Trucks from the 80's, the Tacoma Truck features American Racing AR23 wheels, BF Goodrich tires, Buchwacker flares, KC Daylighter lights and a Grant's Kustoms roll pan.

Features:

Cream Pearl Exterior with retro stripes by Focus on Cars
Brown interior with Recaro fabric by Fast Ed's Interiors
Full drivetrain conversion to Landcruiser solid front axle, transfer case, rear axle by Toyota Motorsports Technical Group
Custom tubular bumpers, roll bar
Custom front grill by Focus on Cars
Grant's Kustoms Rear Roll Pan
KC Daylighter 6" Off Road lights
Bushwacker Fender Pocket Style Fender Flares
American Racing AR-23 wheels
BF Goodrich All Terrain KO tires

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Comments

mechamynd

November 6, 2008 12:43 AM

It definitely deserves these adjectives: Tough, Hard unyielding, Rigid, Stiff, masculine. But not the winner of the beauty contest as noone expected...

Schizo0223

November 6, 2008 4:05 AM

It looks very nice! That is one proud car...I mean truck.

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