The term "time capsule" has been very popular lately, and it seems to me that the 1993 Toyota pickup in the photo can be described exactly as a term. The time capsule is actually interpreted in many places as: the representative object of modern invention and creation into a container, sealed and buried deep in the ground, and set a time to open the "time capsule" in the future.
Despite its age, the odometer shows only 94 miles (151 kilometers) and its near-perfect condition means it will attract a lot of interest at auction and set a new auction record.
Through the powerful Internet, we searched for some information about the car, which actually appeared in the auction market last September, and by observing that the two cars were exactly the same, the transaction price was $45,100 (about 287,000 yuan).
The car's total range at the time was only 84 miles (135 kilometers), which meant that after the purchase, the new owner drove the car for only 10 miles (16 kilometers).
According to the description on the original purchase list, the pickup truck was purchased in 1993 from Gorham, New Hampshire, USA. The first owner drove it home from the dealership and somehow never used it, leaving it in the barn for about 30 years until it was discovered in the barn by car enthusiasts in 2021.
With the exception of battery, tank, fuel pump, oil filter and Goodyear AT tires, the pickup retains all original parts and is legally on the road.
This is the fifth-generation Toyota Hilux — known as the Toyota pickup in the U.S. market — which was introduced in 1988 and remodeled in 1991.
The car pictured is a 1993 version with a short-shaft, low,single-row design, domineering chrome bumpers, and a forest green metal paint and grey fabric interior in color.
It is worth mentioning that in the Middle East, the Toyota Hilux pickup truck is a representative of hard power, because it is cheap enough and very leather and durable, so it is very suitable for both pursuit and transportation.
Technically, the history of the Hilux pickup did not begin with Toyota, but with the Hino Briska, a small pickup truck that Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer Hino Motors Corp. began manufacturing in 1961.
Since then, Toyota and Hino have cooperated to promote the development of new models, and since 1967, the new pickup has been repositioned, the name has been changed from Hino Briska to Toyota Briska, and in 1968, the first RN10 and 1.5-liter engine short-wheelbase Toyota Hilux pickup trucks began to be sold, which was still manufactured at Hino's Hamura plant. In April 1969, Hilux launched a long wheelbase version.
The car's engine was also quite hardcore, using a naturally aspirated 22R-E 2.4-liter petrol engine with bulletproof armor that produced a maximum of 113 horsepower and a peak torque of 192 Nm, as the word 4WD on the fender suggests, and the power of the engine was transmitted to the four wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.
The 1993 Toyota pickup will be auctioned from January 6 to 16. Such a "time capsule" deserves our close attention, and I believe you are the same, and you must be wondering how much it will cost to buy a brand new 1993 Hilux in 2022.
The 2022 Toyota HiLux pickup truck starts at $28,000 (about 170,000 yuan), plus some options end up selling at around $35,000 (about 220,000 yuan). It is worth mentioning that since its first introduction in 1968, toyota Hilux model pickups have sold more than 18 million units worldwide.