1989 4RUNNER

We had a 1985 4Runner growing up. We used to service it and do basic modifications. Dad was keen on keeping the car clean and not staining the brown upholstery, so he made us sit on old beach towels. He sold the car in 1994. I always missed the car and had it in the back of my mind to get one. Dad passed away in 2012; when cleaning out the linen press, hidden at the back was the same towel I had sat on back in the ’90s. Took it as a sign, so I bought a car to do up with my kids and put the same towel back on the rear seat. This is my 1989 1st Gen Toyota 4Runner, with the mighty 2L NA diesel motor. It has an Old Man Emu two-inch lift, ARB bar, Safari snorkel, KC lights, custom-made rear bar, Caribou cupholder, and much more. It was a chassis-off restoration, taking nearly five years doing the work part-time.