It was late 2021 and the time had come to deal with matters that had been put off long enough. The mission? To move out a bunch of personal stuff that had remained in my dad’s home since his passing in 2018. A task that had been deferred time and time again, delayed by legal matters, a busy schedule, and well… that once-in-a-lifetime 2020 pandemic.
Clearly, the move was more than I could handle on my ’96 Golf, much less on my ’68 Beetle. Enter a 1980 (or so) Toyota HiLux to the rescue. Or just Toyota Truck, as it was known in North America.