Finally found a perfect MK1 Sand Scorcher
Found this recently! It's an MK1 Sand Scorcher that was mostly assembled, but never finished, and never driven. I've always wanted a MK1, and was happy to drop the coin on this fine example. It includes all parts, paperwork, decals, and even the original sales receipt. I'll box art the body and display this one. Looks like my MK2 resto project will be for sale soon!
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VINTAGE HILUX FAN
Awesome find! Wow, very lucky. Thats gotta be one of the best and most original scorchers when its finished. Cant wait to see it. One thing though I thought MK1 's had a black front bumper?
Cheers Marcus
Flat_Out
Hmm, good question. I'm not 100% sure which bumper was supposed to come with the MK1. It's got the MK1 trans and front end though, as well as a sales receipt from 1980. It was on sale, marked down to $105USD! Wish that's what I paid for it! haha
ModifiedMan
What a top find!! Congrats!
cain1
wow what a find , i bet theres a few green eyed monsters looking at this , as for the bumper i believe and i could be wrong but the ranger and super champ had grey bumpers and the rough rider and scorcher had black but maybe the very early ones had grey . that doesnt really help much i know lol
Flat_Out
I have no idea! The sales receipt puts this within the first year of production/sales for sure. The price drop on the box would probably suggest that it sat around for a bit before being sold too. The assembly was never even finished, so the chances of the front bumper being switched out at some point are not likely.
mr alan
Fantastic!
megadeth
Nice find.i realy like these.nive looking.they look like there well built and solid.wish i had one.i think tamiya should of used the clear plastic protector on all there cars.i get times were cars are so muddy and hard to clean.cant wait to see it finished.
SRB Bloke
Count me in as one of the green eyed monsters
An absolute fabulous find, you've found a great car there.. Enjoy
BigDuke
Thats a fantastic time capsule, the grey bumper is correct. I think only a few early releases had black bumpers, most had grey. Good luck painting that body. ive painted a couple of mk1 shells, use tamiya masking tape for a sharp line, I also used Halfords automotive paints which I polished to a high shine before applying the decals. Check out my show room. Best of luck.
RACECRAFTERS
Nice catch! Mk1`s had both grey and black bumpers depending on where they were distributed. I remember mine having grey. This should be an epic build Flat_Out.
Enjoy!
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