Shifterati

4th gen Toyota Truck 1979–1983

Sold as Pickup

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The first with factory four-wheel drive, the 2.4L 22R four from 1981, and a diesel. The bed was a single-wall design that rusts.

What it came with

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Pickup¹

2.2L four-cylinder (20R)²
2.4L four-cylinder (22R)^1,3

97 hp · 1981–1983
2.2L diesel four-cylinder^1,3

62 hp

Transmissions: 5-speed manual^3,4, Automatic^2,1
Drivetrains: Rear-wheel drive^3,1, 4WD^2,5,1
Trims: Base¹, SR5^1,3, Mojave (1983)¹
Packages: Long bed^2,5

Model codes: N30 and N40^6,7
Beds: Short and long^2,5
Mojave: About 3,500 built for 1983½, with bucket seats, a multiplex radio and chrome bumpers¹

Rare catches

Rare options, colors and interiors to look out for, and whether finding one is good news.

Rare Mojave Trim
About 3,500 built¹

Year by year

1979 New body, and factory four-wheel drive for the first time, with a gear-driven transfer case.^2,5,1
1980 No changes recorded.
1981 The 2.4L 22R four arrives.^1,3
1982 No changes recorded.
1983 The Mojave, a limited luxury trim, for 1983½.¹

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