Mine was bought new in California by a German guy, middle aged at the time. He didn't use the truck for work, mostly personal and/or recreational purposes and the light duty life was pretty evident on the truck and in its condition. It had a small cap on the back for most of its life and the tailgate had been stored in the garage. The (steel) bed of the truck had very little use and the old guy had always had a piece of carpet or something in there to protect it....thankfully.....so very little 'load rash' at all in the bed....just the odd minor scratch here and there.
Flash forward to the mid 2000's, the German fellow was quite elderly now had been moved into a nursing home with his family inheriting the truck at some point. However, they were in their '50's and busy with their families so it was not seeing much usage and there was decreasing interest in what this truck was about.
Regardless...a local classic car buff who knew about this truck had been watching it for years knowing the old guy didn't use it much and didn't work it hard. So he approached the family to sell it to him and they did.
He then resold it to me shortly thereafter.....no worries, good deal all around.
Without a doubt the truck was well looked after and was in very good original condition. I have had to do very little to it in order to have it as a great daily driver (6 months of the year).
The only thing substantial I've had to do is to replace a valve spring that broke...which was easier than I thought. Everything else has been more maintenance based or minor upgrades as time passes.
Its a '72 Highlander built out of Fremont, nicely optioned with a/c-tilt, etc...
More than anything tho'....is that it is a really good truck. Its not unreliable or problematic...it starts, drives and brakes very well...pretty much everything works in it...I'm very happy with it.
All good
Coley
