We could describe it as the sporty alter ego of the Hilux, perfect for fans of modified Japanese classics
A 1980 Toyota Corolla KE70 sedan has been converted into a ute.
Build has a wide bodykit, air suspension, and round LED lights.
It is offered in Poland with an asking price of €9,500 ($11,000).
A tidy rear-drive Japanese classic turning up on the used market is reason enough to open the listing. This one, sitting in Poland, asks more of you than that. It left the factory as a two-door Toyota Corolla KE70 sedan and now exists as a vintage widebody pickup finished in mint green, which is either the best or the worst thing to happen to a KE70 in the last four decades.
The donor car rolled off the line in March 1980, and the project began with a full teardown and restoration before anyone reached for a cutting wheel. Removing the rear section of the roof left a single-cab silhouette that reads more Hilux than Corolla. The catch is that the bed and tailgate don’t look functional, so this is a show car wearing a workhorse costume.
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The visual transformation doesn’t end there, as the ute received boxy fender extensions adding 20 cm (7.9 in) to the width of the donor vehicle. These are combined with 15×11.5-inch alloy wheels shod in stretched tires. Up front sit quad round headlights with yellow LED graphics, which give it a passing resemblance to an E30 BMW, above a deeper bumper.
The mint green paint covers everything, with no unpainted plastic or chrome left to interrupt it. There are no interior photos in the ad, though the listing mentions a pair of Bride buckets and a set of auxiliary gauges.
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More importantly, the model rides on an upgraded suspension with a custom air-ride setup for a slammed stance. It also features new steering, braking and fuel systems.
A 1.3-Liter Four And A Stick
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Under the hood lives a 1.3-liter gasoline engine generating a modest 107 hp (80 kW / 109 PS). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a manual gearbox. According to the listing on Mobile, this is a two-owner vehicle without accident reports, and has an odometer reading of 86,000 km (53,438 miles).
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The one-off is located in Poland with a reasonable asking price of €9,500 ($11,000) on a negotiable basis. According to the owner, they are parting with the Corolla pickup simply because they enjoy the process of building project cars and currently have too many in their collection.
The one-off Toyota Corolla is located in Poland with a negotiable asking price of €9,500 ($11,000), which is not much money for something nobody else at your local meet will have. The seller says he’s letting it go because building project cars is the part he enjoys, and he currently has more of them than he has room for in his collection. You can check the listing over here.
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