Crazy story. The original owner bought this 1967 Stout at some dealership in WA state in 1967, had it 6 years and traded it in at Longview Toyota in Longview WA in 1973. The owner of the dealership ("Toyota Joe" Hutchings") kept it and tucked it away in his shop for almost half a century. He had it repainted once about 25 years ago. Toyota Corporate heard about it and asked if they could put it in a container and ship it to Hawaii in 2007 for a Toyota dealer meeting in Honolulu. He agreed and the little truck made the journey, then was tucked back away. Pretty original, right down to an OEM windshield and all original glass still intact.
Not really a tech thread, but thought it was interesting enough to share. My first day of work at Longview Toyota in 1999 I tried to buy this truck from the owner. I was a broke salesman walking to work. He told me to go to hell. 22 years of working my ass off later, I was able to buy my own Toyota dealership. I found the truck and bought it for my showroom floor. All is well that ends well.
Not really a tech thread, but thought it was interesting enough to share. My first day of work at Longview Toyota in 1999 I tried to buy this truck from the owner. I was a broke salesman walking to work. He told me to go to hell. 22 years of working my ass off later, I was able to buy my own Toyota dealership. I found the truck and bought it for my showroom floor. All is well that ends well.