About month and a half ago I was about to do my weekly search for parts truck and discovered that adhuntr.com isn’t available (it’s working now) so I used searchtempest.com and found an RK43 in Texas. After emailing with the seller and telling my Toyopet story Matt Birkedahl was kind enough to sell me the truck way below his asking price. He liked the idea that it will be used for a such good cause. Truck arrived a couple weeks ago and pictures are below. Truck is 99.99% rust free, and that was a reason to buy it. Matt started a frame-off restoration. So the frame has been taken care of, as well as gas tank and radiator. It came with new carb for 3R engine. Nice grille and windshield.

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