Junkyard Find: 1987 Toyota Conversion Van

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1987 Toyota Conversion Van

11 - 1987 Toyota Master Ace Conversion Van Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin The last time we saw a Toyota Master Ace Junkyard Find was when I discovered this super-elaborate '85 Space Van art car in Northrn California last year. I've always admired these mid-engined machines, with their unkillable pushrod fours and goofy Mars Base looks. Here's one I spotted in a Denver wrecking yard a couple weeks back.
01 - 1987 Toyota Master Ace Conversion Van Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin This is the first Toyota Master Ace I've seen with the full conversion-van treatment. With rear-wheel drive and the engine under the front seats, space is a bit limited in these things. Still, it was probably fairly nice back when it was new.
06 - 1987 Toyota Master Ace Conversion Van Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Just 132,619 miles on the clock. Just getting broken in!
08 - 1987 Toyota Master Ace Conversion Van Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin You'll find one in every car, kid. You'll see.
33 - Spirit of LeMons Racing Cessna - Race When 24 Hours of LeMons legend Speedycop decided to turn a Cessna 310 into a road-race car, he used a Toyota Van chassis as the basis of the project. Short wheelbase, mid-engined, and reliable.