Any old Toyota Hi-Aces left?

Silvera · 25-11-2009 10:31PM #1

Following on from my Corolla KE30 Estate thread..

I was wondering if there are any old Hi-aces left?
I'm thinking of the original model, c.1977 onwards..

Spotted a tidy 'ZG' reg red Hiace today near Liffey Valley SC being driven on trade plates... could be this one..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1035960

colm_mcm · 25-11-2009 10:32PM

A good few of these were petrol and weren't worth keeping to a lot of people.
Remember driving one when I was 11. weird gear shifter.

carchaeologist · 25-11-2009 10:47PM

Strange you should say,i say an 88KY reg'd one just this evening.

kev1.3s · 25-11-2009 10:52PM

not sure of the year but there is one of those hi aces still in use by a local tyre company apparently it has 300,0000 miles on it i'll get a pic.

Silvera · 25-11-2009 11:01PM

kev1.3s wrote: »

not sure of the year but there is one of those hi aces still in use by a local tyre company apparently it has 300,0000 miles on it i'll get a pic.

I know of a tyre co in Wexford who still run an 88 Hiace, must be similar mileage on it.

The model I'm wondering about is this type, the earlier model...

124 man · 25-11-2009 11:26PM

You might have eaten beans out of one lately and didnt know it !:)

manta mad · 25-11-2009 11:56PM

we had a hiace in the last company i worked for & the thing just wouldent die :rolleyes:

it had 360,0000 miles on it & it rattled like hell ,but the engine was as smooth as the day it left the factory !

an english fella that worked with me, it was his work van & everywhere he went ( we serviced the 32 counties daily )
he was stopped by the travellers looking to buy it

used to drive him mad !!!!

Gary ITR · 26-11-2009 12:58AM

Lifted from the abandoned classics thread

Run_to_da_hills · 26-11-2009 07:00AM

I had an 88 SWB model from 1999 to 2002, weak point was the cast iron cylinder had cracking and relays for the headlamps that were prone o hopping out when you hit a bump. It had only 70k when I got it but the body was rough enough to attract the attention of the cops so I had to shift it and settled for a Berlingo (Big mistake). I went back to the Hiace a year later with the post 96 Euopean Model.

I have seen the MK 1 1967 to 74 model out in Australia but never over here. They were wierd looking

Silvera · 26-11-2009 09:05PM

Onkle wrote: »

Lifted from the abandoned classics thread

Jeez that Hiace looks to be in good nick?? Original Irish reg too! Would be nice to see it saved.

Gary ITR · 26-11-2009 10:37PM

Silvera wrote: »

Jeez that Hiace looks to be in good nick?? Original Irish reg too! Would be nice to see it saved.

Not my pic I just lifted it. It doesn't look too bad though. Possibly one of the ex Garda ones. There was a shedload of those around Dublin in the early 90's

macroman · 27-11-2009 03:06AM

My Dad had two old Hiaces until around two/three years ago, the old early 1980's shape and the square 1987 version. Used the 1987 one as a daily runner for years (pristine), replaced engine with the 1989 one he bought from Fast Fit in Santry (white high-roof they had it parked outside for years to store tyres).

When a car parked next to it caught fire and badly damaged the van, he still repaired it (respray, new exterior handles, mirrors and vents). He eventually sold it as he couldn't hack the 'enquiries' of the local traveller community anymore, so it now lives happily in Wexford with the older minibus he had too.

shagman · 27-11-2009 09:11AM

Here ye go....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1035960
View?id=1955488

Silvera · 27-11-2009 08:57PM

shagman wrote: »

Here ye go....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1035960

Thats the advert I linked to in my original post above.
Looks tidy, but price ott.

Bitten & Hisses · 30-11-2009 06:45PM

Shanahan's Honda centre in Tralee http://www.shanahanhonda.com/ were running a pre-87 boxy Hi-Ace, not sure if they still are or not. Tidy machine too...

carchaeologist · 30-11-2009 07:53PM

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Shanahan's Honda centre in Tralee http://www.shanahanhonda.com/ were running a pre-87 boxy Hi-Ace, not sure if they still are or not. Tidy machine too...

What colour was that,white? I think i know the one,iv seen it recently too. 33 WPI or something similar was the reg.

Bitten & Hisses · 01-12-2009 11:05AM

carchaeologist wrote: »

What colour was that,white? I think i know the one,iv seen it recently too. 33 WPI or something similar was the reg.

That's the one! (not entirely sure about the reg, but it's deffo pre-1987) Haven't seen it in a while, but it's a seriously tidy van.

macroman · 05-12-2009 07:59PM

Thought I seen an old Hiace in Drumcondra during the week, turned out to be an old Datsun Urvan (petrol too).

manta mad · 05-12-2009 08:02PM

came across a 1990 hiace today ,engine gone out of it ,gearbox still in it, & good too ,so the owner said .
van seems to be all their & in fair condition other than the engine gone out of it !
layed up because ,,,,, ran out of engine oil :rolleyes:

argosy2006 · 05-12-2009 08:07PM

they come a long way

carchaeologist · 05-12-2009 08:17PM

^I just womited!:D

atlantean · 05-12-2009 08:39PM

argosy2006 wrote: »

they come a long way

But I am not so sure about the direction they went!

Pdfile · 07-12-2009 10:34AM

i know a fella who religously exported these, in their 100's and paid silly money for them

bet he is regrettin it now :O

try india/japland, ill be bought for pennys, you just have to weigh it down for the 50 vrt ( if it isnt classic insurence tax ) :pac:

Jamsy · 20-05-2015 03:33AM

Ive just bought one of these old Hi-aces. Its a 1978. Needing some parts though, does anyone know if there are any breaking for spares anywhere?

Tony Beetroot · 20-05-2015 03:41AM

The Congo, rare as hens teeth here

whisky_galore · 20-05-2015 10:41AM

macroman wrote: »

When a car parked next to it caught fire and badly damaged the van, he still repaired it (respray, new exterior handles, mirrors and vents). He eventually sold it as he couldn't hack the 'enquiries' of the local traveller community anymore, so it now lives happily in Wexford with the older minibus he had too.

What was their fascination with them I wonder?

Always like seeing old commercials at rallies, the Cinderellas of the vintage scene.

Red Kev · 20-05-2015 02:27PM

Jamsy wrote: »

Ive just bought one of these old Hi-aces. Its a 1978. Needing some parts though, does anyone know if there are any breaking for spares anywhere?

Might be a long shot, but up till 8 or 9 years ago I was exporting a lot of vehicles and parts from Europe to West Africa. Finland was a good place for old Jap stuff, as was Denmark. Try sites like ebay in several countries and see how you get on.

hi5 · 20-05-2015 03:16PM

I always liked the pickups..
Here's a couple of tasty ones
http://www.autolifers.com/torchlight-toyota-hiace/

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Red Kev · 20-05-2015 08:59PM

The white Hiace from the rear . :pac:

pryantcc · 21-05-2015 03:29PM

I drove a battered white flat-bed one in Australia in 1995 for a carpenter/cabinet maker guy. We made the toilet doors and stair handrails for the (then new) Technology centre in Sydney. Manual, column shift. there wasn't a bother on it.

zetecescort · 21-05-2015 10:28PM

what's the difference between the pick ups and a Dyna and did they overlap in production? Uncle had what I think was a dyna in the early 80's but may have been a Hiace.

Any old Toyota Hi-Aces left?

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