"Mitch" - The rescued '85

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Kind of forgot to post this one, but I was able to get a bed in good condition for $120

A guy contacted me back in March and asked if I was interested, as I have a craigslist-type ad that I am looking for any parts for these 1st gen. trucks.

He lived about 5,5 hours away, so me and a relative of mine set off with my Galant and a trailer.
When I got to see it in person, I was shocked of how good it was in terms of rust, even had the rear lights mounted!


29.03.25

Here's the trustworthy Galant on its way with the trailer.




29.03.25

Picked up the bed and returned home, it's now stored upright by the wall in my garage.
The plan is to get this in mint condition, swap out my bed, and then try to overhaul the old bed.
I'm considering a dark grey color for the car, when I'm going to paint the bed anyways. The silver is practical, but I really like dark gray like the Galant.




03.05.25

I test fit an aluminium roll-bar that I bought a couple years ago, it was originally painted black and the paint started to chip.
I was going to display the car at a cars & coffee meet today (04.05) and decided last night to sand down the roller bar and glue it on temporary to see how it looked. Used about four hours of sanding, the worst part was the corners and welds.




04.05.25

Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures at the meet today, I was too busy looking at all the cars. Seemed like my truck caught a lot of attention and people were flocking around it. It was the only L200 at the meet, and there were probably around 500-600 cars. There were some old Chevy trucks, but not a lot of trucks in general.

I will update when I start with the bed overhaul, kind of excited to do so, but there's a lot of other things that is prioritized.