Description[]
The Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak is a purpose-built silhouette hill-climbing race truck built by Rod Millen Motorsport to participate in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, specifically in the Unlimited class. The Tacoma Pikes Peak essentially acted as a successor to the Celica Pikes Peak also built by Rod Millen Motorsport for the same race and class. Similar to the Celica, the Tacoma Pikes Peak was powered by a 2.1L 503E turbocharged inline-4, capable of making somewhere between 750 to 1,000 horsepower and was said to be even faster than the Celica; it shared no parts with its road-going counterpart, this being essentially a Tacoma silhouette body on a custom-built chassis. Driven by Rod Millen, the Tacoma won the 1998 and 1999 editions of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with times of 10:07.700 and 10:11.150 respectively. Millen brought the car out of retirement in 2022 for the 100th edition of the hillclimb, where it finished 8th with a time of 11:06.15, not helped due to bad weather and Millen stating he was "out of practice".
Versions[]
The Pikes Peak Tacoma has come out in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 924 | 1999 | First Editions 19/26 |
Yellow & White | Yellow, Black, Red, White "PENNZOIL" "1" | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Black | LW | 21071 | Malaysia | 
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| 148 | 2000 | Mainline | Red | Yellow, White "TOYOTA" "64" | Grey / Plastic |
Clear | Yellow | 3SP | 27114 | Malaysia | Painted Intake | 
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| Unpainted Intake | 
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| 30 | 2000 | CD Customs 2/4 |
Black | Yellow, Red "CRASH" "2" | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Red | Gold LW | 26033 | Malaysia | Painted side intake | 
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| Unpainted side intake | 
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| 5DOT Gold | 
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| 223 | 2001 | Mainline | Black | flames, 64 | Grey / Plastic |
Clear | Red | 5DOT | 53752 | Malaysia | 
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| 141 | 2003 | Alt Terrain 2/10 |
Yellow | Red, Black and White tampos, "12" | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Black | Y5 | 57140 | 
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| 137 | 2005 | Mainline | White | HW's 15, Wastelanders, Orange, blue and black flames | Black / Plastic |
Tinted | Black | PR5 | H9045 | Malaysia | Painted Intake | 
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| Unpainted Intake | 
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| FTE | Unpainted side-vents | 
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| Painted Intake | 
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| 166 | 2006 | Mainline | White | Number 8, various sponsors | Black / Plastic |
Red Tint | Black | Red 10SP | Malaysia | 
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| 201/244 | 2011 | Thrill Racers Volcano 3/6 |
Metallic Red | Yellow & Orange Tampos, "3" on sides and hood | Black / Plastic |
Yellow Tinted | Dark Gold | Gold LW | T9908 | Malaysia | Base Code(s): C43, C51 | 
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| 2011 | Mystery Models | Metalflake Purple | Yellow & Orange Tampos, "3" on sides and hood | Black / Plastic |
Yellow Tinted | Dk. Gold | Gold LW | X3366 | Malaysia | Base Code(s): D31, D32 | 
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| 2012 | Team HWs High Speed Wheel | Matte Black | White flames, '13' & HW logo on sides | Black / Plastic |
Tinted (Black) | Red | White HSW3 | X0141 | Thailand | Base code(s); E14 | 
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2006 card[]
From the back of the 2006 card:
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