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Holigan
8/27/2018 8:14am
8/27/2018 8:14am
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2/10/2021 8:37am
As some of you might have read, I have bought land and started plans on a moto themed restaurant in Garland TX. I have been spending time looking at ways to mount the bikes on the walls, and other ways to display them, when it hit me that I really need a Yamahauler. I started researching Yamahaulers and found one that Steve Miles at North American Muscle Cars in Portland Oregon had built for his personal use.
I contacted Steve and learned that he restores and races vintage YZs, and his wife Colleen did all the graphics for the van. Since he really gets it, I ask that he find a ’79 Toyota long bed and build me a Yamahauler. I am planning to park it in the middle of the restaurant with one of Glover’s OWs in the back. Below are some photos of the Toyota before any restoration or build out has begun. I will update as Steve and his team make progress (most of which will happen over the winter).
If you want to see more about Steve's Yamahauler, check out:
Transworld MX Magazine
Car and Driver Magazine: Best Vintage Vans (Yamahauler included pg 12)
Dennis Gage: My Classic Car episode (10:16 into the episode is Yamahauler)
I contacted Steve and learned that he restores and races vintage YZs, and his wife Colleen did all the graphics for the van. Since he really gets it, I ask that he find a ’79 Toyota long bed and build me a Yamahauler. I am planning to park it in the middle of the restaurant with one of Glover’s OWs in the back. Below are some photos of the Toyota before any restoration or build out has begun. I will update as Steve and his team make progress (most of which will happen over the winter).
If you want to see more about Steve's Yamahauler, check out:
Transworld MX Magazine
Car and Driver Magazine: Best Vintage Vans (Yamahauler included pg 12)
Dennis Gage: My Classic Car episode (10:16 into the episode is Yamahauler)
And Michael, that restaurant idea is so cool that I promise I'll drive the 1500 miles just to check it out . Please keep posting updates on your progress.
Will definitely keep you updated on the progress of the Yamahauler, and the restaurant starting when we break ground.
Gotta find the time to put the color back on mine. Had the cushions remade with new foam and leather in a little bit of an updated look.
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do you happen to know anything about the tank decal style between 80 and 81? . from what i can determine, the 80's had the same stripe as the earlier ones and the 81's had the stripe like your does but i read some posts where others think the 80s' or maybe just the 80 yz465 had the decal like yours.
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Barnette468: We have a pressure sensitive decal cutting machine here at NAMC that Colleen, my wife use for race graphics on hot rods, custom car builds, motorcycle decals and race numbers.... here are a couple links for you to look through various years... We are NAMCmopar on eBay, the Web and Facebook... See you there!
1981 Yamaha YZ:
1980 Canadian / Euro Yamaha YZ:
1979 Yamaha YZ:
I have also had several mopars so i look forwrd to see what you do. I'm guessing that you probably also know mark with the big mopar resto shop in washington.
Pit Row
Did you see the awesome bucket seats redone in yellow and black for our Yamahauler VAN in Portland Oregon? Soo many comment on them and we are wondering if it's a good upgrade for Michael Holigan's Toyota Yamahauler... RSVP
If the dash has any aluminum to speak of, and it should, have "MONO-X" displayed on it for a nice touch.
Please share some more pics and info.
And don't stop with the Yamahauler updates!
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