However, many preferred to convert it to a 4x4 vehicle using components from third-generation Hilux. Many Toyota Trucks ended as camper platforms, like this one built with a Chinook camper.

This 1978 Toyota Chinook camper 4×4 conversion is more than you'd expect it to be and comes with plenty of surprises to make your overlanding dream come true ...

Built from 1973 to 1978, the Chinook was Toyota's entry into the world of recreational vehicles. Customized by Chinook Motor Coach, the small camper used a fiberglass shell built on top of Toyota ...

Back in the 1970s and 80s Toyota teamed up with Chinook to build campers based on its Pickup model. It was a wildly successful venture for both parties, and living in the land that rust forgot, I ...

It's almost SEMA time, and that means carmakers are concocting all sorts of wild builds for the aftermarket show. This year, Toyota is building a vehicle ...

Based on a TRD Sport pickup, the Tacozilla is a rad camper that harks back to Toyota's factory campers of the 1970s and '80s, specifically the Chinook models.

Toyota has been building trucks that are ready to go off-road and enjoy the outdoors for decades. Back in the 70s, Toyota built a very small camper on its truck with a company called Chinook.

At the 2021 SEMA Show, Toyota is showing the Tacozilla Camper, which has retro overtones, overlanding chops, and a sweet custom interior.