When it comes to old Japanese trucks, you best buy what you want now as it seems new collectors are catching onto these workhorses as being nifty weekend rigs that you can actually use. Of course, they’re not lighting up the price charts, but you may find more competition for one than you used to when it pops up on craigslist. This 1985 Datsun 720 4×4 pickup is one of the models that we’ve seen begin to pick up some speed on the used car market, as a $6,500 asking price just a few years ago would have been laughable. But this one here on craigslist has four wheel drive and no apparent rust issues, which makes the asking price fairly reasonable.

Barn Finds reader Boot and I seem to be on the same wavelengths, as he’s flagged a bunch of vehicles I wouldn’t mind owning. This 72o pickup isn’t the top-shelf King Cab, but it’s got everything else going for it, along with great colors. Sometimes, you just see these Datsuns pop up in blue, black, or silver, but this copper color is a welcome change. Isuzu offered the Trooper in this paint scheme as well, and I sometimes wish my ’86 sported a color like this. The Datsun even has its vintage decals on the bed sides still in place, along with what look like some period-correct fender flares that I’m sure are incredibly obsolete today. I also dig the old-school bed cap with the straight-out-of-the-80s Leer logo.

Fancy sheepskin seat covers in a Datsun! Someone loved this thing. You just don’t see that kind of TLC in a work truck. And it appears to have extended to the rest of the cabin, which remains in excellent condition. The dash isn’t cracked and the door panels appear to be in good order as well. Even the carpets are apparently free from major stains or baked-in dirt. This is the perfect way to buy a vintage car, in my opinion, with a slightly patina’d exterior and a minty fresh interior. Lots of folks agree, too, as some of the most expensive hot-rods ever sold look like they came out of a lagoon on the outside but the interior sports a $25,000 restoration.

The seller reports the mileage as being a mere 88,199, and the 2.0L Z20 engine appears to be in stock condition with no clear indication of recent parts swaps. The hoses, wires, and vacuum lines all appear to be in original condition, but one would assume that the truck’s condition speaks to an owner that routinely addressed maintenance needs. No word on whether the carburetor has been previously replaced or rebuilt, but the seller does encourage you to call him with any questions, so it seems likely you’re going to have to do some dialing for more information. Still, all signs point to a potential diamond in the rough with this clean 720 pickup that looks like a real-deal survivor.