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Mark Borland - Toyota Restoration & Sales
Owner - Squirrel Concepts 🐿 @squirrelconcepts
Long Beach, CA
1555 Magnolia Ave

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Ya’ll are wild… 🍻🫡 #makina

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California Cars. Part I

/// #californiacarculture

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We had an amazing SUNDAY SERVICE for all the kids and kids at heart! Thank you all for stopping by hanging out with us! A huge thank you to everyone that helped bring this event for the kids to life! @sonnyboystudio for the great pinstripes and lettering on the diecast toolbox! @aaronjvanwagner @serna_aero1 @motorsalt_speed_shop @benjarmeen @humanistfilms and everyone that donated toys for the initial fill! @thesyndicatepress for the awesome event posters. @groundworksdesign for all the coloring sheets! A huge thank you to @garyisraelian @sundaymechanics for building the race ramp for the kids to play on - definitely the star of the show! And of course much love and gratitude to @maximilianguerrero and @theoinkster crew for holding it down with all the delicious breakfast burritos and milkshakes for the kids!

Another successful Sunday in the books! There’s so much happening on the last Sundays of the month, thank you all for making us one of your stops!

In case you missed yesterday, the Diecast tool box will be living at the shop from now on - the kids can come trade and play at every Midweek Machines!

⚡️GO FAST & DIE-CAST!⚡️

✌️❤️🏎️

#makina
#sundayservice
#theoinkster
#eaglerock

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You can never deny an 80’s car

#1985 #toyota #4runner #80s #classiccars
@toyota

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Some places just feel right behind the wheel of an old truck.
Coeur d’Alene has been drawing people to this lake for generations. Long before it became a destination, this was the homeland of the Schitsu’umsh people. Later came Fort Sherman, miners, lumbermen, railroads and steamboats—helping turn a small frontier settlement into one of the great towns of the Inland Northwest.
Nearly 40 years after Toyota built this 4Runner, it seemed perfectly at home here.
Roof open. Lake beside us. Mountains ahead.
Sometimes the best way to appreciate history is from behind the wheel of a little history yourself.
📍 Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
#Toyota4Runner #FirstGen4Runner #VintageToyota #Classic4x4 #CoeurDAlene Idaho NorthIdaho ToyotaTrucks BuiltToBeDriven

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Shaniko, Oregon. Population: not many. Stories: plenty.
Once known as the “Wool Capital of the World,” today it’s one of those places where time seems to have stopped somewhere along the way.
Old buildings, empty roads, high-desert scenery, and the Toyota looking completely at home in front of the 1901 City Hall.
We stopped to take in a little Oregon history.
I also took a shit. That little white door in the background is the only public bathroom. Very clean! One lady in the whole town maintains it.
Both experiences were memorable. 😂
#Shaniko #Oregon #GhostTown #Toyota #VintageToyota 4x4 RoadTrip OregonHistory

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I’m featuring @jordanlehr’s beautiful ‘87 that was restored by the team from @squirrelconcepts!

📸 Photo: @lost.nut_
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#toyotaheritage #toyotapickup #toyota4x4 #toyotatrucks #squirrelconcepts

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1985 Toyota 4Runner.

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Low mileage is overrated. Late last week an email from @32eagles came across our desk. He wasn’t just looking to sell his T100 that had over 500k miles of seat time, endless memories, and maintenance records dating back to 2004, he wanted to find a home where it would be loved and cared for. With a deal and story too good to pass, we made the drive and brought home our very first shop rig! Even with the mileage, it’s evident this truck was well loved because it’s one of the cleaner T100s we’ve seen, period. This is how truck buying should be, surrounded by story, sentiment, and fairness. “Bud” aka The Mothership will need a bit of love before we’re driving him everyday but a project like this is so far up our alley, we can’t wait to start digging in. Thank you again Nick for choosing and trusting us to be the next care givers of your beloved truck. Let’s get this thing to 1 million!
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#toyotatrucks #toyotat100 #500kclub #highmileage #5vz

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A few weeks back our friends at @686 stopped in to check out the shop, shoot some merch, and film a mini doc. These incredible shots from @erikhoffmanphoto are getting us excited for the final results! Thank you to the amazing crew that stopped in to help showcase our work and a special shoutout to @patstar for always being in our corner. ⭐️

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Flashback✌️ToyotaFest 2025

w/ @squirrelconcepts out of Long Beach, CA

Paid a recent visit to SC🐿️ for a quick diagnostic and I must say it’s a literal museum and any man’s Dream Shop filled to the brim with classic Toyota trucks, memorabilia lined walls and the comfort of an ice cold brew

Sincerely bummed I missed this years @toyotafest but had to run this one back and shout out the gentlemen over at Squirrel Concepts

#squirrelconcepts #longbeach #toyotafest

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A bitter sweet goodbye. 6 years ago when we first moved into this building to start Squirrel we met Steve (real name Tim). He was and had already been living in the alley in front of the shop for many years. Tim is a good dude, we knew that from the start but as we got to know each other it was clearly evident that life hadn’t dealt him the fairest set of cards. We shared many good days. Tim would hang around, borrow tools to fix bikes (annoying) and watch over the shop for us after hours. We had down days as well. Tim struggling with addiction, getting robbed every other week, downpours after the clean team would throw his belongings away. We always offered a hand, at the very least buying him new tarps and clothes when he needed it most, but Tim wasn’t the typical vagrant on the streets. He knew he needed to change and as much as we wanted to load him in the truck and drop him off at rehab, the decision wasn’t ours to make. When that day would come, Tim knew it had to be on his own will. Well, the day came and went. Last week Tim stopped in to say his final goodbye. 10 months sober, 40lbs heavier, and moving to Albuquerque to live with his sister and start a construction job to get his life back on track.
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It’s been a whirlwind of emotions and energy here at Squirrel. We’ve hit some major milestones, we’re bringing in new hands, resetting physically and mentally, and with Tim moving on to his next chapter, we’re closing our beginnings as well. He will always be a reminder to us to not forget where we came from. The importance to continue pushing through the struggles. A reminder to not take what we have for granted. And most importantly to always lend a hand and treat every human with kindness and respect. Trucks will always be what we are here for, but as individuals and members of a greater community (Long Beach and the world), let’s never forget we all have the ultimate responsibility of caring for one another. Goodbye for now Tim, but we’re so looking forward to seeing how life unfolds for you the next time we’re passing through New Mexico. Thank you for all. 🫡

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