[patches84]

G'day Bear,

Thanks for the compliment. However, I'm sure Toyota can find better examples than that- I don't (or should I say won't) drive a 200(c: I have dozens and dozens of pictures of our 72 FJ40 from 1972 through to today- many with me from the age of 2 until now. The truck is called the 'Toad' because when I was young, I could not say "toyota,' but rather 'Toadota.' Just one of those funny stories.

Patches (my troopie) got her name from a good friend's 9 year old boy. I had fixed the two small rust bits in the back, and replaced the rear doors with clean ones (one red, and one blue), and the bonnet was from a really clean '76- it was white. I had a new, primer black grille and right fender (guard) from Toyota and I had not painted her yet. This friend's boy looked at her for the first time and said: "Patches!." And so, from the mouths of babes...

Cheers,

Josh