Found these in the door...

island45 · 07-03-08, 12:55 AM

There was no cover on the access hole in the drivers door, so I think some PO must have used it to keep stuff in. Maybe he lost these in there, or maybe he left them as a gift to some future owner like in some kind of country song..... Anyways it was cool to pull these out. The owners manual was in the glove box. Found any good stuff while cleaning out your cruiser?

Teebag · 07-03-08, 02:59 AM

And all I got were these...

Found these in the vent - Chips of some kind

lukebz · 07-03-08, 03:20 AM

nothing exciting, an old 8-track player, cb radio, A/C plug in, more rat turds, tons of bullets and empty shells, some canned ARMY rations from 69, a you know..normal stuff

oh yeah, and a small block Chevy from a 66 Vette..

fjwagon · 07-03-08, 04:20 AM

NOw that is a really nice find. That's the second owners manual I have seen here on mud. Those are hard to come by.

Hogan · 07-03-08, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by lukebz

rat turds

x2 on that

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Originally Posted by fjwagon

NOw that is a really nice find. That's the second owners manual I have seen here on mud. Those are hard to come by.

I was lucky my 71 came with the owners manual. Although the PO covered the cover with Scotch tape, oh well.

eventhough · 07-03-08, 05:49 AM

paging Trollhole

nspctr1 · 07-03-08, 06:57 AM

I found my 71 underneath a lean too in Poteet Tx. covered in chicken shi*t about an inch thick. it had dry rotted tires that wouldn't hold air but completely stock. We rolled it up on a trailer and I pulled it home, changed the fluids and a little gas and drove her for about a year until I swapped in a SBC.

Trollhole · 07-03-08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by eventhough

paging Trollhole

Not going to steal his thunder.

Landpimp · 07-03-08, 08:39 AM

those are in interesting pair of Ray Bans, never seen that style before

JJS · 07-03-08, 08:42 AM

Those RB aviators are probably worth some money if cleaned up.

antFJ · 07-03-08, 08:58 AM

i found a machete under the drivers seat.. and $10 worth of quarters under the gas tank..

Landpimp · 07-03-08, 09:01 AM

not sure they are(would be Outdoorsmans I think), the curved part below the brow protector are not like any Ray Bans I have seen, if Ray Ban they will have very small markings(saying Ray Ban, and maybe other info) on the curved piece.

the case I dont think is all that old, the old ones would have said Bausch & Lomb, than Ray-Ran under, if old(like 40-60) the inside of the case would be green felt with a wooden center piece

yeah I kinda got a Ray Ban issue.....

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Originally Posted by JJS

Those RB aviators are probably worth some money if cleaned up.

FJ40 MNTCRZR · 07-03-08, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Teebag

And all I got were these...

Found these in the vent - Chips of some kind

I think those are French fries ..

Landpimp · 07-03-08, 10:19 AM

and my old lab would have love those

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Originally Posted by FJ40 MNTCRZR

I think those are French fries ..

lucky 13 · 07-03-08, 10:41 AM

I saw on one thread that someone found a wacky tabbacky cigarette behing his dash pad.

could you imagine being pulled over and the cop finding something like that..

island45 · 07-03-08, 12:32 PM

Landpimp, I was gonna check, but I seem to have misplaced the glasses last night. I sort of remember showing them to a friend... Another side note is Bill Yarlott who bought your 45 brand new always wore aviators and I think you have a photo on your site of him that way. The other guy I worked with that bought a 45 new in '67 was Cliff Dickson in Cohasset Ma. He always wore aviators too. I considered it a sign when I found them... oh and that owners manual? I think I actually found that in Bill's truck.

redcorn · 07-03-08, 12:38 PM

I bought my FJ60 from New Orleans and had it shipped to Indy.

Upon cleaning it out, we found a chameleon family who wound up living with us for a few months in an aquarium as well as about a half ounce of some really old and moldy herbage.

Funny thing when my then four year old daughter pulled it out from the front door pocket asking me if the chameleons ate it to survive......LOL

Nice score Gary

john

D'Animal · 07-03-08, 12:56 PM

I found the original owners manual in my 76 FJ 40 and a whole bunch of old survey stuff.

I found the factory spot light. Wife showed it too me and then threw it away along with about 4lbs of Rat Turds.

Isotel · 07-03-08, 01:09 PM

this junk emerged when i cleaned out the 2" of dirt the PO had on the Floor of the truck..

He was an alcoholic, It explains the body damage

he always wanted me to hang out and drink with him every time i went to make a Payment when i bought it!

Oh and i found a bunch of Pipe Screens in the ash tray

D'Animal · 07-03-08, 01:21 PM

That Adolph Coors cap is kinda neat! I never saw one of those before.

bogus one · 07-03-08, 01:24 PM

my son's 40 when we brought it home

Rigger · 07-03-08, 01:33 PM

Great thread! Sort of a "what's the coolest thing you ever found in your 40?"

My 40 did have the original owner's manual and it was in good shape, too. A few months after buying it, I talked to the PO and he gave me the original tool roll.

I think about half of the tools are in the kit. No grease gun, though.

I'd like to have a stock old '40 grease gun.

C'mon Trollhole, what'd you find? Give it up now!

smerrill · 07-03-08, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rigger

Great thread! Sort of a "what's the coolest thing you ever found in your 40?"

My 40 did have the original owner's manual and it was in good shape, too. A few months after buying it, I talked to the PO and he gave me the original tool roll.

I think about half of the tools are in the kit. No grease gun, though.

I'd like to have a stock old '40 grease gun.

C'mon Trollhole, what'd you find? Give it up now!

Like one of these grease guns that's sealed up in the bag?

Landpimp · 07-03-08, 02:36 PM

well how interesting, see when I was a kid(teens) I wore Aviators, then stoped......but soon after your ole 45 came home to my place......we were out hitting garage sales(in the 45) and I found a set.....been wearing them(or one of the other 5+ pairs I have picked up) since then

so you will be sending the manual my way?

(got 1-2 of them, so just kidding)

I have the warantee card for Bills truck(when in Napa CA) and some other stuff that came with it(including the pics)

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Originally Posted by island45

Landpimp, I was gonna check, but I seem to have misplaced the glasses last night. I sort of remember showing them to a friend... Another side note is Bill Yarlott who bought your 45 brand new always wore aviators and I think you have a photo on your site of him that way. The other guy I worked with that bought a 45 new in '67 was Cliff Dickson in Cohasset Ma. He always wore aviators too. I considered it a sign when I found them... oh and that owners manual? I think I actually found that in Bill's truck.

lukebz · 07-03-08, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rigger

Great thread! Sort of a "what's the coolest thing you ever found in your 40?"

My 40 did have the original owner's manual and it was in good shape, too. A few months after buying it, I talked to the PO and he gave me the original tool roll.

I think about half of the tools are in the kit. No grease gun, though.

I'd like to have a stock old '40 grease gun.

C'mon Trollhole, what'd you find? Give it up now!

I JUST REALIZED WHAT THAT DAMN GREASE GUN I FOUND IN MINE WAS ALL ABOUT WHEN I READ YOUR MSG!!!!

MY BAD, THATS WHY IM A NEWB I GUESS...GONNA HAVE TO GO DUMPSTER DIVING

ontherox · 07-03-08, 07:26 PM

Found an aqualu tub on mine!

65fj40_steve · 07-03-08, 10:29 PM

I found a lump of asbestos rock inside my windscreen frame. Never worked out how it got there.

07-03-08, 12:55 AM	#1
island45 'Pops' Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orcas Island in NW Washington State Posts: 467	Found these in the door... There was no cover on the access hole in the drivers door, so I think some PO must have used it to keep stuff in. Maybe he lost these in there, or maybe he left them as a gift to some future owner like in some kind of country song..... Anyways it was cool to pull these out. The owners manual was in the glove box. Found any good stuff while cleaning out your cruiser? Attached Images __________________ Some old Ford one ton pickups,'66 fj 45 lpb, '79 fj 55, '66 BSA 441 victor special,BMW r75/5 toaster tank, Ancient one lung engines (1912 Stover...6" bore, 12"stroke, 8 hp at max 300 rpms, 2125 lbs) Never without an old 'cruiser for 23 years. Everything runs, and is mostly original, That's how we roll on Mt. Pickett.... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet...' Alan Jackson

07-03-08, 02:59 AM	#2
Teebag IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 281	And all I got were these... Found these in the vent - Chips of some kind __________________ JT - Landcruiser Club Southern Africa FJ40 '84

07-03-08, 03:20 AM	#3
lukebz IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv. TLCA# 19008 Posts: 181	FOUND: rat turds nothing exciting, an old 8-track player, cb radio, A/C plug in, more rat turds, tons of bullets and empty shells, some canned ARMY rations from 69, a you know..normal stuff oh yeah, and a small block Chevy from a 66 Vette.. Attached Images __________________ LukeBZ 1968 FJ40 SBC 327, Muncie 4spd, 34x10.5x15 SS LTBs, 56k Orig mi. 2008 Tacoma TRD

07-03-08, 06:57 AM	#7
nspctr1 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 894	I found my 71 underneath a lean too in Poteet Tx. covered in chicken shi*t about an inch thick. it had dry rotted tires that wouldn't hold air but completely stock. We rolled it up on a trailer and I pulled it home, changed the fluids and a little gas and drove her for about a year until I swapped in a SBC. __________________ '73 FJ40 with 283 sbc, mini discs, 33" BFG's, Family Cage

07-03-08, 08:42 AM	#10
JJS IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,949	Those RB aviators are probably worth some money if cleaned up. __________________ Toyota still builds real Cruisers. They sell them overseas.

07-03-08, 04:20 AM	#4
fjwagon IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas TLCA# 12463 Posts: 1,482	NOw that is a really nice find. That's the second owners manual I have seen here on mud. Those are hard to come by.

07-03-08, 08:39 AM	#9
Landpimp IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gig Harbor WA TLCA# 5506 Posts: 11,409	those are in interesting pair of Ray Bans, never seen that style before

07-03-08, 08:58 AM	#11
antFJ IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CT Posts: 505	i found a machete under the drivers seat.. and $10 worth of quarters under the gas tank.. __________________ Oct '76 FJ40 '84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck

07-03-08, 10:41 AM	#15
lucky 13 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aledo Texas TLCA# 18957 Posts: 154	finders keepers I saw on one thread that someone found a wacky tabbacky cigarette behing his dash pad. could you imagine being pulled over and the cop finding something like that..

07-03-08, 12:32 PM	#16
island45 'Pops' Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orcas Island in NW Washington State Posts: 467	Landpimp, I was gonna check, but I seem to have misplaced the glasses last night. I sort of remember showing them to a friend... Another side note is Bill Yarlott who bought your 45 brand new always wore aviators and I think you have a photo on your site of him that way. The other guy I worked with that bought a 45 new in '67 was Cliff Dickson in Cohasset Ma. He always wore aviators too. I considered it a sign when I found them... oh and that owners manual? I think I actually found that in Bill's truck. __________________ Some old Ford one ton pickups,'66 fj 45 lpb, '79 fj 55, '66 BSA 441 victor special,BMW r75/5 toaster tank, Ancient one lung engines (1912 Stover...6" bore, 12"stroke, 8 hp at max 300 rpms, 2125 lbs) Never without an old 'cruiser for 23 years. Everything runs, and is mostly original, That's how we roll on Mt. Pickett.... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet...' Alan Jackson

07-03-08, 12:38 PM	#17
redcorn IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: near my girls Posts: 575	I bought my FJ60 from New Orleans and had it shipped to Indy. Upon cleaning it out, we found a chameleon family who wound up living with us for a few months in an aquarium as well as about a half ounce of some really old and moldy herbage. Funny thing when my then four year old daughter pulled it out from the front door pocket asking me if the chameleons ate it to survive......LOL Nice score Gary john __________________ if you can cut a Tcase in half with a cheap circular saw you can do anything. BIG WAGONS RULE

07-03-08, 12:56 PM	#18
D'Animal Beagles Rule! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central California TLCA# 17104 Posts: 10,062	I found the original owners manual in my 76 FJ 40 and a whole bunch of old survey stuff. I found the factory spot light. Wife showed it too me and then threw it away along with about 4lbs of Rat Turds. __________________ Cruiser Dan at American Toyota Phone is 1-800-432-6668 ext. 8 (I am not cruiser Dan)

07-03-08, 01:09 PM	#19
Isotel IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crawlorado.com TLCA# 16898 Posts: 2,954	this junk emerged when i cleaned out the 2" of dirt the PO had on the Floor of the truck.. He was an alcoholic, It explains the body damage he always wanted me to hang out and drink with him every time i went to make a Payment when i bought it! Oh and i found a bunch of Pipe Screens in the ash tray __________________ 1976 FJ40 TBI350 700R4 D300 SOA Locked 37" PBR's Protected by REDLINE Colorado Land Cruisers - Club Redline Land Cruisers - Safety First CrAwLoRadO.com - Just Check it out

07-03-08, 01:21 PM	#20
D'Animal Beagles Rule! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central California TLCA# 17104 Posts: 10,062	That Adolph Coors cap is kinda neat! I never saw one of those before. __________________ Cruiser Dan at American Toyota Phone is 1-800-432-6668 ext. 8 (I am not cruiser Dan)

07-03-08, 01:24 PM	#21
bogus one High Desert Hillbilly Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Knee deep in meteor sh** TLCA# 4778 Posts: 241	my son's 40 when we brought it home Attached Images __________________ Bogus One - '78 Pig with some gadgets, the usual rust & rock rash. '65 FJ-40- Father/Son project in boxes. maybe you should stick to donuts and stop waffling -- Decavo to Johnny4Ever Fear Calico. He's scary You'd be suprised what this fat fireman is interested in besides LC's -- Calstyl2 http://www.lukefisher.com/bogus.wav

07-03-08, 01:33 PM	#22
Rigger Two Many Cruisers Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 790	Great thread! Sort of a "what's the coolest thing you ever found in your 40?" My 40 did have the original owner's manual and it was in good shape, too. A few months after buying it, I talked to the PO and he gave me the original tool roll. I think about half of the tools are in the kit. No grease gun, though. I'd like to have a stock old '40 grease gun. C'mon Trollhole, what'd you find? Give it up now! __________________ Now a TLCA member '70 FJ40; a work in progress '89 FJ62; OME, 33's, & a MUD sticker "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." -- H. L. Mencken

07-03-08, 07:26 PM	#26
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Found an aqualu tub on mine!

07-03-08, 10:29 PM	#27
65fj40_steve IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 38	I found a lump of asbestos rock inside my windscreen frame. Never worked out how it got there. __________________ 1965 FJ40 - project 1973 FJ40 - parts 1989 FJ62 - daily driver 1976 FJ40 - (sold) 1984 LN65 dual cab HILUX mini truck - (sold) 1979 Suzuki LJ80 4x4 - (sold) 1981 MQ Nissan Patrol - (sold) 1966 S2A Landrover wagon - (sold)