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cruiserjunktion

cruiserjunktion

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Rewind 18 months. Unfortunately, I had to let my 55 go. A sad day it was, but the cash from the sale helped me get through an unexpected financial strain. Since the painful moment I handed over the keys (to a Toyota dealership) I've had my eye open for another.

FJ55 for sale "Honey Boo Boo" 32605
 
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My search for another pig has taken me high and low. The thought of another 55 in the stable was certainly exciting, but the reality of the examples I found was just the opposite. Although I found some good in all of them, none seemed to fit the bill or budget. That was until I found this 68.
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The truck was 800+ miles from my house. After several conversations with the seller, I decided this was "the one". I wasn't able to retrieve it ASAP, but made plans for a road trip. The seller and I agreed on a price and a deal was set in place. When the day finally came to go get the rig, the seller wasn't able to be reached. For weeks and weeks, I reached out and recieved no response. I can only assume it was sold to someone else. To this day I never heard from him again. BUMMER!
 
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Other piggies popped up here and there, but none compared to Honey Boo Boo or the ultra rare 68 I had my sights on. I benchmarked the other prospects to those two and was consistently let down.

Here are a few pics from my roadtrip to GA, on my way to check out another 73.
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The Ga pig looked decent in the ad but, upon arrival I quickly realized it had more rust than I wanted to deal with. The seller was nice enough, but offered no wiggle room on the price. It was advertised as running/ driving but was DOA when I showed up.
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I occasionally toss out a bid on eBay auctions listed with no reserve. A 55 was listed in Ohio this way. In all honesty, I didnt even remember placing a bid on it until I recieved an eBay message that the auction was ending in 5 minutes. Instead of getting too excited and watching the countdown, I ignored it assuming a sniper bidder would snap it up. I assumed wrong and recieved another message that I had won.

I had never sent the seller any questions or inquired about condition of my purchase. Here are some of the pics from the listing.

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scrapdaddy said:
:) Never was a player, I'm just happy I found one to put up with me.
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Somehow my wife puts up with me too. We had a 40 project when we got married, so she knew what she was getting into!

Words to live by "Happy Wife, Happy Life"
 
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mel lowe said:
My search for another pig has taken me high and low. The thought of another 55 in the stable was certainly exciting, but the reality of the examples I found was just the opposite. Although I found some good in all of them, none seemed to fit the bill or budget. That was until I found this 68. View attachment 1142322View attachment 1142323View attachment 1142324

The truck was 800+ miles from my house. After several conversations with the seller, I decided this was "the one". I wasn't able to retrieve it ASAP, but made plans for a road trip. The seller and I agreed on a price and a deal was set in place. When the day finally came to go get the rig, the seller wasn't able to be reached. For weeks and weeks, I reached out and recieved no response. I can only assume it was sold to someone else. To this day I never heard from him again. BUMMER!
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Isn't that crazy? Why would someone just not respond? It would be much better for all if they could at least sack-up and tell you what happened.

Oh well.

Awesome pictures from your quest for Pig!

Really cool that you have a Pig now, looking forward to seeing you around here!
 
FYI - that Pig was on Ebay earlier this year from someone in North Carolina. The ad stated is ran when it was bought is but sat for 8 years.
 
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FYI - that Pig was on Ebay earlier this year from someone in North Carolina. The ad stated is ran when it was bought is but sat for 8 years.
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The glove box is full of documents from NC. Do you recall the selling price? I bought it for $1175, which I thought was a deal.


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Brenno said:
That is definitely an interesting roof rack. Almost looks like a "spoiler" on the tail end?
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Ha! Somewhere, a domestic 70s wagon is missing it's roof rack.
 
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