Old Blue
November 2008 Pig Of The Month
I'm no car nut, but I have always loved 4x4s. When I was young my dad has a 1940-something Willy's-Overland pickup that was awesome.... but he was always working on it, which was not awesome Fast-forward to fall or 2007. My wife, (a Craigslist addict, God bless her heart) said "Hey, come look at this!" And I was blown away. I have never before seen an FJ55 and it was love at first sight.
Old Blue was an old '76 FJ55 farm truck from Arizona. Before ending up in my driveway, the previous owner had purchased her from a lady in Arizona and brought her home to Indianapolis. The photo above is one of the ones in the original Craigslist post... She was in pretty good shape. The previous owner has stripped a few minor parts off for his other FJ55, and put on a new hood:
Which was how she looked when I first laid my loving eyes upon her sturdy frame.
EDIT
I forgot to add: I would not have bought this if it were not mechanically sound. It ran well (still does) and is a Toyota! I am no mechanic and don't do anything more than dabble. This truck has been great though- I have driven it all summer with no real problems. This truck is all-original. 1976 2F, 4 spd tranny, add-on AC (no belt or smog-pump tensioner though.)
More details and my plans to come!
November 2008 Pig Of The Month
I'm no car nut, but I have always loved 4x4s. When I was young my dad has a 1940-something Willy's-Overland pickup that was awesome.... but he was always working on it, which was not awesome Fast-forward to fall or 2007. My wife, (a Craigslist addict, God bless her heart) said "Hey, come look at this!" And I was blown away. I have never before seen an FJ55 and it was love at first sight.
Old Blue was an old '76 FJ55 farm truck from Arizona. Before ending up in my driveway, the previous owner had purchased her from a lady in Arizona and brought her home to Indianapolis. The photo above is one of the ones in the original Craigslist post... She was in pretty good shape. The previous owner has stripped a few minor parts off for his other FJ55, and put on a new hood:
EDIT
I forgot to add: I would not have bought this if it were not mechanically sound. It ran well (still does) and is a Toyota! I am no mechanic and don't do anything more than dabble. This truck has been great though- I have driven it all summer with no real problems. This truck is all-original. 1976 2F, 4 spd tranny, add-on AC (no belt or smog-pump tensioner though.)
More details and my plans to come!
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