jim land

Hard to explain the difference… but it’s changed a lot.

First one circa 1987 me and my pops Second combination photo my pops 1975 and myself 2014 Last ones my son 2023

2006 and now...

~2002 and now

Let me throw in another one ... IMG_6250 by Steve Heck, on Flickr to this ... IMG_7783 by Steve Heck, on Flickr And next up ... 'Killer Piggy' IMG_9121 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

It's a 1980 model but I prefer the look of the earlier FJ's which is why I have the round front grill and none 80 model logos and turn signals.

2019 vs 2023

Slowly getting there... + + =

Family one-owner...repaired once in '88 (the gray), and parked in about 2003. Full soup-to-nuts redo in the garage in 2020.

2020: 2 different cruisers, both really po'd and rusty. 2023:

2015 and now

Then: 2017 So far:

September 2015 Yes, I saved the door. lol At SAS7 last month

Before (then) Now (after)

Some years later in Greece, checked out by my brother (the wrencher of the family) and our Boxer George (my avatar's puppy)... PS. You may see more pics at my signature.

After 18 months at a Toyota dealership in Germany the frame-off resto is complete and the money pit looks (hopefully) better in his new (4E9 beige) skirt. This 60/70/80-Series colour, although not a 40-Series colour, is period correct! Used many...

Photos from the day I bought it: .. Photos of it today: .. A month ago, right before I took the top off:

Then: Now:

1992 and 2023

Cool idea! Before After Subsequent storage

November 1980 and more recently

I don’t have any pics on my phone to do the before pic justice (purchased in 1985) so I’m posting the oldest one on my phone.

Summer 1996 and Summer 2023

Not really a Then and Now…more of a Before and After. It’s all good now.