Not sure about the other things he listed, but the gate bars/glass protectors were on my USDM FJ60. So potentially all of those things were available in the US market.
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georgebj60
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@Hallout I’d love to see photos!
@georgebj60 I did know that some Canadian 60s came with manual steering in 1981 and maybe 1982. The other stuff I was unaware of. I’m actually looking for the non-power steering wheel in brown - looks like a later 40 Series wheel but in Cordovan Brown instead of black. It’s apparently larger in diameter than a PS 60 steering wheel.
Speaking of unobtainium, here’s the steering wheel that I’m hunting:
@georgebj60 I did know that some Canadian 60s came with manual steering in 1981 and maybe 1982. The other stuff I was unaware of. I’m actually looking for the non-power steering wheel in brown - looks like a later 40 Series wheel but in Cordovan Brown instead of black. It’s apparently larger in diameter than a PS 60 steering wheel.
Speaking of unobtainium, here’s the steering wheel that I’m hunting:
Not NLA.
Just because it is not available on an e-commerce website doesn't mean that you cannot order it and receive the part.
I have this one... love it. you could get them NOS on eBay a couple years ago
I first saw that steering wheel in your old thread. It was love at first sight.
cps432
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As in NOS? Cuz I have all three of those laying on the floor in my garage.
georgebj60
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Yep. That’s the correct wheel off of a manual ‘81. I had an ‘81 BJ60 many years ago with all the goodies mentioned. This was before smartphones so I don’t have any pictures of it.
I have them both.
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CenTXFJ60
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Good lord…this is the most exciting thread I’ve read since being a mud member. Very cool sh*t documented here. 60’s being my most favorite of cruisers I’m familiar with everything (except those headlight covers) discussed. So the diff lock indicators for the early square dash are ultra rare. Here’s one I obtained not too far from Ken @georgebj60 which is now functional and in my 60. Also have a few later 61 bezels with them. And here’s part of my stash in an upstairs closet in my house. Being single I don’t have anyone telling me I can’t store car sh*t in the house 
. Lighting is a bit dim, but you can get an idea of what I’m keeping in there. Have more stuff I need to bring in from the shop to avoid the hot Texas summers. And this steering wheel came off a Canadian spec BJ60 that I recently put on the market as a parts truck.
. Lighting is a bit dim, but you can get an idea of what I’m keeping in there. Have more stuff I need to bring in from the shop to avoid the hot Texas summers. And this steering wheel came off a Canadian spec BJ60 that I recently put on the market as a parts truck.
@CenTXFJ60 You’re about to get a text message on that steering wheel Jimmy 
CenTXFJ60
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Here’s another one I have not seen mentioned yet and it’s the early turbo tach with the correct font. And I just loaded my seats back into the truck after having Zack @Nomadcruisers44 re-foam them with memory foam. And he patched in new/used material in the drivers bottom area.Good lord…this is the most exciting thread I’ve read since being a mud member. Very cool sh*t documented here. 60’s being my most favorite of cruisers I’m familiar with everything (except those headlight covers) discussed. So the diff lock indicators for the early square dash are ultra rare. Here’s one I obtained not too far from Ken @georgebj60 which is now functional and in my 60. Also have a few later 61 bezels with them. And here’s part of my stash in an upstairs closet in my house. Being single I don’t have anyone telling me I can’t store car sh*t in the house
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It was a cool old rig, and I wish it was in better condition, but there was rust all over it. Floor pans were shot, exterior had holes everywhere, but most damning was that the frame was beyond repair. I've since replaced it with an FJ62 and an HJ60, though, so I've got some cool 60s now, and both are in solid shape. You live and you learn, I guess.
It was a cool old rig, and I wish it was in better condition, but there was rust all over it. Floor pans were shot, exterior had holes everywhere, but most damning was that the frame was beyond repair. I've since replaced it with an FJ62 and an HJ60, though, so I've got some cool 60s now, and both are in solid shape. You live and you learn, I guess.
I too jumped ship from a rusty 60 - holes in the body I could fit my head through and a rusty frame. It was my first Land Cruiser and I learned a lot from it, but yes, live and learn. It's in good hands now with a guy who is doing some serious rust work while daily driving it. I'm so happy it lives on.
Those bars are wild though. They really must have been for kids riding in the back haha.
I ended up selling mine to a guy who used the drivetrain to resurrect a super clean, but rolling chassis, old FJ55. He's driving it to this day, as far as I know.
The bars were either for kids riding in the back, or to prevent cargo from hitting the glass, and I've never gotten a solid statement as to the purpose one way or the other, but I've heard lots of people claim both.
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Oh man! That tach, the seats, the locker indicator...the little fog switch. So good.
I still have the gate bar plus mounting hardware and have put it out for sale a couple of times but no one has expressed any interest in it.
Cool thing but seems like it takes up an unnecessary amount of space in the back. I’m constantly hauling stuff and those would get in the way.
