Chased this guy around Downtown Roanoke (before I moved) while he was looking for his lawyers office. I introduced myself *read* scared the s—t out of him when I approached the truck. I must look homeless?!?! Luckily I had on a LC hat. Super nice guy who’s from Galax.
Here’s a very early rare one 1953 BJT…unfortunately lots of non-OEM parts tho. VIN isn’t correct which I’d guess would be a pain to get fixed. Why didn’t they use the frame number...
Look on your DMV website and see if you can find a reference to Abandoned Property. In VA it’s called Abandoned Motor Vehicle and it’s an easy process. I printed annd filled out all the required paperwork and brought it with me along with the complete documentation of the process from the...
Interesting…looks like they used several other parts (badging, exterior vents) of the 55 on the truck.
Reminds me of this mashup 80/60 I saw recently for sale.
@kbahus it’s a shame the pics on the first couple of pages disappeared. Any chance you still have them? If you do you could edit that post and add them.
Here’s a couple I found on the FJ Company website:
1964 FJ45-15408 w/ Engine 188594
1966(?) FJ45-26152
1967 FJ45-26319 (which appears to be on the list already) but is apparently currently owned by someone in Dubai(?) according to the literature on their website.
@WyoMike I’d like to see the dual turn signal lenses recreated…any interest?
I’d bet the LV guys would like to see the taillight lense recreated as well?!?!?