1962 FJ40 questions (9 Viewers)

[Wasatch Jay]

Guys, thank you so much for all of the comments. I truly appreciate it. Here is where I am at I think. I don't have a personal passion for old Toyota Cruisers, and I"m not particularly handy. My interest has been older Ferraris - even on those I've done some DIY but not a lot - So I am considering just shipping this to a legit Land Cruiser restoration specialist and telling them to go to town. I would enjoy puttering around in a mint 1962 Cruiser, but don't have a lot of interest in the actual process. But then I wonder if I would ever come out financially in a deal like that. Obviously I gave practically nothing for the FJ, so all of my expense would be in a restoration. And I think I would probably tell them to restore it to factory rather than a bunch of later (but cool looking) mods.

Any counsel on this? Any ballpark range of what a fellow would pay for a restoration on something like this, ranging from $X to $Y?

I agree with rex in bama.

Unless you really want a beautifully restored Land Cruiser, and are willing to be completely upside down cost vs resale wise, I think the smart move is to sell it.

I look at FJ40s on Bring a Trailer auctions with some regularity. Judging by what they sell, for compared to the posted receipts on money spent, paying a shop for professional restoration, or modifications is a great way to lose money, and in many cases, not a little.

 

[CRZR45]

Guys, thank you so much for all of the comments. I truly appreciate it. Here is where I am at I think. I don't have a personal passion for old Toyota Cruisers, and I"m not particularly handy. My interest has been older Ferraris - even on those I've done some DIY but not a lot - So I am considering just shipping this to a legit Land Cruiser restoration specialist and telling them to go to town. I would enjoy puttering around in a mint 1962 Cruiser, but don't have a lot of interest in the actual process. But then I wonder if I would ever come out financially in a deal like that. Obviously I gave practically nothing for the FJ, so all of my expense would be in a restoration. And I think I would probably tell them to restore it to factory rather than a bunch of later (but cool looking) mods.

Any counsel on this? Any ballpark range of what a fellow would pay for a restoration on something like this, ranging from $X to $Y?

If you are paying someone to fix it up my 2c is to buy one already done where someone else did it right and they take the loss. The $ adds up quick if you pay someone to do it

 

[brian]

It appears to be a 2 piece hood, but they filled the seam. Theres probably more bondo under that paint. Hopefully the repaired the metal 1st.

They didn’t lift the hood to mask anything prior to paint, so yeah....

 

[Living in the Past]

I see the button on the steering column. That is a common replacement when the owner can't figure out how to fix the horn button in the steering wheel. The shifter between the non OEM seats is something I've seen before. Used when the vacuum shifter stopped working. The pre 63 vacuum shifter has exposed linkage making fairly easy to bypass the vacuum diaphragm. On my phone I and not seeing the handle for the transmission shifter. It does have the Vader Light on the bottom of the dash. No pictures of the rear sill or the section behind the front seats?

 

[Devils Paw 80]

Damn that looks good for $2K. Love the corrugated top. I've sworn to never buy another 40 but it'd be impossible to pass up given your opportunity.

 

[igotta40]

Do you have pictures of those Ferrari you mentioned?

 

[TexasHusker]

Do you have pictures of those Ferrari you mentioned?

 

[TexasHusker]

Those were my last two. I’ve owned four.