1963 fj40 fst [id]

[Owyhee Jackass]

Location

United States

Sold.

Tough decision, decided to put our FJ40 up for sale.

Boise, ID

Details here:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj40-bj40/774062-1963-fj40-factory-soft-top-3500-id.html

Dan

This is from the day we bought it...20+ years ago.

 

[Splangy]

Just out of curiosity, what's the VIN number?

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

just out of curiosity, what's the vin number?

2fj40 15401

 

[Living in the Past]

Just out of curiosity, what's the VIN number?

2fj40 15401

Good question. Curious have we seen any of these early soft tops made later than 1962?

Good luck with the sale. Already have one of these if only in parts but still one of my favor style cruisers.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

So...it's a '62 FST, and not a '63 (even if it is titled as a '63)...

 

[pardion]

That would be correct, The year it was built, not sold. Example--- a 63 could have been on the lot in 62 sold in 62 but it is a 63 cruiser......a 63 sold on the lot in 63 is a 63........a 63 sold on the lot in 64 is a 63. HTH

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

As it doesn't have a brass tag and the VIN plate is stamped 1963, I always assumed it was a '63.

Dan

 

[Living in the Past]

I don't believe the brass tags started until a few years later. I was just curious what the highest VIN is with the early soft top design. Believe these tags were stamped here in The US. The tags thenselves were different depending market. The tag that was required in Australia was completely different. Around 65 the DOT decided a vehicle from early model year being sold as new would need the tag so the buyer knew what he was buying. This problem was solved in 3/69. From then on month/year tag need to be on the driver's door frame. With a production date there was no need for the tags. Yours was made in 62 sold in 63.

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

Yours was made in 62 sold in 63.

The only charts I've seen (SOR) start in 1964.

Is there another repository of production date info somewhere else?

 

[hdjtachtig]

2FJ means 1962, 63 would be 3FJ. That's what I learned in this 25 forum.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

I quickly calculated that your truck was made around August 1962.

As a comparison, my '64's vin number puts it as being built fall of 1963, BUT, it has the 4 as the first digit in the vin, clearly making it a '64 model...albeit a very early '64, with it still having some '63 and older parts.

 

[Splangy]

I quickly calculated that your truck was made around August 1962. As a comparison, my '64's vin number puts it as being built fall of 1963, BUT, it has the 4 as the first digit in the vin, clearly making it a '64 model...albeit a very early '64, with it still having some '63 and older parts.

That's interesting because I have two 1962's that are higher than the serial number of this one One is 156xx and the other is 165xx. They must be really late 1962's. 165xx seems to have come from the factory with single-sided front turn signals, and 156xx had the later style front bumper. We really need to create a thread of VIN numbers and early model changes. Hijack over.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

That's interesting because I have two 1962's that are higher than the serial number of this one One is 156xx and the other is 165xx. They must be really late 1962's. 165xx seems to have come from the factory with single-sided front turn signals, and 156xx had the later style front bumper. We really need to create a thread of VIN numbers and early model changes. Hijack over.

A little quick math guesstimates puts the 165xx built around Nov '62, and 156XX around Sept '62