dmaddox
SILVER Star
Hello crew.
Many of you may have come across some of the FJ40 builds I have done in the past. In the back of my mind I always wanted to find an FJ45. Well, with the help of my good friend Steve Helmreich, we found one hidden in a shed here in Colorado Springs with an AMAZING history.
Meet Barney, purchased just today October 17, 2008.
One owner, 1963 all original FJ45 SWB. It even had the original 1963 plates on it.
I even have the full history on this! This FJ45 was purchased in 1963 by Mr. McKiernan. He was a volunteer for the San Bernandino Mountain Search and Rescue. It was lightly used, and then stored for the rest of it's life! Score!
I am a picture freak (hope you don't mind). I grabbed a burger today and went and picked up Barney. Arriving at my shop:
HORNETS!!!! My goodness HORNETS...! I bombed the interior with Raid, as there was a hornets nest in the dash!
Here are just a few of the victims:
My buddy Steve warned me of such residents, but I didn't know they were that bad. I also stopped by a friends house on the way home and they were not too bad then. The ride to the shop stirred up the population for sure!
The first thing I did was hose all the hinges with lubricant protectant. I also hit all the gaskets (window/etc.) with it as well.
Notice there are NO DENTS and NO RUST! This has been parked since 1998, and before that was stored in a barn in Norco, CA.
Original wheels and hubcaps!
The HUSKY hubs turn like a charm!
There are no signs of use in the entire bed!?
Engine bay - totally clean! (note there were 4 boxes of parts, which included the oil bath air cleaner, etc..)
As mentioned, this was purchased in 1963. I peeled off the "renew" stickers and check this out:
Jack and components, still in place:
Solid floors:
Eaton heater!
Into the shop!
I want to thank Steve Helmreich and Rob Grimes for helping me daily scan the nickel ads, craigslist, and our many other sources of finding things, and for putting up with my "I GOTTA HAVE A CRUISER" disease when I am cruiserless.
I can't wait to update you guys on more.
Thanks for checking this out. I will update soon with more pictures.
Many of you may have come across some of the FJ40 builds I have done in the past. In the back of my mind I always wanted to find an FJ45. Well, with the help of my good friend Steve Helmreich, we found one hidden in a shed here in Colorado Springs with an AMAZING history.
Meet Barney, purchased just today October 17, 2008.
One owner, 1963 all original FJ45 SWB. It even had the original 1963 plates on it.
I even have the full history on this! This FJ45 was purchased in 1963 by Mr. McKiernan. He was a volunteer for the San Bernandino Mountain Search and Rescue. It was lightly used, and then stored for the rest of it's life! Score!
I am a picture freak (hope you don't mind). I grabbed a burger today and went and picked up Barney. Arriving at my shop:
HORNETS!!!! My goodness HORNETS...! I bombed the interior with Raid, as there was a hornets nest in the dash!
Here are just a few of the victims:
My buddy Steve warned me of such residents, but I didn't know they were that bad. I also stopped by a friends house on the way home and they were not too bad then. The ride to the shop stirred up the population for sure!
The first thing I did was hose all the hinges with lubricant protectant. I also hit all the gaskets (window/etc.) with it as well.
Notice there are NO DENTS and NO RUST! This has been parked since 1998, and before that was stored in a barn in Norco, CA.
Original wheels and hubcaps!
The HUSKY hubs turn like a charm!
There are no signs of use in the entire bed!?
Engine bay - totally clean! (note there were 4 boxes of parts, which included the oil bath air cleaner, etc..)
As mentioned, this was purchased in 1963. I peeled off the "renew" stickers and check this out:
Jack and components, still in place:
Solid floors:
Eaton heater!
Into the shop!
I want to thank Steve Helmreich and Rob Grimes for helping me daily scan the nickel ads, craigslist, and our many other sources of finding things, and for putting up with my "I GOTTA HAVE A CRUISER" disease when I am cruiserless.
I can't wait to update you guys on more.
Thanks for checking this out. I will update soon with more pictures.
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sweet score dallas!
