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I'm sure everyone will open this to see who in their right mind thinks their truck has 4800 original miles... well, I thought the same thing when my buddy from Red Lodge, MT called me to tell me that some friend of his that own a hotel going to sell an FJ40 they have. Here is the background on the beauty...
It was bought new in '65 by the Yodeler Motel, who put a plow on it and used it to plow their 30 parking places at the hotel. He told me that it never left the hotel lot other than for services. I did a little checking around, talking to other Red Lodge residents who all say that is a true story. The hotel was sold several years ago and the new owners purchased a tractor to plow the lot. I'm not exactly sure what happened but the new owners thought they would have the motor checked out, which is a real bummer because it looks like it was sprayed. It runs like a watch, shifts good, drives good, but it does have some rust in the rear seal, rockers and passenger floor pan. At some point someone gave it a crappy paint job. The interior is the original paint. We reupholstered the seat and pulled out some not so fancy carpet that was glued down to the floor in the back; maybe thats what saved the floor from rusting? Who knows. This beauty has some cool history and deserves a good owner who will treat her right.
If you would prefer to talk I can be reached at 307.752.6033 or email me at woodysandwagens@gmail.com
It was bought new in '65 by the Yodeler Motel, who put a plow on it and used it to plow their 30 parking places at the hotel. He told me that it never left the hotel lot other than for services. I did a little checking around, talking to other Red Lodge residents who all say that is a true story. The hotel was sold several years ago and the new owners purchased a tractor to plow the lot. I'm not exactly sure what happened but the new owners thought they would have the motor checked out, which is a real bummer because it looks like it was sprayed. It runs like a watch, shifts good, drives good, but it does have some rust in the rear seal, rockers and passenger floor pan. At some point someone gave it a crappy paint job. The interior is the original paint. We reupholstered the seat and pulled out some not so fancy carpet that was glued down to the floor in the back; maybe thats what saved the floor from rusting? Who knows. This beauty has some cool history and deserves a good owner who will treat her right.
If you would prefer to talk I can be reached at 307.752.6033 or email me at woodysandwagens@gmail.com
