JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
maybe Bubba's59FJ he is a 1st time poster in the fj25 classifiedes section 
25 on ebay
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maybe Bubba's59FJ he is a 1st time poster in the fj25 classifiedes section
Another detective.................
Yep, Rick bought this truck, hopefully the forum will stay stable for awhile and we'll be able to get him to post up. 
FJ25 from E-bay
I did buy a 1959 recently but it was carried by Toyota into 1961 when they finally wholesaled it so it was titled as a 1961. My title from New Mexico shows it to be a 1961 even though it has a 1959 serial number. I have not yet taken any pictures but you can look it up on E-bay by putting in this auction number and there you can find some fairly good pictures of it: 270220997070
I have just finished arranging for it to be shipped East. At first I was thinking about having it sent to a Land Cruiser specialist and having some work done on it but several of the FJ25 group talked me out of that. So, I am sending it to our family farm in Ohio and will be doing some of the work myself.
Jim helped me understand that I need to find a split hood. Mike in CT helped me by sending me a list of things that are not original on it. Steve in GA helped my by explaining what I needed to do to rebuild the wheel cylinders. I also need a hood insignia, spare tire mount and rear seats for the 25 that I know of now.
Actually I have not even seen this vehicle myself yet, but I did talk to the man who previously owned it five different times including a conversation I had with this him just this morning. He was the third owner and he bought it in 1999. I think it has rolled over at least once so it has a minimum of 145,000 on it. I will probably not see it until late April or early May. Promise I will take a lot of pictures as I will, no doubt, need a lot of help finding all the original pieces it is missing. Hope to restore the body at some point but not necessarily the engine. Still not sure how far I will go with this. God willing I will probably make a gift of it to my son when he finally gets home from the Army.
In the mean time, please check out the pictures while the E-bay auction is still posted and please send me all the advice you can about it and especially let me know where I can find any of the missing OEM pieces I need to restore it. Anyone know what the original color pallet was for 1959? And thanks for all the help I have already gotten! Rick
I did buy a 1959 recently but it was carried by Toyota into 1961 when they finally wholesaled it so it was titled as a 1961. My title from New Mexico shows it to be a 1961 even though it has a 1959 serial number. I have not yet taken any pictures but you can look it up on E-bay by putting in this auction number and there you can find some fairly good pictures of it: 270220997070
I have just finished arranging for it to be shipped East. At first I was thinking about having it sent to a Land Cruiser specialist and having some work done on it but several of the FJ25 group talked me out of that. So, I am sending it to our family farm in Ohio and will be doing some of the work myself.
Jim helped me understand that I need to find a split hood. Mike in CT helped me by sending me a list of things that are not original on it. Steve in GA helped my by explaining what I needed to do to rebuild the wheel cylinders. I also need a hood insignia, spare tire mount and rear seats for the 25 that I know of now.
Actually I have not even seen this vehicle myself yet, but I did talk to the man who previously owned it five different times including a conversation I had with this him just this morning. He was the third owner and he bought it in 1999. I think it has rolled over at least once so it has a minimum of 145,000 on it. I will probably not see it until late April or early May. Promise I will take a lot of pictures as I will, no doubt, need a lot of help finding all the original pieces it is missing. Hope to restore the body at some point but not necessarily the engine. Still not sure how far I will go with this. God willing I will probably make a gift of it to my son when he finally gets home from the Army.
In the mean time, please check out the pictures while the E-bay auction is still posted and please send me all the advice you can about it and especially let me know where I can find any of the missing OEM pieces I need to restore it. Anyone know what the original color pallet was for 1959? And thanks for all the help I have already gotten! Rick
Welcome Rick!
Keep us posted. Rick, I'm going to copy your introduction into a new thread.........just so you're not forever known as "25 on ebay".
Who's this Steve in GA? (just kidding)
Keep us posted. Rick, I'm going to copy your introduction into a new thread.........just so you're not forever known as "25 on ebay".
Who's this Steve in GA? (just kidding)
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