45 troopie 44 fj and a 40

[JohnnyC]

This is a great shot of the size difference between the fj45, fj44 and fj40.

 

[2manycruisers]

Is that from the german land cruiser book? it looks familiar.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Cool shot - I want a 44

 

[a.greenspan]

This is a great shot of the size difference between the fj45, fj44 and fj40.

Johnny,
4 your statistic
this mid wheel base Cruiser were only sold as F(B)J43/46 here in Europe. Not in all european markets they sold them ( not in Germany for example).
They came only as softtops ,
pic yesterday ( seems I like wood piles )

hardtop was optional.
Hardtop was complete fibreglass and sold only in white (wasn`t my taste, so I saved cash )
Cheers
Peter

 

[JohnnyC]

Is that from the german land cruiser book? it looks familiar.

yes in the german book from shane...cool stuff in there...i should scan the full pages so peter can translate

 

[Living in the Past]

The 44 had the spare tire on the right side with left side ambulance door opening first. Two tail lights license plate brackets on both the 40 and 44 series. In the US that would be a 74. Interesting.

 

[rockcod]

Johnny,

That photo reminds me of the "more bars in more places" cell phone commercial. Nice photo of some very cruisers.

 

[a.greenspan]

The 44 had the spare tire on the right side with left side ambulance door opening first. Two tail lights license plate brackets on both the 40 and 44 series. In the US that would be a 74. Interesting.

... like mine, built in December 79, shipped to Europe and first registration in March 80, so it`s a 1980 BJ43 for the german administration.
Cheers
Peter

 

[a.greenspan]

this restored BJ43 with "my doors" was sold by [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]toms-fahrzeugtechnik[/SIZE][/FONT] last year in Germany, a 1979 if I remember exactly,
[FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/FONT]enjoy the pic.

Cheers
Peter

 

[a.greenspan]

comparsion my top & Toms top

think Toms top is too white
my top was a liitle bit more gray when new, looks good for this age (29 years) compliment too the owner... me
Cheers
Peter

 

[a.greenspan]

comparsion my top & "Toms" top

think Toms top is too white

my top was a liitle bit more gray when new, looks good for this age (29 years) compliment too the owner... me
Cheers
Peter

 

[dmaddox]

either top would look even better in my garage.

yes, I know....har har har....

 

[mudge]

Great pictures!

I like the overhead shot. Many of my LC friends have never really looked at what was out there 'cept for 40's and '60. This will help me answer the questions about the length, etc.

That 43 is sweet! I'm a good American but politics and the auto industry really tick me off. We missed out on some pretty cool stuff because even back in the 60/70's the domestic mfgrs couldn't/wouldn't keep up.