59 fj45 for sale, no affiliation on ebay

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[Bear]

1959, eh?
Odd, that one.
Looks like a late 1964 to me.

 

[jschmi71]

I spoke with the guy last night and he said that he did not have the title to it yet because he had to bond for one. He had a customer bring this to him a year ago to throw a v6 in, but never came up with the cash. He had not started on the engine swap at that time, but still kept the truck on a mechanics lien. It still looks like a really nice one and I want to bid on it, but sketchy about the title. Depends on want it brings I guess.

 

[Living in the Past]

I spoke with the guy last night and he said that he did not have the title to it yet because he had to bond for one. He had a customer bring this to him a year ago to throw a v6 in, but never came up with the cash. He had not started on the engine swap at that time, but still kept the truck on a mechanics lien. It still looks like a really nice one and I want to bid on it, but sketchy about the title. Depends on want it brings I guess.

Sounds shady to me. Here in AZ if a towing company claims title to a vehicle they get a regular title not a bonded title. Pretty sure it's the same for mechanics lean. They have to go thru a much of hoops to get it like giving the owner a chance to pay off the lean first. Proof the owner was notified and given the chace to get it back. I bought a 71 cruiser from a towing company who had lied to get the title which was a regular title. Got a call from the police about being reported as a stolen vehicle. Found out because it had a regular title and I knew about how the the towing company which got the title the owner would have to take me to civil court to get it back. The PO had never registered or insured the cruiser in all the years he owned and was just as much of a crook as the guy from the towing company so he never did take me to court. I tried to make a deal with the guy but he never followed thru. In the end I parted the cruiser out just to make sure I never had any problems with it. Got all my money back plus keep the front clip, engine, tranny and transfer. I would hate to buy this and find out the PO is trying to trace it down Then have to go to court. How does the bonded title work? If the PO claims it who gets what? I've gotten a bonded title on a military trailer before and had to claim a value. So this guy claims it's only worth a couple of hundred dollars to keep the cost of the bond down. Would the PO get his cruiser back and you get a few hundred bucks? A bond is like a insurance policy. Any guy who would keep another guys cruiser that he hasn't invested a penny in and then try to sell it for $10,000 isn't a very upstanding guy. I'm sure Ebay would like to know this guy is selling a vehicle he doesn't own on their site. As far as I know it's against the law to sell a vehicle you don't own

That's just my two cents on this

 

[3_puppies]

here in MT, the bond must be for the max bluebook value of the rig in question, and with a bonded title you can't sell it for 3 years, after 3 years you get a "clean" title, and can do what you want with it.

 

[Living in the Past]

The problem with that is if he gets the bonded title and you buy what are you going to do for a title while you wait for a clear title. Plus what happens if the owner trys to claim his vehicle during that time. There's a reason for that waiting period. Plus how do you find a max bluebook value on a fifty year old vehicle. I know it probably a 65 but he's claiming it's a 59. Which we all know Toyota didn't even make a 45 in 59 much less a long wheel base one.

I bought my 45 in CA in 1996. The owner put a value of a free gift on the title so they won't have to play a sales tax on the sale. They said there would be no problem because of it's age. Who's going to say what a forty-four year old cruiser is worth. The bond should be for at least the sale price and make sure the buyer would get the money if the old owner claim his vehicle and got back it in a court decision. If it was your's how far would you go to get back.

 

[rockcod]

If he cleans off the brass tag, it will be stamped T64 or T65. According to the vin it is a 64.

 

[Michael Hanson]

No title,sounds like a stolen cruiser!2 cents Mike

 

[mANFREDI]

fj45 hot or not

The intelligent thing to do, is to get the vin # and have the sheriffs office run it to see if is is stolen. if it is not, then they can tell you who the owner together with the registered address. I had a towing company and that is how i found who owned what and if it was hot or not.
Sometimes the sheriff's office will not provide all this info but only to a car dealer or towing company. If you have a friend in the business they can do you the favor.
In Georgia all you need is a bill of sale and they will issue a title.
Good luck. I would pay pennies for this truck.

 

[RAYJON]

define pennies because Alturas is a hike from any civilization,

it is truely in the middle of nowhere... 140 miles from Redding...

it will cost you a grand just get it home depending on where you live.....

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Interesting situation. FWIW it wouldn't be hard at all to come up with a title in certain states, not saying its right or wrong just saying it can and does happen. The issue will be any lien or branded title that supersedes any newer title. Sad as it looks like a great rig!

 

[Chamba]

Given the truck still has the F engine in it, and this guy was hired to do an engine swap, what is he claiming in his mechanic's lien-storage?

Cheers,

Josh