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Some of you may have seen I recently restored the 4WD emblem on the back of my '84. Seen here:
I came across a photo while researching things for this restoration that shows what appears to be a 1981 FJ60 with FJ40 style rear badging on the tailgate:
This photo seemed to be from some sort of long-defunct Internet sales ad (came up in a google images search with the link going to an ad for a different vehicle altogether). Now to my relatively fresh cruiser knowledge base, the badging on the back of the 60 series seen in this photo was not a stock configuration, and AFAIK this setup up was never seen on a factory fresh 60 series. I assumed it was done by the seller to enhance the retro look of the truck to help with its sale. I looked further however, and noticed this 60 series does not have the rear wiper on the rear lift gate, which got me to thinking that perhaps my limited knowledge base has failed me and that there was indeed a setup of some sort (perhaps overseas model) which did have the more retro looking badges of the 40 series as a stock configuration. I am not that familiar with the 40 series, but seem to recall the rear 'Toyota' badge as being curved on one side to allow it to sit flush with the body curve of the 40 series. The badge in the above photo does not seem to have any such curve in it and appears to be flat again supporting the idea that there was a stock retro badging setup on non-US/US 60 series. Being its an '81, maybe that was how early models came. I just don't recall ever seeing one like that. Anyone know if this is the case or not? More a curiosity at this point, but am digging the retro badging in this photo. Thanks in advance for replies.
Small Thing - 60 Series '4WD' Emblem Background Colors
So my 60 series has a rear 4WD emblem that seems to have a faded blue background color: It seems that I have seen these emblems with a black background color as well as the blue. I saw a blue one on another root beer colored truck so it seems like a thing. I would like to restore the emblem...
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I came across a photo while researching things for this restoration that shows what appears to be a 1981 FJ60 with FJ40 style rear badging on the tailgate:
This photo seemed to be from some sort of long-defunct Internet sales ad (came up in a google images search with the link going to an ad for a different vehicle altogether). Now to my relatively fresh cruiser knowledge base, the badging on the back of the 60 series seen in this photo was not a stock configuration, and AFAIK this setup up was never seen on a factory fresh 60 series. I assumed it was done by the seller to enhance the retro look of the truck to help with its sale. I looked further however, and noticed this 60 series does not have the rear wiper on the rear lift gate, which got me to thinking that perhaps my limited knowledge base has failed me and that there was indeed a setup of some sort (perhaps overseas model) which did have the more retro looking badges of the 40 series as a stock configuration. I am not that familiar with the 40 series, but seem to recall the rear 'Toyota' badge as being curved on one side to allow it to sit flush with the body curve of the 40 series. The badge in the above photo does not seem to have any such curve in it and appears to be flat again supporting the idea that there was a stock retro badging setup on non-US/US 60 series. Being its an '81, maybe that was how early models came. I just don't recall ever seeing one like that. Anyone know if this is the case or not? More a curiosity at this point, but am digging the retro badging in this photo. Thanks in advance for replies.
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