Cool old SOR catalog... (1 Viewer)

[c2dfj45]

I reunited with my first FJ40 earlier this month...bought it in 92. Foolishly traded it for a very high end custom fishing boat in 2011. Found it on ebay a few months back and bought it. As I was going thru all my cool stuff I had with the truck, I have all my receipts going back to the bill of sale in 92, I found this old SOR glovebox catalog. I think this was in a box of parts that came with a 40 I bought a really long time ago. This was before Al Gore created the internet so this is all I had to feed my TLC fix....I knew every page of it back then. If I had only applied myself that much to my college classes.....

I'm thinking this is circa 85-ish as there is an ad for SORs 1st African Safari scheduled for June 25, 1986.

 

[JackA]

That is cool. I remember before the internet, Auto Trader was like gold too.

 

[c2dfj45]

Yup. Auto Traders were great. I seem to recall a little paper classified book called the Want Ads or something. My eyes would light up whenever there was an FJ40 listing. Back in the days when $3500 got you a beautiful truck!

 

[Tancruiser]

3500 wouldn't cover specter shipping and handling these days.

 

[Rix 45]

Bought my 45 Pickup from an Auto Trader ad. Had scoped out a Mini Mart that would get them 1st on the publish day.

 

[c2dfj45]

I forgot all about waiting for Auto Traders to come out the first day. Ha.

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

I've been cleaning out and organizing the garage the last few days getting ready to start work on my LV and came across this little gem from way back. I bought half of the L/C products they offered.

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

A few more...

 

[c2dfj45]

Really cool! I must have had that catalog as well because I remember every one of those pages....especially the last one...I really disliked that truck in the pic. Lol.

I seem to recall having a Man-A-Fre catalog and I think a Downey one....I'd love to find those.

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

Yeah I never liked that 40 either. I'd take a bone-stock one any day over his. Loved his products though.

Speaking of Man-A-Fre, remember when their logo looked like this?

 

[c2dfj45]

Ha...yeah, I do remember that logo. Cool!