Hey 40ppl, just wondered over here form the 80 forum. I've been eyeing 40s for years. I dug through a few threads here. I even started searching the local ads on the site and on my nearby craigslist city (northeast). Most of the trucks in my area have a ton of rust. Anyone know, or possibly have a link to a list, of the driest craigslist cities to shop for a, "rust free" 40?
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Hmm, maybe nevermind, I just found this list:
1) Yuma, Arizona - 2.65 inches of annual rainfall
Yuma, Arizona tops the list as the driest city in the United States as it receives just 2.65 inches of rain per year on average. Not only is Yuma the driest city in the USA it is also the sunniest city in the United States and the world. Yuma is located in southwestern Arizona and has a population of 90,000.
2) Las Vegas, Nevada - 4.19 inches
The so called Entertainment Capital of the World city of Las Vegas ranks 2nd with just 4.19 inches of annual average rainfall. Las Vegas is the 28th most populous city in the United States with a population of 570,000 in the city itself and 1.8 million people in the greater Las Vegas area.
3) Bishop, California - 5.61 inches
Bishop, California is located in eastern California north of Death Valley National Park and ranks 3rd on the list of driest cities in the United States with 5.61 inches of average annual rain. Some 3,500 people live in Bishop.
4) Bakersfield, California - 5.72 inches
Bakersfield is located in south-central California about 100 miles north of Los Angeles and ranks 4th on the list with 5.72 inches of yearly average rainfall. Over 800,000 live in the greater metro Bakersfield area which makes the city the 63rd largest metropolitan area in the country.
5) Phoenix, Arizona - 7.11 inches
Phoenix is the capital city of Arizona and one of the largest cities in the United States with a population of 1.6 million in the city itself and 4.3 million people in the greater metro area. The large population is due in no small part to the sunny dry warm weather in Phoenix and with just 7.11 inches of average annual rain Phoenix is the 5th driest city in the United States.
6) Alamosa, Colorado - 7.13 inches
Alamosa is located in the south-central part of Colorado in the San Luis Valley and ranks 6th on the list with 7.13 inches of average yearly rain. Alamosa has an elevation of 7,500 feet and a population of 8,000.
7) Reno, Nevada - 7.49 inches
The Biggest Little City in the World as Reno is sometimes called ranks 7th with annual yearly rainfall of 7.49 inches. Reno is 4th largest city in Nevada with a population of 340,000 people in the greater Reno area.
8) Winslow, Arizona - 7.64 inches
The Eagles must have been standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona because of its great dry weather as Winslow ranks 8th on the list of driest cities in the United States with 7.64 inches of average rain per year. Winslow is located in central Arizona about 70 miles east of Flagstaff and has a population of about 10,000.
9) El Paso, Texas - 7.82 inches
El Paso is located in the extreme western portion of Texas and ranks 9th on the list with 7.82 inches of average yearly rain. El Paso is well known for its dry climate. It is the 6th largest city in Texas and the 22nd largest city in the United States with a population of 670,000 in the city and 750,000 in the metro area.
10) Winnemucca, Nevada - 7.822
Winnemucca, Nevada rounds out the list with 7.822 inches of yearly rainfall on average. Winnemucca is located in north-central Nevada right along Route 80 and has a population of 7,200.
1) Yuma, Arizona - 2.65 inches of annual rainfall
Yuma, Arizona tops the list as the driest city in the United States as it receives just 2.65 inches of rain per year on average. Not only is Yuma the driest city in the USA it is also the sunniest city in the United States and the world. Yuma is located in southwestern Arizona and has a population of 90,000.
2) Las Vegas, Nevada - 4.19 inches
The so called Entertainment Capital of the World city of Las Vegas ranks 2nd with just 4.19 inches of annual average rainfall. Las Vegas is the 28th most populous city in the United States with a population of 570,000 in the city itself and 1.8 million people in the greater Las Vegas area.
3) Bishop, California - 5.61 inches
Bishop, California is located in eastern California north of Death Valley National Park and ranks 3rd on the list of driest cities in the United States with 5.61 inches of average annual rain. Some 3,500 people live in Bishop.
4) Bakersfield, California - 5.72 inches
Bakersfield is located in south-central California about 100 miles north of Los Angeles and ranks 4th on the list with 5.72 inches of yearly average rainfall. Over 800,000 live in the greater metro Bakersfield area which makes the city the 63rd largest metropolitan area in the country.
5) Phoenix, Arizona - 7.11 inches
Phoenix is the capital city of Arizona and one of the largest cities in the United States with a population of 1.6 million in the city itself and 4.3 million people in the greater metro area. The large population is due in no small part to the sunny dry warm weather in Phoenix and with just 7.11 inches of average annual rain Phoenix is the 5th driest city in the United States.
6) Alamosa, Colorado - 7.13 inches
Alamosa is located in the south-central part of Colorado in the San Luis Valley and ranks 6th on the list with 7.13 inches of average yearly rain. Alamosa has an elevation of 7,500 feet and a population of 8,000.
7) Reno, Nevada - 7.49 inches
The Biggest Little City in the World as Reno is sometimes called ranks 7th with annual yearly rainfall of 7.49 inches. Reno is 4th largest city in Nevada with a population of 340,000 people in the greater Reno area.
8) Winslow, Arizona - 7.64 inches
The Eagles must have been standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona because of its great dry weather as Winslow ranks 8th on the list of driest cities in the United States with 7.64 inches of average rain per year. Winslow is located in central Arizona about 70 miles east of Flagstaff and has a population of about 10,000.
9) El Paso, Texas - 7.82 inches
El Paso is located in the extreme western portion of Texas and ranks 9th on the list with 7.82 inches of average yearly rain. El Paso is well known for its dry climate. It is the 6th largest city in Texas and the 22nd largest city in the United States with a population of 670,000 in the city and 750,000 in the metro area.
10) Winnemucca, Nevada - 7.822
Winnemucca, Nevada rounds out the list with 7.822 inches of yearly rainfall on average. Winnemucca is located in north-central Nevada right along Route 80 and has a population of 7,200.
One of my boys picked up a front clip, guards, cowl, grill, lights locally in San Diego the other week super cheap with absolutely no rust..
I am trying to get a FJ40 doner car that is really clean out of Tijuana Mexico.. Just going back and forward on price.. I would check out any of the desert regions but shipping can kill any deal. It may be worth trying Greyhound been really affordable in the past..
I am trying to get a FJ40 doner car that is really clean out of Tijuana Mexico.. Just going back and forward on price.. I would check out any of the desert regions but shipping can kill any deal. It may be worth trying Greyhound been really affordable in the past..
I'd also be concerned with snowfall and use of salt on the roads.
Phares
Mostly Useless
God...Bakersfield is a ****hole...Not as bad as Blythe CA on the CA/AZ border...Sorry to go off topic but I just have horrid memories of road trips through those towns and your thread recalled them...
Look for rust in strange places too. Headlight buckets, glass channels, etc. And like SouthBoston said, avoid road salt. Been known to eat a vehicle overnight while it sat in the heated garage.
And Sorry if any of you poor saps live in Blythe or Bakersfield...
Look for rust in strange places too. Headlight buckets, glass channels, etc. And like SouthBoston said, avoid road salt. Been known to eat a vehicle overnight while it sat in the heated garage.
And Sorry if any of you poor saps live in Blythe or Bakersfield...
78fj40mg
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Your best bet will be Arizona.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Your best bet will be Arizona.
Good luck!
Nope, no rust free FJ40s left here in AZ, you'll need to look elseware.
I agree - I haven't seen a rust-free 40 here in 8 years of ownership; mine included
can someone please stop that myth about no rust in AZ
can someone please stop that myth about no rust in AZ
bsevans
Focus on the Journey
There are plenty of rust free FJ40 running around in Tucson, AZ. And no, mine is not for sale.
77mustard40
SILVER Star
Mine came from El Paso, used to live there and there are some clean rigs on the toad there.
Living in the Past
SILVER Star
Nope, no rust free FJ40s left here in AZ, you'll need to look elseware.
I agree - I haven't seen a rust-free 40 here in 8 years of ownership; mine included
can someone please stop that myth about no rust in AZ
X3 there are not any cruisers left here you guys bought them all. Lost count of all the car transports I've seen with 40s leaving the state.
This is wrong they are all gone.
I know great cruisers are being found in MT and WY. Low miles, rust free that have spent their life on a remote ranch. That does remind me I need to go by and see if that rust free 78 I been watching that hasn't moved in years is still there.
That does remind me I need to go by and see if that rust free 78 I been watching that hasn't moved in years is still there.
you mean one of those in your garage ?
Mine came from Portland. Frame off restore, with an Aqualu tub and having never been driven in the rain after the restore = zero rust.
Mine's from AZ and was rust free before it got drug up to the northeast for a few years...
Living in the Past
SILVER Star
you mean one of those in your garage ?
Nope checked and couldn't find any 78 in the garage but I couldn't find any rust either.
93jspec
Cruising Central Texas
True in some states, but in Alaska no salt product is used on the roads. We only use tiny gravel up here so even brand new Ram 2500 Mega Cabs get chips in paint
.. but no rust. I have seen some 40's out in the tundra that have sat for years have only surface rust, but getting an old owner who lives in a dry cabin to cough up his ever reliable Cruiser..very expensive.
Living in the Past
SILVER Star
It now has a statue reflecting the song. Nice five star restaurant. How about Flagstaff, it is rated number five in annual snow fall of cities in the US with a population of 50K or more. http://www.city-data.com/top2/c464.html Nice thing about AZ you don't have to wait for the weather to change. Just drive a couple of hours.
There used to be a lot of low rust rigs in Santa Fe (we do use salt in the winter, but it is minimal). Back in the 90s, I'd see 8 or 10 40s every day. Now they are all gone and the only one I generally see is my own reflecting in the rear window of the G-wagon, Land Rover or Excursion in front of me.... the rest have all been sent back east to rust.
Josh
Josh
