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[middlecalf]

Red sticker? Love ‘em. That 45 SWB FT t-shirt (I think) picture that Treeroot had years ago would be cool to have available. It’s the picture in the vehicle classifieds section that shows up when no picture is provided by seller.

I thought those firewall plates were in place at the factory, and the brass tags were a dealer add-on at time of sale? Who knows I guess, esp. given Hunter3Dan’s being a ‘64 model, yet it’s an earlier vin than your ‘62’s. My ‘63 says it’s a ‘63 both in vin and model #.

 

[middlecalf]

More noise . Just went through the first thread in this list and never paid attention to this post in it:

I have the lowest frame number I've heard of until this one. Mine is 2FJ45-13057, so just under 1700 older than mine. Mine has doors with regulators, but I have seen a '63 45 SWB and a '63 40 with the slide up window hard doors. Both had "3" series frame numbers. I have often wondered if they ran RHD trucks along side LHD on the assembly line. Especially since the frames are marked with the number pre-assembly, a guess on my part.

Mine is 10 units earlier, but is 3-FJ45-13048, model 1963, and LHD vs. RHD. The drive side/country might be a discriminator.

 

[sofj45]

More noise . Just went through the first thread in this list and never paid attention to this post in it:


Mine is 10 units earlier, but is 3-FJ45-13048, model 1963, and LHD vs. RHD. The drive side/country might be a discriminator.

i also thought that 12*** at the beginning designated 62 where all 63 trucks seem to start 13***. to bad theres not more record as my 12016 has an earlier engine number than 12013. the bad part is its not that long ago as far as record keeping but guess just not a important thing at that time period.

 

[Searcher356]

Before 1968, different states had different rules regarding The dates on titles.
Some use the manufacturing year, others used the first sale date.
I don't know how dealers accommodated those changes - it must have been strange.

I bought my 63, 13034, in 1970, and visited the dealership where it was first sold in western Colorado. Kings Toyota, Montrose.
The owner remembered that it took a long time to sell the trucks because nobody had seen a Land Cruiser, and there was still anti Japanese sentiment in 63.

He did verify that they never removed any plates from the firewall. Colorado did the "year of First sale" thing.

I always wondered who put the brass tag on, because I've seen plenty on this site but I didn't have one.

 

[middlecalf]

@Searcher356 your rig needs to be added to the list (@Gumby). Do you have a build thread and/or thread with pics?

 

[Searcher356]

@Searcher356 your rig needs to be added to the list (@Gumby). Do you have a build thread and/or thread with pics?

It's in there. 3FJ45-13034
I sold it after owning it for 47 years and 700,000 mi.
Great truck.

 

[Matcat]

Mine is in Western Australia now. Was bought in Tasmania.

 

[wilkie]

Looking for a SWB FHT list like the LV list.

Post up the ones you know of, VIN/frame numbers if you can and year. Country it's in and from would be good too as there are a couple of Australian ones that have popped up lately.

If it has a thread, add that to the post and I'll link it in the list. I'll try to sort them by VIN when we get some. I'd like to eliminate the duplicates best we can. I'm thinking a few of these have been passed around.

62 11366 RHD imported to US from NZ
62 11368 cruiser40nerd - OZ
62 11427 slyaussie - OZ
62 11435 West Aussie - OZ
62 11892 lupdog cab only - OZ
62 11941 BTUMAN
62 11980 guy in queensland - OZ
62 12062 BananaBenderQL - OZ
62 12014 FJ40Jim - US
62 12062 BananabenderQLD - OZ
62 NOVIN ex-MarkW Akcruzr son - US
63 13007 RustyNailJustin - RHT conversion - US
63 13018 D'Animal -US
63 13034 COkampy
63 13048 middlecalf - US
63 13057 leadvegas - US
63 13059 3_puppies - US
63 13048 for sale in NV - US
63 13141 @Honger customer Arizona
63 13149 hamburglar11 -US
63 13170 guy in Montana - US
63 13171 Taylor -US
63 13202 some dude in MT - US
63 13317 Waukesha - US
63 13333 Billybongo - US
63 13345 eBay US
63 13315 Cruiserland - NH
63 13358 63FJ45swb - US
64 13364 new2you - US
63 13375 a guy named doug
63 13383 cppilot - US
63 13399 The Catskinner - OZ
63 13413 The Catskinner - OZ
63 13432 cruiser40nerd - OZ
63 13521 KC_Chevota - US
64 13529 jimlockwood - US
64 13659 Idahocrew - US
63 13666 GEOHASKETT - US
63 13673 John Pardi RHT conversion
63 13793 CL sale in Green Bay - US
64 13797 Jarrid -US
64 13405 Cult45 - OZ
63 13804 - toyotaguy34 -US
63 13811 Dmaddox - US
63 13546 landcruiserman-US
63 13880 BJ70 boy -Canada
63 NOVIN Cruisercorps - US
63 NOVIN newyorksackexchange -CAN
63 NOVIN Bob Dobalina -US
63 NOVIN Bioniccruiser - US
64 15046 Lifelong40Fan
64 15067 Abecker - US
64 15163 D'Animal - RHT conversion
64 15210 for sale on gumtree.com - OZ
64 15294 West Aussie - OZ
64 15312 FJ45TOZ - OZ
64 15342 slccruisers - US
64 15552 gb72fj40
64 15554 Loo Dog -US
64 15574 worldwide vintage denver - US
64 15784 jmlockwood - US
64 15793 Ebay classic car marketing - US
64 15795 psreno - US
64 15797 Tornadoalleycruiser - RHT conversion - US
64 15837 BananabenderQLD - OZ
64 15895 mtgski - US
64 16588 Cult45 - Oz
65 16634 Gumby - US
64 16641 64fjcruiser - US
64 16818 The Catskinner - OZ
64 NOVIN Vintage - Can
64 NOVIN Legion - US
64 NOVIN joeyritenour
64 NOVIN son of Legion
64 NOVIN cnyncrvr

65 NOVIN Texican - US
65 NOVIN Anvil


Whitey parts - US
TAC
Mudrak

Billybongo buddy
Earl Warden - RHT conversion - US
Taylor (3)
Bill Davidson - US

1962 11952 wilkie -oz

 

[Searcher356]

1962 11952 wilkie -oz

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Notice the embossed "Land Cruiser" on the surround.
My 63 #13034 had it.
Does anybody know when the "embossed" script stopped?

 

[middlecalf]

Mid-63’ so really prior to ‘64 models, IIRC.

 

[wileycoyote]

Scored this one today. 13672. Been a Montana ranch truck its whole life. Gonna stay in Montana.

 

[wileycoyote]

 

[wngrog]

Scored this one today. 13672. Been a Montana ranch truck its whole life. Gonna stay in Montana. View attachment 3716453

I’ll wait a week until you sell it then I’ll update the list

 

[wileycoyote]

Ironically enough I had to sign a 20 yr deal that he has right of first refusal for purchase price plus parts. This one isn’t going anywhere except the garage so you can update it. It was sold new in Montana and lived its whole lif e same family, father/son until I got it.

 

[wngrog]

20 year deal. Funny. You do you. It’s always a great story.

 

[roadtrak major]

Mine is in Western Australia now. Was bought in Tasmania.

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Yours is one older then mine 13399 but my engine 177933 is one older then yours

 

[Matcat]

Yours is one older then mine 13399 but my engine 177933 is one older then yours

It's strange how it works. I guess they just had the engines sitting there and they grab which ever was closest Do you know where I might find a roof? It's most likely the one thing that will stop me from completing a resto.

 

[roadtrak major]

It's strange how it works. I guess they just had the engines sitting there and they grab which ever was closest Do you know where I might find a roof? It's most likely the one thing that will stop me from completing a resto.

Unfortunately no there very hard to find it's taken me years to find a better one for mine, is yours column shift or floor ?

 

[Matcat]

Was floor when I got it but still had remains of column shift and 4wd activation on the dash.

 

[roadtrak major]

Was floor when I got it but still had remains of column shift and 4wd activation on the dash.

Yours would have had the second generation column shift with the top plate selector, easier to find a gearbox for