Fj25la fj25lb fj25lc fj25ld
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Looking around in our section I see one big flaw. On the registory count I see a lot of FJ25LBs when I don't believe I have ever seen a B type FJ25 that was imported to the US. I remember Phil has or had one. It was part of two parts vehicles he bought together. I believe it was #39/#40 and #40 being a B type but with a VIN in Spanish. Some early FJ40s were imported with a soft top and barns doors but don't believe the FJ25s were. Standard type was probably never exported out of Japan and probably dropped pretty early. Even the seven 1956 FJ25s from the JDM brought to Peru were A type. The one surviving has a tire carrier mix with standard type base attached to the tub. Pretty sure Toyota dropped the A style bows before 1960 in favor of the B style since the A style wouldn't work with jump seats. Then with the FJ40s the bows that were B were now A and B being the style which used the ambulance doors in back. Another cool option we never seen to get in the US.
On the VIn plate color black was the older but how they switched is going to hard to figure out. I own four 1960 FJ25s. Oldest one is black, second oldest is MIA and the two newest are silver. Pattern? Well I have two 1961 FJ40s and both are black. It may have been a port of delivery thing. This VIN plate could only being used on Land Cruiser since the FA trucks were never imported and the Toyopet didn't have a F engine. But a FJ25 and FJ40 could have use the same tag stamped at the port. We know the FJ40 was being sold before all the FJ25s were gone. Different ports may have used up the old tags they had sooner and switched to the later style while other ports were still using the old style. If something was on the tag showing where it was imported it would have helped a lot.
On the VIn plate color black was the older but how they switched is going to hard to figure out. I own four 1960 FJ25s. Oldest one is black, second oldest is MIA and the two newest are silver. Pattern? Well I have two 1961 FJ40s and both are black. It may have been a port of delivery thing. This VIN plate could only being used on Land Cruiser since the FA trucks were never imported and the Toyopet didn't have a F engine. But a FJ25 and FJ40 could have use the same tag stamped at the port. We know the FJ40 was being sold before all the FJ25s were gone. Different ports may have used up the old tags they had sooner and switched to the later style while other ports were still using the old style. If something was on the tag showing where it was imported it would have helped a lot.
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- #31
the B on the end is for vin tag color
the only B on the list is the 1957 fj25lkb
i should probably move the vin tag color to the oposite side....it is a bit confusing that it doesnt space it out as it is in MS Word
the only B on the list is the 1957 fj25lkb
i should probably move the vin tag color to the oposite side....it is a bit confusing that it doesnt space it out as it is in MS Word
Option 3 three would be to have me delete my post and forget I ever said andything and let Johnny and this new guy Jim (Cruiser_Nerd) just handle it. Have been under the weather since Thanksgiving and probably should not have posted anything.
PS: Johnny I should be able to get all the info you PMed me about except the color of the one VIN plate. Just might be next week.
PS: Johnny I should be able to get all the info you PMed me about except the color of the one VIN plate. Just might be next week.
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- #35
thats perfectly ok to post anything up IMO ecpecially from LITP it was confusing ...and if it confused you ...it would have confused people who have no idea what we're talking about.
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
Albert Einstein Quote
LOL
alot of time i have NO idea what i'm doing
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
Albert Einstein Quote
LOL
alot of time i have NO idea what i'm doing
I didn't want Johnny to get discouraged talking to himself in here.
Seriously, at least someone is reading this stuff. I think that Spanish VIN I added may be one of Phil's 25's ..memory being jogged by one of John's posts.
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- #37
if you hear me arguing with myself....send help...have them bring a little white jacket with nice straps on the back
I'm reading it also.
On a side note...Johnny, you need a 25
On a side note...Johnny, you need a 25