fj45

[joeyritenour]

How rare is a fj45 swb non removable top???

 

[island45]

I think I can honestly say that since getting my drivers license in '69, I have only encountered one fj 45 of any type driving on the road. (other than the few that I worked with and knew locally). It was a long wheelbase pickup, and we passed by each other driving across a dam somewhere in the Southwest in '93. Of course we flashed our lights. So to answer your question, about like hen's teeth.

 

[D'Animal]

Most who have them do not use then as daily drivers so they are not seen that much.

 

[bull]

The SWB removable top is probably the rarest FJ45 pick up.

 

[mmcinnis]

I would agree with Bull on this one. SWB, top comes off buy it. Very rare.

 

[Landpimp]

I would disagree........the non removeable fixed top with the fixed front window frame(all these has the stamped bezel) is IMOP rarier.......but also I feel its worth less than the removable top 45 short bed

The SWB removable top is probably the rarest FJ45 pick up.

 

[Kief]

Yup, NR top SWB is pretty rare, I have seen more of those than a RT SWB but I have no idea of actual numbers imported. Definitely the NR tops are cool but are less practical as the cabs are smaller and parts are harder if not impossible to get for the top/windows.

 

[abecker]

45s et al

anyone care to throw in their thoughts on LVs and Troopies in relation to SWBs?

 

[bull]

I would disagree........the non removeable fixed top with the fixed front window frame(all these has the stamped bezel) is IMOP rarier.......but also I feel its worth less than the removable top 45 short bed

Since the top doesn't come off doesn't that automatically make the window frame fixed?

My 45 Rarity list (rare to not so rare)

SWB
LV
LPB (1960s)
LPB(1970s)
Troopys

 

[joeyritenour]

The top and the side rails do come off!! It is a little short!! Not much room to move the seat back, but I am thinking of adding another 6". Having it all apart makes it easy!! I could almost use what I cut of from the bed to add to the cab. A little more metal and I'm done!!
I wouldn't want to decrease it's value? That might just do so?? or maybe it might be more appealing??? What do you guys think???? Thanks joe

 

[Eco 45]

Anytime you do something custom to a vehicle you have to find someone with similar taste when you go to sell it. If the vehicle is stock you, will have those that are interested in it based on its stock condition and those that are interested in it because they see potential for customizing it for themselves. But in the end you have to ask yourself—what is going to make the truck most enjoyable for me while I own it?

For rarity: I would have to agree with Bull’s List---however Troopies are rare in the US but they are rather abundant in several other countries---which makes it easy to find parts.

 

[Landpimp]

no, the front window in theory can drop down even on a fixed top, but on the fixed window 45's its all one peice, welded etc etc.....only a torch will drop that window

Since the top doesn't come off doesn't that automatically make the window frame fixed?

My 45 Rarity list (rare to not so rare)

SWB
LV
LPB (1960s)
LPB(1970s)
Troopys

 

[65swb45]

no, the front window in theory can drop down even on a fixed top, but on the fixed window 45's its all one peice, welded etc etc.....only a torch will drop that window

For those who may not get landpimps distinction, there were actually two different fixed top 45s. The 62 year model actually had the windshield frame moulded into the cowl at the factory with no seam. The 63 fixed top had a separate windshield frame, just had steel plates in place of hinges.

And I also agree that the swb removable top is the most sought after, regardless of whether it's the rarest.

 

[Landpimp]

like this

For those who may not get landpimps distinction, there were actually two different fixed top 45s. The 62 year model actually had the windshield frame moulded into the cowl at the factory with no seam. The 63 fixed top had a separate windshield frame, just had steel plates in place of hinges.

And I also agree that the swb removable top is the most sought after, regardless of whether it's the rarest.

 

[kkt]

another example

Fixed top swb

 

[psreno]

Back ten years ago when I bought mine for $700 I had asked the same question around on the LCML and was directed to a site that had import numbers and models. For 1964 model FJ45's they listed 427 imported. I have unfortunately lost the link so I can't back that number up. In talking with Mark A., he assures me that all the 1964's were built in 63 and were only titled as 1964 models because they were on the boat as the new year passed.

 

[Bear]

Not being very up on these: Is the split rear window another clue to a fixed-top SWB?
Or did the split window show up on other trucks?

 

[psreno]

split rear windows

Having looked high and low for the rear window weatherstripping I haven't found another vehicle with them. They open necessarily otherwise there would not be any airflow through the cab and it's bad enough in the summer.

 

[65swb45]

Back ten years ago when I bought mine for $700 I had asked the same question around on the LCML and was directed to a site that had import numbers and models. For 1964 model FJ45's they listed 427 imported. I have unfortunately lost the link so I can't back that number up. In talking with Mark A., he assures me that all the 1964's were built in 63 and were only titled as 1964 models because they were on the boat as the new year passed.

I think I said something 'close' to what you've posted. What I have said that IMO all split window '64 pickups were made in 63 and titled as 'year first sold'. Every once in a while you'll see a fixed top for sale listed as a '65 even, which isn't necessarily a misnomer if that is when it was FIRST registered.

Best

Mark A.

 

[Shawn Russell]

Yes, the non removable top has the split rear window.

Shawn