All,
I am in search of a 1972 FJ40 that my father owned when he was in highschool (early 1990's). It came from Arizona, being brought up by a family friend for resale. We live in Erie, Pa, and after swapping the engine and making some modifications, he sold it to a fellow in town around 1990/91. That man kept it for awhile and then one day it disappeared, never to be seen or heard of again. It has always been the vehicle that should have never been sold, and a few years ago, I dug up the VIN number (from that family friend). No one in the area had seen it, everyone who had scrapped them, didn't have the VIN tag. I got a few replys from Craigslist to check out "Ih9mud" and post it there, but I didn't take it seriously.
Today, while surfing the internet at work, I accidentally stumbled across a VIN search on the Ohio DMV website. I recalled my Dad's old FJ40 and thought to give it a shot. Sure enough, it popped up, being titled in Ohio in 2012, and being transferred to Indiana in 2016. So, I came to IH8MUD and searched "1972 Ohio" and found this thread: For Sale - 1972 FJ40 Ohio/U.S.A. - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1972-fj40-ohio-u-s-a.955124/
That was it. This has to be the same land cruiser.
So. I am in search of this 1972 FJ40 VIN number FJ40130049.
Any leads or help would be greatly appreciated. I paid for a VIN search, and it is still supposedly titled in Indiana. I did message user "Patient Pending" and am eagerly awaiting a response.
No we're not going to offer the current owner 50k to buy it back, but would love to know it's whereabouts and if it's still alive and kicking!
THANK YOU!
I am in search of a 1972 FJ40 that my father owned when he was in highschool (early 1990's). It came from Arizona, being brought up by a family friend for resale. We live in Erie, Pa, and after swapping the engine and making some modifications, he sold it to a fellow in town around 1990/91. That man kept it for awhile and then one day it disappeared, never to be seen or heard of again. It has always been the vehicle that should have never been sold, and a few years ago, I dug up the VIN number (from that family friend). No one in the area had seen it, everyone who had scrapped them, didn't have the VIN tag. I got a few replys from Craigslist to check out "Ih9mud" and post it there, but I didn't take it seriously.
Today, while surfing the internet at work, I accidentally stumbled across a VIN search on the Ohio DMV website. I recalled my Dad's old FJ40 and thought to give it a shot. Sure enough, it popped up, being titled in Ohio in 2012, and being transferred to Indiana in 2016. So, I came to IH8MUD and searched "1972 Ohio" and found this thread: For Sale - 1972 FJ40 Ohio/U.S.A. - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1972-fj40-ohio-u-s-a.955124/
That was it. This has to be the same land cruiser.
So. I am in search of this 1972 FJ40 VIN number FJ40130049.
Any leads or help would be greatly appreciated. I paid for a VIN search, and it is still supposedly titled in Indiana. I did message user "Patient Pending" and am eagerly awaiting a response.
No we're not going to offer the current owner 50k to buy it back, but would love to know it's whereabouts and if it's still alive and kicking!
THANK YOU!
