Looking at a 1974 Land Cruiser

[Paul_A]

If all the rust is what we see in the pics and the engine and driveline are OK, at $8K I would be on that like stink on sh*t.

 

[jdr4282]

I may be looking at a 1974 model soon. Just noticed a few things that I wanted to get clarified.
-The color appears to be Capri Blue. I cannot find where this was a factory color that year.
-The ignition is steering column mounted....does that mean California model?
-The turn signals are not on the fender, but are under the headlights. The fender is smooth so if there was a hold...it's been filled. Does this mean that someone moved them?

Thanks!

This is my '74 that is Capri Blue

 

[Rocky_LC]

Here’s my (repainted) ‘74…. It was the faded, flat shade on the Toyota Paint chart…. They brightened it up a bit…

I added the “Toyota Landcruiser” metal logos on the outside of the engine bay, and obviously, the rear view mirrors are not stock.

The truck had lost it’s hardtop before I bought it.

Rocky

 

[wngrog]

Nothing looks right about that truck. Sorry. I’d pass.

 

[spyshot]

Nothing looks right about that truck. Sorry. I’d pass.

Besides the turn signals and the paint job, what else is a major problem for you?

 

[spyshot]

He's asking 15k by the way.

 

[brian]

He's asking 15k by the way.

That's too much

 

[Grayscale]

Looks like the center steering wheel cap is red as well indicating it’s a 74 amongst other things.

I thought that the red steering wheel was only for '75?

My biggest gripe is the absence of a license tag holder with illumination. This requires some detailed explanation about how the vehicle was acquired, or how it was used/maintained in service.

I tend to think that fifty years of Ohio weather is going to destroy a 40 that isn't garaged. Better from the unsalted portion of the West. Usually daily drivers get priority in the garage.

 

[wngrog]

The paint is the wrong color and it’s clearly over rust. There will be a lot more peeling soon. These are not rare. Find a better one.

 

[Jdc1]

I’m in Akron and have spoken to the owner of this 40, sent you a PM with my contact info if you’d like to chat.

 

[cims1970fj40]

I thought that the red steering wheel was only for '75?

My biggest gripe is the absence of a license tag holder with illumination. This requires some detailed explanation about how the vehicle was acquired, or how it was used/maintained in service.

I tend to think that fifty years of Ohio weather is going to destroy a 40 that isn't garaged. Better from the unsalted portion of the West. Usually daily drivers get priority in the garage.

I believe it was for a 74 and 75 from what I could find. I was thinking it was 73-74

 

[brian]

I believe it was for a 74 and 75 from what I could find. I was thinking it was 73-74

75.

 

[Boston]

73.

 

[bhsdriller]

A big maybe at half that but not even close to 15k
Like mentioned earlier there's a ton of these out there don't settle

I suspect the rust under the paint is a lot worse than it looks

 

[spyshot]

Thank you all for the responses!

 

[charliemeyer007]

+1 for keep looking. Make a list of things to look at. Have a small magnet with you to look for bondo under the paint. Hearing it run and driving it would be way high on my list before I bought one.

 

[spyshot]

I'll keep looking. Thanks