My wife and I bought a new Yellow '79 in early 1980 from Toyota of Tulsa. Serial number FJ04000308178. I regretfully sold it after only two years of ownership. It remained locally owned for a number of years and I had two different chances to buy it back but didn't. It was always pretty easy to spot by a thin, horizontal black stripe at the top to tub joint. (When I first removed the hardtop for summer fun there was primer under the gasket. I thought I was being slick by spray bomb painting over the primer with semi-gloss black. I figured taking the stripe down to the tub body line would make the paint line crisp. This would cover the primer (and a small amount of the factory yellow). I did not think about the 3/4" of black stripe showing once the top was back on.)
I figure chances are slim but wondering if anyone knows the whereabouts of my old 40. I have not seen it locally for many years but maybe it's stuck back in someone's shop.
When new it was pretty "light" on options. No radio & no lock-out hubs. I added these items later (aftermarket). I still have the window sticker and a spare key. Only option was rear seat heater.
I've owned a couple of 40s since, (and currently have a '78 I'm trying to bring back from near death), but how cool would it be to have my first one.
I figure chances are slim but wondering if anyone knows the whereabouts of my old 40. I have not seen it locally for many years but maybe it's stuck back in someone's shop.
When new it was pretty "light" on options. No radio & no lock-out hubs. I added these items later (aftermarket). I still have the window sticker and a spare key. Only option was rear seat heater.I've owned a couple of 40s since, (and currently have a '78 I'm trying to bring back from near death), but how cool would it be to have my first one.
