ToyosandHam
SILVER Star
Good morning everyone. I'm new to LC life and offroading in general but humble and willing to learn. Someone from your group was kind enough to hand me a flyer at Home Depot this weekend and I understand Billy's is the place to be this Thursday. I plan to be there but don't laugh if I show up in a Tacoma. The new (to me) LC is getting some love this week and I may not have it this Thursday. Looking forward to saying hello to everyone and to joining Dixieland Cruisers and TLCA. Waiting until I talk to the right folks before doing either so that I can make sure I'm supporting the chapter properly.
Me and LCs: Been in love with LandCruisers my whole life but never owned one before. Owned plenty of Jeeps back in my mullet 70s/80s days and have a Tacoma 4x4 right now that gets dirty occassionally but is focused on being a reliable primary vehicle. I've lived and worked more overseas in EMEAR and APJC than I have in the US and have always envied the toys our peers across the pond were able to have. Starting looking for myself casually about three years ago. Mostly at 70s and 79s but I didn't like the Turbo4 and the 79 was too big. Learned about the mid-sized 73s and 74s but didn't see them floating thru the US that often. Wasn't looking for perfection and couldn't afford it anyway. Just something to enjoy. Patience paid off and I recently found a 73 on Ebay for sale by a fellow ih8mud member (thanks @joekatana !) who was willing to work with me after his original sale fell thru.
New (to me) LC: 1991 Toyota LandCruiser HZJ73. 1HZ straight 6 diesel. H55 5-speed manual. Left hand drive.
Thank you and see you soon.
-Charles
1991 HZJ73
Me and LCs: Been in love with LandCruisers my whole life but never owned one before. Owned plenty of Jeeps back in my mullet 70s/80s days and have a Tacoma 4x4 right now that gets dirty occassionally but is focused on being a reliable primary vehicle. I've lived and worked more overseas in EMEAR and APJC than I have in the US and have always envied the toys our peers across the pond were able to have. Starting looking for myself casually about three years ago. Mostly at 70s and 79s but I didn't like the Turbo4 and the 79 was too big. Learned about the mid-sized 73s and 74s but didn't see them floating thru the US that often. Wasn't looking for perfection and couldn't afford it anyway. Just something to enjoy. Patience paid off and I recently found a 73 on Ebay for sale by a fellow ih8mud member (thanks @joekatana !) who was willing to work with me after his original sale fell thru.
New (to me) LC: 1991 Toyota LandCruiser HZJ73. 1HZ straight 6 diesel. H55 5-speed manual. Left hand drive.
Thank you and see you soon.
-Charles
1991 HZJ73