BaT Miami: (Not Mine) 1994 FZJ75 Pickup LX (1 Viewer)

Year

1994

Vehicle Model

1. 70 Series

Location

Miami, Florida United States

Color

Beige

It will be interesting to see where this one goes. Venezuelan truck. Not crazy about the white roof. Any guesses on final price for the auction?

1994 Toyota Land Cruiser LX FZJ75 Pickup - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-toyota-land-cruiser-40/

 

[EWheeler]

Do these ever get imported without being "restored" by the SA's? Would love to own one of these without paying for all the sub par work that will need to be undone.

 

[Will Van]

Do these ever get imported without being "restored" by the SA's? Would love to own one of these without paying for all the sub par work that will need to be undone.

Rarely. The importers know that the average American buyer just wants a pretty/shiny truck. And labor is cheap in the export countries. So they are incentivized to "restore" them before export. It's a very niche consumer that wants patina (perhaps not on this forum though).

I think there is also a cultural disconnect on what constitutes "improvement," especially South American trucks. Here is a good example: No Reserve: 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-toyota-land-cruiser-fj40-31/

I have also been told that Middle Eastern bureaucracies will not allow trucks to be sold/exported without a repaint. Not sure how much truth there is to that.

There are also some vendors/members here on the forum that can import exactly what you want (an unmolested truck). But there is typically a premium paid for their services.

Finally, bear in mind that Venezuelan trucks are a compromise from Toyota's original design for any Land Cruiser. The Venezuelan government was partially socializing the production of the trucks. Toyota would send them parts and partially assembled trucks, and then they were completed in Venezuela to boost the economy. This is why Venezuelan trucks have the Dana 60 rear axle and retained the 40 series bed. Probably irrelevant to most consumers.

 

[EWheeler]

1. I think there is also a cultural disconnect on what constitutes "improvement," especially South American trucks. Here is a good example: No Reserve: 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-toyota-land-cruiser-fj40-31/

2. Finally, bear in mind that Venezuelan trucks are a compromise from Toyota's original design for any Land Cruiser. The Venezuelan government was partially socializing the production of the trucks. Toyota would send them parts and partially assembled trucks, and then they were completed in Venezuela to boost the economy. This is why Venezuelan trucks have the Dana 60 rear axle and retained the 40 series bed. Probably irrelevant to most consumers.

1. Couldn't agree more. You can see that daily as you drive around anywhere in America. Someone will be happy with that FJ40 on BAT. I would not be, and not because I'm a purist.

2. Good insight, thanks for sharing.

 

[DCAlbarran]

I’ve got this trucks 30-year older twin

 

[Arizona Jeff]

$60k is my bet.

 

[Arizona Jeff]

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I’ve got this trucks 30-year older twin

I used to have the cousin...

 

[akgerman]

I’m thinking $69k. For the nice.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Rarely. The importers know that the average American buyer just wants a pretty/shiny truck. And labor is cheap in the export countries. So they are incentivized to "restore" them before export. It's a very niche consumer that wants patina (perhaps not on this forum though).

I think there is also a cultural disconnect on what constitutes "improvement," especially South American trucks. Here is a good example: No Reserve: 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-toyota-land-cruiser-fj40-31/

I have also been told that Middle Eastern bureaucracies will not allow trucks to be sold/exported without a repaint. Not sure how much truth there is to that.

There are also some vendors/members here on the forum that can import exactly what you want (an unmolested truck). But there is typically a premium paid for their services.

Finally, bear in mind that Venezuelan trucks are a compromise from Toyota's original design for any Land Cruiser. The Venezuelan government was partially socializing the production of the trucks. Toyota would send them parts and partially assembled trucks, and then they were completed in Venezuela to boost the economy. This is why Venezuelan trucks have the Dana 60 rear axle and retained the 40 series bed. Probably irrelevant to most consumers.

Funny how “pre-restoration” photos are never provided.
There is a change that this truck is the “find of a lifetime” and an equal chance that it’s held together by the “grace of God”.

 

[Arizona Jeff]

Funny how “pre-restoration” photos are never provided.
There is a change that this truck is the “find of a lifetime” and an equal chance that it’s held together by the “grace of God”.

There are pre-restoration pics posted

 

[Gun Runner 5]

There are pre-restoration pics posted

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I guess there’s a first for everything.

 

[OGBeno]

$30K for a Venezuelan truck.



Awesome.

 

[FJ73Texas]

$60k is my bet.

Sorry but I pity anyone who pays $60K for that particular truck. And they are a fool if they don't look at it first in person before paying that much.

 

[Will Van]

My guess is $47k.

 

[1BDA5560]

$35k would be my guess

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Isn’t BAT one of those auction sights where the bidding process can go crazy in the last few minutes?

 

[Will Van]

Isn’t BAT one of those auction sights where the bidding process can go crazy in the last few minutes?

Yes. But there is also no guarantee you actually get paid from the winning bidder. I wouldn’t consider it “sold” until the check clears.

 

[Reinhardtius]

$60k is my bet.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Looks like a good time to sell pickups.

 

[Reinhardtius]

It has seemed to always be a good time, unless you are trying to sell one with a box of donuts and shady EPA/NHTSTA compliance scheme!