My name is Joel Ericson. I've been on MUD for some time. Via some encouragement from fellow cruiserheads at the Solid Axle Summit, I recently sprang for a small business membership so that I can pitch my “wares” to you all here. I’m not much of a salesman… but I do have a lot to offer if you don’t mind your Land Cruiser having an origin in the Middle East.
My first Land Cruiser ownership started in the Middle East during my 11 years of living there. While there I made some wonderful friends that also enjoyed Cruisers. Through those relationships I got my 1977 FJ40 restored. To make a long story short, the shop that restored my FJ40 asked if I would be interested in sending some to the States for sale… there’s a premium on a properly restored FJ40 here as compared to over in the UAE (though they are reaching parity).
Hence Mideast Classics was born. We’ve imported a number of restored 40-series and more recently experimented with restoring an Omani 70-series Troopy. In addition, I’ve recently branched out into importing project trucks… that is, Land Cruiser’s imported in an as-is condition for a seller to snag and do their own work.
The general model is that my partner in the Middle East sources the trucks and we restore them in his shop. I taught their crew how to do the OEM disk brake conversions as well as power steering upgrades. We have a dummy Vintage Air unit over there that they mockup the AC and heat equipment with. We then import them and do some last-mile work on the trucks including the Vintage Air install. Then we sell them. We is my dad (@KSDaddio) and I. When I still lived overseas he ran the US side of things; now we tag team it.
The project trucks are directly imported without making a stop for restoration.
Our current inventory can be found here: Mideast Classics - https://mideastclassics.com/inventory. There you can also learn a bit more about the past trucks we’ve sold and what services we offer.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me here on MUD with any questions, or via phone, text, or email:
Joel Ericson
joel@mideastclassics.com
480-408-2988
My first Land Cruiser ownership started in the Middle East during my 11 years of living there. While there I made some wonderful friends that also enjoyed Cruisers. Through those relationships I got my 1977 FJ40 restored. To make a long story short, the shop that restored my FJ40 asked if I would be interested in sending some to the States for sale… there’s a premium on a properly restored FJ40 here as compared to over in the UAE (though they are reaching parity).
Hence Mideast Classics was born. We’ve imported a number of restored 40-series and more recently experimented with restoring an Omani 70-series Troopy. In addition, I’ve recently branched out into importing project trucks… that is, Land Cruiser’s imported in an as-is condition for a seller to snag and do their own work.
The general model is that my partner in the Middle East sources the trucks and we restore them in his shop. I taught their crew how to do the OEM disk brake conversions as well as power steering upgrades. We have a dummy Vintage Air unit over there that they mockup the AC and heat equipment with. We then import them and do some last-mile work on the trucks including the Vintage Air install. Then we sell them. We is my dad (@KSDaddio) and I. When I still lived overseas he ran the US side of things; now we tag team it.
The project trucks are directly imported without making a stop for restoration.
Our current inventory can be found here: Mideast Classics - https://mideastclassics.com/inventory. There you can also learn a bit more about the past trucks we’ve sold and what services we offer.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me here on MUD with any questions, or via phone, text, or email:
Joel Ericson
joel@mideastclassics.com
480-408-2988
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