Been wanting to start a build thread and just now making the time.
First a little history. Sold my most recent FJ40 back in 2014 and have missed it ever since. FJ40's have gone up and up in price over the years and I just wasn't sure I would be able to afford another one. Lost my Mom to a heart attack back in March of 2018 and life went into neutral for a couple months. Found out my Mom left my sister and I both a little money and I knew she would want me to be smart with it but also enjoy it. Started looking for another FJ40 that was fairly original but also affordable and with a lot of potential. After months of looking, saw this green 1975 and the wife and I went to go see it. Was told it was used to plow snow on the owners property. I liked all the positives and could live with and deal with the negatives. The license plates had not been renewed since 1998 so it had been sitting or driven only on private property for the last 20 years. Made a deal and gave a deposit that day, then my son and I went back with a dolly and paid for/picked it up a couple days later on March 12, 2019. On the way home from the initial drive and handshake, the wife said we had to name it. We threw around a few names and wanted to find something that was an homage to my Mom. We finally decided on Mr Grinch. That was one of my Mom's favorite movies and it also went along with the Rustic Green paint. She would be smiling.
Some pics from the day we brought him home.
First a little history. Sold my most recent FJ40 back in 2014 and have missed it ever since. FJ40's have gone up and up in price over the years and I just wasn't sure I would be able to afford another one. Lost my Mom to a heart attack back in March of 2018 and life went into neutral for a couple months. Found out my Mom left my sister and I both a little money and I knew she would want me to be smart with it but also enjoy it. Started looking for another FJ40 that was fairly original but also affordable and with a lot of potential. After months of looking, saw this green 1975 and the wife and I went to go see it. Was told it was used to plow snow on the owners property. I liked all the positives and could live with and deal with the negatives. The license plates had not been renewed since 1998 so it had been sitting or driven only on private property for the last 20 years. Made a deal and gave a deposit that day, then my son and I went back with a dolly and paid for/picked it up a couple days later on March 12, 2019. On the way home from the initial drive and handshake, the wife said we had to name it. We threw around a few names and wanted to find something that was an homage to my Mom. We finally decided on Mr Grinch. That was one of my Mom's favorite movies and it also went along with the Rustic Green paint. She would be smiling.
Some pics from the day we brought him home.
. Was also the first time in all the F40's Ive owned that I drove one with the windshield folded down.
