lowenbrau
SILVER Star
I hope I'm not pushing the envelope too far by posting my Sept '66 FJ40 in this club. It sure does have a lot more in common with the FJ25s than the post '68 Fj40s.
I've always wanted an early 40 series to return to stock unrestored running condition and I have been holding out for a 1966 ( my birth year), I have found them harder to find than the years before or after. Mark Whatley had one in is boneyard that he offered to me years ago if I couldn't find one closer to home. Recently this one turned up a few hours away and I knew I had to have it.
Canada got its first Toyota dealers in 1965 and I imagine they mostly sold Crowns. I don't know how many TLCs would have come here in the first year but it was odd that they were slightly different spec than their US bound versions. I don't think we ever got any column shifters and mine is three on the floor from the factory. Also we got upholstery ( such as it is) on the doors to keep a bit of the cold out. I'm not sure why but this one got a full set of footman's loops with a hardtop but someone borrowed one to hold a gerry can in place on the side of the tub. I assume that the wheels had no clips for hubcaps since the spare tire carrier has a factory reflector in the centre of it.
Anyway, without further ado, may I present my 1966, FJ40 Cdn.
I've always wanted an early 40 series to return to stock unrestored running condition and I have been holding out for a 1966 ( my birth year), I have found them harder to find than the years before or after. Mark Whatley had one in is boneyard that he offered to me years ago if I couldn't find one closer to home. Recently this one turned up a few hours away and I knew I had to have it.
Canada got its first Toyota dealers in 1965 and I imagine they mostly sold Crowns. I don't know how many TLCs would have come here in the first year but it was odd that they were slightly different spec than their US bound versions. I don't think we ever got any column shifters and mine is three on the floor from the factory. Also we got upholstery ( such as it is) on the doors to keep a bit of the cold out. I'm not sure why but this one got a full set of footman's loops with a hardtop but someone borrowed one to hold a gerry can in place on the side of the tub. I assume that the wheels had no clips for hubcaps since the spare tire carrier has a factory reflector in the centre of it.
Anyway, without further ado, may I present my 1966, FJ40 Cdn.