Its finally here. I saw this over a year ago and kept going back and forth about buying it. In the end, I decided finding an all original 1967 FJ40 FST with only 78,000 original miles was to cool to pass up. This truck was purchased new in 1967 by a geologist from University of Berkley. I bought it from the family who purchased it in 1969.
My latest Cruiser purchase has arrived
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BeerM3
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NICE! Unless there's a small block chevy hiding under the hood that is remarkably preserved.
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oregon fj
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Interesting that it lacks the 3 footman loops on the corners of the tub that my '64 FST has. I thought those were on all FSTs regardless of year.
Also I’m pretty sure this isn’t original paint. Original color for sure. But likely that means someone’s taken care to paint it and take care of any issues before they arose which ultimately has resulted in a Very very well preserved original body. Super nice find.
Is this the one that was listed at $20k for the last year in NorCal craigs?
Is this the one that was listed at $20k for the last year in NorCal craigs?
Well done!
If I had to guess- they are there but were removed and sealed up when painted as they weren’t needed with that top style.
Michael B
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Great find Gabe!
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I did not see it on craigslist. I saw it on Facebook for sale. As far as the paint goes, I have owned at least 25 fj40's and have been in the car business for the last 20 years. I am 98% confident it has original paint from a quick look over it. Not sure about the footman loops though. I did not notice that so you never know. It showed up after midnight last night and I headed out to work first thing this morning. I will check it over this evening and report back.
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I just found a few other fj40 fst that appeared to be original paint and do not have the loops on it. I wonder it that was common with that year. My friend has a 1967 fj40 fst so I will look at his to confirm.
Barn Find 1967 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser All Original 76K Miles Survivor
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Barn Find 1967 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser All Original 76K Miles Survivor
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Some discussion here about which years had footman loops and where they were placed: Footman Loops
As to paint- it’s very hard to decipher in pics on a small iPad mini-but Questions I had would be :
Did toyota paint liscense plate light in 60s? And bumpers?
Did toyota paint liscense plate light in 60s? And bumpers?
And did toyota paint the turn signals and mirror arms and window holddown hooks white or silver in the late 60s FST’s?
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This thing really has not yellowed much. It has been stored inside and had a cover on it for years. Last plate year was 2010 and it still has its original black license plates. It came with a car cover which is why the paint looks as nice as it does. I will post more photos once I get it cleaned up.
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Very nice.
DSB345
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Nice find!
Nice cruiser! Now just put a carbed 350 v8 in it, some dana 44s and a spring over and get it dirty!
