My New 81 HJ45 Troopy

[Ghetto Fireman]

Well, it's finally arrived. Kids already named it the "Valdez" as it leaks a little.
81 HJ45
LHD
Infamous "H" diesel w/ 117K
4-speed
Pretty clean with minimal rust, did I pay too much, yes probably but I wanted it and besides it's red just like my FJ45. I noticed a couple of things.
Two piece front windows.
Looks like two sets of FJ-40 rear seats, and it has popout windows. Here are some photos.

 

[Chamba]

Great looking rig!! One can never pay too much for the right rig.

I'd love to see this one on the registry - the link is in my signature. Where is it from? Is that a water filler port on the right side above the sand rail?

Cheers,

Josh

 

[a.greenspan]

Great looking rig!! One can never pay too much for the right rig.
Cheers,
Josh

Nice one...
...even front bumper boxes, only very cool rigs have them
like my 43

Cheers
Peter

P.S. would keep the 16 split rims.

 

[Ghetto Fireman]

81 Troopy

I bought it from a gentleman in Canada. But it has these ID's attached. Looks like German and French. Sorry about the blurry photos. Also looks as if it had an aftermarket A/C system? Anyone ever seen a plate attached to the front of the motor like this? Oil is leaking from the filter. I thought that an "H" motor had the canister type oil filter that goes inside of a housing? Someone has put a spin-on filter and it leaks badly. Oil pan needs a new gasket. Exhaust is shot.


Mike

 

[a.greenspan]

... But it has these ID's attached. Looks like German and French.
Mike

Toyota never sold 45`s or 43`s in Germany only the FJ/BJ 40 (42) were offered.
I`m pretty sure your Troopy was sold by Toyota France, than imported to Germany and got a german registration.
Cheers
Peter

 

[3_puppies]

nice glad to see it made the trip.
intersting as it is a non full float rear.

also is there another "gas" door under the driver rear most vent window?

 

[rockcod]

Jeez Mike!!!

Here I was feeling bad because you were selling everything off, and now this rolls into town.....Awesome Brother

 

[daniel.watters]

Clean Lhd diesel troopie. Nice!

 

[2manycruisers]

Nice rig, it looks great.
IIRC my H motor had a spin-on filter.
Euro troopies got the pop-out vent windows instead of the sliders the Aussies got (based on the 2 Euro troopies I've seen. ) Probably more secure than sliders anyway.
The a/c will be nice, interesting bracket. How does it look under the dash?

 

[dukface]

right on, congrats

 

[Chamba]

I can't tell what your VIN is, but are you sure it is an '81? It looks like the first two numbers after HJ45 are '00', which would make it a late '70s (this can't be right, going by the rig itself). If the first two are '08', then that is the highest-number HJ45 I've seen, which must mean that it was one of the last HJ45s ever made.

Great find!


Josh

 

[Elpaka]

i know the guy that use to own this on saltspring island. apparently he got off a guy from germany who used it on trips through europe then he imported it a few years ago. very nice truck

 

[Ghetto Fireman]

81 troopy?

Stopped in at SOR and could not convince Marv either. Here what I have for a vin, matches the one on the frame.


Vin # HJ4500900612

 

[Chamba]

Peter,

Do the Europeans use a different VIN system than the Aussie ones did on the 40 series Cruisers? There are more numbers on this German/French one than there are on the Aussie and pre-'81 US 40 series.

Josh

 

[a.greenspan]

Peter,

Do the Europeans use a different VIN system than the Aussie ones did on the 40 series Cruisers? There are more numbers on this German/French one than there are on the Aussie and pre-'81 US 40 series.
Josh

G`day Josh,
pretty sure they don`t (the producer / Toyota stamp the VIN in)
I was a bit confused when I saw this plate

on Mikes Troopy. It`s not the norm that a used car that come to Germany get a new VIN plate.
There must be a special reason why this 45 got this new plate.


Cheers
Peter

 

[Ghetto Fireman]

Stopped in at SOR and could not convince Marv either. Here what I have for a vin, matches the one on the frame.


Vin # HJ4500900612

According to Marv at SOR after researching the #'s the production date is July 1980.

 

[flatlandhj]

Very nice. You can never pay too much for cool.