Newspaper Ads and Articles (1 Viewer)

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Johnny C got me thinking when he posted an early ad for Blonder's Toyota (now a junkyard) here in CT. There must be other ads out there.

So I found this one for another local dealer..................went to check the place out, just a typical mom and pop garage.....abandoned now.

These are all from Google News searching Toyota, Land Cruiser and Toyopet for '59,60,61 .................... so hit those library microfiches and search engines and lets see some more old print!

Click the link for credits and the full res ad:

The New London Day 1960

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Milwaukee Journal 1960

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Spokesman Review - 1959

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Prescott Evening Courier - 1960

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Kentucky New Era - 1959

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

These struck my darker side.................the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Lewiston Evening Journal 1959

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Miami News - 1959

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Toyota and FORD? This one died an early death.

Miami News - 1959

 

[JohnnyC]

yeah that venture died....however ford and toyota were very much in a very friendly relationship back then...it was more of logistics that killed the project.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Last one for me since we're into 40's now......

Eugene Register - 1961

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Very cool

 

[Living in the Past]

Hey Jim send me a link to the ads in post 4. I can't find it. Stock Toyota photos or done local? All three of my 1960 FJ40s from AZ were white and all three had the factory installed PTO.

 

[JohnnyC]

nice job Jim....is it ok for Aussie ad stuff?

good idea for the links...i never really have the time to organize a good post

I should probably get in the habit of doing that type of thing...i normally look for alil while save what i find and post later when i got the time.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Hey Jim send me a link to the ads in post 4. I can't find it. Stock Toyota photos or done local? All three of my 1960 FJ40s from AZ were white and all three had the factory installed PTO.

Works for me, try page 6 here:
Prescott Evening Courier - Google News Archive Search

nice job Jim....is it ok for Aussie ad stuff?

good idea for the links...i never really have the time to organize a good post

I should probably get in the habit of doing that type of thing...i normally look for alil while save what i find and post later when i got the time.

I couldn't figure out how to capture the whole images full res.............so I mailed myself the links about a month ago. Good on the Aussie stuff.

 

[Dobster]

Landcruiser Imports to Australia - The Age 1958

I can't work out how to save the image of this from google - Help there from any one - tried to send it to myself - but no luck.

Here looks to be an article on B & D importing the 25s in 1958 with a photo of the chasis and front only.

Might clear up some questions that have been on Mud for awhile.

The Age - Google News Archive Search

Cheers Dobster

 

[JohnnyC]

here are some more...i'll be taking a hiatis soon....summer is rolling just around the corner...and posting stuff up will be limited due to summer work being actual work for me


dec 12 1957
sep 20 1957
1959 news ad

 

[JohnnyC]

i dont have links....but...as search thru google news will find them all

heres the ad that dobster was linking to

1958

 

[JohnnyC]

and some more

feb 18 1958
and jan 21 1958

 

[JohnnyC]

and more from 1962...yes fj40....but a cool one