Media Patina Appreciation: Show Us Your Rusty Land Cruiser!

[Tancruiser]

This is number one sons barn find 55 a little fluid film and a whole lotta elbow grease.

 

[Flatlanderfj40]

#coronappe

 

[Bripars40]

I took my rusty 40 out on a trip last week. I think I’m going to let some of the new bed rust a bit to match the rest of the truck.

 

[Wayneraintree]

A few years ago I pulled this 76' out of a run-in shelter on a farm in Nelson County KY. A previous owner's wife painted the murals on the doors in the 80's while in Louisville. I repaired the rear sill to a functional state and sold it to my neighbor so it is in good hands.

 

[jdr4282]

my 1974...

 

[JLawson]

Awesome! New springs, new shocks, new disc brake conversion, new wheels and new tires...and old rope holding on the body! Classic! I love it!

 

[bhsdriller]

 

[wngrog]

 

[Ocho77]

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

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this is one sweet rig! One of my favorites! Had some windshield time on it. Ticked off a major bucket list. Thanks @Ocho77!!

 

[G-Cat]

Old, but one of my favorites

 

[Hogan]

Our 1971 survivor, no one at the dealership seem to have a clue. Kinda sad.

 

[1911]

... no one at the dealership seem to have a clue.

It would be an unusual dealer that did, in my experience. The parts department of the small (and small-town) dealer closest to me knows what mine is; no others have a clue. Drove it to the biggest dealer in several counties car shopping with my daughter once and a salesperson comes out, walks around it, and says "I didn't know Toyota made a jeep!"

 

[wngrog]

 

[wngrog]

 

[mtn biker]

It would be an unusual dealer that did, in my experience. The parts department of the small (and small-town) dealer closest to me knows what mine is; no others have a clue. Drove it to the biggest dealer in several counties car shopping with my daughter once and a salesperson comes out, walks around it, and says "I didn't know Toyota made a jeep!"

Did you walk out right then and there once he said that

 

[1911]

Did you walk out right then and there once he said that

Actually, my response was "Yeah, they call it a Land Cruiser".

We didn't buy a car from there.

 

[Dizzy]

I'm looking at a receipt, from my Toyota dealer Service Center, that describes the vehicle as a '75 Toyota Rav4.

 

[mtn biker]

I'm looking at a receipt, from my Toyota dealer Service Center, that describes the vehicle as a '75 Toyota Rav4.

 

[Hogan]

It would be an unusual dealer that did, in my experience. The parts department of the small (and small-town) dealer closest to me knows what mine is; no others have a clue. Drove it to the biggest dealer in several counties car shopping with my daughter once and a salesperson comes out, walks around it, and says "I didn't know Toyota made a jeep!"

I know I sent a picture of my 40 to the dealer that sold it new. I don't know what I was expecting. I guess I thought they might have gotten a little excited or something, but for a dealer it's more of a transactional business. It's tough being a romantic.

I'm being a little harsh a few years ago while at a different dealer a salesman did come out and knew exactly what it was.