Yard find

[eazzrider]

Yard find/Update...found the owner....more pics

Neighbor says it's been setting there for years. House is abandoned. Tracking down owner.

Wish me luck.

 

[PixelWrangler]

Sweet find. Do you have access to the cruiser for more photos and vin#?


Good Luck!

 

[eazzrider]

There is a dog and a couple of goats in the yard. Not too worried about either. Just don't want to trespass. Owner is a local guy, just have to find him. Small town, shouldn't be too hard.

 

[My71FJ40]

Nice! Still has stock steelies too

 

[BigRedFJ40]

Hopefully the floors are still there........ would be a shame if it was a rotten little stocker

 

[Isaacjohnstar]

If you can't find the owner google adverse possession.

 

[alan m]

Gold is where you find it
Alan

 

[eazzrider]

1 owner, last tagged in 97, driven with broken exhaust manifold, says valves are burnt.
Trying to get him to throw in the goat.

 

[weagle99]

That rig seems to be complete and in good shape. I think the front turn signals came from an earlier model.

The first picture you posted above with the goat standing on the hood is possibly one of the best on mud.

 

[eazzrider]

At one time there were 3 of them on the hood and roof. Try that with anything less than a LC.

 

[razorback06]

Great find whats your plans for it,

 

[Devilmans Hand]

throw another 2f in there and drive it!

Goat is tasty, but those ones look a bit old and tough.

 

[eazzrider]

"Great find whats your plans for it,"

Lots of time and money I am sure.

 

[jmdaniel]

The first picture you posted above with the goat standing on the hood is possibly one of the best on mud.

+1

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Wow...clean looking rig! Did you find the owner, and convince him to sell it to you?

Those turn signals are not even Toyota...just big auto store, after market lights one would put on a trailer...but the rest of this '77 or '78 looks in surprising good shape!! I would not be surprised that if with some MMO, you can get the engine running again.

Edit: x3 on loving the goat pics

 

[byrd_hntr]

That rear sill looks good. Those look bias ply tires, that puts an last driven age on it. Good find.

 

[mruff]

Ford has built Ford tough....We have "Built to withstand even the toughest goat"

 

[BTUMAN]

This is an awesome thread. Subscribed.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Got to be a '77 based on the wheels, spare tire carrier (tube style) and dash (blanks or plugs in 2 holes just to the right of gauge cluster). The body is in great shape as far as your pics show. The pics also don't show a single crack in the dash pad!

It looks to be claimed by a goat!

 

[4mydogs]

More heaping praise for the goat pics, especially the first one.