DirtDauberGarage
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I apologize for taking so long to get back to you.
Your 40's most likely birthday would be Wednesday July 26th 1972
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Your 40's most likely birthday would be Wednesday July 26th 1972
DirtDauberGarage
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I apologize for taking so long to get back to you.
Your 40's most likely birthday would be Friday, December 28th 1978
- Does your VIN tag say "Dec 1978"?
- Your title probably says 1979
- Do you have the gas tank under the cab and the rectangle bezel?
Thank you and good luck - appreciate what your doing for us!
DirtDauberGarage
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@procomsignathid My best estimate would place your 40's assembly date in Japan somewhere around Monday, October 26th, 1977. Considering the details shared in your thread, along with the photos, I am inclined to believe that your 40 initially arrived in the USA in early 1978 and was later shipped to Colombia. There was a time, probably in the 1990s, when it was likely cheaper to restore and worth more in Colombia than in the USA, but then later in the 2020s it became more valuable here, so someone shipped it back.
It's pretty cool to think about the fact that your 40 has lived and spent considerable time on three distinct continents. He just needs to make it back to Japan to complete the journey... maybe one day!
When I Google the info on this sticker, it brings up info in Quito, Ecuador. I wish these things could talk. I bet yours would have some good stories.
It's pretty cool to think about the fact that your 40 has lived and spent considerable time on three distinct continents. He just needs to make it back to Japan to complete the journey... maybe one day!
When I Google the info on this sticker, it brings up info in Quito, Ecuador. I wish these things could talk. I bet yours would have some good stories.
Información de tráfico en tiempo real para llegar a TOYOTA CRUZAN CÍA.LTDA., Av. América, Quito - Waze
Información de tráfico en tiempo real para llegar a TOYOTA CRUZAN CÍA.LTDA., Av. América, Quito, basada en actualizaciones en directo del tráfico y de las carreteras de los otros conductores Waze.
www.waze.com
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Thanks again for doing this digging @DirtDauberGarage! I'll have to add Oct 26 to the calendar 
