HJ47 found on youtube.
Found this video on youtube. A gentleman down under is moving a telephone pole. Not much dialog or drama, but it has a Troopy and that makes the entire video.
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HJ47: LHD from Panama
We have a 8/80 HJ47 here at the shop. We decided to do some horse trading with a friend and we are now the new proud owners of this monstrosity! There has been a lot of rust fixed, fenders patched, 70 series blinkers installed on the aprons. My theory is that it was built and shipped to Central America, there is no evidence that it came with a heater, putting 70 series land cruiser turn signals on earlier land cruisers is common practice with our neighbors to the south.
There is also some sort of Republic de Panama sticker on the windshield. It looks pretty official. It has been painted red inside and out so we are not sure on the original color. We will dig deeper and find out. As it sits now it looks pretty funky. The huge SOA with the tiny tires really throws off the visual appeal. We plan to change that!
Previous owners did a lot of previous owner type modifications to it. Ripped most of the electrical wiring off of it. Instead of giving you a list of things that don’t work we decided to put up a list of working items. We have also added a vehicle description below.
Description
- 8/1980 Production date
- 2H Motor
- H41 Transmission
- SOA axles
- 1.5 set of OEM rear seats (missing the bottom on passenger side)
- LHD
Things that actually work on the HJ47
- head lights
- tail lights
- glow plug relay
- 2H diesel runs, but needs attention
Stay tuned for more….
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1967 FJ45LV “The Pumpkin” Pt. 1
Last Febuary we came across a rare ebay gem that couldn’t be resisted. Sunday evening while doing my nightly surf ebay for parts I stumbled across an FJ45LV for sale. Description from the ad:
“Rare 1967 Toyota Land Cruiser Model FJ45“
“This vehicle is extremely heavy duty. Toyota used a 6-cylinder motor based on a Chevrolet 6, so the bolt-in possibilities for changing the motor are significant. This vehicle was purchased new by my father and has spent it’s entire life in Southern Nevada, except when he took it hunting. It has 80,524 original miles, most of which was towed behind his motor home. It has lock out hubs on the front axles and a powerful winch on the front frame. It is equipped with tow brackets and comes with the custom tow bar that bolts on.
My father took very good care of his vehicles and drove this from Las Vegas to his new home in Logandale, NV (About 50 miles from LV) about 3 years ago. My father became increasingly feeble and passed away last September, so the vehicle probably hasn’t been driven in about two years. I am not a mechanic but can vouch that it is probably in running condition with a minimum of attention and that I know it was driven to where it currently stands.
The vehicle is being sold, however, “where is - as is” without warranty expressed or implied, in Logandale, NV. The vehicle has no major body or frame rust, just some surface oxidation so it is in incredibly good shape for a 40 year old 4 x 4. It’s dirty inside but the seats are in good shape. I am selling this vehicle for my mother. Fully restored, this rare find would fetch between $85 - $100k in the collector’s market (per a restoration shop in So. Cal) but my mother isn’t interested in consignment sales or the effort to restore it. Actual restoration is probably only cosmetic. It is equipped with an additional gas tank on the passenger side, filled from within the right front wheel well, but no other major modifications have been made. Please ask any questions and I will try and answer them.”
Needless to say we were very interested. I sent the seller a mail through ebay asking for his contact info. I asked the usual questions. How long have you owned it? Do you have any historical documentst or reciepts? Why are you selling? etc. I immediatley got a mail back with his number, anxiously we I called him and asked the questions above.
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How long have you owned it? “Oh my father bought it from a Toyota dealership in 1967″
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Do you have any historical docs or pics? “Yes I have the original sales sheet, title, and a bunch of photos”
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Anything else? “It has the original license plates, and has lived in Nevada it’s entire life”
By this time I’m trying to breath and not act to excitedly. I tell him thank you and I will be buying it as soon as I get off the phone. Luckily there was a “Buy It Now” button. I yelled at the wife, honey I found a FJ45LV on ebay. It is just like a barn find you always hear about. She being the good cruiserhead wife said “that is way cool buy it!!” So we did..we took the plunge and clicked buy it now and made arrangements to get it up to Seattle from Nevada..
(to be continued)
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