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Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Land Cruiser, FJC, and Lexus LX/GX Edition)!

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  1. Jun 12, 2022 at 5:36 PM
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    1976 FJ40


    June 10th, 2022:

    Trappe, Pennsylvania


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    I'm not gonna lie; I think that this thing is a bit of an abomination, but at the same time I think it's a work of art. The craftsmanship and overall quality that went into this thing is just incredible! It is a 1968 Toyota Land Cruiser; At least that's what it is on paper (Title, registration, proof of insurance, etc). The body is obviously from a Land Cruiser, and the title stays with the body, but it is powered by a pre-OBDII V12 engine from a BMW 7-series, mated to a manual transmission from a BMW 5-series; The rear differential is positraction, but I forget what the guy who built it told me it came from. The wheels are obviously from a Corvette, and the frame was built pretty much from scratch.

    The guy who commissioned this thing was not readily available, but the builder was, and he answered every question I could think of. He told me that he's heard everything from people who have seen; A lot of people love it, but some people obviously hate it. It would be one thing to do this to an incomplete FJ40 that has a clean title, or one that has a salvage title and would have a greatly dimished value in stock form, but I could not do this to a decent FJ40; Restomodded FJ40s with modern features like A/C and disc brakes, Chevy small blocks under the hood, and operational 4WD systems are fine by me, but while I think this is cool I could not do this to a decent FJ40!


    June 11th, 2022:

    Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

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    Powered by a BMW V-12!

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  5. Jun 12, 2022 at 6:49 PM
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    Kinda looks like a mail truck...

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  6. Jun 12, 2022 at 6:52 PM
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  7. Jun 12, 2022 at 6:53 PM
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    No A/C, but it does have heat!

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    June 19th, 2022:

    Springtown, Pennsylvania

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    2000 J100


    June 26th, 2022:

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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    July 1st, 2022:

    Doylestown, Pennsylvania

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    1977 FJ40


    July 3rd, 2022:

    Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

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  20. Jul 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM
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    This was sold new in Costa Rica; The owner's cousin restored it in Costa Rica and outfitted it with modern amenities; It had manual steering, maNew nual 4-wheel drum brakes, no A/C, no heat, and no radio; It now has power steering, power brakes with front disc, A/C, heat, and a decent stereo system. All of the work was done in Costa Rica, and then the FJ was brought stateside and registered in New Jersey.

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  22. Jul 4, 2022 at 7:33 PM
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    This was sold new in Costa Rica; The owner's cousin restored it in Costa Rica and outfitted it with modern amenities; It had manual steering, maNew nual 4-wheel drum brakes, no A/C, no heat, and no radio; It now has power steering, power brakes with front disc, A/C, heat, and a decent stereo system. All of the work was done in Costa Rica, and then the FJ was brought stateside and registered in New Jersey.

     
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    The interior stays true to its utilitarian roots, but it has tastefully upgraded with modern amenities like air-conditioning and a Sony stereo system...

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    The owner had his wife and daughter with him, as you can see here; Gotta love a family who loves Toyotas!

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    This was the truck's "factory A/C" prior to the real A/C being installed...

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    I have several pictures of a 1988 Land Cruiser Prado that was sold new in Spain and imported into the USA; It was equipped from the factory with a VM Motori diesel engine. A guy I know on TacomaWorld also shared pictures of an FJ40 with a Mercedes diesel that he saw at an auction; I was surprised when the owner told me that this was Toyota diesel engine, considering that Toyota seems to have outsourced engines in some markets. This is also a 4-cylinder engine, rather than an inline-6; The red 1982 FJ42 seen above has a gasoline 6-cylinder engine...

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    The owner and his lovely wife (seen here) were both wearing these matching T-shirts...

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