"New" Toy - Off Chassis Restoration - 1969 Toyoda Land Cruiser

[Velo Dog]

Red Leg,

Wow, totally cool.

Best Regards,
Velo Dog.

 

[Red Leg]

Here is a photo from around 1980 of my Toyo. That's me and my wife. Yep, still married.

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You kept the best looking one! The land cruiser looks pretty cool as well.

 

[Pheroze]

Man, you have style! That is a very cool, yet arguably practical, addition to the stable. Congratulations.

 

[wesheltonj]

Nice ride. But you are correct that an A/C needs to be added. While spending money, a Warn wench would be a great addition.

 

[PaulT]

Nice ride. But you are correct that an A/C needs to be added. While spending money, a Warn wench would be a great addition.

Nice ride Redleg, but i must advice against wesheltonj's suggestion.

NEVER, i repeat, never buy a worn wench !

 

[Dewald]

Nice ride Redleg, but i must advice against wesheltonj's suggestion.

NEVER, i repeat, never buy a worn wench !

Hahahaha. Especially if the are rated as 8 or 9000 lbs!

 

[Pondoro]

Nice car Joe....this is what we use in the bush in Botswana..

 

[bruce moulds]

reminds of the good old days hunting horses and kangaroos for pet meat.
we used long wheelbase 3 speed petrol cruisers with tray tops.
they only needed 3 gears due to having so much bottom end.
bruce.

 

[MMAL]

Nice ride Redleg, but i must advice against wesheltonj's suggestion.

NEVER, i repeat, never buy a worn wench !

Yes you really need to watch out for those old wenches. When you least expect it they will bite you in the ass!


Great classic car. I have a 85 defender 110 and I had to put air con in it and I live in nj. I am sure that cruiser handles like my defender which is somewhere close to like driving a piece of gym equipment. Good luck and enjoy and if your wife gives you any problems tell her what I tell my wife:

“Listen, it is cheaper than having a girlfriend!”

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Winches only work if there is something to tie the cable to. For me, most times, there is nothing in reach.

 

[daawg1963]

i have a 74 air locker beadlocks double transfer case - unstoppable - you got a good rig sir

 

[WAB]

Nice Joe! I sold my fully restored ‘71 in a moment of sheer stupidity. This photo is of my current project, a ‘69. Totally torn down at the moment, frame is powder coated, should have a rolling chassis next month. Going safari tan on the rebuild.

 

[WAB]

Winches only work if there is something to tie the cable to. For me, most times, there is nothing in reach.

Bury your spare as a winch anchor. Done it more than once. Better than walking out!

 

[Red Leg]

Nice Joe! I sold my fully restored ‘71 in a moment of sheer stupidity. This photo is of my current project, a ‘69. Totally torn down at the moment, frame is powder coated, should have a rolling chassis next month. Going safari tan on the rebuild. View attachment 372683

Very nice. Can’t wait to see it when done.

 

[Red Leg]

Yes you really need to watch out for those old wenches. When you least expect it they will bite you in the ass!


Great classic car. I have a 85 defender 110 and I had to put air con in it and I live in nj. I am sure that cruiser handles like my defender which is somewhere close to like driving a piece of gym equipment. Good luck and enjoy and if your wife gives you any problems tell her what I tell my wife:

“Listen, it is cheaper than having a girlfriend!”

As I say, the ’41 Chevy truck makes this seem like a drivability upgrade. Just glad the steering wheel is oversized to wrestle those tires around a corner.

Like you I suspect, I am fortunate. My bride is the one who spotted it on a local Toyoda dealership’s site.

 

[Red Leg]

Nice car Joe....this is what we use in the bush in Botswana..


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I have spent many hundreds kilometers in vehicles just like that.

It is beyond my comprehension that Toyoda has never marketed the 70 series Land Cruiser in the States. Best I can tell they sell it just about everywhere else on the planet. I would own one in a heartbeat as would thousands of others.

 

[AZDAVE]

Spent a good bit of time and $$$ many years ago building CJ's and Land-cruisers into rock crawlers to get through some extreme terrain. You have a great rig that will serve you well for years.. My only complaint is that no cruiser looks right with out a large spattering of fresh or dried mud on it.

 

[postoak]

Those were quite expensive back in the day.

 

[sierraone]

Those were quite expensive back in the day.

My first DSC was in 1990. That year some company had a rebuilt one for sale at the convention. It looked like new, (don't remember the actual date of it) but I by no means could afford it....been that way ever since!!!

 

[mark-hunter]

Great find! Congrats on acquisition!