I want a 55 series Toyota Land Cruiser

**p38arover** · 29th March 2006, 06:40 PM

My first 4WD was Bertha - an FJ55 Land Cruiser. This is she.......

... after my son bought it.

But what Vlad wants to do has been done. I've got an article somewhere out in the garage.

Oh, late edit: these were ugly but still the best looking Land Cruiser ever made....

Ron

**DeeJay** · 29th March 2006, 06:56 PM

My 82 year old neighbour had one, a rust coloured one, (they all are after 20 years). It had the roof tied on with coathangers
It had no exhaust either and I sure knew whenever he used it.
Anyway he only drove it a few times each year, eventually to a wrecker who actually gave him some money - probably for the coathangers.
Then he decided he wanted another 4wd and asked me about Range Rovers.
The very first one we saw was an '85 one that was OK ish for the money and I thought, well he is 82, and only drives it a few times a year, she'll be right.
Bugger me if the old coot is'nt out in it nearly every day, and guess what, he is 85 soon.!!!
I have stopped asking nervously how is it going? He and his missus absolutely love it to pieces, I saw a detailer going over it on the weekend..
He certainly landed on his feet, the only problem has been a busted radiator hose..
8O 8O

**CraigE** · 29th March 2006, 07:46 PM

Shoot me now, but those old girls are a great 4x4. I learnt to drive in my Dad's 1968 model. They were a very comfortable wagon for their time. This one is still going after being rebuilt, rolled, rebuilt again. We drove it to Adelaide and back, had the head checked as it was using water and it had 56 hairline cracks in the head, and was repaired. This vehicle was just about impossible to bog, and I know as I tried often enough. These oldies would still crap all over a 100 series for ability and reliability.

Commit me now!!!!

**fernockulated** · 29th March 2006, 08:47 PM

:roll: I knew this had to be a joke thread :roll: ,i mean,can we reasonably expect Vlad to remove the running gear and replace it with ROVER (ALL HAIL ROVER!!!) running gear ,when over in the tech section he is asking how to replace a blown headlight in doris(defender ute) 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O chances of it happening are zilch

then wondered just how much spare cash was left in the wedding account???? :roll:

8)

**incisor** · 29th March 2006, 08:50 PM

ouch.... the fernbitch is on the prowl!

**one_iota** · 29th March 2006, 08:56 PM

These days they are rarer than rocking horse ****.

I'd rather drive a rocking horse.

**fernockulated** · 29th March 2006, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by incisor
ouch.... the fernbitch is on the prowl!

hehehehehehehehehe

8)

**one_iota** · 29th March 2006, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by fernockulated
:roll: I knew this had to be a joke thread :roll: ,i mean,can we reasonably expect Vlad to remove the running gear and replace it with ROVER (ALL HAIL ROVER!!!) running gear ,when over in the tech section he is asking how to replace a blown headlight in doris(defender ute) 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O chances of it happening are zilch

Fair go.... he's just mastered the deactivation of the child proof lock and now the replacement of the edison lamp..every journey begins with a single step ....Toyota too easy :wink:

Good stuff Vlad

**seqfisho** · 30th March 2006, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by Redback+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Redback)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-rick130
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><snip>if fact I think my eldest child was concived in the back of that one :roll: of was in the back of my shorty landcruiser :wink:

way, way too much information...! 8O[/b][/quote]

This some new form of making babies 8O 8O[/b][/quote]

Back a long time ago in my surfing days it used to be a mobile bedroom :wink:

**Redback** · 30th March 2006, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by seqfisho+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seqfisho)</div><div class='quotemain'>

Originally posted by Redback@
<!--QuoteBegin-rick130

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><snip>if fact I think my eldest child was concived in the back of that one :roll: of was in the back of my shorty landcruiser :wink:

way, way too much information...! 8O

This some new form of making babies 8O 8O[/b][/quote]

Back a long time ago in my surfing days it used to be a mobile bedroom :wink:[/b][/quote]

Oh yeah had one of those mobile bedrooms, but mine was a purple FC Holden wagon, 3 on the floor, crome dash with 8 track, aaahhh and the beach, Nobbys, Blacksmiths, Meriwhether, Redhead, those where the days

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