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#6112 of 17974 by jrosasmc Feb 15, 2005 (2:23 pm)
But what's so spectacular about an FJ40 Land Cruiser, other than being a truck? Replies to this message: andys120 (Feb 15, 2005 4:10 pm)
#6113 of 17974 how do we refer to... by ghulet Feb 15, 2005 (2:48 pm)
...the first of the four-door Land Cruisers (pre-91), other than 'ugly'? I saw TWO of them within three minutes early this morning on the way home from work.   Hopefully this will be among the last post(s) on these, but I can attest to the existence of both diesel Escorts (a friend in HS and my grandpa had one, AND a diesel Chevette) and diesel Tempos, I've seen plenty.
#6114 of 17974 Re: [jrosasmc] by andys120 Feb 15, 2005 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: jrosasmc (Feb 15, 2005 2:23 pm) FJ40s, unlike those oversize tanks they call Land Cruisers today, are simple rugged off-roaders that can and do go just about anywhere. Serious boulder buster off-roaders generally start with one of two vehicles a Jeep CJ or an FJ40 L/C because they are both compact and sturdy and there's no question that the Toyota is the better built of the two.   They're famous all over the world for their ruggedness and their offroad capability, they're the real deal.
#6115 of 17974 by andyman73 Feb 15, 2005 (5:34 pm)
Don't forget the AWD Tempos!!! LOL!   I saw one of those xA 1.0 today. Even tho it's new, they're only making 2K of them, or less, so is obscure. Looked better than the original model.
#6116 of 17974 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 16, 2005 (9:11 am)
FJ40s are very macho---simple, rugged...it's cowboy coffee rather than a Starbuck's latte.
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#6118 of 17974 FJ 's by wimsey1 Feb 17, 2005 (10:01 am)
A buddy of mine used off-road an old 'cruiser and chuckle about all the times he pulled big V8 SUV's out of holes. It was quite a truck. Came out in '48 didn't it?
#6119 of 17974 Two 70s cars... by grbeck Feb 17, 2005 (8:31 pm)
Across the street from my place, at a small private repair shop, is a 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. The car is pale yellow, with the Buick mag-style wheels. It has a nasty dent in the passenger side rear fender.   Coming home from work I saw a 1976-77 AMC Matador sedan, in very good shape (green, with a black vinyl roof), pulling into a local gas station. It was driven by a young lady. Boy, were those final Matadors UGLY...
#6120 of 17974 Matador by wevk Feb 18, 2005 (6:07 pm)
I recall reading that AMC sold the Matador in some spanish speaking countries where (so they said) "matador" translates as "killer".   Cool name for a car, no?   WVK
#6121 of 17974 Full-size Jeep pickup by 210delray Feb 18, 2005 (7:02 pm)
Older model with the big "Jeep" logo on the tailgate. I didn't see any Gladiator nameplate on the sides. Must have been from the 70s, nice two-tone dark red (probably a respray). Chrome vertical bar grille with two round headlights. Still had the very unaerodynamic lip over the windshield that was smoothed off in later years.

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