I am selling my 1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser.  I named it Tojo
It's had only one owner - me.  This was the very first new car I ever bought, and it has definately been the best.  
I suppose, you really don't own a LandCruiser, you merely take care of it for a couple of decades, then pass it on to someone else who appreciates it.

The price is $6250.  That's more than most, but less than many.  
If that is too much, please convince me otherwise.  I have an open mind.
Miles on the clock, as of this moment: 297976.  All mine.

If it has any rust at all, it isure isn't obvious to me where it would be.
I looked, I couldn't find any around the fenders or wheel wells.
A week after I bought it, I bought an 8qt of some special 3M undercoating, and a fancy spraygun to apply it.
I think this is why my FJ60 is rust-free, when so many are not.
That, and the tree-huggers here in the Orygun Territory don't use salt on the roads.
Tojo is as close to stock as you are likely to find.
My feeling, and you can certainly disagree with me, is how can you improve on perfection?
I've never rebuilt the carburetor.  Didn't need to, so far.
I don't recall ever having to recharge the AC.
The AC blows air cold enough to freeze meat.
I never bothered to upgrade the radio.
I've changed the oil every 3000 miles, 4 times a year.
And greased all the zirks while I was under it.
Always used Toyota OEM filters.
Mostly the good Denso ones, not those weenie little Thailand ones they make now.
Castrol GTX 10/30 in the winter, 10/40 in the summer.
Changed the gear lube too, on schedule.
I flushed the radiator at regular intervals.  And the PS and brakes.
For the last 19 years, I've bought gasoline at the same gas station.
For a long time, Texaco Tom was able to avoid ethanol.
I've always run premium gas in it, even tough you don't have to.
I've replaced the radiator 3 times. 
Radiator #4 is the only non OEM part on the vehicle. 
I got tired of putting in the OEM radiators, so I found an aftermarket unit with more cooling capacity.
I was tempted to put this one in with Velcro, but so far, is seems OK.
There is a small tear on the driver's seat. Due to my fat ass.
I installed a hitch on Tojo to drag around my little utility trailer.  Then never used it.
Tojo has a towing hitch, but it's never towed anything.
I have replaced the smog pump.  Tojo has not been de-smogged.
I've also replaced the starter, alternator, and water pump. 
And a few thermostats over the years.
I replaced one master brake cylinder, and 2 or 3 clutch cylinders.
Tojo has had 2 new clutches (and new TO bearings) on my watch.
I've changed the front and rear engine seals, as well as the seals on the transfer case and tranny.
And those pesky seals on the wheels/axles.
Tojo is potty trained - I don't see any leak splotches on our driveway.
The paint is in horrible shape - I was good about keeping the mechanicals in good order.
Not so much for waxing and detailing.
I recently (last year) put on new front brake pads.
I tuned it up last year.  New plugs, wires, cap.
It has brand-spanking new Toyo tires (7/30/2010).
I know they're not great tires, but they do have a 70,000 mile rating.
It has a brand-spanking new windshield.  Tojo got hit with a golfball at Langdon Farms last week.
Like I said, when something broke, I fixed it, or had it fixed.
It is missing one rear hubcap. I'll try to hunt one down on Ebay.
A loathsome scumbag at a garage that specializes in fixing Toyotas swiped the rubber bonnet that covered the distributor.
There is one small dent in the passenger side door, about the size of an egg.
A very small egg.
Some skank did that - in the church parking lot, of all places - before Tojo even had 100 miles on the clock.
I have a pile of pieces and parts, and belts and such.  And a Haynes service  manual.
My file of reciepts for Tojo is about 2" thick.
Tojo lives in Hubbard, Oregon, and we don't do DEQ down here in Hops Country. 
So I have no clue whether it would pass Portland's emissions inspection or not.
Tojo hasn't been lifted, enhanced, upgraded, restored, retrofitted, or tampered with.

Unlike many FJ60s you'll find on Craigslist, AutoTrader, or Ebay, Tojo isn't in the middle of an ill-considered,
or underfunded restoration project where the owner has run out of money, time, skill, or patience.





Go ahead, tell me this aint the cleanest, straightest, FJ60
you've ever seen. I double-dog dare you.








This is the afore mentioned ding.  The only ding on Tojo.
It's visible along the bottom shadow line on the passenger door.


Here is the rip in the seat.




This is what a 2F engine looks like with almost 300K on the clock.


Here are some answers to some common questions:

Q:  Is your price firm?
A:  Yes and no. Until you've seen Tojo, don't bother dickering - that isn't how it's done.
If, after looking at it, you see something that I didn't notice, I'm willing to negotiate.

Q:  Will your trade for an XYZ?
A:  Unlikely.  The goal here is for me to get rid of stuff, not get more stuff.  
But I might consider swapping for a Varney folding miner's candlestick.

Q;  Will you ship Tojo to XYZ?
A:   That aint gonna happen unless the USPS comes up with a Flat Rate box that Tojo will fit in.
Actually, I might be willing to compromise here. It be easier on me if someone from another state
besides Oregon bought Tojo. I don't think I'd be happy seeing someone else driving Tojo.
But you are still gonna have to pay me in person, mano-a-mano.

Q:  Will you take my personal check as payment?
A:  Cash would be a lot better.

Q:  Will you meet me at the corner of XYZ in QRS at 3pm on Wednesday?
A:  Sorry, I work for a living.  
I would be delighted to meet in Wilsonville on weekdays over the lunch hour.
Or just after quitting time in Wilsonville during the week.  
Or in Hubbard on weekends or evenings.

Q:  I want to cut a deal - how do I contact you?
A:  You can contact me by clicking this email address.
No phone number until I'm sure you aint yanking my chain.

For your amusement, here are some old pictures of Tojo from the family album...

Back in the day, the Toyota slogan was "Oh What a Feeling, Toyooooota"
When you bought a new car, they'd take your picture while you jumped.
Here is me jumping, before I got old and fat.  Oh look, I still had hair back then!
July 22, 1985.


You can't say this dog don't hunt. I forget the exact year,
but we chased elk in the Chasnimnus unit that season.


Tojo is good for hauling firearms to the local gravel pit
for some lunchtime target practice.
.

Yes, I've had Tojo off road. Why have an LC if you aint going to take it off road?
Here is the first stream crossing on the way to Mt Antero in Colorado.
In addition to several trips up Antero, Tojo has also been across the Ute Trail (in the
Flattops near Buford), over Mosquito Pass (out of Alma) and numerous other places
that would scare the crap out of most Jeeps.  Never once hit bottom.


If you have any concerns about turning radius, don't.
Tojo can turn on a dime, and return a nickel in change.
It turns a lot tighter than Debbie's new 4Runner.  Tighter than an FJC too.
A lot of  Jeeps can't make the switchbacks going up Antero without backing up.  
Tojo didn't have that problem.


Tojo has seen 24 winters so far. This one was a fairly bad one, for Portland.
With chains on all 4 tires, I've driven through snow up to the headlights.
Wish I had a picture of that - it was at Elevenmile, in about 1988.


Have you ever got one of those Photo-Tickets that are all the rage?
Here is what it looks like from Tojo's perspective.
I got mine at the corner of Walker Road and Cedar Hills. In May 2001.

Thats all for now, thank you for looking!