I’m late for this article and greyed for not like Hyundais or Kias. Yeah, fuck those cars. Know why? No one will ever buy a 10 year old Hyundai or Kia unless they are desperate. That’s all. They are still shit and fuck the Stinger too. Anyway - Read more

Thank you for this excuse to post a photo of mine...

This here: (red circle) typifies the serviceability of this truck. This is a hinge that allows the front grill to be flipped down. Two screws in the corners by the headlights and disconnect the headlights. I always imagined that you roll the truck under a tree, fold this down, and you only have to lift the engine… Read more

I’m still pissed that I missed out on buying one in 1989. I had a day off work (summer forest fire crew for the BLM, so basically working 80-120 hours/week from mid-June until the end of fire season), so I took the train to Boise to buy a car. I found a well-maintained ‘71 FJ-40 for about $4,500, went in to see about… Read more

I’m in the middle of restoring a 1975 FJ40 Land Cruiser. I love this thing. Just did the brakes, exhaust, and the lights. All the wires had just kinda disintegrated. Next up is the power steering conversion because really, what a bear. Especially with a larger tire. Some work on the seats and then paint. Love it. Read more

That color. Those big round eyes. I think these are actually significantly cooler than the Defender. Read more

No, but I’ve been there before. Good sandwiches! Read more

I was like nice build! And then I thought about how the car is plated in CA, and went looking for the BAR golden ticket. And damn, that California plate is purely decorative. No BAR sticker, never passed smog as configured. Read more

Dude shake it off it happens to the best of them. You weren’t the first and you damn sure won’t be the last Read more

No idea what you’re talking about Read more

Later, at a bar: Read more

Fuck it, Dude. Let’s go bowling. Read more

It’s funny that should come up, because I actually thought about that line. I decided I liked the phonetic conversational cadence, which kind of defined the style of the story, and hoped none of the pedants would notice. What I’m saying is damn you, kbasa. Read more

Excellent article, beautiful car. Read more

The V8 probably weighs less and the weight distribution is heavy. The old iron straight 6 was both dimensionally huge and extremely heavy, especially for as little displacement as they had. Read more

Great article. Read more

Your article convinced my to pull the trigger and pick one up.