Equipment
Warn front hubs, dual outside mirrors
Condition
Given a quick repaint including the painters fingerprint on the right door Rust starting to bleed through at joints Chassis is grimy A superficial cosmetic redo Engine Smokes Solid and sound but disappointing
Market commentary
Consignment 4353. FJ40s are one of the hot topics in collecting these days but this one seems to have received a quick redo with little attention to detail or to quality. With some gorgeous, freshly restored FJ40s coming to auction recently, and the prospect of more in the future, there is no incentive to chase after one like this with ample and visible deficiencies. The reported high bid is a reasonable one, but compared with the $33,000 price of an ordinary FJ40 on Saturday looks like a bargain even with the oily exhaust effluvia for an FJ45.