Equipment
Toyo tires, rear-mounted spare, troop carrier seats, Pioneer CD stereo.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Highly detailed engine bay but it's seen a lot of use. A few small scratches on the front bumper. Undercoated but used frame. Red paint is very good. Lightly scratched side and rear windows. Light scratches on the dash plate. Small tear in the padded steering wheel cap. Otherwise very good restored interior. Body-off restored, but not done to the over the top standards we've become accustomed to seeing on catalogue FJs, but more than good enough to be very proud of and arguably more usable because of it.
Market commentary
Sold at Bonhams Scottsdale last year for $38,500, it's only done 27 miles since then. Although it was vastly overshadowed by the freshly restored 1981 FJ43 in the same sale (Lot 78), this FJ40 did well to bring this much and the seller should be both happy to get it and happy he didn't buy the truck a couple of years ago at the height of FJ-mania.