In the dim, dark past I had a love affair with a couple LC's
I almost never visit this site. I have moved on through Jeeps, IH's, more Jeeps, and finally a truck camper as my 12th 4WD:
However, it's time to see where we were 45 years ago with Gland Bruisers. I put about 85K miles on my 1966 FJ 40, ragtop, factory PTO winch, very few upgrades besides ******** Cepek tires and wheels. $2200, used, one year old. Don't laugh at your elders here: I projected these as slides on a screen and took pix with my digital camera. They don't need to be colorized!, just focused.
The tot in the middle is now 45 yrs old. Coming down Elephant hill in 1971
On the White Rim Trail, 1970:
I think Loveland Pass, June 1971 with homemade LC trailer:
a little closer view of the PTO winch around 1969:
To add insult to injury, here are shots of our 2nd and more appropriate family machine, the rustprone, 1970 FJ 55 with Chevy 307 V-8, Hone Overdrive, Power Lok rr diff, Warn 8K winch, Tomba Burro, and 53 gallon gas tank. I paid $2800; used 1 yr. old. I added power steering and Jeanie made curtains for the rear side windows. We put 160K miles on this one.
Canyonlands circa 1976:
south of Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja, circa 1977: with those HUGE 11.00x15 Armstrong Tru Tracs
The final config with a 3" lift showing the Tomba Burro and a newer paint job (to cover up all the rust)
We had a whole lifetime of good times in those rigs. The 55 lasted 16 years (with me) and had a snap-on rear tent covering the down tailgate and we could sleep 2 adults and 2 very small kids inside. We also had a ConFer Toyota jeep trailer for it with 4 more gas can racks giving the maximum of 83 gallons of petrol for those trips thru the Visciano desert.
Have a nice life. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum
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