Hi Craig,
The obvious places are Ireland, France, Germany via ebay, gumtree, etc but they have wet climates so that's not good. Oz has loads but it is a case of finding someone who is prepared to arrange everything at that end (FB 40 series owners Australia) - most are 42s.
Worth looking at www.megastore4x4.pt - they currently list 7 restorable 40s and Portugal is a warmer climate and there are a lot more 40s there than in Spain.
Hope that helps
Regards
Rodger
Ferry to the mainland and drive it homeWhy not look at Cyprus? My 2001 95 has zero rust but much older cars are also TOTALLY rust free. TBH, I think the prices here can be a bit more expensive than the UK but I have not undertaken a proper comparison. Other advantage is that the cars are RHD. It costs about £1000 to import a car from UK to Cyprus so I would imagine it would be approx the same in reverse. I think someone on this forum is looking to import a LC from Cyprus to UK.
There is a Cyprus and Cruiser forum on FB and the favourite web sites for selling are :-
https://www.bazaraki.com/car-motorbikes-boats-and-parts/cars-trucks-and-vans/
https://www.autotrader.com.cy/
https://cars-cyprus.com/
Hope this helps.
The problem with restoring one in the uk is it’s expensive getting parts as they were never imported here.The prices are also starting to head up here in Aus for a good one - ours was AU$5500 and has had another $2k+ in parts into it. Still quite cheap, but by the time you ship it, the cost of the ones in the UK is pretty close.
For example, I know someone who is selling a HJ45 for $3500, but it's probably a couple of k from being on the road...
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It's a 1980 HJ45, so one of the last with the H engine, and is located on the New England Tablelands, so quite a dry area (for Australia)
Folks,
Would really love to buy a FJ4o/BJ40 or 43 or 45, as a restoration project, any good websites to search overseas as I think the 1’s in the UK are already crazy money and few and far between.
Cheers
Craig
Just say Toyota motor corporation japan, they won’t know any different.Finding them overseas is the easy part it's getting the $ to the country, working with the sellers and then finally shipping. I just bought a BJ40 1976 in very good condition in Costa Rica for $4500 but expenses are nearly $2000. Now I need help finding the address where it was made so I can complete the customs paperwork. Anyone know where I can find that info?
Folks,
Would really love to buy a FJ4o/BJ40 or 43 or 45, as a restoration project, any good websites to search overseas as I think the 1’s in the UK are already crazy money and few and far between.
Cheers
Craig