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    Fj ute barn find

    Attachment 10711Attachment 10710Attachment 10710Attachment 10709Attachment 10708Attachment 10707Attachment 10706Attachment 10705Attachment 10704Attachment 10703I live in Toowoomba and I can't believe what unfolded directly across the road from me today. I have lived at this address for five years. A little old lady lived in the house over the road when I moved here. She died about two years ago and the property has been vacant since then. The property is a walk back in time with overgrown trees hiding the house. House is a 70 yr old fibro one with no paint left on it. Anyway about six months ago the old ladies nephews came and chopped down all these trees and huge shrubs about 30 m down the side of the house to expose an old fibro garage. I thought hummm didn't know that was there. Then today a tilt tray truck pulls up and drags out an FJ UTE. The nephew is the heir and he told me it will be sold, it's a one owner, been in the shed for 27 years, and there wasn't a speck of rust to be seen. Anyway thought i'd share some pics.Attachment 10702
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    Thats a barn find alright

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    You should have mowed her lawn and fed her cat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post
    You should have mowed her lawn and fed her cat!
    I wish I knew it was there be fore she died and the nephew turned up. Apparently her husband died at 97yrs and was a plumber hence the ladder racks.

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    Prime example for an original resto

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    Looks good. How did it end up in a barn in America?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
    Looks good. How did it end up in a barn in America?
    Arh its in toowoomba last time i checked thats in QLD

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    Wow! They just keep showing up when you think there's none left undiscovered. What a find.
    Vans.... This is the 2nd time round the block, 40 years later! talk about turning back the clock!

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    There's plenty around, there will be for year's to come. These time capsule's are being unearthed fairly regularly.
    "Proud To Be An Old Fart".

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    Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
    Looks good. How did it end up in a barn in America?
    Quote Originally Posted by Glacier 73 View Post
    Arh its in toowoomba last time i checked thats in QLD
    Well, I hope it was in Toowoomba because it took me 5 minutes to get to Dave's house and check it out , lol .

    It was a lovely old thing as Dave has said and funny how you know some one for over 20 years but you don't know the stuff that matters ie - that your friends aunt has a fj ute that has been sitting in a shed doing nothing for 27 years

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