Im taking a trip this afternoon to inspect 3 classic Toyotas and an unknown number of parts cars a gentleman has for sale in the hill country of Texas.
The three Im interested in are a 1950 Toyopet Stout truck, which is outfitted by a Toyota spin off company as a 4wd for the IJDF or Imperial Japaneese Defense Force, the conversion would make this rare truck extremely rare if its a factory conversion as they were only built for the IJDF and less than 100 were built.
The next vehicle is a 1936 Toyoda Standard sedan AA, again a rare vehicle since late in the war nearly every privately owned auto was scrapped for metal to produce weapons and ammo.
And the third one is a 1955 Toyopet Crown.
The owner is a retired Army General in his late 90's who was stationed in Japan during the 40's, 50’s, and 60's, he collected and shipped lots of Toyota's to the U.S. then collected more early models that had already been shipped here.
Ive made a working agreement for first offer on any or all of the collection and what I dont buy Ill catalog for a future auction.
Should be a few days of fun and learning.
Some days I love my part time job enough to quit my full time job!!
The three Im interested in are a 1950 Toyopet Stout truck, which is outfitted by a Toyota spin off company as a 4wd for the IJDF or Imperial Japaneese Defense Force, the conversion would make this rare truck extremely rare if its a factory conversion as they were only built for the IJDF and less than 100 were built.
The next vehicle is a 1936 Toyoda Standard sedan AA, again a rare vehicle since late in the war nearly every privately owned auto was scrapped for metal to produce weapons and ammo.
And the third one is a 1955 Toyopet Crown.
The owner is a retired Army General in his late 90's who was stationed in Japan during the 40's, 50’s, and 60's, he collected and shipped lots of Toyota's to the U.S. then collected more early models that had already been shipped here.
Ive made a working agreement for first offer on any or all of the collection and what I dont buy Ill catalog for a future auction.
Should be a few days of fun and learning.
Some days I love my part time job enough to quit my full time job!!