I am quoted in an article :D

I have not seen it, but i was contacted a few months ago by a guy with questions about Vintage 4x4's.....

It made the WSJ.

If anyone has a scanner....giddy up!

Today's (Friday)? If no one gets it this weekend, I should be able to on Monday.

Originally posted by wngrog
I am quoted in an article :D

I have not seen it, but i was contacted a few months ago by a guy with questions about Vintage 4x4's.....

It made the WSJ.

If anyone has a scanner....giddy up!

You don't need no WSJ, just go here!!

"They do tend to be a little rough." (http://www.msnbc.com/news/807622.asp) :D

The author calls Nolen a "Texan"...............he's still a Coon-Ass to us.......:flipoff2:
Butch

"Vintage"??? I don't know about that.

But: "gas mileage, it barely gets beyond the single digits."

That one sounds more like it! :D

Funny, I talk to that guy for an hour and that is the quote he pulls out! :laughing:

GREAT, just what we need, *more* people thinking that their rusted-out, POS parts trucks are "classic vintage Land Cruisers".....at this rate, I'm *never* going to find the right FJ40....sigh!

Originally posted by 60seriesguy
GREAT, just what we need, *more* people thinking that their rusted-out, POS parts trucks are "classic vintage Land Cruisers".....at this rate, I'm *never* going to find the right FJ40....sigh!

agreed

BLAME NOLEN!!!!!!!!
:flipoff2:
Butch

Originally posted by texican
BITE NOLEN!!!!!!!!
:flipoff2:
Butch

ewwwwwwwwww :D

I dont think Nolens FJ-40 is vintage anymore! 70% of the parts arnt even from a land cruiser :p :D

Originally posted by 74_Chevota
I dont think Nolens FJ-40 is vintage anymore! 70% of the parts arnt even from a land cruiser :p :D

I guess you have not been introduced to Wilbur.....

...depending on how you group "parts" it could be less than 70% :flipoff2:

Wilbur, 71 FJ-55, 15,650 ORIGINAL miles, stock 'cept front disc brakes and and some resto work (paint, interior)

100% rust free Texas truck.

Giddy up!

I can talk stock too....

Originally posted by wngrog


I guess you have not been introduced to Wilbur.....

Wilbur, 71 FJ-40


Giddy up!

Hey Nolen, that FJ40 doesn't have its original body, does it ???

:flipoff2:

Originally posted by wngrog
Wilbur, 71 FJ-40...
:D

Originally posted by stupid frnch jackass


Hey Nolen, that FJ40 doesn't have its original body, does it ???

:flipoff2:

double :D

What? I don't know what you are talking about :p

<MSNBC snip>
They do tend to be a little rough,” says Texan Nolen Grogan, who owns two old Land Cruisers. One of the reasons some of the trucks are rare is they weren’t really built to last: Land Cruisers are known for fast-rusting body panels and there’s a spot on the frame of some Jeep Wagoneers that attracts moisture and corrodes prematurely.
<snip>

Makes it sound like Land Cruisers were not built to last
:confused:

Sup wit dat?

Originally posted by Cruiserhaven
<MSNBC snip>
They do tend to be a little rough,” says Texan Nolen Grogan, who owns two old Land Cruisers. One of the reasons some of the trucks are rare is they weren’t really built to last: Land Cruisers are known for fast-rusting body panels and there’s a spot on the frame of some Jeep Wagoneers that attracts moisture and corrodes prematurely.
<snip>

Makes it sound like Land Cruisers were not built to last
:confused:

Sup wit dat?

I don't know where the hell he got that. I did tell him about Wilbur and the fact that my Fj-55 was rust free and that that particular model of Land Cruiser is very prone to rust.

Really makes him sound like a Bozo since he is doing an article on vintage rigs saying they don't last.....:confused:

Oh well, Damn Yankees......go by his office and straighten him out for me ;)

yah, you should ask him why they're still around if they don't last

Originally posted by wngrog


I don't know where the hell he got that. I did tell him about Wilbur and the fact that my Fj-55 was rust free and that that particular model of Land Cruiser is very prone to rust.

Really makes him sound like a Bozo since he is doing an article on vintage rigs saying they don't last.....:confused:

Oh well, Damn Yankees......go by his office and straighten him out for me ;)
Nolen:

Reminds me of the comment made by a mobster leaving the courtroom some years back "Hey Mario (or whatever his name was) - got anything to say to the press?" "Nah, why bother, you'd get it wrong, anyway!"

Folks, ya have to remember that when reading/watching/listening to the media, they quite often mis-quote, mis-construe, mis-understand, and blatantly manipulate information for whatever agenda they have. In Nolens case, the reporter obviously came away with some notion that Cruisers were not built to last - what a load of nonsense that is! The fact that many of us are out there wheeling 30 year old rigs with many original drivetrains/drivetrain components, is a testament to the durability of these rigs.

Krusty

Just wondering how a Wall Street Journal reporter from New York end up talking to a guy in Texas?

Originally posted by dieselcruiserhead
Just wondering how a Wall Street Journal reporter from New York end up talking to a guy in Texas?

He called Stephen at CCOT and Stephen turned him on to me.

Originally posted by wngrog
fact that my Fj-55 was rust free and that that particular model of Land Cruiser is very prone to rust.

Boy, didn't I just learn that this weekend!!:eek:

So what happened, did you take it home?

Originally posted by MD11Fr8Dog


Boy, didn't I just learn that this weekend!!:eek:

Sean, that is what I told him....was there a bigger article in the paper itself that you pulled that quote from?

Originally posted by wngrog


Sean, that is what I told him....was there a bigger article in the paper itself that you pulled that quote from?

WSJ and MSNBC were exactly the same articles!! I was just refering to your comment on this board about how you told him the 55s tend to rust a bit!! Yikes! I got that FJ-55 home Saturday, thanks to the help of another Cruiserhead and learned that up close and personal

Sarah was NOT pleased to see it parked in front of the house Sunday afternoon when she got home from a week in NYC, and even less so when she saw it in the day light today!!:(

It has potential though, but I certainly didn't get as lucky as Butch did with his 60! Engine and trannie are solid - 76 2F and 4spd, and it cranks right up and purrs like a kitten. I and my freind Erik were amazed at that!! The brakes had been completely redone (CCOT kit), but need a good bleeding, the rad and cooling system are new including a new fan/clutch. Needs a battery, but other than the the electrical is good - all lights/blinkers/wipers, etc worked. Rear window motor needs a rebuild, of course.

The springs are shot and it looks like the original shocks too! If I keep it, more on that in a moment, it will defintely need a new suspension - probably go with the Alcans after what I've read on the 55 List. The body has the usual rust, but the worst areas are the front fenders and the bottom 6 inches of the body, including the floor. Lots of creative patchs from POs. Will need a new floor and the rockers will get cut for sliders like Morgan's. All the doors arre solid, but could use some weatehr stripping in places.

I haven't decided to keep it, but what ever I do, I'll be keeping Sarah (or more properly, not give her reason not to keep me!!!! ;) ) Turns out, while driving through town today, I saw that a guy I know has his 40 up for sale. It is THE cleanest 40 in town, until mine is done of course! :D Its completely stock, no rust that I could see last I saw it up close. I think its an 82, Freeborn Red. So, marital politics being what it is, it seems that I may be given clearance to spend a little more cash for my Trooper replacement than originally thought!!:D She REALLY hates that Piggy!!

You might see a 55 up for sale soon! :( :D

Part with the bitch......the Pig that is :flipoff2:

Not worth it......I still think you are drunk wanting a 40/55 to commute from your house to Denver :eek:

Originally posted by wngrog
Part with the bitch......the Pig that is :flipoff2:

Not worth it......I still think you are drunk wanting a 40/55 to commute from your house to Denver :eek:

Well, looks like maybe the Trooper for the winter, then maybe a 3/4 ton quad cab turbo diesel!?!?!;)

Originally posted by MD11Fr8Dog


Well, looks like maybe the Trooper for the winter, then maybe a 3/4 ton quad cab turbo diesel!?!?!;)

Now you are talking!

Originally posted by wngrog


Now you are talking!

Marital politics is great!! No yelling, no going to bed mad!! Just gotta hold the right cards!! :D

Originally posted by MD11Fr8Dog


Well, looks like maybe the Trooper for the winter, then maybe a 3/4 ton quad cab turbo diesel!?!?!;)

3/4ton quad cab turbo diesel...i just WANT ONE

i saw a ford super duty here the other week 7.3L turbo diesel, and 4 wwheel drive, and i really wanted it for my tow rig, but it was $63,000, about 7 times my budget...but its nice to dream!


so im going with a 75 series troopie for $10,000, a bit more than i wanted to spend but in awesome condition and in need of a good home....

Originally posted by BJ On Roids
so im going with a 75 series troopie for $10,000, a bit more than i wanted to spend but in awesome condition and in need of a good home....

Think I can find one of those next weekend on my Sydney layover?? :D Oh, just got my next month sked and I have a 3 day Sydney layover in mid Oct!! Wish some of you Ozzies would make the trip down from Woop Woop and take my wheeling and let me me buy you beers!!:flipoff2: