For sale by the owner who kept the receipts
Eleven years, one owner, every invoice scanned.
Daily driver, trail wagon, grocery getter. 197,700 miles, $51,000 of documented work, and nothing hidden.
$25,000 OBO In Richmond, Virginia. Inspection welcome, and encouraged.
Or write to at4fj60@gmail.com directly.
Fuel economy, honestly: 12+ MPG on the highway, 10+ combined.
The rear quarter panels were roughly 80% bondo when the wagon was bought in 2014. They were cut out and replaced with hand-shaped steel. The original tailgate was too far gone to save, so it and the roof pan were replaced with donor material cut from a blue FJ60 — you can see that tailgate arrive in its original blue in the restoration photographs. The chassis was repaired, sectioned where needed, and coated.
Every receipt and invoice from eleven years of ownership was scanned and entered into a spreadsheet — 174 line items from December 2014 to July 2026, with what each job cost. Most of the mechanical work was done by Iron Pig Offroad and the bodywork by Old Ride Side, with routine servicing at several other shops along the way.
It has been a daily driver and a trail wagon. Two hours each way to the fire roads and trails in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest, then three or more hours on the trail itself at idle to ten miles an hour. Four and more hours to the Relic Run at Uwharrie, with a great deal of trail at the far end. Paddleboards on the roof to the river, and idling through the school drop-off and pick-up line. That is three different loads on a forty-two-year-old drivetrain — highway speed, walking pace, and a lot of sitting still — which is also why the combined fuel figure reads the way it does. Rear-seat shoulder belts were added so the kids could ride in it. Nothing on the disclosure list below stops it being driven tomorrow — it is a wagon you can use, not a project you have to finish first.
Fire roads in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest, the Relic Run at Uwharrie, and the interstate. Nothing here is staged.
Bought from a seller in Temecula, California, who used it for camping and hunting trips in the Sierras and Anza-Borrego. It cut out on the drive home. First work at Carlsbad Auto Service in December: a vacuum leak diagnosed, the intake manifold gasket and carburetor base gasket replaced.
Bob's Carbs in Oceanside, California took over. Carburetor scoped and adjusted, the intake manifold gasket done again, front transmission seal, and the transmission and transfer case removed and resealed. Air conditioning converted to R134a in August.
A cross-country move to Virginia. Steering leak fixed and the choke cable replaced at Pullman's Auto; smog pumps installed and the A/C serviced. First work with Iron Pig Offroad.
Frame restoration at Iron Pig Offroad. Frame rust evaluated in April, then in November and December the corroded section replaced, the undercarriage powerwashed, corroded bolts removed, and the frame prepared and treated for corrosion. Front axle knuckle rebuilt the same year.
Air conditioning condenser replaced and a leak repaired. Routine servicing and Virginia state safety inspection, mostly at Merryman's Service Center.
Little recorded beyond an oil change. The wagon was in regular use.
Body restoration begins at Old Ride Side Restoration. Interior trim and quarter glass removed, the rusted roof section cut out and replaced with a used section sourced from another FJ60, the tailgate replaced with a donor one from a blue FJ60 because the original was too rusted to save, and the inner wheel tubs repaired.
Body restoration completed. Rust repaired in all four doors, both fenders and the lift gate; quarter panels hand-shaped in steel. Epoxy primer, block-sanded, then PPG paint and clear in factory white. The single largest year of work on the wagon.
Tires rotated and balanced, spark plugs and V-belt replaced.
Outstanding Toyota recalls carried out at Sheehy Toyota. Full four-wheel-drive service at Iron Pig Offroad — front and rear differentials and transfer case — plus oil and filter, sway bar end links and a front door lock repair in November.
Custom stainless exhaust system built and fitted at Iron Pig Offroad in March, invoiced in two payments totalling $2,266.14.
Choke cable replaced by the owner with an OEM assembly from Specter Off-Road — the cable itself was fine, the choke nut needed replacing, so the whole assembly went in. The old cable is included with the wagon.
Steering gearbox rebuilt at Iron Pig Offroad, correcting the off-centre wheel and wander that came with the lift. This is the one job with no invoice in the log below — a reprint has been requested from the shop and will be added when it arrives.
A wagon this old with this many miles has faults. Here are all of the ones I know about. If I find another, it goes on this list.
It has never failed to start. When it is cold out, or it has sat for a few days, it takes three or four cycles of gas, choke, crank — and then it runs fine. This is ordinary behavior for a carbureted engine. The whole choke assembly was replaced with an OEM cable from Specter Off-Road in July 2026 and the behaviour did not change, so expect the three or four cycles. The old cable goes with the wagon.
The usual FJ60 dash cracks. There is a dash cover over it and they are not progressing. Not structural, but it is cracked underneath.
Visible in the interior photographs. A seat cover was kept on it for about twelve years and the wear has not got worse. The seats are original and still comfortable for a day-long trail ride. If the seller were keeping the wagon he would rebuild the foam and patch the side.
The radio works. The tape deck does not.
New Rockford Fosgate speakers went in during the restoration, but the installer reused the old spliced wire. A day-or-two job, because the dash has to come out to do it.
Cosmetic. The bumper itself is sound.
The fog lights themselves work perfectly well. The rust is on the exterior of the housings. The seller intends to replace them before the sale — if that happens before you get here, the photographs on this page will be updated to show it.
Cosmetic, noted here because it is there. It should buff off; I just have not gotten around to it.
In sequence: what was found when it came apart, what was cut out, what was welded in, and what it looked like going back together.
It is in Richmond, Virginia and I would rather you saw it in person than took my word for any of this. Bring a mechanic, bring a magnet, bring a flashlight and get under it.
Asking $25,000 OBO.
Or write to at4fj60@gmail.com directly.