Crack Pipe or Nice Price: A $27,000 1967 Toyota FJ40 in Thompson Falls

For Sale • 1967 Toyota FJ40 • Thompson Falls, MT

Crack PipeOr Nice Price?

A light blue 1967 FJ40 with a rebuilt six, "all rusted metal replaced," an odometer that reads 99,999 and a $27,000 asking price. Let's talk about it.

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Crack Pipe — Nice Price — 1967 FJ40 — Three-On-The-Tree — Barn Doors — Near Original — 99,999 Miles (Allegedly) — Delivery Available — Toyota Tax — Never Lift — Crack Pipe — Nice Price —

Spotted on Craigslist

Twenty-Seven Grand for a 59-Year-Old Land Cruiser

Some old Toyotas you hunt for. Some show up on Craigslist out of Thompson Falls, a small town on the Clark Fork in northwest Montana, with six photos, one paragraph and a number that makes you put your coffee down.

This one is a 1967 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser hardtop: light blue body, white top, rear barn doors, round headlights and the little "Toyota Land Cruiser" script on the fenders. It's an early 40 (here's my 40 Series buyer's guide), the kind people now call "vintage" with a straight face and "investment" with a slightly less straight face.

I should disclose a bias. I'm actively raising money for my own FJ40 through the Fund the 40 page. My goal is $25,000. This truck is $27,000. So even my fundraiser can't afford it, and I'm judging it anyway.

What the Ad Actually Says

'67 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser. Restored to near original. Rebuilt 6 cylinder engine. All rusted metal replaced. New shackles and shocks. New buckets in front, reupholstered jump seats in rear. Near new tires and spare. Axles and transfer case all gone thru. Solid example of an early FJ.

Specs box: good condition, six cylinders, 4WD, manual, clean title, blue, odometer 99,999, "delivery available." It had been up for 30 days when I saved it.

That's the whole thing. Forty-eight words. Some FJ40 owners have spent more words arguing about the correct shade of Toyota blue on a single forum thread.

Gray aftermarket buckets, a column shifter, the keys in the ignition and a fire extinguisher on the floor. Near original, near cozy.

The rebuilt six. Clean enough, with an aftermarket carb and chrome air cleaner standing in for the factory setup.

What you're actually buying

Points For, Points Against

Let's go through the ad line by line and score it like a judge who's had too much gas station coffee.

The Ad Says	Points	Translation
Rebuilt six-cylinder	+ Nice	The 3.9-liter F engine is the heart of an early FJ, and a rebuild is real money. Big point in its favor, if there are receipts.
"All rusted metal replaced"	+ Nice	Rust is the number one FJ40 killer, so this is the most valuable sentence in the ad. It's also the one with zero photos backing it up. No floors, no frame, no tub seams.
Axles and transfer case "gone thru"	+ Nice	Good. Vague, but good. "Gone thru" could mean rebuilt or could mean someone looked at them sternly.
Clean title, Montana truck	+ Nice	A clean title on a 59-year-old truck means nobody has to explain anything at the DMV. That alone is worth something.
"Restored to near original"	− Pipe	"Near" is carrying this entire sentence. Aftermarket front buckets, a non-factory carb and air cleaner, a modern front bumper, a rear receiver hitch, modern all-terrain tires and an aftermarket FJ spare cover. That's near original the way a cover band is near the Eagles.
Odometer: 99,999	− Pipe	That isn't a mileage. That's Craigslist's way of saying "nobody knows." The five-digit odometer has lapped itself at least once, and probably more.
Paint and body	− Pipe	Honest, patinated light blue with a white top. It's solid-looking and straight, but it isn't fresh. If "restored" made you picture a shiny tub, this isn't that.
Six photos, one paragraph	− Pipe	No underside, no frame, no engine running, no receipts, no VIN plate. For $27,000, I want to see the frame rails like they're the main character.

"Near original" is doing more work than the rebuilt six.

Barn doors open, jump seats down, a milk crate and a cooler riding in back. Honestly, this is how an FJ40 should be packed.

Toyota badge, "4" badge, receiver hitch and a spare cover that says FJ in case you forgot. Plus a plastic bag hanging off the back door, for mystery.

The comps

What These Actually Sell For

Here's the part where the vibes meet the spreadsheet. CLASSIC.COM's 1967 FJ40 page shows six recent sales, and they're all over the map:

$19,500: a highly original 1967 that sold on Bring a Trailer in August 2026. $33,000: another original 1967, sold on Bring a Trailer in June 2026. $25,300: a modified 1967 at Mecum in Houston in April 2026. $17,500: a custom 1967 on Bring a Trailer in November 2025. And at the top, a $48,000 modified truck and an $83,000 full custom build, which are different animals entirely.

There's also a clue in the trucks that didn't sell. An original 1967 in Huntington Beach topped out at $23,250 on Bring a Trailer in January and didn't meet reserve. A custom one in New York stalled at $18,000. Buyers clearly pay well for the right truck. They're just not handing out $27,000 for vibes.

Strip out the full customs, and the driver-quality early 40s that actually trade hands land roughly between $19,000 and $33,000. This one sits right in the middle, with fewer photos and less documentation than any of them.

$19.5KSold: original 1967 FJ40, Bring a Trailer, Aug 2026.

$25.3KSold: modified 1967 FJ40, Mecum Houston, Apr 2026.

$33KSold: original 1967 FJ40, Bring a Trailer, Jun 2026.

$27KThis one: rebuilt six, "near original," odometer unknown, six photos, 30 days on Craigslist.

Straight sides, honest paint, modern all-terrains on factory-style hubcaps. It looks like a truck that's been used, which is a compliment.

The verdict

Nice Price. But Only by a Little.

Here's the honest answer: $27,000 isn't crazy for a solid, running early FJ40 with a rebuilt engine and replaced rust. The comps back it up. If the frame and floors look as good as the ad claims, this is a fair truck at a fair-ish price.

But it's priced like the seller knows what they've got, and the ad doesn't prove it. No underside photos, no receipts, no mileage and a "near original" spec sheet with a lot of non-original parts. That gap between "probably fine" and "proven" is worth a few grand in a buyer's pocket.

If I had the Fund the 40 money in hand, I'd drive to Thompson Falls with a flashlight, a magnet, a creeper and a cash offer that starts with a 2 and ends somewhere around 23 to 25. Then I'd crawl under it before I shook anyone's hand.

Nice price. Barely not a crack pipe.

Saved for posterity

The Ad, In Case It Disappears

Craigslist ads don't live forever, so here's the listing as it appeared when I saved it. I removed the map. The seller's contact goes through Craigslist, so there's no phone number to hide.

The original Craigslist listing: $27,000, posted 30 days earlier, out of the Missoula listings. Map removed.

Your turn

Scan Your Own Marketplace Gem

Next time you see an old Toyota with a big number on it, point the Car-Dex at it. It's free, it runs in your phone's browser, and it'll tell you what you're looking at. Then come back and tell me whether it's a crack pipe or a nice price.

And if you want to help me get my own 40, the Fund the 40 page is right there. I promise not to spend it on a $27,000 one without crawling underneath it first.

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If this is your FJ40, good luck with the sale. I'd love to hear the story.

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