New addition V

Here she is, in all of her glory!

It's a 1977 Toyota Land Cruiser.

We busted the bank and ponied up 2.5 million for her (let's see who can do math and get the price in dollars).

We're going to add some doo-dads and doo-hickeys to her in the future. A couple of things that we want to add are:

A luggage rack/carryall up on the roof;

A winch on the front;

And a hydraulic system that will make it bounce in time to whatever music we have going on the radio (that's the art department's request, though editorial is fine with pimping it out);

Also, at some point, we'd like to paint it lemon yellow (keeping the roof white).

There are some quirks to the car.

For example, when you start it first thing, you have to pull out the choke, turn the key in the opposite direction for 15 to 20 seconds, and then slowly and gently, turn the key forward. Then she fires right up.

When it is time to turn her off, you turn the key, gently again, back to the off position, and then pull out the kill switch on the dash.

Also, at times, you need to pump the brakes a time or two to make sure the brake lights on the rear turn off.