The Reality of Owning A Vintage Truck

1987 HJ 60 Diesel Toyota Landcruiser

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ABOUT VAN NEISTAT:
A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.

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[illphysh]

I once commented on how godly the storytelling was in Casey's videos, little did I know I was only watching the apprentice, now I've seen the master.

[JohnnyChimpo]

Once you become a Toyota guy, there is no going back. It’s like owning a classic Mopar from the 60s… There’s no way to describe that kind of feeling to someone who doesn’t have one. Toyota truck owners in particular all share a massive kinship and have an old school spirit of adventure.

[monicamejia]

I’m a 56 year old woman watching a video about a truck... and yet, I loved it.

[gishifit]

“His main squeeze baby mama domestic partner common law wife” 😂

[TheGroovyGuitarDude]

What a magnificently put together video about a seemingly simple truck

[callitaday]

Now, this is something. I thought I was wasting time in the YouTube rabbit hole, but I was actually digging to get into this masterpiece.

[MBergeron]

If there was ever be a time to revive THE NEISTAT BROTHERS, the time would be now.

[mattnovotny]

I'm so glad you're now on YouTube. You can tell your brother is influenced by your style, and that's a huge compliment for both of you. Keep on cranking out that content.

[gillykubeart]

I’m happy my son has become a diesel mechanic, good choice son, great story Van

[KombiLife]

We're definitely feeling this video 🤣

[MasterJediJason]

This is the first channel I have ever seen that I have felt like it was made just for ME. It just speaks to something deep inside me that I didn't even realize was even there really.

[adamrose]

Van, in England we have the same thing but with old Land Rover Defenders. I couldn’t afford a high end rebuild so I bought an old one and have done it my self, bit by bit. A spirited man like your self is more that ready to take on a project like that, and I’ve no doubt your short films will inspire other people to take on big projects too

[msaughtsix]

The quality of these videos and, more importantly, the story-telling, is everything I’ve needed in YouTube after watching various creators for the past 15 years.

[glengustafson]

Bought my ‘94 80 series as a lease return in ‘97 here in LA. Joined a newsgroup out of Australia while I was doing research and over the next 10 years learned almost everything there is to know about 80 series from this group. Then in 2011 I was brought down to Sydney to work on a film. The newsgroup was pretty much dormant as they had mostly moved to 100 series. I sent an email and they all chimed in, set up a reunion and took me on a short trip to the Wattigans. Great to meet them after all those years. Still have my 80 series.

[samguy]

Van, or mister Neistat, I’m sure most people wouldn’t be upset over you buying that ideal automobile. We love your work

[dydy]

The thing you need the most from that TLC specs is the anti rust coating on the chassis, which is powder coating. Then maybe the full floating axle and some minor mods for driving comfort. You could do it slowly. You almost certainly dont need the ls3 engine swap, the locking diffs are a waste if you dont go offroad often. Sound proofing, you can do it yourself. Haha. Bigger fuel tank, you can always bring a few jerry cans with you.

[ricardosabatino]

As a Miata owner that constantly contemplates spending ungodly amounts of money on an turnkey LS swap, I salute you.

[travismitchell]

Wow that scene from 4:38 to 5:07 felt like something right out of a 80's cigarette commercial! That was awesome.

[rexblein]

I know you were never here, but THANK GOD YOU'RE BACK

[iano.nevdash]

Hey Van, so after I saw your video 2 years ago I've been grinding my teeth trying to convince myself it's a very bad idea to get a truck like this. Now I'm happy to announce I'm a proud owner of a 1998 4runner... Just about to dump a few thousand on repairs and then probably the rest of my time and money into 'restoring' it. So far feeling happier than ever 😁 Thanks for making me fall in love with toyota trucks.