Archives for posts with tag: Landcruiser

Spotted: Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Turbo-diesel

March 18, 2015 //

I just spotted this lovely looking 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado on BaT. It looks like quite a find: 2.5-liter turbo-diesel, automatic transmission, 126k original kms (78.8k miles), fully loaded, aluminum roof rack. OK—it’s right-hand drive, which would take some getting used to. But that classically handsome shape, that great color, it looks really nice.

It’s located in Vancouver, Canada; the asking price is an attractive $9,600; and it’s one year away from legal U.S. import. This is my kind of truck!

More photos after the jump.

Note: the ad states the engine is a 2.0-liter diesel but my research shows that all 1991 Prados were equipped with 2,446 cc diesels.

Links:
Bring a Trailer
Craigslist ad

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Tags diesel, for sale, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, Prado, Toyota, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Spotted:, FEATURES, VEHICLES

Spotted: 1980 Land Cruiser BJ61 Diesel

March 8, 2014 //

This 1980 Land Cruiser BJ61 GX looks like it’s powered by anime, Matchbox car memories, and Japanese surfers. While that may be true, it’s also powered by Toyota’s B3 diesel, a 3.4-liter, four-clapper good for 90 hp and 160 lb-ft of torque. That’s not much, honestly. And there’s no turbo to help move things along.

What this old Land Cruiser lacks in power it makes up in cache though. It’s a Japanese-market model with the high-roof option and right-hand drive. It looks a little rough around the edges but it also looks like no other 60-series I’ve ever seen.

The seller states that import documents are included, with which you can import the truck to any state but California. If you want to bring it to California, it sounds like you’ll need to register it in another state first. Inquire with the seller, if that’s your plan.

Other things to know? It has a 5-speed manual (H55F) transmission and two-speed transfer case. The ad lists the build year as 1980 and 1986. I think the former is correct since the truck doesn’t have a 17-digit VIN, something manufacturers started including for the 1981 model year. Plus it just looks so 1980.

The truck has 157,5xx kms showing on the odometer (yup, it reads in kilometers). Bidding stands at $8,900 at the time of writing with about two days left on the auction clock. The truck is located in Los Angeles.

A bunch of pictures and the original ad text after the jump.

Links:
Bring a Trailer: 1986 Toyota Land Cruiser BJ61 GX RHD
ebay: 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser Read the rest of this entry »

Tags 1980, 4x4, 60-series, BJ61, diesel, for sale, high-roof, JDM, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, Toyota, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Spotted: Land Cruiser BJ74 Turbo Diesel

February 15, 2014 //

Here’s an interesting find: a right-hand drive, short wheel base, 70-series, diesel Land Cruiser. Specifically, this is a 1988 BJ74 LX with a 3.4-liter, 13B-T (T for turbo) diesel engine and an automatic transmission. The 13B-T is good for 120 hp and 159 lb-ft of torque. Other highlights include a removable fiberglass top, a factory PTO winch, and a hand throttle (handy for operating the PTO).

This truck also sports a Safari Snorkel and a K&N filter. If you’re interested, double check that pairing. As far as I know, it’s one that Safari doesn’t recommend. The suspension is said to be an Old Man Emu system with a bit of lift. The BJ series was never sold new in North America, making this a relatively rare find, especially with the factory PTO setup.

While this Land Cruiser doesn’t look pristine — and the chrome bull bar is bit much for my taste — it does look presentable and clean underneath. The truck is located in Seattle, Washington, and is said to have 178k miles on the clock. $13,750 is the asking price. See the links for the original ad and some research reading.

Special thanks to our friend Josh in Portland for spotting this one.

More photos after the jump.

Links:
1988 Land Cruiser BJ74 Craigslist Ad
Toyota Vehicle Hertiage site: Land Cruiser 70-Series
More 70-Series Land Cruiser research
Wikipedia: Toyota 70-Series
Wikipedia: The Toyota B engine

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Tags 1988 BJ74 Landcruiser Turbo Diesel, 70-series, BJ, BJ74, cost, diesel, for sale, how much, JDM, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, price, RHD, state, USA, vintage, Washington, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Land Cruiser Mods for Serious Travel

December 26, 2013 //

We’ve prepped our Mitsubishi Montero to handle journeys of a several hundred miles or so. It’s interesting to see how people who travel tens of thousands of miles prep theirs. The couple behind the site Land Cruising Adventure have a page devoted to the modifications on their Land Cruiser BJ45. It makes for informed reading.

Links:
Land Cruising Adventure, Mods page
Land Cruising Adventure, Meet the Land Cruiser page

Tags 4x4, adventure, BJ45, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, modifications, mods, off-road, overlanding, travel, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, GEAR, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Spotted: More Vintage Land Cruiser Ads

October 6, 2013 //

If you’re interested in vintage Land Cruiser brochures, ads, manuals and articles from around the world, there’s a veritable treasure trove over in the IH8MUD forum. Check out this post.

The post covers the classics: FJ40, FJ55, and FJ60. There are also some lesser-known models. Blizzard, anyone?

Check out the rest of this post for a good-sized set of my favorites, like a nice Red Poly FJ60 with white steel wheels, for example. Good stuff! Read the rest of this entry »

Tags ads, articles, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, manuals, vintage, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Motor Trend’s Dirt Every Day: Land Cruiser FJZ-80

April 28, 2013 //

I just discovered Motor Trend’s bi-weekly YouTube offering, Dirt Every Day, hosted by Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road’s tech editor, Fred Williams. Here are a couple of episodes in which he takes his recently purchased, $1900, Land Cruiser 80-series off-roading, and then fixes it up for the same amount of money.

I like that they include both kinds of dirt: the off-road kind and the under-the-hood kind. That’s pretty much the reality for most of us who drive, and do whatever maintenance we can, on our trucks.

I look forward to seeing more of their episodes. Find the second video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags 4-wheel-drive, 4x4, 80-series, adventure, blog, customize, Dirt Every Day, fix up, FJZ 80, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, Motor Trend, off-road, off-roading, overland, repair, show, video, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Videos, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Spotted: Land Cruiser FJ45 Long Bed Pickup

April 26, 2013 //

This gorgeous, restored 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 long bed pickup looks better than new. It’s said to have traveled 53,000 miles since new. Much has been replaced and it features a new Warn winch. Bring a Trailer notes that it came from the factory with Air conditioning and power steering, two desirable options. A 4-spd manual and the Toyota 2F, inline six round out the specs.

The truck is located in Montana. Bidding currently stands at $39,800 with about 5 days on the clock.

Update 4/29/2013: The seller seems to have ended the auction early and sold the truck offline.

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Tags 4-wheel-drive, 4x4, FJ, FJ40, FJ45, for sale, how much, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, pick-up, pickup, price, sales, sell, Toyota

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Spotted: Australian Dad’s Mini 70-Series Build

February 16, 2013 //

This photo showed up on Facebook a few days ago, apparently. An Australian dad built his son a scaled-down 70-series Land Cruiser, complete with Lightforce spotlight and bull bar. I wonder if the antenna means it has a radio as well.

It occurred to me that a truck like this could totally go on the trail with an adult convoy since trail speeds average about 10 mph. How amazing would that be for a kid out in the wide open country with their own truck and their family there for backup?

In a related story, this was told to me the other day. A guy went out with his kids in his FJ80. They were in a big, dry river bed, so he put the truck in low range, got out and let his kids drive it around. They were nine and twelve. “They’ve been driving go-karts for years, so they know how to drive pretty well.” Then after a bit he saw his kids stop the truck. “What are they doing?” he thought. Two seconds later they were barreling across the wash.

They had shifted the truck back into four-wheel-high and were giving it the boot. “Hey get back here!” he yelled. “I gotta make sure they’re not watching me next time when I put it into kid-mode,” he told me.

Maybe it’s time to build your kids their own rig. 🙂

Tags 70-series, build, kid, Land Cruiser, Landcruiser, mini, pick-up, son, truck, ute

Categories - ATV / Side-by-side, - Pictures, - Spotted:, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Spotted: 2-Door Land Cruiser 70-series Diesel

February 13, 2013 //

Here’s a rare, and last minute, Spotted post. I just came across this ebay. It’s a 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser 70-series, 2-door, diesel in LX trim.

The 70-series was, and is, a highly capable branch of the Land Cruiser family tree that was never imported into the US. It was so capable, in fact, that Scott Brady chose the 4-door 70-series for his Expeditions 7 around the world trip. The seller doesn’t state where this one started it’s life. Canada is my guess, given that the mileage is in kilometers but the steering is on the left.

The mileage is getting up there at about 272k kms (169k miles), and there is a bit of rust and the odd tear in the seat. But for someone interested in a rare, diesel, Land Cruiser, I imagine this would be quite a find.

The vehicle is listed on ebay in South Carolina with a current bid of only $8,700. If you’re interested, jump on it. There are only four hours left in the auction, which currently has 32 bids.

Update 2/13/2013: Bidding for this rare Land Cruiser topped out at $11,600.

Links: ebay . Wikipedia 70-series article . Expo Expedition 7 article