This FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser appeared in my neighborhood a few days ago, ready for Halloween. But I don’t think it got there under it’s own power; I suspect it gets hauled out of the backyard once a year.
I doubt this guy behind the wheel helped much … not much muscle on dem bones. The FJ40 has been covered a few times here on CC; in the US, they were sold from 1960 to 1984 and were in fact Toyota’s top (only?) seller until the Corona was introduced. This example seems to date from before vent windows were dropped in the 1970’s; other significant changes over the FJ40’s life included going from 3 to 4 speed transmissions, adding front disc brakes, and an increase in the pushrod inline six’s engine size from the 3.9 liter F series to the 4.2 liter 2F. These were the only engines offered in the US, though most other markets got various diesels which gave the vehicle a BJ rather than FJ designation.
As can be seen behind the grille, this one has no engine at all. Perhaps waiting for a small block Chevy swap. Looking at this last photo more closely, I’d guess that if the license plate is original, it’s a 1973.
For more on the 40 Series Land Cruiser:
Nice ~ too bad it’s not a runner .
I like the driver with hat very much .
-Nate
Nice 5 mph bumper. Or maybe it’s a 15 mph bumper?
Oohhh, scary!! Actually not that scary, that seems like a non-scary amount of rust which is the real terror with FJ40s. What a great project that would be, I bet I could do better than the guy behind the wheel.
Imagine the sound that front bumper would make hitting something at 15mph? BONGGGG!!!!
BJ was the 3.4 4 banger diesel FJ was the 4.2 diesel export edition most used Land cruiser imports up for resale here seem to be 3.4 models.