The Land Cruiser has at all times excelled at rugged versatility. These purpose-built sport-utility automobiles had been praised for demonstrating all-terrain functionality, reliability, and cargo-hauling performance. And lastly, after nearly 50 years of possession, one Land Cruiser proprietor is able to half methods with their journey.
The Pick of the Day is a 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Pinehurst, Idaho. (Click the link to view the listing)
“I am the original owner,” the itemizing begins. “I purchased the Land Cruiser to get me up my driveway to my ranch house in the Colorado winter. I have kept it in a garage over the years and occasionally go for a drive.”
The FJ40 first went into manufacturing in 1960 with barely bigger dimensions when in comparison with its major competitor, the Jeep CJ. Production lasted by 1984, and in South America, this platform carried by all the method till 2001 in the Brazilian market. One of the noteworthy attributes of the FJ40 was its versatility in out there physique configurations. The platform may very well be configured in pickup or sport-utility car format, and it was out there in a number of totally different wheelbases. Today’s instance car is a short-wheelbase SUV with a hardtop that may be eliminated to put in a tender prime (included with the sale).
The physique appears to be like to be straight, and it seems the car could have had a respray at one level. Referencing some manufacturing knowledge for the 1974 FJ, that there have been a quantity of variations of inexperienced colours together with Breathe Green, Deep Green, Judson Green, Nebula Green, and Rustic Green. The rear finish has a novel entry design: It is accessed by way of brief barn-style doorways at the backside and a flip-up window up prime, and the cargo compartment holds twin inward-facing vinyl leap seats.
The vendor hasn’t offered any engine bay pictures, however primarily based on some analysis, if it’s a gas-powered motor, it’ll be a carbureted 3.9-liter inline-six mated to a four-speed guide transmission. The odometer exhibits simply 72,322 miles, and the vendor says, “The mileage is correct.”
The Land Cruiser mannequin is about to make information in the media as soon as extra, as an all-new mannequin is set to launch in North America after a three-year hiatus. The new model even has retro-style spherical headlamps. Technology will probably be a far cry from the tried-and-true model of 50 years in the past, however one thing tells me some of our readers would quite have a basic one anyway.
The asking worth is $39,900 for this one-owner Land Cruiser.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.
