Vehicle Description
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this Late Model 1979, "Show"
quality, rust-free, 100% better than the restored vehicle is ready
for the trail, the highway, or the car show. Almost every part,
nut, bolt, bearing & gasket has been replaced or the old ones have
been painstakingly cleaned, sandblasted, painted, or powder-coated.
I am confident this is one of the finest bespoke Toyota Land
Cruiser FJ40's in the World - You can EAT off the powder-coated
frame rails and the paint is a beautiful mirror finish. You'll
notice my reflection in some of the pictures, it is an amazing
paint job.
Here are is a list of NEW upgrades & options:
• GM Crate 6.0 L Vortec 6000 V8
• NV4500 GM 5 Speed
• Advance Adapter Atlas II Twin Stick Transfer Case
• ARB Air Lockers front and rear
• Alloy 4 Core Radiator
• 4 Wheel Discs Brakes
• SkyJacker Shocks
• 3" BTB Spring and shackles/bushings
• 20+ Gallon BTB Fuel tank and system
• Too much to list. Photos tell much
Frame-This Cruiser has been built from the ground up. The frame was
stripped all the way down, sandblasted, polished to perfection, and
powder coated black.
Ready for Show, the road or trail..
In 1950, the Korean War created a demand for a military light
utility vehicle. The war put a Jeep on Japan's doorstep. The United
States government ordered 100 vehicles with the then-new Willys
specifications and tasked Toyota to manufacture them. The Toyota
"Jeep" BJ prototype was developed in January 1951. This came from
the demand for military-type utility vehicles, much like the
British Land Rover Series 1 that was developed in 1948. The Jeep BJ
was larger than the original U.S. Jeep and more powerful courtesy
of its Type B 3.4-liter six-cylinder OHV Four-stroke petrol engine
which generated a power output of 63 kW (84 hp; 85 PS) at 3,600 rpm
and 215 N�m (159 lb-ft) of torque at 1,600 rpm. It had a part-time
four-wheel-drive system like the Jeep. However, and unlike the
Jeep, the Jeep BJ had no low-range transfer case. In July 1951,
Toyota's test driver Ichiro Taira drove the next generation of the
Jeep BJ prototype up to the sixth stage of Mount Fuji, the first
vehicle to climb that height. The test was overseen by the National
Police Agency (NPA). Impressed by this feat, the NPA quickly placed
an order for 289 of these offroad vehicles, making the Jeep BJ
their official patrol car.11 #fn11
For the first two years, manufacture was exclusively to order and
in small volumes.12 #fn12 In 1953, however, regular production of
the "Toyota Jeep BJ" began at the Toyota Honsya Plant (rolling
chassis assembly). The body assembly and painting was done at
Arakawa Bankin Kogyo KK, later known as ARACO (now an affiliate of
Toyota Auto Body Company).11 #fn11 The "Toyota Jeep BJ" Series was
introduced in the following variants:
BJ-T (Touring),
BJ-R (Radio),
BJ-J (Cowl-chassis for a fire-engine).
The next year, the name "Land Cruiser" was coined by the technical
director Hanji Umehara. "In England we had another competitor -
Land Rover. I had to come up with a name for our car that would not
sound less dignified than those of our competitors. That is why I
decided to call it 'Land Cruiser'", he recalls.11 #fn11 The name
had already been used on the Studebaker Land Cruiser which was
produced from 1934 to 1954. The 92 kW (123 hp; 125 PS), 3.9 L Type
F petrol engine was added to the Land Cruiser range for the first
time, originally only in the fire-engine chassis. The models were
renamed:
To see over 80 photos of this car, including undercarriage please
visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
