Sunday, November 24, 2013

Toyota J40 Land Cruiser (1960-84)

The Toyota J40 is the model designation for a Toyota Land Cruiser 40 series made from 1960 until 1984. Most 40 series Land Cruisers were built as two-door vehicles with slightly larger dimensions than a Jeep CJ.

The J40 was powered by either a 3.8L or a 4.2L I6 petrol engine, These F engines respectively produced 105 hp and 135 hp), or by a diesel engine from a range of 3.0L I4 to 3.7L I6. The 4-cylinder diesel engines were called the B engines. The 6-cylinder diesel engines were called the H engines. Model designations of FJ, BJ and HJ referred to the kind of engines under the hood.

While the F, B or H stands for  the name of the engines, the 'J' stood for Jeep. The base model BJ40/41/42 was a two-door short wheelbase four-wheel-drive vehicle. There were also a two-door medium wheelbase four-wheel-drive version BJ43/44/46, long wheelbase with a Diesel engine was dubbed HJ45/47. All came with either a soft or a hardtop.

In Brazil, the Toyota J40s were dubbed FJ25 if they were topless, and FJ25L with a soft top roof. Also known as the Toyota Bandeirante. It was made by Toyota do Brasil Ltda from 1958 until 2001. The ones built from 1962 through 1993, with the Mercedes-Benz engines received OJ50/55 series, and ones built from 1994 through 2001 with Toyota engines, were given BJ50/55 series model codes. The Bandeirante's Mercedes-Benz built Diesel engine pumped out 78 HP. (wikipedia)

1978 FJ40 Land Cruiser



















1977 FJ40 Land Cruiser


 















1966 FJ40 Land Cruiser

















A 1965 FJ45 Land Cruiser








A 1967 Toyota FJ45LV Land Cruiser







A 1980 Toyota Bandeirante (Brazil) 


In Brazil, with the J40 model name changed to Bandeirante after 1961, those built from 1962 to 1993 - with Mercedes-Benz engines - were distinguished by the "O" model designation, OJ50/55. Those built from 1994 through 2001 with Toyota engines, were given BJ50/55 series model codes. The Bandeirante's Mercedes-Benz built Diesel engine pumped out 78 HP. Models produced from 1989 on featured square headlights, instead of the round ones used before. Another visible mayor characteristic with the Bandeirante's hard top models are the one-piece hind doors rather than the traditional Toyota two-wing hind doors.








(Photos from rmauctions.com, uncrate.com & carro.mercadolivre.com.br)