Description
The rugged Toyota Land Cruiser FJ70 is a legend. Reliable, trustworthy, and able to cope with the hardest terrain on Earth, it was built as a troop carrier, closed cabin, or pickup-truck.
When it was time to replace the old Land Cruiser FJ40, Toyota introduced a bigger model: the FJ70 Series. It was built for extreme environments, it served under the U.N. Flag in peace-keeping corps and was used as an ambulance for war-zones. The pickup version was used to carry loads of materials over hard terrain, in conditions that would destroy almost any other vehicle.
Unlike its predecessor, the FJ70 featured an angular look. It resembled the shape of the FJ40, but with hard edges and flat surfaces. Since the side needed a profiled surface, the car-maker made that in angular shapes, making it easier to fix if a bent occurred and the owner cared. The FJ40 Pickup was available as a chassis-cab as well. For those fitted with a bed, side benches could have been installed to transport troops or workers.
The cabin was plain and simple, in a Japanese minimalist style. It was the purest form of form follow function design. The bench was wide enough to fit three people. The dashboard was flat, with only a few features for convenience such as the radio. For specific countries, an AC-unit was installed. The instrument cluster featured just three large dials: speedometer, fuel level, and coolant temperature.
The FJ was offered with gasoline and diesel engines, depending on the market. The stock version featured the 2F unit with an inline-six, 4.2-liter gasoline with a carburetor. Several diesel versions was installed later for specific markets but it received a different designation code as a BJ, HZJ or PZ.
