[JohnnyC]

the pic was definatly in a group of photos from 1960 but it may be a 58/59 due to the turn signal.

[JohnnyC]

the toyota motor corp. new employee photo from 1957...these are some of the huys that put your cruiser together.

i don't think the quality is too good when i get home from work i'll try to fix.

[Cruiser_Nerd]

That's a happy group shot! They must just have been told they'd be working on the Crown line instead of Cruisers.

That's a '59 or '60. Good picture with the factory fog lights in place.

[JohnnyC]

a better pic of the toyota motor corp ...happy employees

[wesintl]

I forgot I had this... It's from TMC europe septembre 1998

[Cruiser_Nerd]

The picture is from the 25 brochure. Squinting at the article, I read "After the second world war....." before I realized it wasn't in English and I couldn't read it. Nice find, someone will have to translate, see if there's any new info in there.

[wesintl]

This is what I make out of my poor french.... :(

After the second world war, exports of Japanese vehicle's consisted primarily of trucks because private cars did not compete with domestic exports. Taking into account the great number models of large trucks presents tough steps, it did not think possible of export in quantity

To reverse debt tendency, Toyota chose the Land cruiser fj25 with its powerful engine its four wheels driving and its robust frame this model particularly adapts to the roads in under-developed and emerging countries in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America but the problem was its selling price. The request initially for this type of vehicle was high. However, the administrator of the time, Toyota (honorary president actual) recognized the strategic importance of the expansion of the Land cruiser and decide to align the selling price on par by competition, lack of price but gain sales.

This fast decision making entered a strong stepping up of exports of Land cruiser of 98 in 1955, 2502 in 1957, and has the origin of the fast progress of exports demands the years which followed

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Ahhh, economics..............lower price to gain market share in developing areas. Funny, I don't think they tried that in the US though.

[treerootCO]

http://www.root45.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=48053

i added a few fj25 scans to the literature page. there is an option in upper right corner to make big enough to read.

[treerootCO]

$73.00?

[treerootCO]

How about a 1959 Crown Custom owner's manual?

Some parts are the same on the FJ25s

http://www.root45.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=48918

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Originally Posted by treerootCO

I added a few fj25 scans to the literature page. there is an option in upper right corner to make big enough to read.

That article is a pretty good read. I'd like to see the VIN # of that 25, because if it's a '58 they went out of their way to make it look later.

I think I may steal this for a signature:
"The FJ25 is almost humorous in its simplicity, but therein lies its beauty."

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Originally Posted by treerootCO

$73.00?

I paid almost as much when you add up the three separately, around $60, but I didn't get the whole Motor Life, just the article.

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Originally Posted by treerootCO

How about a 1959 Crown Custom owner's manual?

Some parts are the same on the FJ25s

That car must have truly been a piece of junk. I'd buy one. Never knew it had the Bel Air style fuel filler.

AFAIK this is the only part that they had in common, I want one:

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

I just stumbled across this:





From this website:

http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/s...ta/index.shtml

[wesintl]

OHHH I just got the new land cruiser mag from France. Nice spread and article on that costa rican fj25. Sweet pics too. I'll have to get a high res scan for you all when I get back to colorado. It's actually the dec jan 2007 issue. Not really current but new for me since I only get them once a year.

[JohnnyC]

factory literature ...nice site:

http://translate.google.com/translat...html%26hl%3Den

http://translate.google.com/translat...html%26hl%3Den

http://translate.google.com/translat...html%26hl%3Den

http://translate.google.com/translat...html%26hl%3Den

http://translate.google.com/translat...html%26hl%3Den

[JohnnyC]

factory pic from 1958

also 1954 car show pic ...nice pumkin truck

[thenimirra]

Can anyone tell me where I can find a 1963 FJ user's manual or something that will show me what all the parts are? Thanks!

Strike that last question...I found some great material online.

[JohnnyC]

http://www.bslca.com/Tech%20Pages_li...ers_Manual.pdf

http://www.bslca.com/Tech%20Pages_li...ual%201966.pdf

1964 manual and 1966 repair manual...both are good for your rig

links from: Bayou State Land Cruiser Association....thanks guys for holding these files for us cruiser guys/gals

[thenimirra]

This is great information. Thank you! I also found some good resources online as well.

[pardion]

I now have a 1958 FJ25,25L parts manual, anyone need a part # PS hubcaps and kick vents not availiable as parts. John Pardi

[Aussie 25]

Hi John. i got a parts catlog , and it lists the side vent as PN FJ25 53209 and the hub cap RS 44115 . My book was printed in APRIL 1960. Ian.

[ToyotaDon]

I saw some parts catalogs have been referenced here.

Does someone already have these?




They were loaned to me when I said they'd be a resource I might be able to share. The first one is the full '67 catalog and the second is the '64 supplement.

Here's a couple pics from inside:

'67


'64


Is this info worth scanning and uploading, or is it already on microfiche, etc. somewhere?

[treerootCO]

Originally Posted by ToyotaDon

I saw some parts catalogs have been referenced here.

Does someone already have these?


They were loaned to me when I said they'd be a resource I might be able to share. The first one is the full '67 catalog and the second is the '64 supplement.

Wes has them but someone forgot to give them back to him

[ToyotaDon]

Originally Posted by treerootCO

Wes has them but someone forgot to give them back to him

Not I

These came from the owner/president of our dealership to the assistant service manager to me. The ASM has been the one in charge of semi-restoring the 1977 FJ40 we now have on our showroom floor.

We'll likely end up hanging these catalogs in a display cabinet in our parts department, they'll be there in case anyone needs them.

[My wife said no FJ!]

Just curious...will you Scan or make copies available?

[ToyotaDon]

I had considered doing the scan-to-PDF thing, but wasn't sure if there's the need, or if someone has online storage space available.

[treerootCO]

Originally Posted by ToyotaDon

I had considered doing the scan-to-PDF thing, but wasn't sure if there's the need, or if someone has online storage space available.

I'll host it if you can scan it to pdf.

[wesintl]

definitely do the suppliment 40, 45lv and 45p

no worries root, i'm still perusing the holy grail of colors