Having a tailgate to sit on or place things on is one of my favorite design features of later Land Cruisers.
I can't remember how many times I've need to pull something out of the back, to get in a bag, or get to something that's under something else, and I haven't had to work off the ground...
If I had my druthers, I'd have a tailgate and liftgate, no questions asked. I have had 3 40s, 2 60s, 4 80s, 2 100s and one 200, and I wouldn't have wanted ambulance doors on any of them. If I could have changed one thing about any of my 40s, it would have been those doors.
The next best thing...