Abundance of 70 Series parts....
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Are you sure the top photo isn’t a 75?
Here is my 1994 FZJ75 and a new 2019 xxx79.
Here is my 1994 FZJ75 and a new 2019 xxx79.
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Close to 2000 when they added coil spring front suspension to the 75 series model they changed the designation to 79 series, at least in South Africa. So you could buy a factory 79 series with the older front clip and round headlights.
Didn't coil springs happen in 96 and that's when it went to the 79 designation? Then the wide nose in 2007? Maybe some markets lingered for a while with different configurations.
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This is exactly the case.
The narrow nose makes more sense to me because it has better visibility. But the wide nose is not something you see everyday in the US. I've thought deeply about building a wide nose 73/74 simply because Toyota never did.
The wide nose is very cool for exactly the reason Hoser said...they're not something you see here ever. People don't believe me when I tell them it's a Land Cruiser. But the old school narrow nose front end is very classic....I was going to do a conversion on the Troopy but I think I'll stick with the narrow. Looks primitive....evolution of the iconic 40 with those separate fenders.
Heck, even the 75 Series Ute isn't something you see very often in the U.S.
It’s a 71. 70 wide nose has never existed.
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Fake news Colombian bastard child. BTDT.
Yeah I know. But it does in fact exist. Just not a Mr T production. Specificity is critical to being the smartest guy in the room.
good one Nick. Glad you paid attention in class today.
Heck, now I've got to Google "specificity".