eBay Motors: Toyota : Land Cruiser (item 130190521817 end time Jan-27-08 19:00:00 PST)
Clean, i wish i had the $$$
Clean, i wish i had the $$$
FJ45 in Richmond for sale....
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Much of the world did not like the 4 speed?!?!?!? In Central America they did not have 4 speeds in anything but diesels until at least the '80's. It doesn't say but I'd assume 4 wheel DRUMS as well.
As Jeff said, shame the vin number detracts from otherwise very clean pickups (the guy is selling two). Perhaps the buyers won't mind the spliced in FJ40 frame horns. Most people will never see the tags anyways.
All 45's have drum brakes all around and never received the power steering upgrades, as far as I know anyways. My 45 is from South Africa, 1982 vintage and RHD, with a 4 speed, and a split t-case.
Being too lazy to search any kind of database, I am assuming all 40 series landcruisers got the 4 speed transmission in 1974 or whatever it was, because who in their right mind would prefer a 3 speed?
I did have a bonestock '68 once that had the 3 on the tree and vacuum shifted tcase, that thing was fun as hell to drive. May it rest in peace (It rusted into pieces)
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It is sitting in my garage as I type. I'm guessing Toyota sold a joblot of 45s to SE asia with the 3 speed for some reason. Perhaps they were military trucks. The p/s is definitely Toyota, whether it orig came with that chassis is unknown.
If they were originally military (ie not civilian registered) I'm guessing that is why they were given a FJ40 VIN. I don't think FJ45s were sold to the civilian market in Indonesia (where they are from).