03Dec2003 (UTC -8)
Check this webpage out, and search for the word "Cruiser":
http://www.mdjuan.com.ph/jphistory.htm
"... there are reports that the Japanese forces captured a Bantam BRC in the Philippines, brought it back to Japan, where it was used as a model for the first Toyota Land Cruiser whose grille and headlamps located on the fenders are reminiscent of the BRC and the MA."
Check this webpage out, and search for the word "Cruiser":
http://www.mdjuan.com.ph/jphistory.htm
"... there are reports that the Japanese forces captured a Bantam BRC in the Philippines, brought it back to Japan, where it was used as a model for the first Toyota Land Cruiser whose grille and headlamps located on the fenders are reminiscent of the BRC and the MA."