Questions about Land Cruiser wagon/troop

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Can someone tell me about the FJ 45/47 wagon and troopy. (Links anything)Are the wagon and troop the same size, or is one bigger in size, longer, wider, then the other? Any information would be great as I am def new to this vehicle.
 
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Can someone tell me about the FJ 45/47 wagon and troopy. (Links anything)Are the wagon and troop the same size? Is one better to build up then the other. Some back ground info, I can wiki it but I am look for more specifics. I'm looking for a road worthy one that can be built up at the same time. Any information would be great as I am def new to this vehicle.
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I'll take a stab at it. The vehicle referred to as the FJ45 wagon or FJ45LV was built by Toyota using a Gifu (coachbuilder) body on the FJ45 SWB pickup chassis. It was built from '63 to '67 (in general terms, some bleed into '68 for some markets) and was a four door wagon with a fixed roof. It was sold in the US throughout production but in very small numbers and was always powered by the F petrol engine. They are difficult to restore because of the unique body and lack of aftermarket support for body parts, but the mechanicals are shared with other Land Cruisers of the same era.

The FJ/BJ/HJ45/47 vehicle known as a "troopie" was built by Toyota on the 45 series LWB chassis (same as the LWB pickup), has only two doors, and a removable roof similar to the SWB and MWB 40 series of the same era. They were built from '68 or '69 through the end of production ('84 in general terms, some bleed into '85 and even '86 for some markets) and were powered by the F and 2F petrol, B, 2B, 3B, H and 2H engines. Production numbers were much higher than those of the wagon but they were never imported into the US. Over the last ten years, a good number of units have trickled in, first as gray market imports, lately as legal imports under the 25yr+ importation exemption.

I'm sure other folks with better knowledge than I have will jump in, but this should put you on the right track.
 
Just to kick in my $.02, I believe only 5500 45lv's were ever made.
 
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