When was the first FJ25 shipped to Canada

[Landpimp]

light trucks could be a Stout or Hilux as well.

what were the non US features on the LV? rememebr back in the 60's importing anything from anyplace was not an issue.....you wanted it.....you find it and bring it in....

I have not seen any lit for the 40 series from the late 60's early 70's, I will look, I may have Canadian 1973 lit.....or its 74-5

you can get older parts than 1969......just need to have a good parts guy, they will use the fisch or books, even a really good part guy and crossover the old sytle part #'s.......but it takes a call to Toyota in CA to get it done.....and it doesnt always work.

US dealers now have stuff like BJ, HJ and all kinds of non US stuff, right left hand in the EPC's

from that PDF. light truck sales start in 1967. as noted, I have seen a 1967 FJ45LV with non usa features.

 

[semlin]

light trucks could be a Stout or Hilux as well.

what were the non US features on the LV?

the vent between the hood and windshield was a fixed grill like a household forced air heating duct grill.

it had a "room" switch

the roof cross beams were bolt on

 

[JohnnyC]

this just in from a dealer in Canada:

"Hi John, that I don't recall exactly but I believe they were later
like you said 74-76, I know it was 1986 when we stopped
selling landcruisers in Canada."

not a true confermation....but i am looking into other areas still

 

[semlin]

this just in from a dealer in Canada:

"Hi John, that I don't recall exactly but I believe they were later
like you said 74-76, I know it was 1986 when we stopped
selling landcruisers in Canada."

not a true confermation....but i am looking into other areas still

i don't know if i would trust him on the early date when the more recent date is wrong. they sold the 60 series until 1989.

 

[semlin]

johnny the dealers to contact would be granville toyota or downtown toyota in vancouver. one or the other is he oldest dealer in canada.

 

[67azcruizr]

Just curious, is the oldest dealer in Canada going to be the first importer of a FJ25?

Any chance anyone might have any registration documentation/history that could be vehicle specific within a search.

 

[67azcruizr]

i don't know if i would trust him on the early date when the more recent date is wrong. they sold the 60 series until 1989.

I've also read in some very generic readings that their FJ60 diesels ran until at least '89

 

[JohnnyC]

yeah...got to get some more answers to the questions...there were 8? original dealers in 1965...and from someplace i read there was 45? registered to become a toyota dealer in 1965/1966

 

[JohnnyC]

Just curious, is the oldest dealer in Canada going to be the first importer of a FJ25?

Any chance anyone might have any registration documentation/history that could be vehicle specific within a search.

no fj25's imported from a dealer...not japanese vehicles till 1965

 

[semlin]

johnny the dealers to contact would be granville toyota or downtown toyota in vancouver. one or the other is he oldest dealer in canada.

just remembered this. when toyota decided not to bring the 80 into canada downtown toyota in vancover private imported new us model 80 series cruisers in the 90s themselves and sold them new retail (for a big markup on us retail). Those trucks created insane price expectations for 80s up here until people started importing from the us themselves like i did. anyway, I was talking about it with the downtown parts guy a few years ago and he told me bringing in the 80 was nothing new, that they had always imported landcruisers themselves because they could never get what they wanted from toyota canada because it was too specialized an item. I don't know how far back that would go or what models he was talking about.

 

[Landpimp]

I may not be crazy after all

let us know what else you turn up....I have no issues with being wrong(once in awhile)

this just in from a dealer in Canada:

"Hi John, that I don't recall exactly but I believe they were later
like you said 74-76, I know it was 1986 when we stopped
selling landcruisers in Canada."

not a true confermation....but i am looking into other areas still