Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40
A short, tough four-wheel-drive machine that helped make Land Cruiser a name known around the world.
1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 working in the Colombian mountains. · Ed Wessel Lied · CC BY 4.0 International
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More than a set of wheels.
Toyota placed the third-generation Land Cruiser, now called the 40 Series, on sale in August 1960. The family included several wheelbases and bodies and lasted until 1984. This profile uses Toyota's representative short-wheelbase FJ40 gasoline specification, not later diesel BJ40/BJ41 versions or the longer FJ43 and FJ45.
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The '40' is a whole family nickname: an FJ40 is short, while FJ43 and FJ45 versions ride on longer wheelbases.
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Built in more than one shape
Toyota offered soft-tops, vans, pickups and even fire engines across the 40 Series. Wheelbase and body matter: this short FJ40 should not inherit the length or mass of a long-wheelbase FJ45V.
Source: Toyota Land Cruiser history · heavy-duty evolution ↗Old vehicles still supported
Toyota began a heritage-parts effort for the 40 Series because many remained in use decades after production. The program targeted parts connected with driving, turning and braking, showing that preservation involves mechanical safety as well as appearance.
Source: Toyota · Land Cruiser heritage parts ↗Where these facts come from
- Toyota 75-year vehicle lineage · Land Cruiser 40
- Toyota Land Cruiser history · heavy-duty evolution
- Toyota · Land Cruiser heritage parts
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 29, 2026.