1951 Land Cruiser
Japan · original Model BJ · first-generation ancestor before the Land Cruiser name
Toyota · model family
2 versions documentedLand Cruiser, through the years.
One name, many different cars. Choose a generation, then a documented year and version.
Toyota documents overlapping heavy-duty, station-wagon and light-duty/Prado branches, so these are source-named series rather than one invented linear generation ladder. Sales periods are global Toyota chronology; a launch year does not establish every market, body, engine or transmission. Each linked profile keeps its exact supported identity.
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How far can Land Cruiser travel?
Choose two researched versions. Joyride compares only the documented year, generation and version on their own pages.
9 years apart1951 BJ to 1960 40 Series · heavy duty
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BJ
August 1951–January 1956The original four-wheel-drive Toyota BJ preceded the Land Cruiser name, which Toyota adopted in 1954.
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20 Series
November 1955–December 1959The civilian-focused second generation began the family’s larger-scale export story.
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40 Series · heavy duty
August 1960–October 1986The long-running third generation covered several wheelbases and bodies; one short-wheelbase gasoline reference is documented here.
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1960 Land Cruiser
Japan · short-wheelbase FJ40 gasoline reference · not later diesel or longer-wheelbase variants
50 Series · station wagon
August 1967–July 1981The dedicated FJ55/FJ56 station-wagon branch added space and comfort beside the heavy-duty line.
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60 Series · station wagon
August 1980–January 1990The 60 succeeded the 50 Series with greater road stability and passenger comfort.
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70 Series · heavy duty
November 1984–presentThe heavy-duty 70 succeeded the 40 Series and remains a distinct working-vehicle branch; markets and updates differ.
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80 Series · station wagon
October 1989–January 1998The 80 combined serious off-road ability with a more passenger-car-like ride and equipment level.
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90 Series · light duty / Prado
May 1996–October 2002Toyota identifies the 90 as the second-generation Prado and a separate light-duty branch.
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100 Series · station wagon
January 1998–August 2007The 100 succeeded the 80 and introduced independent front suspension to the station-wagon line.
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120 Series · light duty / Prado
October 2002–August 2009The third-generation Prado continued the light-duty branch with a newly designed frame.
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200 Series · station wagon
September 2007–spring 2021The 200 succeeded the 100 with a redesigned separate frame and broader comfort and safety engineering.
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150 Series · light duty / Prado
September 2009–2024 transitionToyota’s fourth-generation Prado continued the light-duty line until the 250-series transition; exact end dates vary by market.
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300 Series · station wagon
Introduced 2021The flagship 300 succeeded the 200 Series on Toyota’s GA-F frame platform.
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250 Series · core / light duty
World premiere 2023 · Japan launch 2024The 250 returned the former Prado branch toward a practical core Land Cruiser role and unified its Japanese name under Land Cruiser.
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Explore another model family
Generation chronology: Toyota · Land Cruiser 70-year history and successive models · Toyota · heavy-duty Land Cruiser evolution · Toyota · station-wagon Land Cruiser evolution · Toyota · 2024 Land Cruiser 250 launch. Individual vehicle specifications have their own sources on each profile.