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| 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser |
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Price: $34,500 |
Last Updated 9 hours ago
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| Year: |
1978 |
| Make: |
Toyota |
| Model: |
Land Cruiser |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
4.2L I6 |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Dune Beige |
| Miles: |
82752 |
| Stock #: |
7235 |
| Body Style: |
Heavy-Construction Equipment |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 If you look at the grizzled, yet familiar face of this classic Toyota FJ Series 40, your mind immediately races to faraway lands with rugged mountain tops, dense jungles, frozen tundras, and seething deserts. Sure, the modern car companies want you to believe that your crossover is just as good at plodding through the jungle as it is conquering the Sahara but modern vehicles are simply an illusion to what a proper SUV should be able to do. Thx velocity.com, March 2021, The Toyota FJ Series is No Poser For consignment, a 2 owner 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, showing 82,752 miles but the true miles are unknown. It has had the benefit of a professional mechanic as a previous owner who restored the FJ from 2010 to 2013. Exterior Aptly named Dune Beige, covers this rig with a distinctive Cygnus White roof, there to reflect light and heat when trekking the Serengeti, or the Trader Joe's parking lot in summer. The white is picked up characteristically on the grille surround that takes in the round headlights, giving the FJ a familiar and recognizable face. Those headlights wear rock guards and a heavy duty bumper in front has steel tubing that further shields the fascia. In profile, the FJ is wonderfully slab sided with articulated front fenders that bends at angles rather than circle over the wheel opening. Rear quarter windows wrap around the corners while the barn door type access ports in the back hold a spare over a trailer hitch cleverly mounted within a step up. The tail lights are almost an afterthought, but one might guess their position influenced Mercedes on the position of their own lights on the G-wagon, which came later. There are a few bubbles in the paint down low, and some paint over rough metal around the edge of the door, but beyond that, paint, windows trim, wheels, and the rest present well. Interior Purposely sparse and utilitarian, the door cards are vinyl and that almost seems luxurious for an off roader. Tall back bucket seats in black vinyl show some use but are in good shape and are topped with head restraints, while seating in the back consists of two, center facing benches and the rear section is framed by a roll bar. Back up front, a rather modest steering wheel, (compared to your EOS Grenadier), fronts a simple instrument cluster all contained in a metal frame plate while rows of knobs occupy the center and control the fan, choke, and the burn on your cigarette. A robust hold handle is there for your navigator, just in front of the gear shifting instructions displayed on an engraved metal plate. The subject of those instructions, the shifter and range selector, rise from the floor covered smartly by a diamond patterned rubber mat ready to take on sand, snow, or scat. The white headliner along with rows of windows keep things light inside. Drivetrain Under the hood is a 4.2 liter inline 6 cylinder putting out 130 horsepower and fueled by a 2-barrel carburetor. A 4-speed manual sends power to one or two differentials, both with 4.11 gears. No power steering here, but power brakes are provided as front discs and rear drums. Undercarriage Relatively clean underneath with ball and claw axles carrying some extra grease and some oil on the rear differential, possibly from the pinion seal. A single exhaust flows from the engine to a stock style muffler which turns towards the side and disperses a tailpipe out the right rear corner. Suspension is made up of leaf springs front and rear. Drive-Ability We step up into this vintage utility vehicle and the bulletproof 4.2 provides plenty of grunt for our jaunt around the test loop and visibility is off the charts, which bodes well for your next safari. All functions work in what some people consider an overbuilt Toyota. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of |
Vehicle Options
Variable Speed Windshield Wipers,Power Front Disc Brakes,Padded Sun Visors & Dash,Instrumentation,Heater/Defroster,Bucket Seats |
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