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Did you know...
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How the Land Cruiser got its name?
The predecessor to Cruisers, the BJ, went through some tough tests. As proof of the BJ's ability to cover challenging ground, in July of 1951 a BJ piloted by Toyota test driver Ichiro Taira negotiated the trail up Japan's 12,388-foot-high Mt. Fuji all the way to Checkpoint six (there were, and still are, 10 checkpoints on the trail to the top of Mt. Fuji), further up the mountain than any motor vehicle ever had gone. Observers from Japan's National Police Agency liked what they saw. They placed an order for a fleet of BJs. Government forestry and utility agencies took notice and filed their own orders. Eventually 1,300 were built.
It was an important and successful first step, but there was another to come. The vehicle's BJ designation just didn't have much poetry. After seeing the vehicle cruise over the roughest ground they could throw at it, in 1954 company officials came up with a much more musical and fitting name: Land Cruiser.
--Thanks to autochannel.com
How many Land Cruisers were sold per year in the U.S. from 1973 through 1983?
The FJ40 was produced for the U.S. for over two decades (1960-1983). Back in the 1950's the American Army contacted the Toyota Motor Corporation with a request for a 4WD vehicle to be used by the soldiers and military police stationed in Japan. Toyota took the request seriously. The result: the Land Cruiser, a literally bulletproof vehicle. Down to earth yet with spirited attitude, capable of enlivening the life you're living and the conversation you're having. All FJ40 Land Cruisers are two door four-wheel drive trucks with removable hard top, doors and fold down windshield frame allowing for "open-air" driving.
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Year....Units Sold....Series / Models
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1973......11,218........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1974.......8,204........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1975.......9,050........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1976.......9,236........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1977.......9,924........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1978.......8,858........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1979.......5,716........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1980.......3,058........FJ-40 / FJ-55
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1981.......2,027........FJ-40 / FJ-60
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1982.......3,088........FJ-40 / FJ-60
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1983.......4,805........FJ-40 / FJ-60
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