All Land Cruiser
bodies (Except the Bundera and the 45 Wagon) are made by Araco (Formerly
Arakawa), a division of Toyota. Araco also manufactures the interiors for
Land Cruisers, Lexuses, and other Toyota cars and trucks. Toyota
manufactures the Bundera, and Gifu Body manufactured the 45 Wagon. The
remainder of the vehicle (except in some cases the engines) is
manufactured at Toyota's Honsya plant (Factory code A11)
Series
Description
AK-10
Predecessor
to the Land Cruiser
BJ
Very
First Land Cruiser! Flat fenders, round rear wheel wells,
25
Looks
more like 40 series except with no turn signals on the fenders
25
P
Pickup
version of above
28
Similar
to above with a longer wheelbase
28
V
Wagon
version of above
35
Very
similar to a 25
38
Wagon
40
2
Door with removable hard/soft top, folding windshield
41
Same
as above
42
Essentially
identical to 40 series
43
V
Slightly
Longer 40.
43
W
2
Door version of the 45 Wagon
44
2
Door even longer wheelbase 40 (40 sized side windows followed by
smaller ones
45
C
Cab
& Chassis
45
L
Pick-up
with square bed with tie-down loops on sides, removable hard/soft
top
45
S
Pick-up
with rounded bed with bevel on top rim like a 40.
45
W
4
door 40 series, permanent top.
45
T
VERY
long 2 door 40 with 2 sets of 40 style side windows on HT
46
UNKNOWN
47
V
VERY
long 2 door with 2 sets of 40 style side windows on HT
47
L
Identical
to 45 Series except with H series engine
47
C
Cab
& Chassis
55
Wagon
with narrower appearance than 40 series. Front grille looks like
>
60
Square
bodied wagon with a pair of round headlights
61
Similar
to above except with a turbo
62
Square
bodied wagon with 2 pairs of rectangular headlights
70
Square
body 2 door with non-removable doors/hard top, sloping windshield
and fenders that are a cross of a 40 and a 60.
70
LD
Light
Duty (Called "Bundera" in Australia) - 70 Series with
2L-T diesel or 22R gas engine, lighter axles used in the pickup
(with the 8" ring gear), removable hard/soft top, and coil
springs.Bundera means "Rock Wallaby" in an aboriginal
language
73
Troop
Carrier like 70 series with 2 doors but longer body/wheelbase
73
LD
Longer
wheelbase version of the 70 LD detailed above
74
UNKNOWN
75
P
Square
bodied pickup with removable steel top
75
V
Square
bodied wagon with 2 doors and 2 windows per side in the rear
75
C
Cab
& Chassis
80
Current
rounded wagon
MEGA
Copy
of a Hummer complete with gear reduction hubs, 4WS, Inboard 4wheel
disc brakes, Torsen LSD's WITH LOCKS, adjustable rear tire
pressure
Availability
by(Model Year)
Series
Austailia
Canada
U.S.
Japan
AK-10
--
--
--
42-?
BJ
--
--
--
51-54
25
--
NA?
58-59
55-59
28
--
--
--
--
40
??-84
60-84
60-83
60-84
42
81-84
81-84
NA
81-84
43
--
NA
NA
--
45 L
??-84
63-80%
63-67+
--
S
--
63-67?
63-67+
--
W
--
63?-68
63-67+
--
46
--
NA
NA
--
47
81-84
NA
NA
--
55
--
68-80
68-80
--
60
??-90
80-87
80-87
--
61
86-90
NA
NA
--
62
85-90
88-89
88-89
--
70
85-
85-87
NA
85-90
LD
85-92
NA
NA
--
73
85-90
NA
NA
--
74
85-90
NA
NA
--
75 P
85-
90?-#
NA
--
W
85-
NA
NA
--
80
90-
92-
90-
--
+ - Some 67's
were rebadged as '68's % - Industrial use only 81-89? # - Industrial use only
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