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I saw some toyota land cruisers that are pickups. how can i get one? and im sure its not a hilux or w/e?
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FJ45 trucks were only
available from 1963 to
1967--at least in the United
States.
http://www.tlc4x4.com/2000/Res
torations/new/fj45/tlc_resto_f
j45.htm
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you really just gotta look
around. E-bay, autocartrader
and other websites are a good
start. If you can't find it
there go to your local gas
station or groshery store,
they'll usually have a magaize
that advertives people cars.
They are usually localed right
by the door because their
free. Also, if all else fails,
you can drive to a trusty used
car dealer, and tell them what
you want and they'll look for
it for you. Of course if you
buy it from them its gonna
cost a little bit more.
O-ya, and you can find one
that has a newer body model
but it problably was imported
from over seas.
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It all depends on what Land
Cruiser you saw and where you
live.
If you live in North America
and the truck was LEFT hand
drive, you most likely saw
either a 45 series or a 70
series - unless it was
something that a person custom
built themselves (which
happens).
The 45 series trucks were
imported by Toyota into the
USA and Canada up until 1983.
Gasoline engines were brought
into the US while Canada got
gas and diesel options.
Unfortunately there were not a
large number imported and many
of them have been lost to time
and rust. There are a number
of LC enthusiast websites such
as http://www.ih8mud.com which
have an active for sale area.
Also most LC specialty shops
have an online classifieds
section. Check out
www.4wheelauto.com,
www.sor.com and Rocky Mountain
Cruisers. There are also some
excellent resoration companies
such as Cool Cruisers of Texas
that sell restored
masterpieces - at a price
though.
The other and much more rare
possibility was a 70 series.
There are very few of these in
North America - but lots
pretty much everywhere else in
the world. These trucks have a
more boxy shape which has only
gone though minor changes
since 1985 or so.
Unfortunately Toyota never
actively imported these into
North America - the only big
exception was for use as
service vehicles in the mines
of northern Canada. As a
result, there are a few on the
road, along with a few that
have been imported from other
countries - legally or
otherwise.
If the vehicle you saw was
Right Hand Drive - well all
bets are off. If it is older
than 15 years old it can be
imported into Canada and from
there it can travel to other
areas in North America. Almost
all of those RHD models are
Diesels.
Hope that helps :)
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