1972 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 â?" Frame-Off Restoration with Chevy 350 V8 and Holley Sniper EFI Why This Car Is Special The 1972 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser occupies a unique position in four-wheel-drive history. While American buyers were focused on the Jeep CJ and International Scout, a smaller group of serious off-road enthusiasts discovered the FJ40 and never looked back. Toyota had been building the Land Cruiser series since the early 1950s, and by 1972 the FJ40 had…
1972 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 â?” Frame-Off Restoration with Chevy 350 V8 and Holley Sniper EFI Why This Car Is Special The 1972 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser occupies a unique position in four-wheel-drive history. While American buyers were focused on the Jeep CJ and International Scout, a smaller group of serious off-road enthusiasts discovered the FJ40 and never looked back. Toyota had been building the Land Cruiser series since the early 1950s, and by 1972 the FJ40 had earned a reputation for going places other vehicles simply could not â?” and coming back. The body-on-frame construction, solid front and rear axles, and two-speed transfer case made it genuinely capable off-road, while the relatively compact dimensions kept it maneuverable in terrain where a full-size truck would be helpless. The FJ40 was produced from 1960 through 1984, with the early 1970s models widely regarded as the sweet spot of the generation.