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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Toyota Fj40


Toyota Fj40 is the model designation for Toyota Land Cruiser 40 series made from 1960 until 1984. Most 40 series Land Cruiser were built as two-door vehicle slightly bigger dimensions than a Jeep CJ.
The model was also available under the BJ40 / 41 / 42 (shorter wheel base), BJ43 / 44 / 46 (middle wheel base) or HJ45 / 47 (longer wheel base) designation where it had Diesel Engine.

References to the series in this article will be to J40 series unless to referring to Petrol (FJ40/42-2WD) or Diesel (BJ4- / HJ4- ) model specifically.

HISTORY.

1960 - J40 series launched ( wheel base 2285 mm (90 in) / 2430 mm (96 in) / 2650 mm (104 in).
1965 - Longer wheel base ( 2650 mm (116 in)), BJ45-B, Pick-up and cab-chassis were added.

1967 - End of four-door FJ45V (l) (w/b 2650mm (104 in)) production, replaced by FJ55 Station Wagon-2door FJ45-B (ll) (w/b 2950 mm (104 in).

1973 - HJ45 launched with the H ,3.6 liter in-line 6 cylinder Diesel Engine.

1974 - BJ40 / 43 launched with B, 3.0 in-line 4 cylinder Diesel Engine. A factory fitted roll bar becomes standard in the UNITED STATES.

1975 - Rear Barn doors added to US model FJ40s. The lift gate remains available as an option in other countries.

1976 - Disc Breaks on the front axle and rear vent windows on the hard top in the United States.

1979 - POWER STEERING (only F models) and Air Conditioning added to the options, gear ratios modified from 4:11 to 3:73 in the UNITED STATES to be more free-way friendly-BJ42/46 and BJ45 launched with a 4-cylinder Diesel Engine.

1981 - POWER STEERING added on the BJ models to the options, disc breaks in AUSTRALIA.

1984 - End of J40 series production ( replaced by J70 series).

2001 - End of Bandeirante production.





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