Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 - RHD - Fully Restored for Auction

This car is in auction on The Market website. The auction is LIVE now and finishes on 18th December. Price is an estimate.

Fitted with an unstressed straight-six, 3.9-litre petrol engine that develops just 125bhp but a whopping 209lb/ft of torque, this delightful 1971 Land Cruiser comes to us having been recently fully restored - using OEM parts whenever possible - and is offered in possibly better-than-new condition.

Bought from an elderly Land Cruiser enthusiast and collector in Queensland, Australia who had owned it for over 24 years, it runs and drives perfectly following a three-year nut’n’bolt restoration. As an ex-military mechanic with almost four decades of service under his belt, he kick-started his retirement with this project and the finished vehicle bears testament to his knowledge, skills and enthusiasm.

This particular 40-series offers the chance of wind-in-the-hair overland travel thanks to the canvas soft-top roof. The windscreen can be folded down too, exposing the driver and their passengers to the full open-air experience. 

It looks as good close-up as it is in the photographs, and we’d encourage potential bidders to come and take a look at it for themselves in order to fully appreciate what an astonishing vehicle this is. 

At a time when interest in old Land Rovers is starting to wane, this opportunity to buy a fully restored, old school Land Cruiser couldn’t come at a better time for anyone interested in finding out for themselves just how good old Japanese expedition and working vehicles can be.

The only part of the restoration the previous owner outsourced was the paintwork, and he chose well because it is in fabulous condition. Finished in period green with contrasting mirrors and bumpers, the paintwork has clearly been done to a very high standard. It is pretty much flawless, and is beautifully offset by what appears to be new lights all round. The badges, on the other hand, look like they might be the originals, which is a lovely nod to the car’s history that we wholeheartedly approve of.

The removeable canvas roof looks to be almost new, and so fits and seals as well as any we’ve seen. It’s not up to Mercedes’ convertible sportscar standards obviously but it’s better than an old Land Rover’s, which is as good as it needed to be, back in the day, isn’t it?

The underside is as clean as the topside, having been freshly painted in tough-as-old-boots chassis black as part of its restoration. The underwing areas and floorpan have been left body colour, and the Land Cruiser now sports one of the nicest chassis we’ve ever seen - and if the thought of that doesn’t make your heart beat just a little bit faster, then this might not be the vehicle for you…

The five steel wheels have been restored and painted grey before being fitted with matching Simex Trekker mud terrain tyres. These are some of the most effective off-road tyres you can buy and give the vehicle unparalleled grip in even the gloopiest conditions, even if they are a little noisy on the road.

If we are being picky the paint on the bolt heads holding the mirrors on has rubbed off in places, and there is a small chip in the paint on the top of the passenger’s door. But that’s not a bad To Do list, is it?

Please note that the text above is just a brief summary of our listing. Please click on the link below, or visit The Market website for the complete description plus at least 100 photos and videos fully illustrating the car and its service history. All bidding occurs through our website, and our website listing is the best place to ask questions directly to the seller.

The vehicle can be viewed with us in Abingdon, South Oxfordshire.

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