Old Toyota Land Cruiser in parking lot
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Way cool!
I bet it rides like a covered wagon though.
I bet it rides like a covered wagon though.
Appears non-NAS based on the license plate holder. Love the Koito 'e-codes', excellent lamps.
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Same at local dealer except it is for sale, $65k IIRC, an import from Columbia.
Mid 70's. Serious off roader.
A small block chevy is a bolt in!
Some of those vehicles were so dependable that automakers like Toyota adopted a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude. That model/design could span 15 years, couldn't it ? Maybe there's something cosmetic that would give away it's model year.
The lack of a proper rear bumper would suggest it's an import but if I'm not mistaken, "trucks" weren't regulated on safety aspects like automobiles, hence Chevy used to sell pick-up trucks with NO rear bumper (especially S-10s).
The lack of a proper rear bumper would suggest it's an import but if I'm not mistaken, "trucks" weren't regulated on safety aspects like automobiles, hence Chevy used to sell pick-up trucks with NO rear bumper (especially S-10s).
Nice! Looks very well cared for.
Absolutely. If you see one, get down on your knees, and take a look at the front axle. It is big - truly built for real off-road use.
Nice. It has split rims, or they could be just replicas which are not actually split rims.
Split rings. different than a split rim
Definitely a late '70s–early '80s US–spec model. Those were the normal rear bumpers in the US market because trucks, as you said, did not have to meet the car bumper standards. Not just Chevrolet, but almost every pickup manufacturer made available base-model pickups without rear bumpers at the time.
New Land Cruisers were scarce at dealers in the eastern US, and Toyota could have sold loads of them here. You seldom saw new ones on the road here. Lots of people wanted one in the '70s. The dealers here said those were mostly sold in the western US and claimed they couldn't even order one because Toyota restricted availability.
The standard engine was essentially an improved clone of the Chevrolet straight-six, and some parts famously would still interchange between the Chevrolet and Toyota versions. The word is that the US government had a lot of influence on the design, because it wanted allies to have a serviceable Jeep–style vehicle for military use if hostilities had kicked off with the USSR during the 1950s. Toyota had already copied the Chevrolet six on its few pre–WWII vehicles.
They are called several things: Split Rim, Split Ring, Multi-piece wheel, etc.
Most often referred to around the World as Split Rims.
But being in the USA, it's a good bet they are just replicas.
Sat in one and even thought of buying it. early to mid '70s.
the crudest 4x4 i ever drove . even my scout 80 seem luxurious compared to these
I’m kicking myself for not snapping a photo of a beautifully restored ’63 Impala at the donut shop this morning. It was absolutely flawless! 
