Back in the 1950's the American Army contacted the Toyota Motor Corporation with a request for a 4WD vehicle to be used by the solidiers and military police stationed in Japan. Toyota took the request very seriously. During the war Toyota had produced a 4WD vehicle named AK10 for the Japanese army. With that experience in their backpockets, Toyota presented, within six months, in August 1950 the Toyota Jeep model BJ. It had a two piece windscreen, a vertically ribbed front and its appearence did not differ much from the Jeep. The engine was a 6-cylinder gasoline, 3.386 liter and 63kW. It had a 4-speed transmission without syncromesh and a single range transfer. And thus was born, the world famous Land Cruiser.

BJ45 - a radically modified one of a kind off-road "Dream Cruiser" offered for sale at TLC.

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