Forty Years Strong: 1972 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser Complete History - TFLnow (Almost) Live
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2018
- ( www.TFLcar.com ) This 1972 Toyota Land Cruiser has been well used throughout the years. From trekking the Colorado Rockies, to blowing an engine as a long-term snowplow and its ongoing restoration, all three owners join us in the TFL base to talk about their experiences.
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Great interview! Thank you for letting those guys talk about their truck. Some interviewers interrupt and don't let people talk. Good job Mike!
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These are one of the few vehicles I think are timeless. I'm in my mid-30s and I've always thought these looked great.
Great Tribute to this piece of Art!.
This is my new favorite of the Dude I Love My Ride series. I love the old Cruisers (especially the look. If there was one of those women who are auto show models standing by this truck, I wouldn't even notice her), and this one is no exception. To hear all three owners talk about their history with their truck, spanning 46 years that started with the truck's birth, is truly amazing, and the video was of the highest quality. I think this was much better as a produced video rather than a live video. Very well done, TFL.
Great video, it's not everyday we see 3 different owners of the same vehicle in one room reminiscing of the good times..fantastic.
You're a automotive person if you watched this to the end. Nice video.
Killer video. My neighbor across the street has a 1980 FJ I want SO bad. That was my birth year.
I know the feeling, I'm looking for a '79 for the same reason, I hope you get the cruiser.
my 72 fj40 has given me plenty of good memories and is still making them. great vehicle
Love the History! It’s great that you were able to speak to all of the previous owners. Fantastic story. Keep up the great work. Such a nostalgic vehicle.
GREAT INTERVIEW MIKE!! 👍👍👍👍👍
This was the best video you guys have done so far. I hope you do more of these.
Very beautiful FJ40 Thank you TFL
Awesome story of how 1 cruiser has impacted the lives of the 3 owners. Great job!
What a great interview being an FJ40 owner almost brings a tear to my eye a great job guys. Great motivation to get me out there and work on mine.
What a fun story and a great video. Thanks for sharing.
I love these owner interviews.
It's awesome to hear the story of a vehicle that was loved by its owners
That was really cool. Love this video. Love TFL. Great job guys. Becoming my favorite channel. Please never change you guys bring so much great automotive content and in different cool ways this video was a great example of that.👍👍👍👍👍👍🚙💨
I remember my dad driving me in these in the 70s. Hope to see one in future. My dad's Australian armed forces friends loved the cruisers n they thrashed them in their training. I remember a couple of them claimed that Land Rovers just couldn't cope with the outback compared to the cruisers. Anyway, thanks for seeing this example n bringing back good memories.
Awesome story and great to hear the entire history directly from the guys that made it.
Thank you for sharing these great stories.
Great video. Nice job Mike!
Beautiful! One of the best cars ever made.
Awesome video and wonderful to see a bunch of regular guys wax nostalgic on such an iconic vehicle that they all owned. I hope Toyota sees this and reproduce the FJ40 in a heritage seventies version. It would sell out for sure and be a huge moneymaker.
Really cool interview/s and vehicle.
Great story thank you for sharing love all your videos. Keep up the good work Tfl.
Awesome thanks for sharing their stories
Great video, thank you!
My Oh MY ! This was a wonderful video Michael,..well done.
I guess I like this video/story so much because I too owned one that I rebuilt and used for snow plowing too.
That engine reminds me of the old 'Blue Flame Six' from Chevrolet.
My FJ-40's engine looks very similar to my 1955 Chev. 210 sedan I owned when I was in Trade School back in the early sixties.
Good stuff guys!
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You are right the Toyota six is an almost identical engine to the blue flame six from Chevrolet ! as you know the Japanese have always been famous for their ability to copy and so it was that when they started building cars in the late 50's they knew they had to copy the best from the best ! so the early toyota four cylinder was actually a copy of the BMC ..MG four from Britain and then when they needed a bigger more powerful six for their first new 4X4 there was none better than the tried and proven stove bolt blue flame six from Chevrolet ! A no brainer !
As far as I know Toyota did not copy the Chevrolet "stove bolt" inline 6 but rather bought the rights for that engine. I believe that engine was first used in the 1932 Chevrolet.
Wow well done video. Really cool about the previous owners.
Awesome video! I bought a 97 Lx450 from a friend that bought it new. It has 275k miles. Its my 2nd vehicle but could be a daily commuter if gas was cheaper! It was the perfect vehicle to buy used as she had every receipt for any service. I don't see her often but she always ask how the truck is doing. A good first owner makes all the difference. I also like the idea of an annual upgrade budget. Land Cruisers built to last. I'll be sad to let go of it someday.
Outstanding video
Neat interview.
Great Landcruiser story!
Such a cool video and story!
200k miles on my 08 fj and the engines just breaking in
Sorry to hear that...
Best episode ever
Awesome video.
Neat story and truck!! I've always liked the FJ's.
That is so neat
GREAT REVIEW
Great episode! Who else saw the thumbnail and was hopeful this was the video announcing TFL's next vehicle purchase? Oh well, we can dream.
My very first car I ever owned was a1972 FJ40 all original red with white roof I wish to God I had it back. Great video
Great video,
Great video
Great video! useful information. Thank you for the work.
I am a proud owner of cool BJ 40. Recently I was able to buy rare 1972 FJ40 petrol 6cylinder shown above. Feel lucky. Need to restore the jeep! Dhanika from Sri Lanka.
Very cool video
I note the current owner has ironed his shirt impeccably. Must be a former serviceman.
Well done that man !
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Do more stories like this!!!!!
Great story... I sold mine few years ago, so now I am going to get back now.
Awesome story!!!
These old Land Cruisers have a certain charisma to them that goes beyond just the "sum of their parts". It's hard to define, but you know *it* when you see *it*. Very few vehicles have *it*. Kinda like Steve McQueen had *it*. Ben Affleck doesn't...
I have owned a 1989 Toyota Bandeirante, the Brazilian version of the FJ40 for 25 years, and the car is turning 30 this year, since it was fabricated in 1988. The great thing about these cars is that they seem not only to get more interesting with age because they have such pure design and style, but they are so opened to changes and improvements. I believe there are no two FJ40/Bandeirante alike these days; each has the personality of its owner. I have changed literally everything in my car, but the frame, body, front axle, and windows, while keeping it looking as stock as possible. Here is the quick rundown: Engine (OM 364-LA TdI/ 177Hp), 3" stainless exhaust, 5 speed transmission, ceramic clutch, longer rack/pinion ratio, air shocks, anti-roll bar (removed for the trail), rotors on all 4, full-float rear axle, air conditioner. power steering, new seats, 4 point belts (the thing doesn't flex much in an impact does it?), roll bar, and I added some dials, like tubo pressure EGT, RPM (all elegantly blended in the original style of the dash), wider original looking 16" wheels (for bigger tires). I love my car, but treat it like a regular 4wd, and when I wash it, every six months or so, I use the green side of the 3M sponge, and it has this great looking matt white surface. And the wheels are 'creamy yellow' so it looks totally innocent. But it is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.
I just purchased a 1974 FJ from the original owner that purchased it new a couple of weeks ago , it's all there and not dented up
What happened with the FCA report?????
My parents supposedly imported the first Land Cruiser into the United States when he came back from Vietnam (via Japan). Wish we still had it.
What's this guy Carmaninaz talking about down below? All Toyotas were reliable in the 70s. My first car was a used 72 Celica and it ran great. My Mom drove us around in a Corolla for years and we had two Toyota trucks(the mini trucks they don't make anymore) for my Dad's landscaping business. We came to rely on those trucks more than the 3 Chevys which always broke down. Toyota became popular BECAUSE they were dependable, not the other way around.
I still own my 1974 FJ40 that I bought new in Bedford Hills, New York.
They require consistent attention to keep running properly.
But there is no other truck that I would rather own.
i wish Toyota still built them and we could get them here. I have wanted one since they first came out.
I just got this same fj today. It is the original owner and has less than 70000 miles. Used every year of its life for hunting season and in a garage the rest of the year. 100% original and every thing works. It has the factory PTO 8000# winch. It is like a new wife, almost perfect. I hope it is the life long love I long for.
I own a FJ Cruiser right now but I want a 40 series Land Cruiser so bad and they’re only getting more expensive with each year. I must hurry to get my hands in one
They definitely are! My mouth dropped when the second guy mentioned paying $500 and the third guy paid $900 for it with no motor. It's worth $15K or more today just like it is.
I own a 1976 fj40 its in Jamaica still starting with one touch to d keys
Mine got a Toyota 15B-T 4.1 Turbo diesel swap and a 70 series LC disc brake swap the original engine is a 3B diesel. Also upgraded the diffs and tranny and transfer case from a 70 series LC.
400k kms and still running fine using fully synthetic diesel specific oil and vpower diesel.
We can never kill a LC if you take care of it properly.
That was cool
Awesome
My father had a Land Rover Series II, a Willys CJ2A, International Scout Travelall and 1984 Hilux. All others are already dead in graveyard while the Hilux is going strong to this day. Toyota Forever even though I am Mercedes fan
More history videos!!!
Nice, I have a few of those fj40s sitting in my garage like new on has 56,000 miles the other has 75,000.
It’s a Toyota, tfl won’t like it
Sweet FJ
whats the color code for then paint on the bonnet??
The original owner said he got the Toyota because of its dependability. I assume he knew/knows the motor was the old Chevy 6cyl from the 50’s. Of course because of a less than stellar cooling system we did a ton of valve jobs on those engines because they were death on number 6 and a whole bunch ate number 5 also. I know you at TFL are aware of this but to those of us that have been in the off road industry since the early 70’s I hear this type of comment all the time. Very nice looking rig, something like that brings really big bucks in AZ, UT and pretty much all through the Southwest.
Super Sami. Wow that's amazing I did not know Toyotas used Chevy motors it was not a Toyota motor ! I don t think Toyota was a great car it took USA engineering tooling and motors and that comerger Chevrolet and Toyota were involved in. They sure didn t let the American public know, Just like my dad bought a 76 dodge colt wagon new in 76 he thought he bought an American car until our neighbor said you bought a Japanese car they raised the hood and it was a Mitsubishi engine and drivetrain. It was a rebaged. Japanese car with an American name on it. Lol who knew !!
What does the cooling system have to do with the valves? It is not a chevy motor. It's closely modeled after the Chevy but it's not a chevy motor. I used to work on Fj40s all the time, and the F engines just needed typical maintenance usually. They are low compression, low rpm engines, they usually run cool.
Someone explain the noise in the background 11:20
Nice story
Toyota means Quality, Durability and reliability in vehicles
Ford and Jeep means Showoff in vehicles.
Land Rover-Mercedes-Audi and BMW means luxury in vehicles
Like more the BJ70 on diesel, but the original has their heritage.
Okay fj's are awesome and looking back they tend to be reliable. But I called BS on someone making the reliability statement in 1972 when Toyota's were junk except for the FJ. And as he mentioned even the fj's would rust out from under you if you didn't take really good care of them. Yes today we know Toyotas especially the Land Cruisers are very reliable vehicles. But 1972 they did not have that reputation. I think the first guy is misremembering through Nostalgia glasses.
Agree about early Toyota reliability. Worked on Corona and Tercel in the 60's and 70's. German and American cars were built with better materials in the drive trains and the electrical systems (Bosche, Delco, Autolite, and Mopar) were more reliable than Denso and Nippon Seiki. The French Ducellier systems were about the Japanese equal in terms of reliability. Only the British Lucas and Italian Magneto Marelli were worse (really worse!).
Most vehicles in the 70s would rust underneath u unless u took good care of them.
These things run forever ( Toyota )
That car can be sold for a big sum of bucks.
Jeep wrote the book on 4 wheel drive. Toyota updated it!
I have a Toyota model 72 in excellent condition for sale
This is what a real car is, not a Jeep that breaks down after 10k miles.
this is coming from someone who has never owned a Jeep let alone ride in one...nice try though
5 years 80k miles on 37 inch tires, still haven’t broke anything.... and I’ve been all over the midwest
some people don't want to spend their weekends in the mechanic shop. You wouldn't understand.
ok Jeep hater we get that you know nothing. Land Crushers are a great vehicle (not a "car" as you referenced) I have owned 7 jeeps and every one of them aside from my 14 JK went over 200k at least with merely the usually maintenance battery and water pump
buy a lottery ticket.
Very cool truck. But should of taken it at least to gold mine hill.
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Has anybody ever given a thought, since the Japanese had a reputation for copying, that GM just might have sold the Stovebolt 6 plant to Toyota, WHY NOT, lots of GM stuff in Japan after WW2, and its not a bad idea to take a proven design and utilise it, they did it with the English Austin A40 [or was it a Morris] which became the Nissan/Datsun 1200, take a look at a Kia 9foot tray truck with those little dual rear wheels, Mazda does not make them anymore and the Chassis is a dead copy, Bought the plant?,why not.Go to Hong Kong or Japan and see brand new 1985 Toyota crowns used as Taxis, Somebody bought the plant?.
Our 40 series doesn't have a gas engine in it. My dad's BJ40 has a diesel engine in it as do the majority of Land Cruisers, I've encountered in South America.
so..let me get this straight....these 3 guys claim and many others that toyotas are reliable..yet the first owner had to rebuild the motor...then second owner blew up the motor..and the 3rd owner replaced the motor..and all did other work to it...now is it me or does it seem that maybe its not that reliable???...if you wanted it to be reliable..either swap in a 300 /6 ford and c/4 tranny...or just get a bronco
900$.... I will double your money bud.
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Love the History! It’s great that you were able to speak to all of the previous owners. Fantastic story. Keep up the great work. Such a nostalgic vehicle.