This Land Cruiser was indeed distracting when I walked in the shop! I had to really concentrate on my car’s assessment rather than stare at that LC. Thanks for showing this beauty to us.
Very nice. My dad still has his 1986 FJ60 Land Cruiser. I actually learned how to drive manual transmission in this. That was when i was 14 years old. Im 45 now. We still have it in our family
My friends want the newest vehicles and I am on the lookout for the older ones in the best condition. I miss the simplicity and being able to fix things myself. This vehicle is gorgeous!
You just had a video out saying would want to go back to cars without all the gimmicks? A vehicle with manual locks, manual, roll down windows, no fancy computer stuff. Just awesome reliability, easy to self service and dependability plus lower price to boot! YES! YES!
i rode those models through tibet, the drivers in lhasa mostly all have the 80s landcruisers and they drive from lhasa to everest base camp and all over the upper tibetan plateau through rivers and across bad rocky roads and put hundreds of thousands of miles on those vehicles. i remember thinking to myself flying over these horrible roads for nonstop hours at a time, this would be the best toyota commercial i could ever imagine. they are truly bulletproof
27:52 I’m one of those brave people that uses my FJ62 Australian model as my daily driver. I actually love that it slows your life down to appreciate things more. Great video, love it!!
I drove many of these in Australia. I worked for the NSW Government and we were served with base versions of this vehicle. Ours all had diesel engines which were economical but not particularly powerful. But they were reliable and could go just about anywhere. Ours were all fitted with winches which were quite often used to get out of real trouble. I just loved to drive these trucks in and out of the sandy and scrubby Australian bush. It was great fun. Mike in Oz
My 6 cylinder petrol version from Japan went well. Could rev. Saw 100mph on the non-usa speedometer. It was a tough car. Ended up in the sea twice, unfortunately, and was never the same after losing coolant during the night on an overnight tow, while someone else was driving, but ran on for years afterwards.
I'm always in a non-hurry state, lol. Thanks for this review. I daily drive a 1981 FJ43 here in Bogota Colombia. I bought it, restored it and it's been totally reliable. The similarities of the 40 series are pretty cool when you showed the engine and drivetrain of the 60. Keep up the good work.
Hello from Canada. I Like these old Land Cruisers but the Toyota I have seen on Colombian TH-cam channels which impresses me the most is the 2 door Prado.
Hello man, greetings from Mosquera (just outside Fontibon). My godfather had one of these and he loved it. He had several cars because his business was buying and selling cars from auctions. But kept his Toyota for almost 20 years
My father taught me to drive in an FJ45. The vehicle was destroyed in a fire several years ago. I placed to rest my father today, 17th Oct 2024, and I placed in his casket a copy of my licence and a set of keys of that car......I love you, DAD ❤
You’ll always have the memories,,that can never be burned..I regret having sold my dads 79 Ford pickup when I was younger. Now that he’s passed on, I would have loved to sit in the truck and just remember the great times I had as a kid with my dad in that truck..🫡
Fantastic video! I have owned my 1986 FJ60 since new. It was my daily driver for 12 years (replaced with my LC100 in 1998 and LC200 in 2015). Not the fastest, most efficient, or smooth riding and definitely a lot of hands on maintenance but it never failed to start or get me home. I’ll never drive anything but Land Cruiser.
Back in 82, we took delivery of a brand new HJ60, it was light metallic blue with the 4.0L inline 6 diesel engine and the 5 speed manual. Grey steel wheels. Seeing this really clean one here brings back a lot of memories!
I love the older Toyotas I am the proud owner of a 1984 SR5 standard cab 4x4 pickup bought it brand new in March this year celebrated 40 years of ownership and it's been almost flawless.
As a self restored FJ60 owner that i bought in 1989, i compliment that owner on a beautiful 60. 🤘 That vent you pointed to on front fender feeds the carburetor cooler fan.
It doesn't cool the fan so much as it sucks out the hot air when needed. If you stand next to it after a long drive you can dry your tears from the wonderful 13mpg you get. I know I do.
I bet you like that little rear heater I was contemplating taking mine out because the hose lines to it are leaking but I can’t imagine a Colorado mountain winter without that life saving box
It used to be, when a difficult task would come up, we would say, "We're gonna have to lock in the hubs for this one". Everyone used to know what that meant. Now, I just get blank stares.
You would always want to be the driver if you had others with you, especially if you were stuck in the mud it was always the passengers job to "lockem in"
8:25. I'm NOT a smoker, but to this day, I still think cars should have an ashtray. The butts can go in the tray and eventually in the trash instead of out the window. I'm 65 and never smoked, but my ashtray was always a handy place for coins, and other loose goodies.
You're not wrong about driving them as a daily. They're much slower and love to drink the fuel. I have a diesel 75 series which has more or less the same technology. They're better on fuel and parts here in Australia and really easy to find so it makes a little more sense to daily rather than a petrol variant. What beautiful cars they are!
Beautiful Example. I've had 80's 4WD Toyota trucks, 4Runners, an FJZ 80, and now my FJ, but I always have had a special place in my heart for FJ60s and FJ55s (the iron pig).
I’m currently restoring a 1988 4Runner. Sooo many similarity’s but it’s such a joy to work on love everything about it and all its little quirks such a special little truck :)
Thanks for sharing this great video. My 80s LC had 450k miles on the engine when I put in a V8 ls engine. Now it drives like a dream, no more sluggish.
I'd be the first one on line to buy one of these. You had to be a real man to drive a carburetor car, I owned many. In fact, I still own the jet adjustment tools to tune these up. Then, the EPA required the manufacturers to seal the jet/idle adjustment with a metal ball which I used to just remove and life was good. An old mechanic who trained me way back when showed me how to use a glass of water on the top of the intake in order to get these to run as smoothly as possible. There will blow away anything that Toyota has to offer these days in terms of ruggedness.
Oh Lord. I remember working on these back in the day, when I started my career at Toyota. I know how popular they have become, but I remember how gutless and evil handling they were. Constantly replacing the cork oil pan gaskets, resealing the front axle seals, and so much more. Those were the days!
@@brookskioschos6494 Use the Toyota F.I.P.G. black silicone, but just a little bit. You need it to kind of hold the gasket in place. Don't put it on the upper part of the gasket. Dab a small amount in the corners of the 4 areas of the rounded areas of the crank and rear main seal areas. I do mean small. It always seemed like the guys who went overboard with the sealant, always had oil pan leaking comebacks.
great to see that old Cruiser. When I was a much younger man I bought a used 1974 Landcruiser Wagon - think it was an FJ 60. Orange and white two tone…. those were the days
The year is 2050. Most of the cars you show us now have long since been scrapped. This Toyota is back in your workshop. People ask what kind of car it is. You answer, "This is a Toyota Land Cruiser. The customer came in for an oil change."
Toyota never sold them in the States but here in Australia the true Land Cruiser legends are the 70 series. Brand new ones are very expensive here and there is a very long waiting list. I liked an old joke here "If you want to go to the middle of nowhere take a Land Rover. If you want to come back take a Land Cruiser."
I drove an 89 FJ62 for 25 years with the auto-tranny and fuel injected 3FE. It had no manual choke but it did have a knob for setting the RPM's and I could put it in Low Range and set the throttle to about 1800 rpms.....and the truck would drive over any obstacle while I ate a sandwich, talked on the phone or tell the kids to "knock it off!". I loved that rig and miss it.
Anytime I see land cruisers my mind immediately goes back to the days in KSA OR KUWAIT, Adullah is hurtling across the desert at 70-80 mph with his multiple wives and platoon of kids everywhere in the Land cruiser. Yes I yearn for those days that I will never see again. Keep up the good work and enjoy your show immensely especially the expert tech advice. May the Lord keep you. Lee
1985. The year I got my red seal auto mechanic license. I spent the first decade working on this type of vehicle. Good memories of simple mechanical cars and trucks. They needed frequent maintenance due to carbs and emmisions but were inexpensive to maintain back then. At the time I was driving a 76 Toyota pickup, 20R, 5 speed manual.
His principal competitor back then was the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, another beautiful car, I have the privilege of seeing those two in action at the same time in the wilderness always ending with the Land Cruiser towing the Wagonner out of the mud ( I remember my father being the owner of the Wagonner very piss out 😂)
What a beauty! In France, these models, not in petrol but in Diesel version, were very successful: HDJ60, HDJ80, as a raid vehicle to go to Africa, tow, load, etc. They were capable of doing hundreds of thousands of km, without any problem and were very sought after second-hand because the price new was high. And so, second-hand vehicles in good condition, without too many km are now rare and at crazy prices. These vehicles of the BJ, Hj, etc. series have made the reputation and prestige of Toyota in France.
Thanks Ahmed. You make a good and truthful point. If I had a restored '77 Corolla SR5 Liftback 5-spd identical to my original , there's no way I'd appreciate the 1.6L/2-TC engine w/only "75 hp" as any kind of a daily driver today. It was a relatively heavy and underpowered car even at that time. Our memories tend to "enhance" things we're fond of.
Ethanol did the same thing to my Land Cruiser so I traded it. I miss it, but not the repairs. MPG was terrible but always was fun to drive. Thank you for this video. I'll watch it several times.
My 2000 Tacoma has manual locking hubs. Not common but I love them. Less moving parts mean less things going wrong. I spray it with silicon lubricant ever now and then. Oil change every 5000 or 6 months. Just updated some suspension. I love Toyotas. I wish I could get one of these LC near me. Lots of them in WA state in good condition.
being so close to work, I'd rock one of those everyday if I could. I grew up in the 80s so the lack of technology or even EFI doesn't scare me lol. I'm a person who likes to tinker and customize things so the older cars just fit me better.
I am on my sixth Land Cruiser. A 40, three 55s, a 60, and now an 80. I've daily driven them for years and never considered them tempermental, but I've always been good at tuning them (except when the smog equipment failed). I've rebuilt nearly everything on a Cruiser, except a transmission. I do like my 80, but it is slow and thirsty. Need a 100 series now. That 60 is really pristine, with some small add-ons; like those greaseable shackles.
Ahmed you missed one other detail the keyhole cut out on top of the bumper. This was the manual starter HOLE where you would put the crank handle in case of starter or battery failure.
It's not a crank handle hole for the engine but a crank hole for a radiator blind so you can block off airflow to let this engine warm up to operating temperatures in extreme cold climates
AMD, I cannot speak for the other students but I paid close attention to all the lessons you taught with the Land Cruiser 'distraction' in the background. Even the time the Land Cruiser made an appearance on David's channel, I still paid attention to what you two were saying. 😉
Brought back old memories. My dad bought one brand new in 1989. Still remember the loud diesel engine, super noisy off road tires and incredible bumpy leaf spring ride. Boing Boing Boing.
Just beautiful. I had a 1970 FJ40 hard top some 35 years ago. Of course it had been Frankensteined with a Ford 302 and an automatic transmission. It was a total project car. Love these old school cars, simple to work on and just bomb proof.
Nice to see the old bus in such good condition. I used to work on these in the 80's. In the UK we only had them with a 4l straight 6 diesel. They used to have a hand throttle as a very crude cruise control. Nobody used them though as it was so dangerous. Two 12v batteries giving 24v start but 12v electrics. We once had one come in that hadn't had an oil change for several years. We took the sump off and it looked like it was filled with grease, the oil strainer left an impression in the sludge. We cleaned it out, and left it running for several hours (using the previously mentioned hand throttle) using a fresh oil filter and a 50% paraffin/engine oil mix, drained whilst hot and fitted yet another filter with the correct engine oil. The owner learnt from his neglect and had it regularly serviced over the remaining couple of years he owned it. We even looked after it for the next owner and it never gave any trouble. It had a hard life as it was used to transport horses all over the country. Compared to other vehicles of that era, they were head and shoulders above anything else in the reliability stakes.
Good luck finding a shop willing to work on these. Most don't know how to fix anything this old. Without a code reader, most are lost. They wouldn't even be able to start the engine let alone work the clutch on the manual transmission to drive it in. This car was brand new when I learned to wrench.
Its a generational thing. Times change. Some crafts or knowledge will become irrelevant or becomes a hobby (like riding horses and using carts). This older cars are one of those things. Only a hobbyist or an old school mechanic (probably a 60 year old person today at minimum) will know about these cars.
I have been wrenching on cars for 30 years. Last time I touched a car with a carburetor was prob 25 years ago. Its outdated technology that takes a specialist to work on to be good at it.
I drove one for years. Spent a lot of time on the beach from Assateague to Hatteras in “Big Blue.” It was really slow, loud and a massive gas guzzler and I loved it.
I had a '81 SR5 4x4 short bed pickup with the 22R 5-Speed manual & absolutely loved it ... Had almost 400,000 miles with original motor... repaired the trans twice replaced clutch only once.... unfortunately the frame rotted away.... currently have a '83 restore going on with a solid frame that's been powder coated and just waiting for my son & I to have the time to finish....this was a Great Video.... I've been eyeballing that LandCruiser over the past several videos...very nice...
Had an ‘81 SR5 4x4 long bed with a shell. Underpowered, no AC or power steering, but would go anywhere. Wish I still had my old beast. Sold it to kid and his dad who were going to drive it from SoCal to Panama. Hope they enjoyed it.
Bumpers that protect the car wow! These new ones are a downhill affair, and everyone kind of knows it. All of the windows are basically flat not slanted, always making the car cooler, less UV damage and better all around.
I love how you go into this one. Mine is in the driveway and I have had people knock on my door asking if it's for sale. Some people love these to export to their countries with rough road conditions. Toyota kept this one simple, the few things that break down don't even need immediate fixing. My radio blew the original speakers, so what. The AC belt kept slipping off, so what, throw the belt away. The headlight rinse is busted, so what. The main thing is it keeps going. No "seat belt ding" not even a warning beep for a low tire or low fuel. You just pay attention enough and it will get you there.
A friend bought one those new back in the early 1980’s. He was the onky person I knew who drove one. Very unusual. He eventually traded it for a second generation 4Runner. The 4Runner was so much nicer to drive.
Ive got to appreciate this design overall. The undershot of the passenger side dash really illustrates the simplicity of service items. More specifically the heater core. Stunning bruiser!
For its time it was great. My 2016 plastic part 4 cylinder Tacoma with 129,000 miles gets 25 mpg, zero repairs except for tps sensors. Zero oil burning, tight ride, comfortable and good looking. 75 mph is at 2000 rpm. It tows snd Carrie’s decent weight. It is built to last and drives like the day I bought it brand new. My point is the 1985 Land Cruiser is a dinosaur.
And another thing! You missed the small hole in the grille just above the bumper near center. That hole facilitated the hand crank for starting! Old school-- --
@@bobcoats2708 Yes, way. One of the jack handle extensions had a cute fitting at one end that could mesh with a recess and bar in the crankshaft pulley. Compression ratios of the old engines were so low -- about 8.5:1 -- that an operator could hand start the engine.
@@shooter2055 Nice. Thanks for the info. Never suspected ‘modern’ vehicles would have such a feature. And to think I wasted time bump-starting instead (though I suspect the latter was probably easier).
Some great cars in the 80's. We bought a brand new 1985 honda accord lx with 5 speed and i think it was a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder. You could just feel the efficiency in the transmission and engine working together! Only prolem was timing belt went out at 72,000 miles and fortunately didn't cause any engine damaged otherwise just regular maintenance ! Got rid of it at 225,000 miles and it still ran amazing!! We got a 2000 toyota sienna which we still have with 325,000 miles!
The manual choke, that brings back memories, I was the official choke operator on my dad's 61 Ford Galaxy 500. When I was a kid, I got good at pushing it in as the car warmed up with out making it run rich.
The biggest safety feature on older cars was the driver. Surprised to see a manual choke. My 60’s era VW has a very simple automatic choke. I have to re-jet the carb a couple times a year based on the weather and fuel formulation in California (summer/winter blend). Thank you for sharing this beautiful vehicle with us.
Fantastic. The choke reminds me of my old Celica. 76, 20R engine. Automatic choke was a nuisance - it would not automatically disengage. I fixed it with a Weber, with a manual choke, and completely transformed the car.
Thanks for the fantastic video!! This brings back lot of memories. My dad used to have a HJ60 (round headlight) - sold then a BJ60 (square headlights), l learned to drive in the BJ, wished i had chance to drive the HJ but it was sold before i could/actually reached the pedal 😅. I am near my 50 now… Love the sound of the HJ 12HT though (diesel straight 6), we are in South East Asia hence diesel, less FJ around. The interior in this car is exactly the same as the HJ60 we had, every dial and button!! Apart from the centre console. And the steel bumper, recovery point, door handles… And we traveled everywhere with the Cruisers. But this one you showed is a pristine condition, jealous! Credit to the owner.
I had one for 5 years (1998-2003) when I was in high school and college as my daily driver. It was iconic then and I wish I could have afforded to keep it as a second vehicle.
My 70 corrola was a daily driver stick shift when most of my classmates had big V8’s and automatic transmission but when the oil embargo came my friend said he would pay for the gas so we could ride to work together. His 63 Tbird with the 460v8 got maybe 6mpg!
Sadly, the complicated nature of vehicles now means we’re never going back. I will hang onto my comparatively ancient 2018 4Runner for as long as I can.
The good ol' days! Reminded me of my step dad's 1970 International Scout 2. Loved getting out and locking the hubs, the shifter and tailgate.....ahhhhhh memories past.
We bought an fj60 in 1985. $15,600. The car ran for 300,00 miles it died of rust but still ran strong. My favorite car ever! Some day I will find a not rusty one to restore!
I love this truck. The '80s turned out to be my prime of life. My daughter was little. First house. Etc. But my favorite car was back in the '70s. It was a Plymouth Satellite. That was the American muscle car era. Mine was not a muscle car, but its upgrades were. I remember waiting in gas lines, then when OPEC first flexed its muscles.
This is back in the days when it was still a genuine 4 x 4. I bought mine from my father-in-law after he had it for quite a few years prior. It was a great vehicle as we used to do show jumping and gymkhanas with our horses so it towed our fully loaded float with ease. We added an LPG dual fuel conversion and had a squat gas tank mounted in the boot area instead of the usual under car tank. This allowed us to keep the full sized fuel tank and thus extended our range considerably while reducing fuel costs at the same time. Good to see that there are still vehicles out there.
I remember these new. We hated them on the highway because they were really struggling just to reach 55 mph. Off road they were awesome though. Rear axle was almost right under seat and let you know you were off roading. I wish more were left in better shape. Wonderful vehicle.
This craftsmanship on this Toyota FJ60 is outstanding for a car of that era. Everything seems to be solid and well engineered. Reminds me of the television Toyota ad here in South Africa a few years ago "Everything keeps going right, Toyota" Thank you for showing off this great piece of artwork.
This Land Cruiser was indeed distracting when I walked in the shop! I had to really concentrate on my car’s assessment rather than stare at that LC. Thanks for showing this beauty to us.
Thanks ! Now please pull your focus out. Thanks. Management
@@justinlyons5374 wow, didn’t think he worked on Fords!
@@justinlyons5374 Ford Focus ????
@@justinlyons5374 jajajajajajajaja
If they make that exact land cruiser brand new today and sell it for $25,000 id buy it in an instant
Very nice. My dad still has his 1986 FJ60 Land Cruiser. I actually learned how to drive manual transmission in this. That was when i was 14 years old. Im 45 now. We still have it in our family
I am so jealous of you!! Rock on!!
They were made to last
@nboris31 💯 agree
The automatic is so slow. It’s a great rig though. Nice example you have
My friends want the newest vehicles and I am on the lookout for the older ones in the best condition. I miss the simplicity and being able to fix things myself. This vehicle is gorgeous!
Try looking at retirement communities like Palm Springs area, Florida-you find great deals
I love the simplicity of classic vehicles also but I would get one from the early 2000’s for the safety features.
@@jaymoar3561After 2000 more computers /more problems...don't trust them!
Me too. I've noticed good older vehicles sell very quickly, so we can't be the only people looking for them.
And cheaper property taxes.
You just had a video out saying would want to go back to cars without all the gimmicks? A vehicle with manual locks, manual, roll down windows, no fancy computer stuff. Just awesome reliability, easy to self service and dependability plus lower price to boot! YES! YES!
i rode those models through tibet, the drivers in lhasa mostly all have the 80s landcruisers and they drive from lhasa to everest base camp and all over the upper tibetan plateau through rivers and across bad rocky roads and put hundreds of thousands of miles on those vehicles. i remember thinking to myself flying over these horrible roads for nonstop hours at a time, this would be the best toyota commercial i could ever imagine. they are truly bulletproof
Yes they use them in Bolivia too for the same kind of trips, through salt flats etc
27:52 I’m one of those brave people that uses my FJ62 Australian model as my daily driver. I actually love that it slows your life down to appreciate things more.
Great video, love it!!
You've said it all.
I drove many of these in Australia. I worked for the NSW Government and we were served with base versions of this vehicle. Ours all had diesel engines which were economical but not particularly powerful. But they were reliable and could go just about anywhere. Ours were all fitted with winches which were quite often used to get out of real trouble.
I just loved to drive these trucks in and out of the sandy and scrubby Australian bush. It was great fun. Mike in Oz
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We had an 83 60 series, silver series options, should never have sold it. Great car…
My 6 cylinder petrol version from Japan went well. Could rev. Saw 100mph on the non-usa speedometer. It was a tough car. Ended up in the sea twice, unfortunately, and was never the same after losing coolant during the night on an overnight tow, while someone else was driving, but ran on for years afterwards.
This LC is a time capsule...I hope it stays in this condition, such a beauty.
I'm always in a non-hurry state, lol. Thanks for this review. I daily drive a 1981 FJ43 here in Bogota Colombia. I bought it, restored it and it's been totally reliable. The similarities of the 40 series are pretty cool when you showed the engine and drivetrain of the 60. Keep up the good work.
Hello from Canada. I Like these old Land Cruisers but the Toyota I have seen on Colombian TH-cam channels which impresses me the most is the 2 door Prado.
I daily drive a 60 series in Colorado and I love it
Hello man, greetings from Mosquera (just outside Fontibon). My godfather had one of these and he loved it. He had several cars because his business was buying and selling cars from auctions. But kept his Toyota for almost 20 years
My father taught me to drive in an FJ45. The vehicle was destroyed in a fire several years ago. I placed to rest my father today, 17th Oct 2024, and I placed in his casket a copy of my licence and a set of keys of that car......I love you, DAD ❤
Sorry for your loss. May he Rest in Love always
You’ll always have the memories,,that can never be burned..I regret having sold my dads 79 Ford pickup when I was younger. Now that he’s passed on, I would have loved to sit in the truck and just remember the great times I had as a kid with my dad in that truck..🫡
Fantastic video! I have owned my 1986 FJ60 since new. It was my daily driver for 12 years (replaced with my LC100 in 1998 and LC200 in 2015). Not the fastest, most efficient, or smooth riding and definitely a lot of hands on maintenance but it never failed to start or get me home.
I’ll never drive anything but Land Cruiser.
Agreed. They were really reliable.
i drive a 2010 toyota camry LE with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder and the 6 speed automatic . ............ GO TOYOTA !!!!!!!!!!
I love my ‘87 Fj60
Ahmed, 40 years from now the 200s and 300s may be forgotten but the 60s and 80s will be remembered ❤
Back in 82, we took delivery of a brand new HJ60, it was light metallic blue with the 4.0L inline 6 diesel engine and the 5 speed manual. Grey steel wheels. Seeing this really clean one here brings back a lot of memories!
I love the older Toyotas I am the proud owner of a 1984 SR5 standard cab 4x4 pickup bought it brand new in March this year celebrated 40 years of ownership and it's been almost flawless.
As a self restored FJ60 owner that i bought in 1989, i compliment that owner on a beautiful 60. 🤘
That vent you pointed to on front fender feeds the carburetor cooler fan.
Really? A carburetor cooling fan...well I never...🎉
@@TheRealCaptainKlutz Yes, but that 60 seems to of have it's removed.
It doesn't cool the fan so much as it sucks out the hot air when needed. If you stand next to it after a long drive you can dry your tears from the wonderful 13mpg you get. I know I do.
There is a sensor below the carb. It is to prevent vapor lock in carb from a hot engine. Yours may be wired backwards lol
In other markets, that vent is where the snorkel would attach.
Great trucks, my daily driver, an '88 FJ62, and my wife's FJZ80, get us through the arctic Alaskan winters safely and dependably...just love them!
I bet you like that little rear heater I was contemplating taking mine out because the hose lines to it are leaking but I can’t imagine a Colorado mountain winter without that life saving box
I learned to drive on an FJ60 and it’s still the car that I enjoy driving the most. Long live the 60 series!
Also learned to drive on an FJ60!
It used to be, when a difficult task would come up, we would say, "We're gonna have to lock in the hubs for this one". Everyone used to know what that meant. Now, I just get blank stares.
You would always want to be the driver if you had others with you, especially if you were stuck in the mud it was always the passengers job to "lockem in"
8:25. I'm NOT a smoker, but to this day, I still think cars should have an ashtray. The butts can go in the tray and eventually in the trash instead of out the window. I'm 65 and never smoked, but my ashtray was always a handy place for coins, and other loose goodies.
You're not wrong about driving them as a daily. They're much slower and love to drink the fuel. I have a diesel 75 series which has more or less the same technology. They're better on fuel and parts here in Australia and really easy to find so it makes a little more sense to daily rather than a petrol variant. What beautiful cars they are!
I have a soft spot for Land Cruisers so it makes me extremely happy whenever you review one… Thank You!
AMD youse indeed have come a long way. May our Heavenly Father continue to bless you!
I miss the old days where everyone can work on cars. Thank you for sharing this gem of a Toyota Land cruiser AMD 😎😎👍👍
Last time I drove a car with a choke was a 1960 Ford Falcon station wagon with 3 on the tree. Ultimate anti-theft device.
I had a 1970 Chevy C-10 with 3 on the tree. Nobody ever wanted to borrow it because nobody knew how to drive it lol.
Beautiful Example. I've had 80's 4WD Toyota trucks, 4Runners, an FJZ 80, and now my FJ, but I always have had a special place in my heart for FJ60s and FJ55s (the iron pig).
We referred to my FJ55 as 'ALF' because it looked like an alien. LOL
man... every time you opened and closed one of those doors 🤤
An iconic car indeed. I'm enjoying driving it😊
i love my lc2 95 1kz 3.0 diesel auto . Just got the aircondition done on it today. Been in my family for 29 years now .
Sell it for me
I’m currently restoring a 1988 4Runner. Sooo many similarity’s but it’s such a joy to work on love everything about it and all its little quirks such a special little truck :)
Shout out to AMD from Brooklyn, NY. Love your positive energy.
please get it right!.............. his name is amed or ahmed. it is said this way : ah med
@@brentkiely657 He spells it that way in some videos. Get a life spelling police!
Thanks for sharing this great video. My 80s LC had 450k miles on the engine when I put in a V8 ls engine. Now it drives like a dream, no more sluggish.
I'd be the first one on line to buy one of these. You had to be a real man to drive a carburetor car, I owned many. In fact, I still own the jet adjustment tools to tune these up. Then, the EPA required the manufacturers to seal the jet/idle adjustment with a metal ball which I used to just remove and life was good. An old mechanic who trained me way back when showed me how to use a glass of water on the top of the intake in order to get these to run as smoothly as possible. There will blow away anything that Toyota has to offer these days in terms of ruggedness.
Oh Lord. I remember working on these back in the day, when I started my career at Toyota. I know how popular they have become, but I remember how gutless and evil handling they were. Constantly replacing the cork oil pan gaskets, resealing the front axle seals, and so much more. Those were the days!
I’m about to change the oil pan gasket on my ‘87 60. Got any advice?
@@brookskioschos6494 Use the Toyota F.I.P.G. black silicone, but just a little bit. You need it to kind of hold the gasket in place. Don't put it on the upper part of the gasket. Dab a small amount in the corners of the 4 areas of the rounded areas of the crank and rear main seal areas. I do mean small. It always seemed like the guys who went overboard with the sealant, always had oil pan leaking comebacks.
I own one 1981 FJ60 Brown color Those day I paid $12,200.00Brand new from Quality Toyota in Glen Ellyn ILL, and I love it!
Manual front hub lockers , sooo cool.
Mirrors manual adjustment, manual windows just like my 1996 Hiace van, just the best in Toyota nostalgia
great to see that old Cruiser.
When I was a much younger man I bought a used 1974 Landcruiser Wagon - think it was an FJ 60.
Orange and white two tone…. those were the days
1974 and orange and white, it was likely an FJ55.
@@wilbiltThe Iron Pig! 🐷
There's still thousands of these roaming around Tropical and Outback Australia 🇦🇺 !
They're national treasures 👍
If you want to go to the outback take a Land Rover, if you want to come back, take a Land Cruiser
Toyota Century in the background, polar opposite to the Land Cruiser, same company. Toyota was such a fine thing back then.
Thanks for the review.
Personally I don' t mind all those visible details that nowadays we hide.
I prefer something that works and easy to repair.
The year is 2050. Most of the cars you show us now have long since been scrapped. This Toyota is back in your workshop. People ask what kind of car it is. You answer, "This is a Toyota Land Cruiser. The customer came in for an oil change."
Amen, brother.
Toyota never sold them in the States but here in Australia the true Land Cruiser legends are the 70 series. Brand new ones are very expensive here and there is a very long waiting list. I liked an old joke here "If you want to go to the middle of nowhere take a Land Rover. If you want to come back take a Land Cruiser."
I drove an 89 FJ62 for 25 years with the auto-tranny and fuel injected 3FE. It had no manual choke but it did have a knob for setting the RPM's and I could put it in Low Range and set the throttle to about 1800 rpms.....and the truck would drive over any obstacle while I ate a sandwich, talked on the phone or tell the kids to "knock it off!". I loved that rig and miss it.
Anytime I see land cruisers my mind immediately goes back to the days in KSA OR KUWAIT, Adullah is hurtling across the desert at 70-80 mph with his multiple wives and platoon of kids everywhere in the Land cruiser. Yes I yearn for those days that I will never see again. Keep up the good work and enjoy your show immensely especially the expert tech advice. May the Lord keep you. Lee
1985. The year I got my red seal auto mechanic license. I spent the first decade working on this type of vehicle. Good memories of simple mechanical cars and trucks. They needed frequent maintenance due to carbs and emmisions but were inexpensive to maintain back then. At the time I was driving a 76 Toyota pickup, 20R, 5 speed manual.
It is truly a time capsule I love it!
She is a beautiful classic Toyota I miss them years . Thanks for sharing 👍
His principal competitor back then was the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, another beautiful car, I have the privilege of seeing those two in action at the same time in the wilderness always ending with the Land Cruiser towing the Wagonner out of the mud ( I remember my father being the owner of the Wagonner very piss out 😂)
It’s not like a grand wagoneer it’s more like a ghetto range rober
Jeep vs Toyota ??? 😂😂😂😂
Jeep vs Toyota ??? 😂😂😂😂
@@NoTengoIlusiones the rivalry is old😅
What a beauty! In France, these models, not in petrol but in Diesel version, were very successful: HDJ60, HDJ80, as a raid vehicle to go to Africa, tow, load, etc. They were capable of doing hundreds of thousands of km, without any problem and were very sought after second-hand because the price new was high.
And so, second-hand vehicles in good condition, without too many km are now rare and at crazy prices.
These vehicles of the BJ, Hj, etc. series have made the reputation and prestige of Toyota in France.
Thanks Ahmed. You make a good and truthful point. If I had a restored '77 Corolla SR5 Liftback 5-spd identical to my original , there's no way I'd appreciate the 1.6L/2-TC engine w/only "75 hp" as any kind of a daily driver today. It was a relatively heavy and underpowered car even at that time. Our memories tend to "enhance" things we're fond of.
Diossss, solo el sonido del abrir y cerrar de las puertas me hizo recordar mis viejos vecinos. God bless!!!
Ethanol did the same thing to my Land Cruiser so I traded it. I miss it, but not the repairs. MPG was terrible but always was fun to drive. Thank you for this video. I'll watch it several times.
My 2000 Tacoma has manual locking hubs. Not common but I love them. Less moving parts mean less things going wrong. I spray it with silicon lubricant ever now and then. Oil change every 5000 or 6 months. Just updated some suspension. I love Toyotas. I wish I could get one of these LC near me. Lots of them in WA state in good condition.
being so close to work, I'd rock one of those everyday if I could. I grew up in the 80s so the lack of technology or even EFI doesn't scare me lol. I'm a person who likes to tinker and customize things so the older cars just fit me better.
I started working at Toyota in 86. I loved repacking the bearings and resealing those Landcruiser front axles.
Those were the sought after LC's.
I am on my sixth Land Cruiser. A 40, three 55s, a 60, and now an 80. I've daily driven them for years and never considered them tempermental, but I've always been good at tuning them (except when the smog equipment failed). I've rebuilt nearly everything on a Cruiser, except a transmission. I do like my 80, but it is slow and thirsty. Need a 100 series now. That 60 is really pristine, with some small add-ons; like those greaseable shackles.
Avoid the 1st revision of the 100 series. Slee off road has a write up on the differences between the 3 revisions between 98-07.
Ahmed you missed one other detail the keyhole cut out on top of the bumper. This was the manual starter HOLE where you would put the crank handle in case of starter or battery failure.
I saw that at the beginning of the video. 👍
It's not a crank handle hole for the engine but a crank hole for a radiator blind so you can block off airflow to let this engine warm up to operating temperatures in extreme cold climates
@Greg_Gatsby
I don't know what part of the planet you reside, but the old Landover series 3 also had the same setup.
AMD, I cannot speak for the other students but I paid close attention to all the lessons you taught with the Land Cruiser 'distraction' in the background. Even the time the Land Cruiser made an appearance on David's channel, I still paid attention to what you two were saying. 😉
Brought back old memories. My dad bought one brand new in 1989. Still remember the loud diesel engine, super noisy off road tires and incredible bumpy leaf spring ride. Boing Boing Boing.
Just beautiful. I had a 1970 FJ40 hard top some 35 years ago. Of course it had been Frankensteined with a Ford 302 and an automatic transmission. It was a total project car. Love these old school cars, simple to work on and just bomb proof.
Toyota sure had nice crisp clean styling in the mid 80s
I live in Japan and those LC are dime a dozen! All right handed steering. Nice trucks for sure!
The Land Cruiser is the ultimate beauty!!!
Nice to see the old bus in such good condition. I used to work on these in the 80's. In the UK we only had them with a 4l straight 6 diesel. They used to have a hand throttle as a very crude cruise control. Nobody used them though as it was so dangerous. Two 12v batteries giving 24v start but 12v electrics. We once had one come in that hadn't had an oil change for several years. We took the sump off and it looked like it was filled with grease, the oil strainer left an impression in the sludge. We cleaned it out, and left it running for several hours (using the previously mentioned hand throttle) using a fresh oil filter and a 50% paraffin/engine oil mix, drained whilst hot and fitted yet another filter with the correct engine oil. The owner learnt from his neglect and had it regularly serviced over the remaining couple of years he owned it. We even looked after it for the next owner and it never gave any trouble. It had a hard life as it was used to transport horses all over the country. Compared to other vehicles of that era, they were head and shoulders above anything else in the reliability stakes.
The hand throttle was supposed to be for 4WD only i thought.
@@craigparker4108 Maybe, but it was accessible all the time as it was just a mechanical cable link from a pullout knobs on the dash.
Beautiful truck!
Good luck finding a shop willing to work on these. Most don't know how to fix anything this old. Without a code reader, most are lost. They wouldn't even be able to start the engine let alone work the clutch on the manual transmission to drive it in. This car was brand new when I learned to wrench.
Its a generational thing. Times change. Some crafts or knowledge will become irrelevant or becomes a hobby (like riding horses and using carts). This older cars are one of those things. Only a hobbyist or an old school mechanic (probably a 60 year old person today at minimum) will know about these cars.
They won't work on anything with a carburettor.
I have been wrenching on cars for 30 years. Last time I touched a car with a carburetor was prob 25 years ago. Its outdated technology that takes a specialist to work on to be good at it.
Jim's Automotive Machine Shop (here on TH-cam)
I drove one for years. Spent a lot of time on the beach from Assateague to Hatteras in “Big Blue.”
It was really slow, loud and a massive gas guzzler and I loved it.
I had a '81 SR5 4x4 short bed pickup with the 22R 5-Speed manual & absolutely loved it ... Had almost 400,000 miles with original motor... repaired the trans twice replaced clutch only once.... unfortunately the frame rotted away.... currently have a '83 restore going on with a solid frame that's been powder coated and just waiting for my son & I to have the time to finish....this was a Great Video.... I've been eyeballing that LandCruiser over the past several videos...very nice...
Had an ‘81 SR5 4x4 long bed with a shell. Underpowered, no AC or power steering, but would go anywhere. Wish I still had my old beast.
Sold it to kid and his dad who were going to drive it from SoCal to Panama. Hope they enjoyed it.
Bumpers that protect the car wow! These new ones are a downhill affair, and everyone kind of knows it.
All of the windows are basically flat not slanted, always making the car cooler, less UV damage and better all around.
I love how you go into this one. Mine is in the driveway and I have had people knock on my door asking if it's for sale. Some people love these to export to their countries with rough road conditions. Toyota kept this one simple, the few things that break down don't even need immediate fixing. My radio blew the original speakers, so what. The AC belt kept slipping off, so what, throw the belt away. The headlight rinse is busted, so what. The main thing is it keeps going. No "seat belt ding" not even a warning beep for a low tire or low fuel. You just pay attention enough and it will get you there.
There are still thousands that are still running all over Africa.....
What an amazing Land Cruiser!!!
A friend bought one those new back in the early 1980’s. He was the onky person I knew who drove one. Very unusual. He eventually traded it for a second generation 4Runner. The 4Runner was so much nicer to drive.
Ive got to appreciate this design overall. The undershot of the passenger side dash really illustrates the simplicity of service items. More specifically the heater core. Stunning bruiser!
For its time it was great. My 2016 plastic part 4 cylinder Tacoma with 129,000 miles gets 25 mpg, zero repairs except for tps sensors. Zero oil burning, tight ride, comfortable and good looking. 75 mph is at 2000 rpm. It tows snd Carrie’s decent weight. It is built to last and drives like the day I bought it brand new. My point is the 1985 Land Cruiser is a dinosaur.
And another thing! You missed the small hole in the grille just above the bumper near center. That hole facilitated the hand crank for starting! Old school-- --
*Yeah. Surprised he missed that rare item.*
No way! My ‘81 Toyota pickup had that too, and I always wondered what the heck that was for.
@@bobcoats2708 Yes, way. One of the jack handle extensions had a cute fitting at one end that could mesh with a recess and bar in the crankshaft pulley. Compression ratios of the old engines were so low -- about 8.5:1 -- that an operator could hand start the engine.
@@shooter2055 Nice. Thanks for the info. Never suspected ‘modern’ vehicles would have such a feature. And to think I wasted time bump-starting instead (though I suspect the latter was probably easier).
Some great cars in the 80's. We bought a brand new 1985 honda accord lx with 5 speed and i think it was a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder. You could just feel the efficiency in the transmission and engine working together! Only prolem was timing belt went out at 72,000 miles and fortunately didn't cause any engine damaged otherwise just regular maintenance ! Got rid of it at 225,000 miles and it still ran amazing!! We got a 2000 toyota sienna which we still have with 325,000 miles!
Great memory! I also had an ‘85 Accord LX hatchback with a 5 speed. Great little car, and a big upgrade from my ‘77 Accord.
Those were the days…
The manual choke, that brings back memories, I was the official choke operator on my dad's 61 Ford Galaxy 500. When I was a kid, I got good at pushing it in as the car warmed up with out making it run rich.
Had a manual choke on my ‘77 Accord. It was pretty finicky. I miss that little car, but not the choke. 😂
The biggest safety feature on older cars was the driver. Surprised to see a manual choke. My 60’s era VW has a very simple automatic choke. I have to re-jet the carb a couple times a year based on the weather and fuel formulation in California (summer/winter blend). Thank you for sharing this beautiful vehicle with us.
I drove this in high school same year 15k brand new wow how times have changed. If they made this the same way I would buy it no upgrades needed
I love cars with manual controls. Less complexity, less trouble.
Your on my team
Fantastic.
The choke reminds me of my old Celica. 76, 20R engine. Automatic choke was a nuisance - it would not automatically disengage. I fixed it with a Weber, with a manual choke, and completely transformed the car.
Thanks for the fantastic video!! This brings back lot of memories. My dad used to have a HJ60 (round headlight) - sold then a BJ60 (square headlights), l learned to drive in the BJ, wished i had chance to drive the HJ but it was sold before i could/actually reached the pedal 😅. I am near my 50 now… Love the sound of the HJ 12HT though (diesel straight 6), we are in South East Asia hence diesel, less FJ around. The interior in this car is exactly the same as the HJ60 we had, every dial and button!! Apart from the centre console. And the steel bumper, recovery point, door handles… And we traveled everywhere with the Cruisers. But this one you showed is a pristine condition, jealous! Credit to the owner.
I had one for 5 years (1998-2003) when I was in high school and college as my daily driver. It was iconic then and I wish I could have afforded to keep it as a second vehicle.
My 70 corrola was a daily driver stick shift when most of my classmates had big V8’s and automatic transmission but when the oil embargo came my friend said he would pay for the gas so we could ride to work together. His 63 Tbird with the 460v8 got maybe 6mpg!
I had an ‘82 Mirage pickup (22R) and an ‘88 (3.0L). This video brings back a lot of memories, that Land Bruiser is GORGEOUS!
Land Bruiser - love it! My dad called his FJ40 the Land Crusher. We just referred to it as the Crusher.
Thanks for making a video on this beauty.
Gorgeous yota.. i hope they go back to this quality someday
Sadly, the complicated nature of vehicles now means we’re never going back. I will hang onto my comparatively ancient 2018 4Runner for as long as I can.
Lots in common with the 82 Cressida I drove for many years😊. Mine was a little more advanced. It had the auto choke 🤭
The good ol' days! Reminded me of my step dad's 1970 International Scout 2. Loved getting out and locking the hubs, the shifter and tailgate.....ahhhhhh memories past.
We bought an fj60 in 1985. $15,600. The car ran for 300,00 miles it died of rust but still ran strong. My favorite car ever! Some day I will find a not rusty one to restore!
Oldies but goldies or simple is the best! Congratulations to the owner and long life to travel together with pleasure!
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Brings back memories. My uncle had one of those Land cruisers
I love this truck. The '80s turned out to be my prime of life. My daughter was little. First house. Etc. But my favorite car was back in the '70s. It was a Plymouth Satellite. That was the American muscle car era. Mine was not a muscle car, but its upgrades were. I remember waiting in gas lines, then when OPEC first flexed its muscles.
By todays standards these were cheap but they were very expensive in their day. I worked in a Toyota dealer in 1987 and we sold maybe 1 or 2 a month.
I think it was Dick Stansfield (writer for Four Wheeler magazine) that bought the last new FJ40 for sale in the US. The end of an era. So sad.
This is back in the days when it was still a genuine 4 x 4. I bought mine from my father-in-law after he had it for quite a few years prior. It was a great vehicle as we used to do show jumping and gymkhanas with our horses so it towed our fully loaded float with ease. We added an LPG dual fuel conversion and had a squat gas tank mounted in the boot area instead of the usual under car tank. This allowed us to keep the full sized fuel tank and thus extended our range considerably while reducing fuel costs at the same time. Good to see that there are still vehicles out there.
Please don’t apologize for long videos. Your videos are the best out there in my opinion! Have a great day Stig!
Classic!
Oh, and you got another Century in the background!
I remember these new. We hated them on the highway because they were really struggling just to reach 55 mph. Off road they were awesome though. Rear axle was almost right under seat and let you know you were off roading. I wish more were left in better shape. Wonderful vehicle.
between this and the 4runner (recently), we got a real toyota treat =)
This craftsmanship on this Toyota FJ60 is outstanding for a car of that era.
Everything seems to be solid and well engineered.
Reminds me of the television Toyota ad here in South Africa a few years ago "Everything keeps going right, Toyota"
Thank you for showing off this great piece of artwork.
Impeccable condition for its age.