For many who may have missed the announcement in latest automotive information, the Land Cruiser is again with an all-new era for 2024. Toyota’s web site says, “Land Cruiser brings again the joys and pleasure of exploring unfamiliar terrain with its exceptional capabilities and legendary reliability, whereas paying homage to its historic roots of over 65 years.” The brand new LC has huge sneakers to fill certainly.

The Choose of the Day is a 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Huntsville, Alabama. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“In the event you’re searching for an virtually utterly unique, pristine, professionally maintained, serviced and pampered FJ62 Land Cruiser, then look now not… you’ve discovered it,” the itemizing says.

The “60-Collection” (as it’s generally referred to) launched in 1980 as a five-door sport-utility automobile with a entrance engine and four-wheel-drive. Its heritage might be traced again so far as the Nineteen Thirties when the Japanese military launched a four-wheel-drive reconnaissance automobile. Through the years, the design took just a few completely different instructions, and it was offered across the globe in numerous markets. At this time, the 60-Collection is a well-liked automobile for collectors, overlanders, and classic Japanese automotive lovers alike.

The vendor states that right now’s featured Land Cruiser has not been pushed off-road (which to many who’re studying it will most likely seems like a disgrace!). The automobile has been “adult-driven and by no means abused.” Energy comes from a 3F-E inline-six mated to a four-speed computerized transmission. Maintained was carried out by the identical mechanic for 16 consecutive years, and repair data can be found.

The cabin is straightforward and purposeful, full with striped material seats bordered by grey vinyl. Though the odometer exhibits 210,567 miles, you’ll by no means know the mileage when you needed to decide by the situation of the supplies. It’s straightforward to inform when a automobile has been cared for by an proprietor like this.

“This Land Cruiser has been my delight and pleasure for the final 24 years (garaged virtually all the time),” the itemizing says. “It’s actually a exceptional automobile and enjoyable to drive.”

Keep tuned to the ClassicCars.com Journal for a future assessment of the “new” Land Cruiser someday down the highway. Within the meantime, if a 35-year-old model is extra your velocity, your resolution is in plain sight.

The asking worth is $41,500.

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