The FJ55 is the ideal Toyota Land Cruiser | Buyer’s Guide | Ep. 301

[@bryanmarsh9886]

Great! I had 4 of these, and now I'll never get another one because they'll cost way too much now. These are notorious for rusting away. It is almost impossible to find one that doesn't need extensive rust repair: front fenders, floor boards, gas tank, drip rail, etc.

[@r.a.varney8240]

In that case I have done the impossible. I have a '74 with 45K original miles. I bought it for $3k one year ago and I've put about $4K into it, mostly upgrades, and a tiny bit of cosmetics. I took it to 11,000 feet today, and I was passing jeeps while watching their chassis flex. Both myself and my doggo were airborne a couple of times from the bumps, and there was never a question of losing control.

[@RoadsOfOz]

I had one of these in the 90's. Great truck. In my top 5 of cars that I regretted selling.

[@chazmic]

Drove a 1973 3 speed for a decade, it was the toughest vehicle I’ve ever experienced. It was slow, yet could go any place I pointed it.

[@Vcali-cobraV]

This works as less of a “buyers guide” and more of a “buyers warning.”

[@sixtyfiveford]

Buyers guide summary: Don't buy if they're rusty.... Oh yeah, and they are all rusted to death. So only buy one from a collector for $60k+.

[@imsteevin]

Too real

[@coffelt683]

can confirm, mine is rusted almost to death. But I bought it for 500$ with 80k miles from the original owner so it was worth it lol.

[@IronPig_75]

@@coffelt683 yep I bought mine from someone who painted over a lot of rust and filler but it runs well and eventually I’m going to undertake a full frame off restoration. But for now it’s a fun weekend hardware store truck.

[@Stephen-re4oy]

Buy a collector example for $60k and take your family to the lake house...

[@Jeymez]

such a ripoff, car people are so stupid. ain't nothing this old worth that much, and I don't care how much someone spent restoring it. now you might say, oh but new cars are worth it. nope, no modern car is worth $60k either unless it's a premium luxury brand. And even then, your mostly paying for the badge. so you have to ask yourself, whether you think that premium badge is worth it. i like cars to, all kinds old and new, but people that try to charge a fortune on certain cars is just dumb. it's not worth a premium, it's just like old fashion record players. alot of people have cassette players, or CD stereo systems, and while i did have a CD player when i was a kid. i found my dad's old record player more interesting, so as i got older i became a record collector. but man buying my first record player was a headache, cause at a antique shop i got mine from, the lad overcharged too much for it. now was it good, yeah it is one of the good one's, but $800 is a bit pricey for something that old, that would've likely only cost a $120 dollars back in 70's economy.

[@Ficon]

Great to see Colin, have always enjoyed his columns. Hagerty has hired all the legit car people.

[@jordannash153]

3:10, No, the FJ45LV was the first wagon. Sorry I'm the 40-series driver know-it-all 😂

[@cobracolin]

Which is why the video makes the distinction that the FJ55 was the first Cruiser designed from scratch as a wagon whereas the FJ45LV was an FJ40 subcontracted out to be made into a wagon. Sorry, I'm the 55-series driver (and former FJ45 LV owner) know-it-all :)

[@bryanmarsh9886]

And the 45LV wasn't the first wagon either. There were 28 and 35 series wagons before them. But all those before the 55 were hand built custom coachwork by Gifu Corp.

[@scottcarter90]

My dad had an FJ55 years ago in Australia! I wish we still had that old land cruiser. Ours was notorious for the carb flooding or moisture getting into the coil!

[@andrewb3497]

My Dad loved these, got him to some great trout fishing places. Initially the fuel pump was too weak to get fuel to the engine when going up steep hills and the electric rear window did not respond well to the Aussie bulldust. Interestingly, when first released, they were so popular there was a 12 month waiting list so Dad always ordered a new one on delivery of his - he was then able to privately sell it when notified his new one was available for more than the price on the new one. Did this for 4 years before Toyota upper the delivery volumes to Australia.

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

What a neat vehicle! I've never seen one before, especially in Wisconsin. Thanks for showing us.

[@bcatz454]

Rarest Land Cruiser model out there!

[@deantiago3]

And they look even better lifted and 35s. They will go up almost any trails. I love mine!

[@fluffytoaster2460]

All Landcruisers should be modified to fit 33s at a minimum!

[@futurescapeart]

Ive had a couple 55 wagons that never made it to restoration with me.. and got passed on in my travels .. I would love to find another just as clean as I found the others, I was lucky to get them in northern CA and NV and wish I would have kept one. Life is a wild ride with unexpected twists, hope my journey brings me another Iron Pig that I get to drive and camp in with my son :)

[@Petrospect]

Love the googly eyed front. I imagine really popular in Cali and such post VW Bus era...but shouldn't this be the first SUV since it predates the Cherokee by about 10 years?

[@MrBlaze256]

Jeep wagoneer

[@Leightspeed_]

You're mistakenly thinking of the XJ Cherokee. Prior to that was the SJ Cherokee which also started in 1974, but was on the SJ platform, which itself started in 1963 with the Wagoneer.

[@colbysmith3680]

Jeep Willys Wagon; predecessor to Wagoneer and Cherokee.

[@bryanmarsh9886]

The Willy's wagon predates all that I am aware of. As an aside, Willy's contracted to build them in Japan by Mitsubishi. The Mitsubishi versions also came in a 4 door which was never seen in the states. Toyota had several early wagons built in the 50s and 60s on 20 and 30 series Landcruiser chassis.

[@questioner1596]

The Suburban got 4wd in the 60s, and 4 doors in 1971.

[@questioner1596]

5:33 "and when it's down, it's very much like being on a screen porch, without the screens and a little less speed." You, sir, have much wilder porch parties than I do.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Awesome looking Cruiser. Although I was way too young to drive during the time the FJ55 was on the market, I remember these sweet Cruisers.

[@jasferguson]

As an owner of one which is scattered across my workshop under resto. The internal rust protection from original is non existent. But I still love it Toyota did exactly the right thing a car manufacturer should. Make you buy a new fj60.

[@goodjobcob6051]

My dad had a 55 Series up until i was about 10 (2000/01) best LandCruisers ever.

[@cigarjefe]

I LOVE THIS WAGON

[@caesar810]

Nice Review. Thanks

[@OrchidBangladesh]

was widely available in Bangladesh until late 2000, i guess now days most of them are converted to pickup truck and used in Hilly area for good transportation . Nice to see this in pristine condition ,

[@rightlanehog3151]

Bring back two-tone Toyota 4X4s!

[@umakegoodcookies]

They did, and people didn't buy them even though it was one of the most capable offroaders you could get. :(

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@umakegoodcookies Fair point, I will modify my original comment, Bring Back Two-Tone Toyota 4X4s with great visibility!!

[@umakegoodcookies]

@@rightlanehog3151 LOL

[@umakegoodcookies]

Wow, never saw one underneath before. I didn't expect to see the fully boxed frame.

[@IronPig_75]

I love my iron pig but the crucial trim parts are mostly all gone. If you want a perfect restoration it’s going to be expensive but they will run forever with little upkeep.

[@charlesshankle3178]

This is a happy median of capable, comfortable and most of all reliable

[@vinr6867]

In 15 years, FJ Cruisers will be very valuable. I'm keeping my 2014 FJ with 43k miles bone stock and under 50k miles. Bough a 2010 Tacoma as my daily instead. The Iron Pig is a great weekend vehicle or if you retire in a small town.

[@Trapper50cal]

With all due deference to the host, the BEST Land Cruiser wagon is a 55 body on an fzj80 series frame, suspension and running gear with a uzj100 series 2uz-fe V-8. My first Cruiser was a 55 and I wish I still had it. Fortunately, since I'm a member of the forum community, I know exactly where it is and that it's still running just fine. But all these 55's are prone to rust...a nut and bolt rotisserie restoration will get you well into 6 digits. There are, unfortunately, a fair amount of flipper/shysters out there putting lipstick (35-50 pounds of bondo) on these pigs and making bank on unsuspecting neophytes who crave this look.

[@BradGryphonn]

I once had a60 series diesel (non-turbo). Mechanically unbreakable, but rust finally beat it.

[@NSW2040]

3:28 70's Toyotas in general had appalling rust problems.

[@questioner1596]

While I like these, it seems pointless because all the activities I want to use it for would destroy it. I wish there was a way to buy a new version with galvanized bodywork.

[@racermaniak]

Oh, look at the yellow Chevy SSR in the background @ 1:30

[@izzy031096]

Did you guys get the 60 or 80 series in the USA? They’re the most popular here in Australia & NZ

[@Gprimbs]

Man a Fre had great up grade kits. Better shocks, better clutch, headers, carb, distributor made it a better vehicle.

[@beano6337]

This is my mothers car when I was between 1-8, we lost the car after my dad sold it behind her back for 300$. Now im going to work at a restoration shop that only works on fj40s and fj55s

[@sonyhk3824]

Like it 👍, interesting and awesome

[@kkkk-wg6je]

Shout out to Milwaukee!

[@codylansing7582]

Ha! I bought my 55 for 600 bucks. It was the "jeep recovery vehicle". I miss my piggy. I had a 79 the only option I didn't have was the A/C. One of 700.

[@codylansing7582]

Oh yeah it say for 20 years before firing right up

[@CJ-zz9ts]

Hippy mobile for Cali hispters with a carburetor that's terrific for the environment

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[@impslap7620]

That's the first time I've heard "modern" and "FJ60" in the same sentence. 🤣

[@zach_diecast_mansur]

Noone should really be saying the phrase "rough 'n' tumble" more than once in a 13 minute span of time.

[@buckyes6749]

That thing is sweet

[@smiddysmidton8313]

" Everything about them is solid " ..these are some of the biggest rust buckets ever made. Even in the dry of Australia we hardly see any of these left and there were heaps in the 80s.

[@erroneouscode]

So many were given up on when they could have been fixed because they were so thirsty. As I recall LPG conversions to lower fuel costs eventually led to cracked cylinder heads.

[@smiddysmidton8313]

@@erroneouscode Yeah early lpg conversions ruined many local cars in the day

[@psychosquirrel555]

Salty sea air...

[@psychosquirrel555]

@@erroneouscode LOL yeh on my 40 the gauge would drop on a 1km trip to the shop!

[@andrewb3497]

Yep, the rust around the entire roof gutter was a real problem.

[@pezozpezoz]

And they were bloody comfortable

[@BryceLovesTech]

Values are going to the moon

[@mister62085]

Hipster bait

[@mhks68]

your name sounds like a hipster cocktail served by a "mixologist" with a curly waxed mustache. Your Grant Cutler sir!!

[@metricstormtrooper]

I don't think they were a japanese market 4 wheel drive, they were an Australian market model with local japanese market an afterthought.

[@rgbigdog]

I thought the 6 cylinder engines were supplied by GM for early Toyota Land Cruiser.

[@rickallen6378]

Rough and tumble streets of Milwaukee? I think those machines can handle a bit more than that. My Hyundai Sonota can probably maneuver just as well in Milwaukee.

[@dak4465]

Man these things look weird, in all the right ways

[@genericsomething]

I'd love to see what Jonathan Ward would do with that thing.

[@liamjohnstone3678]

The FJ45V was the first wagon and is considerably rarer than the 55

[@fossil-bit8439]

You sold me on not buying one of these hunk of craps…. Everything rusts, interior is fragile, and everything is impossible to find or is super expensive.

[@IronPig_75]

As an FJ55 owner the warnings should be headed. It’s a money pit if you want to keep it looking nice. I live in a dry climate but if you live in a high moisture area the rust will take it down and you have to stay on top of it.

[@setyowibowo6598]

2F is ideal and environmentally friendly. Just paint it green and it would become a green car.

[@ferret1303]

For instance if your driving downtown Milwaukee with its rough and tumble streets. I’m picturing this is the hardest wheeling this bloke does?

[@cobracolin]

Well, it is a Buyer's Guide and not a "How to 'Wheel an FJ55" video, shot on the streets of Milwaukee rather than Moab, so I suppose the lack of hardcore off-road footage was predictable?

[@JA-ui3gg]

They are tough.

[@sharedknowledge6640]

Nice video but it’s sad how Toyota often completely failed more than most any other car maker to prevent rust damage. There are KZbin videos of Toyota pickups breaking in half from their under engineered rust prone frame rails that trap water and prematurely rust away. Toyota engineers can (sometimes) design a really reliable engine but they often completely failed at designing a vehicle that doesn’t self destruct when driven in wet climates.

[@paulb4uk]

Great example no chance of finding one in the uk most early Japanese stuff suffered badly from rust with our weather and salt on he roads in winter never helped .

[@حمودجوهر-ز1ر]

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[@ВладимирБугаев-ы2ъ]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@darwinmichel2087]

People on the understand the American influence on Japanese vehicles. As for this one. The inline 6 in the Toyota shares history with the Chevy inline six. Part of that is they were making the fj40 for the US military possibly for the Korean war. So they didn't have to ship vehicles all the way from the United States they came from Japan and India. Men here. It just how Toyota got into the car market they had a car design slipped it in with their military vehicles and the general saw it. And asked what it was. The response it was a company car you know the car officers take to the PX and the officers club no far away for needed for that. Then the ask how many do you want. The general said 50. Mitsubishi motors may share the same piston spacing as a Willy's motor. Because they made the Willy's Jeep in Japan with a Mitsubishi and Willy's logo. We don't talk about their boots on the ground doing cleanup in Japan with the United States in there. We had men cleaning up in Hiroshima which is a headquarters of Mazda. Which Ford had a large chunk of ownership of. In short we won the war but more than that we won the responsibility to get the country up and going after the war. They still had to take responsibility of the war and pay for the damages. Which is easier to do when you have a good economy. That's why I like joint venture vehicles. Weather like I said it was Ford and Mazda Mitsubishi Chrysler Jeep. General motors Isuzu Suzuki Toyota Honda Isuzu Duramax diesel. With a lot of these companies building in the United States also. Ironically Japan has a bigger industrial base then the military they ever had. Because of this.

[@galihxtreme]

If you know classic cars, the face resembles *Triumph TR4s*

[@cobracolin]

True. As does the acceleration (he says whilst ducking) 😁

[@hdebrieder5681]

3:55 I see rust….

[@huss1205]

We had ton of these cars in Iraq until the invasion, they disappeard after that. Owners in general took good care of them, they were used for public transportation by private owners...

[@gabrielulibarri9950]

Sad to see Sam Smith go!

[@cobracolin]

Me too.

[@alpine1600s]

The prices are only going UP.🧐

[@keithmceuen8775]

Have you noticed this is what the dodge nitro mimics

[@richardturner6905]

You didn't have to sit in the back for days on end suspension so hard and couldn't see the front window and again just so bumpy

[@bodizenman]

If you don't use CC (closed caption) I turn it off. No offense. Without the CC it's less effective to hear/understand your videos.

[@noduh736]

When it does go ron it does go ron

[@Laguna2013]

Why would you buy something so afflicted by rust in every last place??

[@DJL78]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zach_diecast_mansur]

... So in other words, the only places you can own one of these are in a climate-controlled garage or a desert.

[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

The J6 is much more desirable. 🙂👍🏻

[@rspectx]

All I herd is rust rust everywhere but if you find one in great condition it’s 60k 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@shekharmoona544]

This model is prone to rusting. It will take more work getting ot sorted.

[@curtisbotzet7579]

Anyone else call these the goon?

[@cayman9873]

Cant afford a nice one... dont want a rusty one

[@timhall3090]

These things are cool but I just cannot get behind the idea of $30-40k plus for an decades-old truck. If you're a wealthy collector, sure. Anyone else, just go buy a new 4Runner for the same money.

[@vinr6867]

I agree it can't be a daily driver for for today's roads and speed, but it will a good weekend car to drive around town.

[@catland101]

what happen to the real video about fixing engine cars?im not intresting about some dude talking about cars

[@hanzee9008]

👍👍👍🇲🇾

[@troyclayton1775]

Soooo, it's slow, has no torque, rusts in full sunshine, it's noisey, no auto, no V8, a three speed manual? the interior is empty, no features. Hmmm, I'll take a wagoneer or Bronco.

[@69memnon69]

Slow, basic and overpriced. So just like everything else Toyota makes then…

[@mhks68]

Can I interest you in a Ferrari sir?!?

[@sanandreasthegoldenknight5207]

Perfect SUV... for ECO SJW hipsters 😁🤣😎

[@gedward4335]

Yikes…this guy is dull