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BJ 3.4 B Soft Top

BJ 3.4 B Soft Top

BJ · 1951–19554WD

Original Toyota BJ, a two-door soft-top four-wheel-drive vehicle sold in Japan from 1951 to 1955. It has a 3.4 litre Type B six-cylinder petrol engine making 85 PS and 215 Nm, with a manual gearbox and a part-time system without a low-range transfer case. It was sold as the Toyota Jeep BJ until June 1954, and the National Police Agency ordered 289 units after the Mount Fuji test.

84 hpPower
1951-1955Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement3.4 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
Drivetrain4WD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power84 hp
Torque215 Nm
Weight1425 kg
Dimensions & body
Length3793 mm
Width1575 mm
Height1900 mm
Wheelbase2400 mm

STORY

The Land Cruiser began as a Jeep-type utility vehicle: Toyota finished its Jeep-type prototype in January 1951, and the production truck was sold as the Toyota Jeep BJ. In 1954 the name changed to Land Cruiser, partly because Willys held the Jeep trademark. The 70 series, introduced in 1984 as the successor to the long-serving 40 series, came in heavy-duty and light-duty forms. The catalog groups many generations under this one name, from the BJ and 20 series to the J250 and J300, and they cover different body styles and markets.

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