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BJ40 3.0 B Diesel

BJ40 3.0 B Diesel

FJ40 · 1974–19844WD

BJ40 Land Cruiser, a short-wheelbase two-door SUV sold in Japan from 1974 to 1984. It has a 3.0 litre B four-cylinder diesel engine with four-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. The BJ40 and BJ43 launched in 1974 with this diesel, and in 1980 the BJ range moved to the larger 3.4 litre 3B, which marks this out as the earlier, smaller diesel.

1974-1984Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement3.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelDiesel
TransmissionManual
Drivetrain4WD

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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