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FJ25 Short Soft Top

FJ25 Short Soft Top

J20 · 1955–19604WD

Short soft-top version of the 20-series Land Cruiser, built in Japan between 1955 and 1960. The 3.9-liter F six-cylinder petrol engine drives all four wheels through a manual gearbox. Its short wheelbase and canvas roof made it the compact open utility body, in contrast to the longer-wheelbase FJ35 in the same series.

104 hpPower
100 km/hTop Speed
1955-1960Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement3.9 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
Transmission4-speed Manual
Drivetrain4WD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power104 hp
Top speed100 km/h
Weight1425 kg
Dimensions & body
Length3838 mm
Width1665 mm
Height1855 mm
Wheelbase2285 mm
Seats4

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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