This was filmed for a competition SBS was having. It was completely scripted and a shot list was made prior to filming. I made it as a top 20 finalist and won some free movie tickets.
These really are neat, neat 4X4's. I have driven them in the jungles of Panama and the mountains of Northern New Mexico and never felt like I couldn't get where I wanted to go! Thanks for a really good video!
Loved this, very funny. Brought back all the memories of our childhood cruiser. Not even a milk tanker hitting it at 80km in the fog could kill it... or us lol!
I was so familiar with Toyota Fj40. My dad was civil engineer who worked for Indonesian govt since 1965 until he passed away in 1988. Govt always provided him official cars that renewed every few years. Since he got official car around 67-68 until 1984, the cars were always Fj40 petrol, canvas and hardtop.
Frames on these things are absurdly well built. If you can keep em rust free they can last forever. (minor parts replaced of course.) Impossible to find a nice one in B.C. Might move to Aussie land one day..Ill land my hands on one then.
BEST vehicle ever made! Great video. I got a Prado now but had a 76 FJ40 for a few years and I miss it. I still kick myself that I ever sold it. It's indestructible, will take you places that nothing else short of a Sherman tank will make it to and it's just got the biggest COOL factor of any vehicle. It's MAN'S car and I reckon it'll raise your testosterone levels more than any pill you can take! There'll never be another vehicle like it again...
I agree!!! My dad used to have a 1993 FJ-40 made in Brazil, 5 speed with Mercedes-Benz OM-364 diesel engine (complete stock). Man, it was a real beast on the trail!
my dad had one when i was growing up. i always thought it was so cool to be sitting in the back seat facing the other back seat. except the shocks are really springy and when u hit a good bump you could do some serious damage to your cranium via the roll bars.
dude, that is a great truck. we have quite a few of those in south africa that are rust free and in great condition as well as yours. seems a lot cheaper for one in oz than in SA though. in vancouver canada there are some nice ones but very pricey for a tidy one cool vid bro
yeah! gotta love old school, my dads picking up a 78' i believe next week for $500 bucks, its in hawaii so rust is common but just the hood the rest is SOLID!
Great vid fella... My first 4wd was a 1975 FJ40, damn i miss it. Went everywhere with me. Blew the transfer-case towing a boat in 4wd and started to rust badly, but i would buy another one again...
Great vid and even better car! The car perfectly suited to the real Australia, giving so many Aussies the opportunity to see what our beautiful, diverse country has to offer. What a true classic! It's easy to see why 1 in 10 Landcruisers are owned by Australians!\ Not hard to tell, i'm a Landcrusier owning Aussie!
@scaidernet Tu FJ40 tiene un motor que se llama "F" de 3800 cc. A menos que ser tiene un diesel. El carro en el video tiene el motor que se llama "2F" cual tiene 4200 cc..
awesome vid! all the same can be said for the bj42 but with most of those creature comforts.. power steer, a/c, disk brakes and 5spd with production up to 1984.. well done though top effort on the vid production.
as you can see in my name i drive a landcruiser BJ42 ( diesel ) . I love that car so much! It never let me down, no matter what! I hope we still can drive the old cars for a long time because they are REAL cars. The new plastic computer cars from this time are just sh*t. Like if you agree. Thanks
@UltimaRB it could go higher since your fj40 has such big tires and is very tall it makes it slower but it looks better with big tires and tall also this was not built for speed but for power. This car has enough power to pull an 18 wheeler
With the 2F, 4 speed and 31" tyres it struggles to do 110km/h on the freeway. You might get it going a bit quicker than that on a long downhill but these aren't built for speed.
Hello my name is Jorge I'm from Portugal, also got a bj 40 of 1980 diesel engine with 3.0 800.000kms never malfunction. King of the desert, proven exprerience. jorge.m.fonseca
i have a 1979 cj7 and iv only had to change the clutch,fuel pump , fuel filter, all the fuel lines, and it looks like it was wired by someone who was blindfolded. i bought it 4 months ago.....
