US-Legal GRJ70 Toyota Land Cruiser ($150,000) 

I feel so sad they can't even get a V8 bakkie😂

​@@onlycars_zaThe V6 petrol motor does the job better and is more capable for those conditions than the V8 turbo diesel that 70-S LCs get. Also the outputs of the V8 are shy for it's displacement and +2 cyl no. when compared.

Plus petrol is expensive

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Not really

1992 4cy deluxe 5 speed 4x4 red single cab for me

Exactly my thoughts. This is the same thing

They won’t sell Jack shit, especially in America not for 150k, when you can get an ultra clean one from Japan for under 30k 🤷🏻‍♂️, essentially the EPA is gonna run this company right over. Plus it’s cheap AF to build in South America.

I hear you. This is not that big a jump (US$ wise) over an LX600

The USA needs a VIN from 25 years ago to import. Otherwise needs to be homologated for USA.

Not Toyota the issue. It’s the United States Federal government issue. The stupid agency called the E.P.A.

i just hope we can get rid of the 25 year rule, its a dumb outdated rule. I WANT A HONDA S660.

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That's correct. We always want what we can't have. Oz has 70s that the US can't get. The US has big, powerful pickups, and Oz has to chop luxury SUVs to get a ute that isn't as good. Grass is always greener. :-)

Damn I wish they had those in US. Is it turbo diesel?

​@@gmbb315yeah it's a 4.5 litte diesel V8. It's very reliable and has great tuning potential and sounds pretty awesome too. It's got a lovely V8 rumble under power

​​@@gmbb315search through some Australian 79 series content. A lot of RU-vid channels over here modify and do hard touring/overland and off-road work. Channels such as Explore Life, 4wd 24/7, Ronny Dahl, Rocket Rod etc. We only get the V8. It's a premium vehicle for what it is, a few companies also do auto conversions which really transform them .. but again very expensive. TJ & Mac (Shed Life) have a great build using a BMW auto, Rocket Rod from Wholesale Automatics has been Toyota auto swaps for years, his 79 has been used heavily and is quite impressive.

They’re dreadful engines 😂 sound awful and you have to spend as much on the engine as you did the car to make it go 1/2 as good as a 1hd fte

Perhaps you should invest in a hearing aid. The 1VD-ftv has the best exhaust note on Earth.

No not allowed. That would allow thieves to stamp onto stolen cars. Heard of some states that allow the chassis itself to receive a new cab but that comes with its own problems. Seen a registered 80 series frame/chassis with a new 70 series cab using the frames vin but that will depend on the laws where applicable.

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For U.S.A. Buyers example, when the vehicle shows up at to port of entry. The U.S. Customs when checking the paperwork and vin number of a 25 year old vehicle, they also go under to check the chassis with the old ladder frame. This would be the only way you can drive it legally in USA.

@capt.america2737 aren't the 70s series still a ladder frame though? Toyota have'nt changed these things in decades. I'm guessing it's to do with restrictions on new vehicle imports.

Won’t meet safety and emissions. Emissions could be easy if they offered the 1gr option only. Problem is the rest of the body would require extensive modification that would deem it too expensive to accommodate 1 country. For the price they sell for it would also be difficult for the usa market sales wise. Imagine convincing an American to spend 70-100k on a vehicle that is only offered in a manual with barely any luxury. Not enough interest for Toyota to put money into to. Only enthusiasts would buy it and that’s not enough for Toyota to make it legal for low sales.

The original reason is the Chicken Tax. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

@@gzahnd this law didn’t help for sure but wouldn’t have stopped Toyota. It would limit the 70-74 models since they were 2 door suvs as well as the 75 and 79 since they were “pickup trucks.” However the 77 (ie hzj77 now replaced with the 76) was a 4 suv door model and that would have technically not meet the tariff. Besides if there were enough demand such as the small Toyota pickup (Tacoma) , they would’ve just built a plant here or in North America to circumvent the tariffs.

@@OrcaTigerUnite Yeah. I can only imagine that them shipping one 70 Series variant to the US simply made no sense economically since they were shipping the 4Runner and 60 Series, and then 80 Series. Imagine the world had that first Toyota plant in Kentucky in the 80s had made 70 Series Land Cruisers rather than Camrys. :-) That era was peak fuel efficiency demand, so the LC never had a chance in that regard!

This truck is about $40k new, in 2023 in the middle east.

While the luxury factor of the g wagon wins … try getting axle replacements and/or get a disabled g wagon off a trail in the middle of Wyoming … been there done that … world travel champ off road travel champ = the 70 series😊

Mercedes is just a good interior the engine won't last in South and Central America

I agree with you, but I think they are using the 1gr for cost and availability. In Latin America the gas cruisers are the most popular and more available. Had a friend just buy one in Costa Rica. He had to import his vdj76 from the uae since he was limited to the grj76 from Toyota there. But these vehicles being built by them are really meant for those with more disposable income that can’t be bothered with building it themselves. I’ve had my hzj77 for a while now here in the states and my plan was to modernize it just like they did. I’m sticking with diesel for now but I have all the rear body panels to convert it into an hzj79 double cab. Going to stretch the frame, upgrading the interior and updating the front end. All for a fraction of what these guys are charging.

VDJ engine is a slug of an engine.

You would be bashing 3 cars together then. Twin turbo 1VDs were in 200 series. VDJ79 were single turbo

@@seamusnestor8201 Ahh ok. I tought the 79 has a twin turbo but a smaller turbo than the 200 series.

@@OrcaTigerUnite That would be a great platform being a straight 6 engine. Its a very reliable engine & you dont need to change that because the rebirth 70 series as we call it here also came with a 1hz engine. Updated front fascia & interior parts of the 70 series are abundant in uae & ksa. I have a kzj78 and i ordered a set of the updated dashboard thru a friend in KSA. It codt me around $1,500 US for acset of 2nd hand one. It includes all the brackets, instrument cluster & all the switches. The fromt fascia set would cost you $3-4k for the set.

Except they are too expensive

Are you a Land Cruiser builder? Thank you for your expertise.

Beadlocks on a touring vehicle. LOL

You should totally do that then.

Yes and no. It’s the price you pay to have something that was never allowed in the states. New where legal these do sale for much less but wherever it’s not legal you have to pay a premium. They are practily restoring an old 70 series to modern spec with new Toyota parts.

Middle East this Middle East that. Pick up an ls400 for $1200 and you can treat it like it should be. I got my rare blue one for a bit more but they are all over the dunes. With an even better climate control system.

Funny thing is there abundant here in Australia and still cost that much for a really basic 4x4

Old new land cruiser

⁠​⁠@@MrMadmeadsthey absolutely do not go for 150k usd here in Aus lmao. 120k aud is what you’d get for one that’s really tricked out. Which is only 79k usd btw.

It's not hard; they just have to be 25 years old. :-)

100k lifespan on these new cars.. 100k is barely breaking in most old cars..

Well people still buy them, even some organizations like the UN, so it deserve the price to some extent. But if you saying that for retrofit price i agree.