RE: 'Authentic' Land Cruiser 70 goes back on sale

[MajorMantra]

This looks fantastic. I have zero need for a proper off-roader but I love it.

[DP14]

Article said:

...stopped selling its equivalent of the Defender domestically back in 2004, deeming it surplus to requirements in Japan. Now, 20 years later - and 40 since it was introduced - the J70 returns to the JDM.

It also returned to Japan in 2014

[MTK1919]

Looks cool, I like it.

As mentioned in the article, the SWB is popular in my neck of the woods. I often see old school looking SWB patrols and the like.

The LC70 LWB is circa £38k and the SWB is closer to £36k (probably only 1 trim level). They also sell a commercial pickup version.

[ChocolateFrog]

LuckyThirteen said:

If they do this with the 80 series they'll outsell an awful lot of modern stuff. Especially if they can show it's built just as well.

I was thinking the same.

The 70 Series is a bit too agricultural for me but 80 Series now we're talking.

[Sandpit Steve]

Jon_S_Rally said:

They love a new-old 4x4 out here in Saudi. I think there will be a market for stuff like this for a long time to come in some parts of the world.

Yep, the local kids in the ME love them as cheap and reliable dune-bashers, and the slightly older kids love modifying them with superchargers and suspension kits.

Loads of them end up in the more remote parts of Asia and Africa as well, they’re as simple as new trucks get, easy to service and don’t break down.

[Honeywell]

Toyota are on a real roll lately.

[hermes]

That SWB LC70 definitely appeals.

Looks like LHD only if you have to buy via UAE though which is a shame.

[Lefty]

Snow and Rocks said:

Lefty said:

I’m not taking the piss, honestly, but I think I recognise her. Is her name Katy? An engineering manager/director?

Afraid not, right sort of sector but wrong name and not her field. Quite an old photo too!

I worked with a young engineer about 20 years ago who looked just like her (and I can tell that’s an old pic ) and she is now a big dog at a large epc.

That would have been a weird coincidence!

[biggbn]

blueg33 said:

biggbn said:

That right there would be a car for life for me. What a brilliant thing.

Friend of mine has a Land Cruiser V8 Amazon. It has something like 290k miles on it and its still his daily driver and going strong. its been all across Europe, has seen his family grow up and is now seeing his grand kids. Its certainly going to be his car for life unless emissions legislation kills it off.

Well, I'm 54 now, so there may be a few affordable imports around by the time I retire, so who knows. Always like the idea of buying a car to see me out when the time comes...

[Sandpit Steve]

hermes said:

That SWB LC70 definitely appeals.

Looks like LHD only if you have to buy via UAE though which is a shame.

I guess it depends on the exact spec, but there’s definitely a load of RHD LC70s that go through the massive export market in Dubai, mostly heading to Africa.

[Cambs_Stuart]

That looks fantastic. I'm not a fan of SUVs but that appeals even to me.

[Snow and Rocks]

Lefty said:

I worked with a young engineer about 20 years ago who looked just like her (and I can tell that’s an old pic ) and she is now a big dog at a large epc.

That would have been a weird coincidence!

Haha, yeah although I think I'm right in saying you're also in North East Scotland and it is a really small place sometimes - people you know pop up everywhere!

Although it is an old pic it's not quite that old - she was still at school 20 years ago!

Edited by Snow and Rocks on Thursday 30th November 12:40

[itcaptainslow]

Probably a good thing it’s not being imported, as Toyota GB would make an utter mess of trying to sell it, if the recent GR86 debacle is anything to go by.

What a lovely thing, though. As alluded to earlier, Toyota have gone from one of the least interesting brands to the most in under 20 years.

[J4CKO]

That really is a 1980s car with some more modern headlights isnt it ?

It has got some appeal but wonder if it could be sold new here with all the regulations ?

[Chromegrill]

WayOutWest said:

Jack4688 said:

Am I right in assuming that in the 20 years it’s been out of production in Japan, it has been built somewhere else in the Toyota world? Otherwise it seems a fairly big thing to gloss over in this article, whenever has that sort of thing happened? 20 years… then just casually put back into production…

Good question. It is not like it is a ground up reimagination like, for example, the Ford Bronco which is really a brand new model.
A quick google and it looks like it is still being assembled in Japan, Columbia, Venezuela and Portugal. Although only for exports to mainly third world countries who don't give a crap about emissions or safety regulations.

Not sure where they've been building them but pretty sure production never stopped globally. Car of choice for many NGOs in low income countries, simple to maintain and in towns where you can't even buy a nut or bolt parts are always available as it's the only game in town. I've only driven it LHD and overseas, but they are a proven workhorse and I expect will remain so for many more years.

[KAgantua]

The LWB, do all the seats fold flat (Like in the Shogun) or is it only the middle and back?

[Macboy]

I genuinely love the use of Authentic on the headlines about Landcruiser versus everything INEOS say about Grenadier which is the literal definition of inauthenic and trading on another brand's heritage.

[anonymous-user]

biggbn said:

blueg33 said:

biggbn said:

That right there would be a car for life for me. What a brilliant thing.

Friend of mine has a Land Cruiser V8 Amazon. It has something like 290k miles on it and its still his daily driver and going strong. its been all across Europe, has seen his family grow up and is now seeing his grand kids. Its certainly going to be his car for life unless emissions legislation kills it off.

Well, I'm 54 now, so there may be a few affordable imports around by the time I retire, so who knows. Always like the idea of buying a car to see me out when the time comes...

Sadly rust gets them all in the end. Weirdly the P38 Range Rover (1996 - 2001) don’t suffer from rust at all.

As for retro, how about the Suzuki Jimny? https://cars.suzuki.co.uk/new-cars/jimny/

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 1st December 17:39

[Snow and Rocks]

wormus said:

Sadly rust gets them all in the end. Weirdly the P38 Range Rover (1996 - 2001) don’t suffer from rust at all.

As I said earlier mine made it to 30 years old before it needed bodywork - the new owner tidied it up and is now touring the world. That's despite living in salt riddled Aberdeenshire and being hardly ever even washed.

We also (briefly) had a P38 - I'm surprised if any were on the road long enough to rust. Even at 3 years old it was a complete basket case of a thing, I did still have a soft spot for it.

[anonymous-user]

Snow and Rocks said:

As I said earlier mine made it to 30 years old before it needed bodywork - the new owner tidied it up and is now touring the world. That's despite living in salt riddled Aberdeenshire and being hardly ever even washed.

We also (briefly) had a P38 - I'm surprised if any were on the road long enough to rust. Even at 3 years old it was a complete basket case of a thing, I did still have a soft spot for it.

Mine’s a 2001 and works fine. Very misunderstood beasts, only about the same 4 things go wrong and easy to fix.