Estimated Price: £20,000 - £23,000

• The Toyota Land Cruiser J40 series made its debut in 1960 and in many countries were more commonplace than the Land Rover
• Discontinued in 1984, by which time various engine, gearboxes and brake upgrades were available, the truck’s reputation for reliability had been cemented
• Manufactured near the end of the FJ40's global production run, the 1981 model year is celebrated by collectors for blending classic ruggedness with factory mechanical refinements
• This example was manufactured in 1981 and registered in the UK in September 2019 with just two keepers since, the current since January 2020
• Finished in Sand Beige with white accents, it has recently been cosmetically refreshed
• A faulty odometer was understood to have been replaced in 2020 at around 256,700km and now reads some 1,250km
• The 4.2-litre (4,230 cc) inline-6 cylinder petrol engine (Toyota 2F) and well engineered four-speed manual gearbox makes this vehicle a smart choice when compared to its more ubiquitous LR contemporary
• Forty five years old but drivers love the analogue connection -removing the hardtop and folding down the windscreen provides a visceral driving experience that modern vehicles cannot replicate.