I like the classic Toyota Land Cruisers. What's the difference between the FJ40, FJ45, and FJ47?

KJR

What's the difference when the "F" is changed to an "H"? I.E. HJ40, HJ45, HJ47?

Johnny Rotten

FJ 40 is a two door convertible,Fj45 came in two models, early 60,s 4 door wagons and pickups...The pickups were long bed convertible and short bed hard top...FJ47 is a 4 door version of the fj 40... The fj you are referring to was originally,foreign jeep was the original classification for the original landcruiser called the fj25 which came out in 1955 or 56..The hj is models in other countries usually right hand drive gas models...Then there is the bj which is diesel models that are left hand drive...There were alot of models that we did not see here in the u.s.The diesels are rare here and are sought after..Marv Specter in southern calif has a great museum for landcruisers...wwwspecterofffroad.com

E-rock

Johnny is partly correct. This may be more than you were looking for, but here's a quick run down:"J" is simply Toyota's platform code for Land Cruisers. Every Land Cruiser has a "J" in the model designation. It may have originated with their copies of WWII Jeeps, but as far as I know, that's never been an official explanation.































The first part of the model designation denotes the motor. "F" is for an in-line 6-cylinder gasoline engine. There were many variations to the "F" series motors over time, generally referred to as "early F", "F", "2F", "3FE" (the E denotes fuel injection). There were also 3F motors in countries outside the US. In 1993, the in-line 6-cylinder engine was changed substantially and called the 1FZ-FE, for which the model designation became "FZ". That was followed by the 2UZ-FE motor in 1998, which has a "UZ" designation."H" and "B" are diesel motor designations. Similarly, there were different motors over time, most popularly, the 2H and 3B. A 1978 BJ40 would look identical to a 1978 FJ40, except that it would have a 3B engine instead of a 2F.































All of the "J4" series Land Cruisers have basically identical front ends (with regard to body styling), but will have different configurations for the rear. Johnny gave a decent summary above. 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47.















































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