1981 Toyota Land Cruiser

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.