in year 1950, only SUV that successfully Off-Road over mountain named 'FuJi' in Japan is FJ40. That is why it's FJ-Cruiser.
FuJi mountain is always covered in snow on top, and that is why all FJC's have white roofs.
That was actually a Land Cruiser, not a "FJ Cruiser" there was no "FJ Cruiser" back then (and if there was that was NOT what went on Mt. Fuji) lol I believe the only "FJ Cruiser" is the one we are currently owning, the others were dubbed FJ-60 FJ-40's which were Land Cruisers, I could be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure no one called them FJ Cruisers at the time. . Besides, that is a very cheap thing to claim if you ask me. That's located in Japan, I would be more impressed if the Land Cruiser conquered some places in the U.S. that no other vehicle has conquered. So that the lots of Jeepers would gladly attempt to take it on. And also, they didn't really CLIMB the mountain..they got the the 6th station, but I don't think they ever made it to the top. History quotes "When the Land Cruiser (then named "Model BJ") was first tested in August 1951, it climbed to the sixth station of Mt. Fuji -- the first motor vehicle to perform this feat. The first orders for the vehicle were from police and forestry departments because of its off-road abilities" but as I said, I think that's kinda unfair, I mean did a bunch of Jeepers go there back then and attempt to do it? After all, that is located in Japan, where as the Jeeps are in the USA...I just wish there was a better what's the word...accomplishment? One that you can actually throw in a Jeepers face, I've said it before and all they say is "Well dur, Toyota is in Japan! Jeep is in the US" And it was actually 1951 when the Land Cruiser attempted to conquer Mt. Fuji, and I've never heard of the reason the that the roofs are white is because of the snow on top of Mt Fuji...I don't know if that's totally true or not.
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in year 1950, only SUV that successfully Off-Road over mountain named 'FuJi' in Japan is FJ40. That is why it's FJ-Cruiser.
FuJi mountain is always covered in snow on top, and that is why all FJC's have white roofs.
Another tale of folklore. That's why I love my FJC
Toyota marketed the design, which was asked to be a update of the wwII jeep by the US Army as a jeep till they were told they had to stop doing that outside Japan, that is where the J comes from, the F is engine. The original design was heavily influenced by the Jeep as the US Army wanted to buy them so they would not have to ship them to Korea from the USA but have toyota deliver them there.
What ever you may think of it, it is a supreme compliment that they were chosen, and that they made a improved version. Anyone who has a problem with that needs to go back to living in caves as the modern house is a improvment on the cave made by a different manufacturer that the cave.
Face ti, the universal platform has evilved to the JK, and the FJ has evolved to the FJC, now which is just like the origonal of either, and which do you own?
It is a matter of taste and preference, not which is better.
We just spent a weekend of wheeling Jeeps, Jeep Liberties, FJCs, Landrunners, Tacomas, Land Rover Discoveries, Hummer H3s, along with a few other makes and everyone got off on watching everyones else's rigs walk up the trails. No fighting over who's was best, just mutual respect for conquering the same trails together.
Remember the second test that Indiana Jones had to go through when going to get the Holy Grail (drinking cup of Christ) to save his Dad from a gun shot. He had to step on the stones that spelled Jehovah, but ancient Latin has no "J", so he had to step on an "I". Well it turns out that ancient Latin doesn't have an "F" either. There is a symbol that looks like an "F" but it is the equivalent of the letter "V". (Note: the symbol "V" is equivalent of the letter "U").
So what does this mean? It means that FJ can represent anything you want it to. I like to think of the first Landcruiser test run in the early 1950's, when Toyota's test driver wheeled one up to Base Camp 6 on the side of Mount Fuji in Japan. It must have been a "Fantastic Journey", hence, "FJ".
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Was not the designation "BJ" from 52' till 58 ?...
So what does that stand for... ?... TY... I am
not connecting the dots to well from your chart...
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Remember the second test that Indiana Jones had to go through when going to get the Holy Grail (drinking cup of Christ) to save his Dad from a gun shot. He had to step on the stones that spelled Jehovah, but ancient Latin has no "J", so he had to step on an "I". Well it turns out that ancient Latin doesn't have an "F" either. There is a symbol that looks like an "F" but it is the equivalent of the letter "V". (Note: the symbol "V" is equivalent of the letter "U").
So what does this mean? It means that FJ can represent anything you want it to. I like to think of the first Landcruiser test run in the early 1950's, when Toyota's test driver wheeled one up to Base Camp 6 on the side of Mount Fuji in Japan. It must have been a "Fantastic Journey", hence, "FJ".
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