Toyota Land Cruiser Endures Six Decades, Launches Commemorative Models - Auto News - Truck Trend
"Jeep isn't the only off-roader celebrating a milestone this year (70 years). The Toyota Land Cruiser, another top four-wheeler and well-known around the world, has hit 60 years and is celebrating with commemorative models in the United Kingdom.
In 1951, Toyota started producing the BJ for military use. At the time, the truck-based Jeep doppelganger wasn't known as the Land Cruiser yet, but impressed drivers and onlookers when it was able to scale over 8200 feet on Mount Fuji. By 1954, the Type 25 BJ was formally named the Land Cruiser by then-managing director Hanji Umehara (in response to the Land Rover) and would be a key addition to civilian fleets all over Japan..."
"Jeep isn't the only off-roader celebrating a milestone this year (70 years). The Toyota Land Cruiser, another top four-wheeler and well-known around the world, has hit 60 years and is celebrating with commemorative models in the United Kingdom.
In 1951, Toyota started producing the BJ for military use. At the time, the truck-based Jeep doppelganger wasn't known as the Land Cruiser yet, but impressed drivers and onlookers when it was able to scale over 8200 feet on Mount Fuji. By 1954, the Type 25 BJ was formally named the Land Cruiser by then-managing director Hanji Umehara (in response to the Land Rover) and would be a key addition to civilian fleets all over Japan..."
