Equipment
4,230/125hp six, automatic, aluminum radiator, All-Terrain T/A tires, rear barn doors, modern Pioneer stereo, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes.
Condition
Foreign market FJ43 showing 80,620 km (50,095 miles). Refurbished and imported in 2018 by specialists, and got a $3,000 service in January. Some orange peel noted in the paint, as well as rust around some of the bolts and screws on the body. Like-new soft top and upholstery, but lightly faded gauges. Tidy but not spotless engine bay and underbody. Far from the overrestored jewelry that some classic FJs became, but that just makes it more usable, and there's nothing serious to criticize. It's also a longer FJ43, which gives it some notoriety among the crowd of FJ40s. Located in Massachusetts.
Market commentary
Notoriety didn't translate into extra bids here. It had a single bid of $18,000 on May 26 (Tuesday) and was only up to $22,000 on May 29 (Friday). The dealer selling this Land Cruiser had it listed on their site for $44,800 but this result, while modest and a bit of a bargain, is closer to reality for a driver-quality foreign market FJ. At least it's not a diesel which so many of these imported FJs are.