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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Toyota Land Cruiser page on 22 June 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Toyota Land Cruiser (Japanese: トヨタ・ランドクルーザー, Toyota Rando-Kurūzā) is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. It is Toyota's longest running series of models and the 2nd longest SUV in production behind the Chevrolet Suburban. As of 2019, the sales of the Land Cruiser totalled more than 10 million units worldwide.
Production of the first generation of the Land Cruiser began in 1951 as Toyota's version of a Jeep-like vehicle. The Land Cruiser has been produced in convertible, hardtop, station wagon and cab chassis body styles. The Land Cruiser's reliability and longevity have led to huge popularity, especially in Australia, where it is the best-selling body-on-frame, four-wheel drive vehicle. Toyota also extensively tests the Land Cruiser in the Australian outback – considered to be one of the toughest operating environments in both temperature and terrain. In Japan, the Land Cruiser is exclusive to Toyota Japanese dealerships called Toyota Store.
As of 2018, the Land Cruiser (J200) is available in many markets. Exceptions include Canada, Malaysia (which receives the Lexus LX instead), Hong Kong, Macau, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, Syria, Thailand, and large parts of Europe. In Europe, the only countries where the Land Cruiser is officially sold are Gibraltar, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. The Land Cruiser is also hugely popular in Africa, where it is used by farmers, NGO's, UN and humanitarian organizations, by national armies (often the pick up version) as well as by irregular armed groups who turn them into 'technicals' by mounting machine guns in the rear.
Reference Desk
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1996  Book | 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Repair Manual; Toyota Motor Corporation |
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Subject: Toyota Land Cruiser Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Event: 2008 Summer NNL Model Build Info: 1:24 scale Esci kit, Colors for Miniatures paint. View photo of Toyota Land Cruiser Esci Model - 3,096KB |
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Subject: Toyota Land Cruiser Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Event: 2008 Summer NNL Model Build Info: 1:24 scale Esci kit, Colors for Miniatures paint. View photo of Toyota Land Cruiser Esci Model - 3,177KB |
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Subject: Toyota Land Cruiser Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Event: 2008 Summer NNL Model Build Info: 1:24 scale Esci kit, Colors for Miniatures paint. View photo of Toyota Land Cruiser Esci Model - 3,088KB |
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| September 2010 | On-Site Child Restraint System Investigation 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 2,791KB - 16 pages |
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| 3 September 2013 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get a Land Cruiser  | Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive |
| 7 October 2016 | Expedition SEMA: The Garage Shop Tackles the Trans-America Trail | RacingJunk |
