The Toyota Land Cruiser (J40), is a series of Land Cruisers made by Toyota from 1960 until 2001. Traditional body on frame, most 40 series Land Cruisers were built as 2-door models with slightly larger dimensions than the similar Jeep CJ. The model was available in short (J40/41/42), medium (J43/44/46) and long (J45/47) wheelbase versions, with petrol and diesel engines. History For the history of the J series from the original 1951 Toyota Jeep BJ through the J20 series see Land Cruiser History from 1950 to 1955. 1960: J40 series launched (wheelbase //). 1963: Longer wheelbase (), FJ45-B, pickup and cab-chassis were added). 1967: End of four-door FJ45V (I) ( WB) production, replaced by FJ55 Station wagon). 2-door FJ45-B renamed FJ45 (II) ( WB). 1968: 40-series production commences as the Bandeirante in Brazil, with locally produced Mercedes-Benz diesel engine. 1972: HJ45 launched with the H, 3.6-litre inline 6-cylinder diesel engine. 1974: BJ40/43 launched with the B, 3.0-litre inline 4-cylinder diesel engine. A factory-fitted roll bar becomes standard in the United States (FJ40). 1975: Rear barn doors are added to US model FJ40s. The lift gate remains available as an option in other countries. 1976: Disc brakes on the front axle. 1977: Front door vent windows removed, added rear vent windows on the hard top in the United States 1979: Power steering (only F models) and air conditioning added to the options, gear ratios modified from 4.11 to 3.70 in the United States to be more freeway friendly. 1979 and later FJ40s square grill bezels. 1980: HJ47 launched with a 4.0-liter six-cylinder diesel engine. End of HJ45 production. BJ42/46 and BJ45 launched with a 3.4-liter four-cylinder diesel engine. 1981: Power steering added on the BJ models to the options, disc brakes added in Australia. 1984: End of J40 series production in most markets (replaced by J70 series). Continued as the Bandeirante in Brazil. 1993: Five-speed transmission becomes available for the Toyota Bandeirante. 1994: In Brazil, the Mercedes-Benz OM-364 engine is replaced by the Toyota 14B unit. 2001: End of Bandeirante production. Models The J40/41/42 was a two-door short wheelbase four-wheel-drive vehicle, with either a soft or a hardtop (V). It was available with various petrol or diesel (from 1974) engines over its lifetime. It was replaced on most markets from 1984 by the J70 series (70/71). The FJ42 is 4X2 model, for only The Middle East. The J43/J44/46 was an extremely