![]() To achieve this, Toyota is said to test the Land Cruiser in some of the most brutal operating environments in terms of temperature, terrain and precipitation–including the Australian outback, where the Land Cruiser is immensely popular. The Land Cruiser's insane reliability and longevity have led to huge popularity, including for interesting customizations like this fire truck. 60-series Land Cruisers were also the first to have fuel injection, power windows, and automatic transmissions. To that end the 60 came from the factory with a larger cabin that featured creature comforts such as air conditioning, a rear heater and an upgraded interior. Although it had rugged off-road chops, it was considered a model more oriented for comfort than for off-road utility–Toyota had started to drift in this direction as a reaction to the emerging SUV craze. This particular model is a 6th generation Land Cruiser, known as the J60, produced from 1981 to 1990. Sadly, its run finally came to an end in North America in 2021, at least for now, as the all new Sequoia hits the market occupying roughly the same market as the TLC. Because of its popularity, it has sold well over 10 million TLCs worldwide in a variety of body styles, including convertible, cab chassis and station wagon body styles. It’s Toyota's longest running series of models, beginning production in 1951 and continuing to this day. Hopefully, it runs as great as it looks, I’d have to assume that it does.The Toyota Land Cruiser, often called TLC for short, is an iconic series of four-wheel drive body-on-frame vehicles produced by the Japanese automaker. Showing an engine photo is fantastic but, unfortunately, they don’t mention how or even if it runs. That isn’t a lot of power and this l’il rig still weighs around 3,000 pounds so it isn’t a micro truck by any means at 14.5-feet. The engine is Mazda’s F8, a 1.8L inline-four with around 80 hp. Kudos to the seller for adding a ton of photos! And, even an engine photo – nicely done, seller. It really looks like a nice one other than having a little ding in the “nose” that hopefully can be massaged out. The seller says that this “crew cab pickup was once a small town fire truck in the Asakita Ward of the Hiroshima Prefecture of Japan”, and it has fewer than 6,000 miles. The back seat can fold up out of the way but it doesn’t look like it really gives that much more room for hauling things than keeping the seat folded down. The seats in this baby look like all of my socks back in the late-80s, but the whole interior appears to be in great condition. The underside looks almost like new which is amazing for a Japanese vehicle of this vintage that spent most of its life actually in Japan. The Mazda Bongo Brawny was the long-wheelbase version of the Mazda Bongo and even though I poke fun at those folks who say that they need to have four doors on their pickup, it is super handy for hauling people and just general stuff that you don’t want to throw in the back and expose to the elements. They are tough trucks despite their somewhat small and non-brawny appearance, at least compared to the typical American pickup that’s giant and more luxurious and quiet than a luxury car was a few decades ago. ![]() The Mazda Bongo Brawny is almost a laughably-unusual name, at least for those of us in the US who didn’t get this model at our Mazda dealerships. I’d rather just have the twin-cab four-door pickup for hauling oddball motorcycles to shows. It may be sacrilege to those of you who would rather keep the fire equipment and extra racking systems in the back and add to it to really bring it up a notch so it appears ready to help to battle a fire. ![]() I really like these vehicles but I don’t need all of the fire-truck-related equipment. The current bid price is $3,350, there is no reserve, and there is only a day left to get your bids in! The seller has this example listed here on eBay in Citrus Heights, California, just northeast of Sacramento. They’re always interesting to see, at least for those of us who are into vintage Japanese vehicles. ![]() Like law enforcement vehicle collectors, there are people who collect fire-fighting-related vehicles, such as this 1991 Mazda Bongo Brawny Fire Truck. ![]()
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